It can be very difficult to find Sailor Moon CDs, especially now that most of them are out of print and the TV series is over. Your best bet is a local anime store, but my town doesn't have one. Neither does any town within a 3 hour drive. It's safe to say that I don't get to these very often. Online stores are a god-send! So, I've listed some of the best places to go to find just what you're looking for!

What SonMay Is
Sonmay is a bootleg CD provider based in Taiwan. Most SonMay CDs are the same as the originals, with the same pictures and all, but sometimes with extra tracks. SonMay also makes its own collections. Since the CDs look similiar, it's often hard to distinguish the two from Online pictures stores provide. Most stores, however, will tell you that the CDs are SonMay or illegitimate copies. A good way to tell is that SonMay CDs are generally $15-16 (don't pay more for them! It's a rip off if you do!) while the legal Japanese CDs are about $30-$40 because of import costs. Usually, I wouldn't condone bootlegged CDs, but anime CDs are very difficult to find if not domestically released. After spending so much on my legit songbox, I decided I could justify buying a few from SonMay. That's a decision you'll have to make. Now, at least, you can weigh the options.

Anime Nation
Wow! They have legit CDs for anywhere from $19.95 to $39.95. Also, they have the legit Music Box for $174.95 (it's a little pricey...) and the SongBox for $119.95! They also have Musical Soundtracks.

Vengence of Excalibur (V.O.E.)
They used to sell legit CDs, and they might again someday, but they don't for the moment. The only song box they still have is a SonMay version (I guess they sold out of the other one!). Still, they have lots of SonMay CDs from every series, including Sailor Moon, The Slayers, and Vampire Princess Miyu!

Firefly Animation
They have some legit CDs ranging from $25-$40 each.

Anime Music Connection
They have lots of SonMay CDs for under $16. Some of them are only $9.50.

CD Now
They have all the North American CDs, but that's all. They're about $12.99 each.

E-Bay
This is difficult, because often people out there are willing to bid way too much for Sailor Moon and anime merchandise, making it hard if you're on a fixed budget. Also, most of the time the people selling the items don't know much about the products and can't accurately describe it. Many times the seller doesn't know that they have a SonMay edition. Your best bet is to e-mail the seller and ask for a serial number. SonMay's serials always start with "SM" "GA" "GGG" or "GAME". Legit CDs usually have "COCC" or "COD" in the number. The NA CDs have "R" for Kid Rhino Records.

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