I know everything is more expensive in Japan, but still, it's unusual for imports to be cheaper in the US than the original product is in its home country. I guess they're so expensive because the Japanese animation industry is supported by mad otakus who are compulsive collectors willing to pay anything to get their hands on it, but sheeeeeeesh. at $44 a disk, buying a whole series will set you back over $250 easy. Frankly, I always thought films and series should be priced according to their production budgets, not their running length. Why does a Ghibli film with double the budget of a television series cost a fraction as much in DVD form?

I mean, I can understand why fresh fruit would be expensive, but DVDs???? (-_-*)