[JP] 11eyes

[FentaC]

Total 7 volumes are listed. The first volume will be released on 25 Dec 2009 and is about 48min.

The release schedule:
Vol.2 - 29 Jan 2010
Vol.3 - 26 Feb 2010
Vol.4 - 17 Mar 2010
Vol.5 - 30 Apr 2010
Vol.6 - 28 May 2010
Vol.7 - 25 Jun 2010

Detailed disc specification is unknown yet.

[littleharlock]

Details according to the Official site or better phrased the Goods section on it:

11eyes Shokai Gentei Tokusou Ban Vol. 1 Blu-Ray
Release: 2009/12/25 | Price: 9,240 Yen (incl. tax)
Catalogue No. PCXX.50004
Contains 2 episodes (app. 48 min.)
Wide Screen | Color | Stereo
Special content:
- Nankai nurete mo heiki! Shower Curtain
- Deluxe sleeve
- Booklet
- Radio CD
- Staff audio commentary

Pony Canyon also slates a "Standard edition" for the Blu-Ray and DVD release - priced 7,140 Yen (incl. tax) containing Anime ver. Jacket (contrary to the ltd. release), booklet (firstpress) and also featuring staff audio commentary.

If next week's episode will continue quality of the start, consider me sold on this release.

[Shiroi Hane]

Just seen this come up on Yes Asia. That is a lot of money for two episodes.

[Draneor]

Yuka is love. I also like the shower curtain it comes with.

Originally Posted by Shiroi Hane

That is a lot of money for two episodes.

9,240 Yen for two episodes (LE) isn't unheard of for an anime based on visual novel. D.C.II.S.S., for example, had that price point. Sales tend to be low and the core market will be buying it regardless. Then, when you add in the YesAsia factor (the cost of "free" shipping and no discount)...

[Fencedude]

Originally Posted by Draneor

9,240 Yen for two episodes (LE) isn't unheard of for an anime based on visual novel. D.C.II.S.S., for example, had that price point. Sales tend to be low and the core market will be buying it regardless. Then, when you add in the YesAsia factor (the cost of "free" shipping and no discount)...

Its still way too much money for 11eyes.

[Suwako Moriya]

Originally Posted by Fencedude

Its still way too much money for 11eyes.

Should I even ask what a good price for 11eyes would be. For me, it's kind of hard to decide. Since I don't normally purchase import series, it's not as easy for me to decide what's a bargain, what's normal, and what's expensive in the context of Japanese imports.

Well, I can say that the idea of paying 7,000+ yen (before discounts are factored in) for a series is already unsettling enough. Thus a price of over 9,000 yen (again before discounts) is beyond scary.

Based on the 11 episodes that I saw of the series, I'm not even sure if it would be worth R1 prices right now. The final episode is so going to make or break everything for me.

[Draneor]

Originally Posted by Suika Ibuki

Well, I can say that the idea of paying 7,000+ yen (before discounts are factored in) for a series is already unsettling enough. Thus a price of over 9,000 yen (again before discounts) is beyond scary

R2 pricing varies depending on the kind of anime and who publishes it. Anime based on visual novels tend to be very niche and have low sales. To make up for the high price, they're also often packed with physical extras that the eroge market likes (dakimakura covers, shower curtains, bed sheets, etc). Bottom line is pretty much no one, besides hardcore fans of the original game, will be buying 11Eyes. There are very few anime based on visual novels that sell well these days, which kind of make sense, given they've already animated most of the popular ones.

Really, it just comes down to how much an individual values a show. It's my favorite genre so I'm used to this kind of pricing.

[Shiroi Hane]

Originally Posted by Draneor

Then, when you add in the YesAsia factor (the cost of "free" shipping and no discount)...

When you add in the Amazon factor of extreme shipping prices, the HMCE factor of import duty, the Fedex factor of a ridiculous "admin" fee for sending you an invoice and Yesasia's prices seem quite fair.

[Draneor]

Originally Posted by Shiroi Hane

When you add in the Amazon factor of extreme shipping prices, the HMCE factor of import duty, the Fedex factor of a ridiculous "admin" fee for sending you an invoice and Yesasia's prices seem quite fair.

Amazon's shipping is perfectly reasonable as long as you clump your orders together. I'm paying 500-600 yen per shipment. Amazon's Shipping to North America is cheaper than to the EU for whatever reason.

I'm aware that YesAsia can make sense for UKers to avoid customs, but that doesn't help those of us who live elsewhere. For those of us in the US, FedEx doesn't send the invoice when the codes are correct, which they have been as of late.

Really, it's a matter of perspective. If I wanted to buy 11Eyes, I could acquire it for around $78 total cost. So from my perspective $118 is rather expensive.

[Skywise]

It also depends on what the cost of what you're ordering is. If it's only a disc or two, then yesasia might make sense, but once you're talking about boxsets and the like, the Amazon percentage discount starts to make a huge difference.