Safe places to buy from
Many stores out there, even local shops in malls sell bootlegs and some don't even realized they have had a illegal product pushed onto them. This makes it rather hard to find real products to buy. On the flip side of all this there are some pretty reliable places to get Anime, Movies and Music online. I am going to list off a few that I know you can get American versions or legitimate imports from. These few sites here have been very good about not selling the bootlegs. These are direct links to these stores.
Sam Goody - - Sells anime, domestically released Japanese music and some imports.
Best Buy - - Sells American released Anime.
Borders Books - - Sells anime, domestically released Japanese music and some imports.
YesAsia - - Reliable place to find Japanese, Chinese and Korean Imports.
CD Japan - - Reliable place to find Japanese, Chinese and Korean Imports.