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Buying anime OSTs outside japan?

Started by Klyern, May 26 2014 11:07 PM

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#1 Klyern

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Posted 26 May 2014 - 11:07 PM

So far i've not obsessed over an ost so much that i wanted to buy it no matter what but now i have,
i was thinking of buying the soundtracks (legally) for mekakucity actors,
but in the first place i dont even know whether its licensed outside of japan or whatever.

Does anyone know a site where you can (legally) buy anime soundtracks?

Edited by Klyern, 26 May 2014 - 11:09 PM.

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#2 JCDRANZER

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2.) Liar Game
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4.) Hana Yori Dango Season 2
5.) Hanazaraki no kimi tachi E (J-version)
6.) It Started with a Kiss
7.) Majo no Jouken (Forbidden Love)
8.) Devil Beside You
9.) My Boss, My Hero
10.) Sang Doo, Let's go to School!
11.) Full House
12.) One Pound Gospel
13.) Suppli (or "Sapuri")
14.) Bull Fighting
15.) Sleeping Forest
16.) Stand Up!!
17.) Galileo
18.) Tiger & Dragon (5 STARS - BRILLANT!!! XD)
19.) Nobuta wa Produce (Wonderful!! XD)
20.) Proposal Daisakusen
21.) Ikebukuro West Gate Park (aka IWGP) (+Special) (AMAZING!)
22.) Dragon Zakura
23.) [email protected] (Loved it!!)
24.) Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi ~the smile has left your eyes~ (A Million Stars Falling from the Sky ~ the smile has left your eyes~)
25.) Mukodono 2003
26.) Gokusen (Season 1)
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28.) Long Vacation
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30.) Boku dake no Madonna
31.) Good Luck!!
32.) H2 ~ Kimi to Itahibi
33.) 4 Shimai Tantei Dan
34.) Dekichatta Kekkon (Shotgun Marriage)
35.) The Devil (Mawang) (The best series ever!!)
36.) Engine
37.) Puzzle(2007)
38.) Goong (Princess Hours/Palace)
39.) HERO

Currently Watching DORAMA: -

1.) Gokusen series
2.) GTO
3.) They Kiss Again
4.) Honey and Clover
5.) Love Contract
6.) Fantasy Couple
7.) Gumiho (Nine-Tail Fox/Forbidden Love)
8.) Hello my Teacher! (Hardtack Teacher and Sugar Candy)
9.) Coffee Prince
10.) Hana-Kimi (TW-dorama)
11.) Wonderful Life
12.) Himitsu no Hanazono
13.) Strawberry on the Shortcake
14.) Lunch Queen
15.) Densha Otoko
16.) Fated to Love You (new Taiwanese Dorama)
17.) Maison Ikkoku SPECIAL
18.) Shukumei SPECIAL
19.) Maou
20.) Osen
21.) HERO
22.) Last Christmas
23.) Resurrection
24.) Zettai Kareshi
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26.) Yasuko to Kenji
27.) So I'm not so Handsome
28.) Attention Please

Anime...I was hardcore with it but I'm just laying off it for a bit....will get back to it in due course.

Hehehe...MyAnimeList......I was never able to complete it.....too long and I remember being the one who showed the site to a few others....who ended up actually doing it....anyways....I've got my one here....the link is up there...go check out my laziness....slowly at a snail pace at doing the anime list...which for me exceed over 800 watched series/OVAs/movies........yup......I've been into anime for a hefty long time now. LOL

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1.) Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
2.) Macross Frontier
3.) Vampire Knight
4.) Sekirei
5.) xxxHOLiC - Kei
6.) Tower of Druaga - the Aegis of Uruk
7.) To-LOVE-Ru
8.) Special A
9.) Itzura na Kiss
10.) Real Drive
11.) Nabari no Ou
12.) Shina Dark
13.) Soul Eater
14.) Blassreiter
15.) Crystal Blaze
16.) Amatsuki

Posted 07 September 2014 - 11:07 AM

I think you can buy it from Amazon, YesAsia or CDJapan. I don't know if that OST is there but those are places where you could buy an anime OST.

Why do you want to get it "legally"?

Edited by JCDRANZER, 07 September 2014 - 11:07 AM.

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Posted 07 September 2014 - 08:06 PM

OSTs for anime are rarely released outside the Asia Pacific region except when they are included in the blu-ray/DVD releases themselves (e.g. limited editions and collector editions usually). The licensing costs often surpass the revenues and profits generated from units sold. Furthermore, it should be noted that not all series gets an independent OST release. Some have them included in the blurays/DVDs themselves while others don't even get one at all.

That said, JCDRANZER has already posted the three biggest sites for buying OST for anime. I personally use Amazon or CDJapan with the latter being more frequent since it's a bit less of a hassle. I should note that shipping can be very expensive regardless of where you buy from since you typically will want delivery options with tracking.

For Mekkaku City Actors, CDJapan has listed each volume as having a bonus CD, so you will likely have to buy all 12 (?) volumes to get the full set. Keep in mind that not every bonus CD will guarantee tracks from the anime and could be additional commentary or drama CDs at times. Furthermore, given Mekkaku City Actor's low sales so far, the odds of the bonuses making it out of Japan seems very low.

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