Nagatoro42

[Nagatoro42]

Hi I’m Nagatoro. I’ve watched Anime almost all of my life. I started when I was in elementary school. I used to watch Sailor Moon, Yu-Gi-Oh/Full Series, Dragonball Z/ Original “Rock The Dragon” version on early mornings, later down the road I would watch other anime’s and start reading manga. I cannot even describe the difference in anime as is to manga. I’ve watched a lot read little. Only recently I started collecting manga again. I had only collected High School Of The Dead and finished all 7 manga to this point. So I started collecting Manga again. I used to get Shonen Jumping  Magazine. That was fantastic. I’ve completed some anime series on dvd and blu-Ray. Collecting is tough on a limited amount of money per month. Let’s say it’s an expense for me. I do enjoy all forms of anime. 

[Ohayotaku]

Welcome Hope you find things to interest you here.

On 9/7/2025 at 9:29 PM, Nagatoro42 said:

Let’s say it’s an expense for me

Definitely relatable. Still remember the days of VHS tapes when 2-4 episodes cost you $20 - $35. At least streaming allows me to find out if it’s something I enjoy before buying a physical copy. Unfortunately, a lot of streaming services don’t release physical copies of their most popular titles to try & control access to them.

Edited September 13, 2025 by Ohayotaku

[Nagatoro42]

I agree I had an anime I wanted to collect when I was younger. Kiddy Grade was one of my favorites I had a few episodes on a dvd but never accomplished finding the rest. I found it at a store called FYE. That was expensive. Later though things like Dragonballz and Yu-Gi-Oh VHS tapes and DVDs would be sold at Dollar General. For me this was a god send. Now a days I use Amazon but I’ve been considering a store I saw in Otaku Magazine. Anime Corner Store. I found that supplier years ago. Recently I checked it out again sounds good. The hardest things to find are really manga these days. Manga seem to stay on the shelf to long. That’s my biggest issue these days. 

[Ohayotaku]

2 minutes ago, Nagatoro42 said:

Kiddy Grade

I believe I still have all the dvds of that one around somewhere (it used to be really popular, but you rarely hear about it anymore). Back in the day I used to buy anime at Suncoast, Media Play & Best Buy. Now I primarily use Amazon & Crunchyroll Store (formerly Right Stuf).

[Moxie]

Welcome to the forum!

[Nagatoro42]

10 minutes ago, Moxie said:

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks you so much