LIBRARY - li·brar·y (noun)

DEFINITION - A place in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending.

- A collection of such materials, especially when systematically arranged.
- A room in a private home for such a collection.
- An institution or foundation maintaining such a collection.

Welcome! Welcome! The original selfish motivation behind this site was so that I could keep an updated database of all the anime merchandise that I own and a quick list of what webpages I usually frequent. As the years past by, the collection grew decently extensive and with the way I arranged all the items it resembled a library.

Unforutnately, after being burned a couple times I no longer lend stuff out but more than happy to let people browse through the titles if they stopped over. My literary skills rank somewhere below my ability to make magical sledge hammers appear out of thin air which explains the lack of reviews. However, if you have any questions about any releases I own in my collection feel free to send me an email.

You might notice that I tend to only collect anime video releases imported from Japan. At first I was buying them for the noticably superior audio/video quality, unedited content, earlier availability, and not having to worry if or which company licensed a title for R1 release. However as time passed by and the North American market started to pick-up it really starting coming down to the more comprehensive packaging and first pressing goodies.

Sure they cost considerably more & usually aren't English subtitled (damn) or dubbed (thank god), but it pails in comparison to watching slowly released subpar quality anime. I just don't feel the love and attention to detail Japanese companies put into their releases from the R1 market.

This site is as much for me as for anyone in the anime community but please do not abuse it. Even though I don't own the copyrights to any of the printed material posted here I did make the effort to purchase, scan, & host them so give me some credit. Also, I would appreciate if you did not link any of my images directly to auction sites. This site is a reference not a service!

Some things to keep in mind as you're looking around:
- I rarely experience manga thus cannot make comparisons between the printed and animated verisons.
- I find it best to stick to one type of merchandise as to not fall into the pit of debt as most fanatical anime fans.
- I'm a sucker for limited and special editions.
- Japanese text support is not necessary but makes browsing a little more fun.
- It is much cheaper and takes up less space buying mooks with pictures of numerous properly assembled figures.
- Pay attention to the catalog numbers to get a better understanding of what releases I collect.
- Scanned imaged are not to scale!
- Feedback is important to making this site better. Feel free to send me an email message for any comments or concerns.