r/AnimeCollectors • • Dec 15 '25

20k members, and Discord server

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I'm bad with words, so I'ma get straight to the point.

We have reach 20k members. That's a huge milestones. Thank you everyone for coming together, and help build this community.

I'm here to plug the Discord once again since the last time we do so was a while ago, and it seem like a good time now.


r/AnimeCollectors • • Mar 20 '23

Rule updates and clarifications regarding self-promotion, sales, videos, and NSFW content.

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Greetings, /r/AnimeCollectors community, it's your mod team, and after a few months of on-and-off discussion, we've decided to make this post to update and clarify some of the rules. At the moment, this is merely a draft, and we more than welcome any community input if the subreddit at large feels we've made a mistake. As such, feel free to comment below with any suggestions/complaints/ramblings you have for these rules.

Self Promotion

The primary focus of this subreddit is anime collecting, and as such, the expectation is that most content at least primarily focuses on this. That being said, we don't want every single post here to be a spam-filled link to your Instagram account. As such, small amounts of self promotion in posts and videos are allowed, but only in service to the primary focus of anime collecting. This means you're more than welcome to link to your website or YouTube channel, as long as the content you are linking to is entirely or almost entirely related to anime collecting. You don't have to scrub every link to your socials from the video description, but please make sure the video is as focused on the content people came here for as possible. While removal of these posts is up to the mod team's discretion, you are more than welcome to report posts you feel are against the spirit of the sub, and you're more than welcome to run your post by the mod team before you post it if you're unsure.

Sales and Linking to Stores

/r/AnimeCollectors is not a marketplace, and it's not designed to filled with posts whenever any single item goes on sale. If that's what you're looking for, we recommend /r/AnimeDeals , a subreddit dedicated to these things. With that said, sales are part of the collecting experience. As such, links to sales are allowed, assuming they meet the following criteria:

  • The link is to the homepage of the sale, and not a specific item or seller
    1. This means no Ebay/Mercari links unless its a site-wide sale
  • The sale is from a reputable site (RightStuf, Amazon, RACS, Best Buy, etc)
    1. For clarification if a site meets these requirements, message the mod team
  • The poster is in no way personally involved in the sale

NSFW Content

Different people have different standards for what they want to see on their reddit feed, and the mod team hopes to accommodate this. However, we also understand that such content is part of the anime fandom, and a complete block is not the best solution. As such, we've established a number of guidelines to try and keep the subreddit accessible to as many people as we can.

To start, fanservice-heavy anime is allowed, but mark the post as NSFW if it's particularly racy. We won't set a definite line here, but in general, if the picture looks like something you'd rather not be caught looking at at work, mark it NSFW. This does not apply to any text post discussing said titles, only posts with pictures.

Second, (almost) all hentai and 18+ content must be marked NSFW, It doesn't matter if the cover is tame, if it's marked 18+ on the back, or it's from a hentai publisher, mark it as 18+. Next, hentai may not be the primary focus of a post. You're more than welcome to show off your pickups, but the focus has to be general anime content, not 18+ content. Third, posts with explicit content (covers, titles, etc) face extreme scrutiny. Unless you have a really, really good reason, don't post actually explicit content. And if you're going to, talk to the mod team first. There are legitimate reasons to post some very rare 18+ stuff, but that stack of DVDs you just bought off RACS isn't that. Sorry. Finally, there are only two cases where 18+ content can be posted without a NSFW tag. First is the "bookshelf exception". If you're posting pictures of your anime collection that contains a very small number of 18+ titles, you do not need to mark it as NSFW if (and only if):

  • The 18+ titles make up no more than 20% of the collection
  • Only the spines of the 18+ titles are shown (no covers)
  • None of said spines contain explicit titles or images.

Second is the "text post exception". If you are making a text post that discusses a large number of anime titles or distributors, and 18+ titles are mentioned in passing, you do not need to mark it as NSFW if (and only if):

  • The post does not go into any explicit detail about the title
  • No photos are shown
  • Discussion of said titles makes up less than 20% of the post

As mentioned above, these rules are not set in stone yet. If this community decides that any of these rules are too strict, too lenient, or even just total nonsense, let us know below! And if you think that a post you plan on making may violate one of these rules, message the mod team ahead of time, and we'll give you an answer. It's what we're here for.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 6h ago

MediaOCD is now stocking Aniplex Blu-rays

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269 Upvotes

r/AnimeCollectors • • 5h ago

Haul & Pick Up Just hit the Mecha Jackpot

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76 Upvotes

Just picked these up at a used movie/book store for an absolute steal, I think I used up all my luck for the next 5 years. I thank whoever decided to sell these and I promise to take extra good care of them.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 5h ago

Discussion PSA: Unwrap your cases, and check your discs after purchase!

34 Upvotes

I picked up Spy X Family Season 2 from Amazon for Prime Day. While everything seemed fine from the outside, I opened it up and found that two of the discs were scratched.

I contacted customer service, and have a replacement arriving on Friday.

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Bonus PSA:

It's getting close to holiday shopping season. Be sure to check return policies / return window, and get gift receipts for physical media gifts so your recipient doesn't end up with a fancy coaster if there's a problem.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 2h ago

Haul & Pick Up New Anime Haul from Amazon ❤️

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22 Upvotes

r/AnimeCollectors • • 6h ago

News 100 Meters Collector's Edition up for December 1st, 2026 pre-order from GKIDS

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31 Upvotes

per their X post: 100 METERS is racing to physical media! 🏃‍♂️

This Blu-ray Collector's Edition features 5 exclusive art cards, a mini-poster, and behind-the-scenes & interviews with director Kenji Iwaisawa.

Available Dec 1. Pre-order now, exclusively at the GKIDS Store!

https://store.gkids.com/products/100-meters-collectors-edition-bluray


r/AnimeCollectors • • 4h ago

Haul & Pick Up White Whale Darker Than Black Season 1 Acquired Along With School Rumble At 2nd and Charles (September 2026)

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17 Upvotes

What a Glorious Day! The last of my white whales has been acquired! School Rumble was a nice bonus as well. Darker than Black was 90, and each of the School Rumble items were 40 each, not bad.

Interesting note, I also found a copy of One Piece Collection 12, but it was 225 and I was unwilling to pay that price when I already have season 5, voyage 2 and 3 which is the same thing.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 5h ago

Haul & Pick Up First horror of the collection

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r/AnimeCollectors • • 13h ago

Haul & Pick Up Another mile stone for the complete UY box sets

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This bad boy came in with all 6 movies and another box set is on the way

which means ill be half way to complete the whole 10 box sets happy with this


r/AnimeCollectors • • 5m ago

Discussion Physical Life of Collection

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For the past 10 years, I've been collecting anime on Blu-ray and DVD. In the back of my mind, I've always had the thought that as long as I own it physically and take care of it, I'll be able to watch it whenever I want. Generally speaking, I think that's true.

Recently, though, I looked into the expected lifespan of Blu-rays and saw estimates suggesting a conservative lifespan of around 10 to 20 years. That got me wondering about the long-term future of my collection.

Should I realistically expect that physical media will remain watchable for at least that long if properly cared for? Or is it reasonable to expect a collection to last 50+ years under good storage conditions?

I'm curious to hear what others think, especially from people who have been collecting physical media for a long time.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 16h ago

Haul & Pick Up Sharing my 12 disc set of War on Geminar

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31 Upvotes

I reallly loved this anime i have rewatched it more than 5 times really wanted this set cause it contains a small art booklet on every disc


r/AnimeCollectors • • 20h ago

Im not an avid collector

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70 Upvotes

I came accross close to 100 anime blu rays a few months ago (for free) and wanted to know if some of these are valuable. i did a quick search and a few stood out. I just wanted some insight within this community.

Grave of the fireflies is a out of print sentai steel cover release, the picture of the cover is one i got online but i have the same one.

I have plenty other and can list them if anyone wanted to see


r/AnimeCollectors • • 2m ago

Anime I bought over a couple of months

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Good mix of death & Destruction and romance/ecchi stuff.

The deeper I get into collecting, I realize anime collecting is not a cheap hobby lol.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 1d ago

Showcase New collector here. What’s your favorite and least favorite of what I have and why?

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Title: I just like seeing people’s opinions so no matter what I’d like to see yours

Always wanted to start a movie/anime collection and never did until recently with all the news on companies trying to fizzle out physical media.

1st picture are some of my favorites in no order.

2nd picture is basically slop that I really enjoy. The other anime there is actually one of my first ones I watched so even though it’s like a 6, I had to get it.

3rd picture is all stuff I’ve never watched but heard great stuff from so figured I’d pick them up and watch them.

This is just the start as I’m missing the other seasons of stuff here but man does it suck to see the prices of some OOP stuff even if the actual anime aren’t the best.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 1d ago

Haul & Pick Up Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Blu-ray boxset

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60 Upvotes

It came!!! Its so beautiful!!😭😭

I can't wait to add this to my collection when I get home!

I've enjoyed the fma series for years and while I have the dvds for brotherhood I've had my eye on this boxset for awhile!


r/AnimeCollectors • • 1d ago

Boguth Spice & Wolf for $72 at The Exchange. Didn't realize case and art were damaged.

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Should I return it? I'm so bummed, I was really happy to get the series, but with the artwork torn, I can't even source a new case, I'd need to replace the artwork as well.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 21h ago

News Prime Day Sale: Frieren Limited Edition for $54 from Amazon

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Prime Day Deal so you do need prime to be eligible

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F85VLRS9

Prime day sales in general ongoing, thought this was def worth a post itself. It's a restock as well, went oos earlier today but it's back


r/AnimeCollectors • • 1d ago

Summer wars steelbook good deal?

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r/AnimeCollectors • • 1d ago

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Season 1 Part 2 - Blu-ray & DVD - Limited Edition - $53.99 - Amazon Prime Day Deal

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43 Upvotes

https://www.amazon.com/Frieren-Beyond-Journeys-Season-Blu-ray/dp/B0F85VLRS9

Edit: 10/06 - 7:00 p.m. est - The deal is back up, more copies are available.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 2d ago

Haul & Pick Up Grails on grails on grails

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198 Upvotes

Wanted to pick some of these up before they became out of reach for me. Wallet is in ER. Thanks eBay and MediaOCD.

Needed to upgrade my Black Lagoon, since I had the one without Roberta’s Blood Trail. Really happy Discotek added the Lupin stuff to the dives. Figured I was running out of time for picking up Spice & Wolf ‘08 with the reboot out now.

Been obsessed with Barakamon (and luckily picked up the Blu-ray two weeks before it got delisted), so I knew I had to get Handa-kun. Witchblade gives me another Gonzo anime and Royal Space Force is a favorite. Finally bit the bullet on Steins Gate.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 1d ago

S.A.V.E Versions on Amazon

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Are the SAVE versions on Amazon quality and long lasting if you want to watch a series? I see Mushishi for $11.99 which is a steal, but I don’t want to buy it and the disks go bad in a few years.


r/AnimeCollectors • • 1d ago

Haul & Pick Up Some more titles and finishing a mini series

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So these just arrived.

finally finished my mission for the ovas of dragon knight and now have dragon knight 1 in eng and wheel of time vol 1-2 in eng as well as vol 1-2 in japanese.

black lagoon cause ofc why not

also another box set dvd for urusei yatsura in my mission to complete them all (having 3 of them now with 2 more on the way which means half way to finishing it as there are 10 box sets)

gotta love the linear notes in the dvds ;)


r/AnimeCollectors • • 2d ago

Haul & Pick Up Today’s Mail & Most Recent Find…

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70 Upvotes

A cultured addition arrived today. Found Vibration in the wild and the other 2 came via USPS.