Otaku Collection 2017: March Update | NieR Automata T-Shirt! NieR Automata T-Shirt! NieR Automata T-Shirt! S**t Anime Haul!
Saturday, April 1, 2017
March has been a busy month for me due to Uni assignments getting in the way, but I did get a bunch of anime from MCM Birmingham. There's also a few other things I managed to grab.
The March haul contains 13 different items; 2 of which are video games.
#1 | Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
The first item of the month was from the eBay haul I did at the end of February. I noticed the prices of the first release was going up due to the New Price Edition taking over, and I stumbled upon the first release on eBay (UK seller as well) and managed to win the bid. I played the game a long time ago and I'm happy to own it now.
#2 | Full Metal Panic!
The next item of the month was another pre-order paid off in February, I decided to acquire this bundle from Anime Limited's shop for £40 rather than go after the other releases out there (UK Ultimate Edition and Funimation sets). The bundle includes the first season, FUMOFFU and The Second Raid on Blu-ray with a box to hold all three. The box itself is pretty cool.
#3 | NieR Automata
Third item of the month and the first paid off at the same time is the sequel NieR Automata, with the T-Shirt. During my free time I played this game because I am a huge fan of the first game, which was a sequel/spin-off to the first Drakengard game. NieR Automata is unique in terms of its story is told through multiple playthroughs and has a ton of genres into one game; Action RPG, side-scrolling, bullet hell and even a text adventure. I literally just finished the game at the time of this post so I'm happy to say that the game is an improvement over the original (but I still prefer the characters of the first game; can't beat Emil, Kaine, Nier and Weiss). The T-Shirt fits also which is neat.
#4 | Serial Experiments Lain
Lain was paid off back in January from the MVM 20% off sale. I generally don't bother with MVM sets but I decided to pick this one up because it was a pretty good price for a nice box and some cool art. It's a show that I've been meaning to get into for years so I'm happy to finally own it and will check it out when I get these Uni stuff sorted.
#5 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy
I was not expecting another Gundam title for a while but I now own the Movie Trilogy compilation of the Gundam 79 series. This is the canon version of that show so I'll be watching this before starting Zeta.
#6 | MCM Birmingham Comic Con Haul
The thing about MCM was that I had been debating on whether I would actually get a ton of stuff prior to going, and when I arrived I didn't realise that the booth Gundam Mad was hosting actually had decent prices. The first item I immediately wanted to own was Blood Blockade Battlefront, because I had intended on getting the set back in November but I went for Tatami instead. The price threw me off guard because it ended up being £35 instead of £40. The second set of items were Funimation UK titles, mainly because they were £20-25 each and I honestly can't import every title out there so I may as well get the UK version since the discs are exactly the same. No-Rin was priority because I wanted to check it out (and the US set was Region A locked) plus it was £20; Mikagura School Suite was second as I watched 4 episodes prior and liked it enough to get it for £20 also; and as a blind-buy Absolute Duo for £25. The last two ended up being Samurai Flamenco Part 2 and Fate/Kaleid Season 1. SamFlam was bought because I already had Part 1 and I've seen the show so it was just a matter of time to get it. Fate/Kaleid was a mixed bag decision; the later seasons are too risky for the UK's BBFC rating system but at the same time the UK set for Season 1 was really nice and it's £20. I'll be getting the Sentai version for Season 2 onwards.
#7 | Persona 3 the Movie 2
Ordered last month and had a slight push-back, the second Persona 3 film has arrived. Much like the first film, this set is also nicely done and I like how they got the poster for the back cover of the box. I may wait until I have all four films before starting them but we'll see.
#8 | Onimonogatari
Last item received this month was a random pickup. Article 50 is officially a thing and I feared the rate would get worse on the day and it surprisingly didn't go too bad but in any case I got another Monogatari Aniplex set out of the way. I plan to get Koi and Hana in the next coming months to complete the Second Season show.
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And that's it for this month's haul. Another pretty huge haul unexpectedly considering I ended up overspending but I wanted to get them out of the way since you sometimes don't get a good deal at times.
This April (as of now) I have the following to expect:
Amagami SS
Amagami SS+
Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (not) Alone
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?
Persona 5
The Silver Case
I will be getting more titles in late April & May but I don't plan on overdoing it (I hope not) this Summer.