An Open Letter from Space Station Anime

I’m a huge fan of anime (yes I'm Otaku). I’ve always loved the art style and the stories. Ever since I was a kid, when I would watch old episodes of Astroboy, Kimba, the While Lion and  Thunderbirds 2086. I remember getting up at 7:00am on Saturday mornings to watch Robotech. I remember Robotech as being the one series that really opened my eyes as to what anime truly was. Anime wasn’t just a kids cartoon drawn in a cool Japanese style. It was great story telling. It was the maturing of a young man in a time of war. It was about a love triangle between Rick, Lisa and Minmei. It was about the horrors of war and that people died in war. I still remember the effect Ben Dixon’s blood curdling death scream has on me, when I first saw that episode. Robotech was a complex story with many interweaving arcs. Before Robotech, my views of cartoons were that they were light entertainment, not a medium for complex stories.

Another thing I remember about watching Robotech  was about the sixth episode into the Invid Invasion, the local TV started started airing the Macross Saga all over again. A decision made a TV station manager who simply didn’t “get it”. To this day, I’m still appalled by business people who only look at the bottom line, and not considering their customers needs, or in that case, their viewers. Even today you see this in the media with the business decision to cancel Jericho, and the backlash CBS received because of it. As a consumer I except to be treated right, and as a merchant, it’s my responsibility to treat my customers the same way I would want to be treated.

Our goal at Space Station Anime is to give our customers the widest choice of anime DVD’s at the best price possible. We want to be able to offer the widest selection of titles. To do this, I’m going to require your help. If after searching this website, you cannot find the title you are looking for, then please e-mail me and let me know. I will then do everything in my power to offer that title to you, at a reasonable price. This is my pledge to my customers, and fellow otaku.

However, there is one exception to my request pledge; I will not offer Hentai in any form or manner. I know that some people will argue that there are some Hentai titles that also have excellent stories and I should offer them. The problem is that for every Hentai title that has some merit, there are several more titles which are basically animated porn, and at this time, we do not have the resources to distinguish between one and the other. Therefore we at Space Station Anime have chosen to be a Hentai Free zone. This does not mean that we will only carry “sanitized” titles. We carry many Anime Imports that have not been “westernized”, and many of them will have mature stories, including violence and nudity, but will not carry titles that are clearly defined as Hentai.

It is our hope that Space Station Anime will one day, have the large selection of any e-retailer at affordable prices.   

Karl Restoule

krestoule@spacestationanime.com