UNH is a bit far from the general area where Josh, Nathan and I are all more or less located, so I don't think you'll be seeing his copies any time soon...
As for chains, well, after years of having a lackluster "animation" section, Blockbuster has, within the last six months or so, suddenly achieved Anime Enlightenment, at least in our area. Josh can testify to this; when he first saw the racks and racks of anime in our local BBV, he did a physical halt, doubletake and "whoa". In particular, BBV seems to have finally understood that most anime comes in series, and that it is stupid to buy, for instance, disk/tape 3 (and only 3) of a 6-disk/tape show. We were able to rent all of Steel Angel Kurumi in one fell swoop, for instance, and most of Excel Saga.
So check your local Blockbuster and see if they've reached anime nirvana yet. If not, you might want to call around to the little mom-and-pop places and see if any of them have a clue. And finally, don't dismiss game/comic shops out of hand. There's a place in Princeton NJ right on Nassau Street across from the University which sells comics and games, and rents anime. They apparently do good student business...
Good luck in your search!
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
As for chains, well, after years of having a lackluster "animation" section, Blockbuster has, within the last six months or so, suddenly achieved Anime Enlightenment, at least in our area. Josh can testify to this; when he first saw the racks and racks of anime in our local BBV, he did a physical halt, doubletake and "whoa". In particular, BBV seems to have finally understood that most anime comes in series, and that it is stupid to buy, for instance, disk/tape 3 (and only 3) of a 6-disk/tape show. We were able to rent all of Steel Angel Kurumi in one fell swoop, for instance, and most of Excel Saga.
So check your local Blockbuster and see if they've reached anime nirvana yet. If not, you might want to call around to the little mom-and-pop places and see if any of them have a clue. And finally, don't dismiss game/comic shops out of hand. There's a place in Princeton NJ right on Nassau Street across from the University which sells comics and games, and rents anime. They apparently do good student business...
Good luck in your search!
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.