For the very first time I'm going to post photos of my entire collection on the web.
As I'd like to share how my collection progressed I took the time to look at my Access file when I bought each title and took photos accordingly in one session.
Notes about why some things are as they are can be found at the end of this post, please read to understand. ^_^
My collection through the years:
This is how my collection looked at the end of 2012 (click for 1920x1080):
Then, in 2013, I acquired all of this on disc content:
So then my collection looked like this:
And currently, after my latest orders arrived, my collection looks like this:
And in case anyone wonders, I own these books:
Wait, where has that gone?:
I still own Blue Exorcist (UK dvd) part 1, La Traversée du Temps (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Kaze FR dvd)), the slipcase & filler box of Shiki part 2!
But I consider them to be "outside the collection". I have considered moving Bleach movie 3 there as well.
As for Blue Exorcist I want to get the UK blu-ray release someday for sure, so it's unlikely I'll ever get part 2 of the initial dvd release at this stage.
As for LTdT/TGWLTT I got it from my father as a kind gift with as use to someday watch the anime in French with dutch subtitles.
(I appreciate it a lot, no hate ^_^) I did buy myself the UK BD later on in 2012 as I'd also love to watch the English dub.
As for Shiki... yeah... I don't want to throw away the slipcover & filler box. Period.
Shrinkwrap?:
I can imagine most people -just like a friend on Skype who I showed these photos to first- will wonder why most titles still are or are being kept in cellophane/shrinkwrap. The part of me that's a safekeeper who wants his stuff to last as long as they can without taking too many dents/damage is responsible for that. I learnt that a good way of preventing extra damage to discs if they ever happen to fall is to make sure the case can't pop open. The easiest way to do so is trying to keep the shrinkwrap with the case. However, the non anime part of my dvd-collection has fallen victim to my siblings who were nosing about my room trying to find stuff.
(My sis even stole a part of my Yu-Gi-Oh! cards collection at some point and thought I wouldn't notice)
Either way I don't have a safe place to show off my collection so it's being kept at the back end on my desk for now. That's the reason why the LE boxsets I love aren't out their shrinkwrap. Hopefully I someday can figure out a way to put some kind of cabinet or shelf somewhere in my room, but that's a hard task. I have young siblings still so those low to the ground solutions aren't for me, so I only have one wall to work with... And thanks to the placement of my door, window & roof I don't have corners I can use either, which is annoying. I like my room, but I need something at a height, something my mom didn't reckon when giving me these (shiny) closets I have now.
Incomplete?:
Yes, I am missing these (and some others, I know):
* Code Geass R2 BD - I have been postponing this, will definitely get around to it
soon, I want to watch it.
* Strike Witches S2 BD - I'll probably get the S.A.V.E. assuming it has a reversible cover without green banner.
* Eden of the East movies BD - If only AOL, Zavvi or eBay would have those as "cheap" as Amazon (used to have them) it'd be easier.
* K-On the series - I want it on blu-ray and importing from AU is expensive. I hope Manga decides to go back and release it on BD.
* Rozen Maiden Ouverture - Plan to get someday, this year probably.
* Ah My Goddess S2 - Sadly enough OOP, and I'm not fond of volumes. I prefer complete collections or artboxes holding the volumes.
* Love Hina Again - Sadly enough OOP and hard to find if you aren't from the UK. And I don't want to spend a fortune on a small part of an anime.
Nota bene: I'm aware of the definitive edition of EotE, but EotE was the very first anime to join the collection, so I would prefer to get the movies seperately. It would be a bit odd to put it in the "outside the collection"-category.
More info:
The photos were taken on 13 january 2014 during the evening, the photos were taken on the cabinet where normally my tv set-up stands.
Also, it probably bugs me more than others, but sorry that the photos are a bit slanting/oblique.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me here, via PM or via Twitter. ^_^
