{"id":3631,"date":"2010-07-11T22:19:04","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T03:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/?p=3631"},"modified":"2010-07-13T20:51:13","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T01:51:13","slug":"haruhis-blu-ray-appearance-doesnt-come-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/?p=3631","title":{"rendered":"Haruhi&#8217;s Blu-ray Appearance Doesn&#8217;t Come Cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/c475302ea426a41800c0ae8c5851fc1d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3634 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/c475302ea426a41800c0ae8c5851fc1d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/c475302ea426a41800c0ae8c5851fc1d.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/c475302ea426a41800c0ae8c5851fc1d-968x800.jpg 968w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sankakucomplex.com\/2010\/07\/11\/the-blu-ray-debut-of-haruhi-suzumiya\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sankaku Complex\u00a0[NSFW]<\/a>, pre-orders for the October 22 release of the complete Haruhi TV series on Blu-ray have recently gone up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/gp\/product\/B003UTS85C?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=sankakucomple-22&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=247&amp;creative=7399&amp;creativeASIN=B003UTS85C&amp;language=en_JP\" target=\"_blank\">on Amazon Japan<\/a>. With all twenty-eight episodes of Haruhi in high-definition, extra content and English subtitles, it may seem like this is the release fans are waiting for.<\/p>\n<p>But then there&#8217;s the price: 30,000 yen (or $338 USD). For eight Blu-ray discs.<\/p>\n<p>The Project Haruhi staff has talked about Japan&#8217;s absurd pricing structure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/?p=2855\" target=\"_blank\">multiple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/?p=2887\" target=\"_blank\">times<\/a>, but it bears repeating. What the heck are they thinking? Here&#8217;s a short list of other stuff you could buy from Amazon Japan for that amount of money:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/PlayStation-3-120GB-%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-CECH-2000A\/dp\/B002LZTX0U\/ref=sr_1_2?s=videogames&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1278890304&amp;sr=1-2\" target=\"_blank\">A Playstation 3<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%86%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88-13306471-PSP%E3%80%8C%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%80%8D-%E3%83%94%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-PSP-3000PB\/dp\/B001F51GDO\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=videogames&amp;qid=1278902822&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">PSP<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88-Xbox-360-250GB\/dp\/B003RWTMH0\/ref=br_lf_m_3077030856_1_1_ttl?ie=UTF8&amp;s=videogames&amp;pf_rd_p=95887469&amp;pf_rd_s=center-2&amp;pf_rd_t=1401&amp;pf_rd_i=3077030856&amp;pf_rd_m=AN1VRQENFRJN5&amp;pf_rd_r=05CA9EVPJG3NFVP75KAG\" target=\"_blank\">new Xbox 360<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Or, if you already own one of those consoles, you could get approximately <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/gp\/new-releases\/videogames\/15782591\/\" target=\"_blank\">five new games<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%B3-2443BWPLUS-SAMSUNG-24%E5%9E%8B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E6%B6%B2%E6%99%B6%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC\/dp\/B002B5ZZHK\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=electronics&amp;qid=1278891434&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">24-inch Samsung monitor<\/a> for your PC<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/2%E4%BA%BA%E6%8E%9B%E3%81%91-%E3%83%A9%E3%83%96%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1-%E6%BF%80%E5%AE%89%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1-%E3%83%AA%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0-%E3%80%90%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%80%91\/dp\/B001Q1PRZA\/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;s=kitchen&amp;qid=1278891737&amp;sr=1-3\" target=\"_blank\">sofa<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/skb-%E5%BC%95%E5%87%BA%E3%81%97%E4%BB%98%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B05%E7%82%B9%E3%82%BB%E3%83%83%E3%83%88-%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8\/dp\/B0014F0YOM\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=kitchen&amp;qid=1278891737&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">kitchen table and chairs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Okay, you probably get my point.<\/p>\n<p>What makes this frustrating is the actual release is great. It&#8217;s something I might like to own, and I&#8217;m not even that big of a Haruhi fan. The price, however, kills it for me. The even crazier thing is that, compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/?p=501\" target=\"_blank\">the price of the DVD release of Endless Eight<\/a>, this Blu-ray release is actually a bargain. Collecting the single-volume release of Endless Eight on DVD would cost the equivalent of $288 USD.<\/p>\n<p>So, now the question is: how many people will actually buy the Blu-ray series? And if it sells poorly, will Kadokawa interpret this as disinterest in the Haruhi franchise instead of a rebellion against outlandish pricing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As reported by Sankaku Complex\u00a0[NSFW], pre-orders for the October 22 release of the complete Haruhi TV series on Blu-ray have recently gone up on Amazon Japan. 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