Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990701133850.007d9940@gate1.tomatoweb.com> Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 13:38:50 -0700 To: tenchi@ML.usagi.org From: Tenchi MP Subject: ot: anime in regular rental stores Reply-To: tenchi@ML.usagi.org X-ML-archive: http://www.win.ne.jp/~doi/ML/ Precedence: bulk rep wrote: >> BTW, where's your BB located? I have a feeling you've got a pretty good >> anime section! > >Thomasville, North Carolina >My anime section is getting better, but still needs alot of work. At least >I can now as of yesterday have a "Japanese Animation" section. That was a >fun thing to convince my District Manager I truly needed to help boost >anime rentals. People just don't notice anime when it is lumped into a >broad category like "Action". I also have to deal with the mentality "that >people want to watch cartoons, not read them". That would lead to the >conclusion that I carry alot of dubbed anime, but at least people get >introduced to anime now. I am also helping with the start up of an anime >club in Greensboro, North Carolina and our first meeting is July 15th. I >really hope this gets off the ground and helps promote anime in a more >positive light in our area. We'll see and I'll let you guys know the >results start to show. do you know what the general distribution is for anime in blockbuster stores? i got 2 blockbusters in my town. one has it scattered about in the action section, and the other actually has a section labled anime... any idea why that is? b.t.w seems like the anime section shrunk it used to be 2 sections long now its just 1 =P hollywood video on the other hand has an entire rack lenght of anime! ive rented prety much everything there hehe.. man they really gotta carry more anime in these stores, most of the stuff is old, i'd like some newer series to check out and since i got no real anime stores near me this is it for rentals -Tenchi MP "I've got magic fingers!"-Washu