Alternatives to getting animes locally

Online R2 (Japan) Direct Imports
CDJapan
Amazon Japan (do not click on the English link as ur selection choices would be severely limited to English only titles. Search in Japanese only)

Online R1 (US) Direct Imports
YesAsia
Discount Anime DVD
Amazon USA

Online R3 & Taiwanese Retailers
Prowaremedia

Shop Fronts for Original R2 Imports / Others (Except all Odex carriers)
Hyper Media
Address: 133 New Bridge Road, #02-25/26 Chinatown Point, Singapore 059413

MJ Multimedia
Address: MJ Multimedia, #02-27 Ang Mo Kio Hub

Shop Front Addresses for Anime Merchandise
La Tendo
Address: 91 Bencoolen Street, #01-56 Sunshine Plaza, Singapore 189652

Kareshi Kanojo no Mise / KKnM
Address: 91 Bencoolen Street, #01-50, Sunshine Plaza, Singapore 189652

URLs for Anime Merchandise & Figurines
Hobby Search Figure Garage Kits and Models Online Store
HobbyLink Japan

Reference
jsbn’s thread on hardwarezone