I just spent $112.62 US on two DVDs. They were Byousoku 5 Centimeter Limited Edition and Mind Game . Granted, I got the first only because I am a Makoto Shinkai fanboy and watching the raw of his latest film moved me to want to import the DVD before I tackle the fansub of it. Yes, I will also get ADV U.S. release coming this December.

I got Mind Game as it's one hell of a good movie and the U.S. release of it is nowhere in sight. At least, though, the R2 DVD of Mind Game does contain English subtitles.

And my Oppo DVD player is an all-region player, so I'm set there.

I'll do a further update on the experience when the order ships and arrives.

Oh, the place I'm importing from is CDJapan. They came recommended to my by a friend who imports much of his anime.

UPDATE: And Author responds. In any case, my title is an exaggeration of my state of mind, but this is the first time I've attempted something like this. And getting TokiKake is a real temptation. So was Tekkon Kinkreet for that matter. I just wanted to wait for their R1 status before I spring for importing them.

UPDATE 2: Oh, and this took precedence over the Mushishi collector's art box that was released recently. Maybe next month...

UPDATE 3: The package has shipped.