INTERVIEW: Anime Castle

Anime and manga retailer Anime Castle was interviewed over at WNYC and since some of you buy your yaoi from them, I thought it would be fun to post so you can see where you were buying from. It's a good interview and the owner also seems quite open about yaoi itself. In the interview he mentions yaoi as a niche:

"So fans of comic books sort of gravitate toward other, diverse story lines, and the easiest thing to gravitate to is manga because they have shojo ready for you. They have sennen, which is older men type of comics. There's even a niche within manga known as yaoi, which is about boy-boy romances. It's something you wouldn't get really in American comic books, really per se, that being the focal point. You might have one or two lesbian or homosexual characters but you wouldn't have the entire story line devoted to them, just exploring their emotions and the trials and tribulations and the slapstick comedy that comes with it. That's what appeals to them; it's the diversity of story lines."

You can see the interview in its entirety here.

Do you buy from Anime Castle? Share your experiences/insider knowledge here.

~Jennifer LeBlanc

7 Comments

Shelly April 20, 2011 at 3:51 PM

I buy from them all the time. Their prices are great, and they’re very reliable. The only sad thing is that they get DMP books late. But that’s not really their fault.

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Jennifer LeBlanc AKA Asami's Girl Reply:
April 20th, 2011 at 4:24 PM
In comparison to other retailers or to Akadot? I know Amazon gets them much later than Akadot because Akadot is DMP’s retail store.

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Shelly Reply:
April 20th, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Always later than akadot of course, but they seem to be slightly later than other manga shops for DMP. But with other lines they’re right on the release date. Maybe it’s because DMP doesn’t really have release dates.

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Jennifer LeBlanc AKA Asami's Girl Reply:
April 20th, 2011 at 4:57 PM
“Maybe it’s because DMP doesn’t really have release dates.”

I don’t know why but that made me laugh. XD

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judi(togainunochi) April 20, 2011 at 4:36 PM

I have bought from them for years. Always on time, always have product. I have bought almost all my yaoi from them. Their prices are good, you do have to pay shipping unless you order over $75, but I can do that easily. They do get DMP later, but Akadot has that monopoly. I can recommend them to anyone.

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Jennifer LeBlanc AKA Asami's Girl Reply:
April 20th, 2011 at 4:42 PM
Their site now says $85 for free shipping. Is this right?

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judi(togainunochi) Reply:
April 20th, 2011 at 5:36 PM
Sorry, it is $85. orz

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