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Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
willowywicca wrote...
Shashin wrote...
Stylish-End wrote...
Ok, I just need a little help.So I had on my eye on this item here on amiami
Spoiler:
Buuut I checked today and it sold out and I was like
Spoiler:
When I first saw it, I decided to wait and save some money think It would'nt sell out. It had a late Feb release date, looks like it was changed to April. I was thinking I got time, I'll save some money. Well it is obvious it is my fault, Don't add salt to my wounds.
I looked at other places and it looks like amiami has it cheaper compared to other places, maybe not sure.
So my question is that what are the chances of it restocking? I'm thinking probably close to zero.
So another question is, is it possible I can this at a convention? Is it like a complete random chance?
Covers very rarely sell out while in the pre-order period, and it they do it's often temporary. It could be because I'm using the mobile site, but I was able to add the cover to my cart on Amiami. And for future reference, you always want to post a link to the item if possible, versus just an image. It saves others some hassle of looking it up themselves, especially if they're not familiar with the character. Hopefully you'll be able to order her from my Amiami. And yeah, covers at conventions, outside of Japan and Taiwan anyway, are likely going to carry nothing but bootleg covers.
Moving on, I stumbled across something cool today. Toranoana has a 3rd store in Akihabara, on the 3rd floor of what I think was a small Sofmap. This store was primarily focused on used doujinshi, and they had some good prices, including a lot of 100 yen bins. More importantly, it's also where their goods seem to be. They had maybe 10 or so different t dakimakura covers that I've seen on their site, and some tapestries and other goodies. They also had some second hand goods, being sold at market price. I saw the Shimakaze cover I had wanted for 25k as a set, which isn't bad since Mandarake has the set for 30k.
Hmm, I didn't know about that one. Can you post a google map link to it or similar? Something to look forward to for my next trip..
Edit: Or I can just check their website.. http://www.toranoana.jp/shop/akihabara/index.html
Haha, that works... And I wouldn't have been able to help you, since I'm not sure if I could find it again if I tried. I still have to wander around a bit when I want to find D-Stage sometimes. My sense of direction when it comes to Japanese streets leaves much to be desired. Also, I'm in a bit of a weird position now. I went to Ueno Park this morning and the walked to Akihabara. My feet were achy around 4, so I came back to my hotel for a rest. And now I'm not really sure what to do with my time. I thought about going back to Akihabara for a while when it was earlier, but there are only so many times you can check the gamble posters at D-Stage. Not so much that I mind some quiet time, but it does feel like a waste sitting at my hotel room. Will need to find something to do tomorrow, before heading to Ore no Yome on Saturday. Maybe I'll go to Ore no Yome and then book a room in Kyoto or something for the night to do some exploring and then just go to comic Treasure versus the kancolle event. It's a tough call, and will likely depend on how much of my remaining money I spend at ore no yome, I guess.
Was going to wait until I got home to open it, but couldn't resist taking a look at the anko cover. It's not my favorite anko work, especially since I typically don't like short hair, but I do like it. And it's nice to see an explicit cover again after the last few have been comparatively tame.
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Shashin wrote...
willowywicca wrote...
Shashin wrote...
Stylish-End wrote...
Ok, I just need a little help.So I had on my eye on this item here on amiami
Spoiler:
Buuut I checked today and it sold out and I was like
Spoiler:
When I first saw it, I decided to wait and save some money think It would'nt sell out. It had a late Feb release date, looks like it was changed to April. I was thinking I got time, I'll save some money. Well it is obvious it is my fault, Don't add salt to my wounds.
I looked at other places and it looks like amiami has it cheaper compared to other places, maybe not sure.
So my question is that what are the chances of it restocking? I'm thinking probably close to zero.
So another question is, is it possible I can this at a convention? Is it like a complete random chance?
Covers very rarely sell out while in the pre-order period, and it they do it's often temporary. It could be because I'm using the mobile site, but I was able to add the cover to my cart on Amiami. And for future reference, you always want to post a link to the item if possible, versus just an image. It saves others some hassle of looking it up themselves, especially if they're not familiar with the character. Hopefully you'll be able to order her from my Amiami. And yeah, covers at conventions, outside of Japan and Taiwan anyway, are likely going to carry nothing but bootleg covers.
Moving on, I stumbled across something cool today. Toranoana has a 3rd store in Akihabara, on the 3rd floor of what I think was a small Sofmap. This store was primarily focused on used doujinshi, and they had some good prices, including a lot of 100 yen bins. More importantly, it's also where their goods seem to be. They had maybe 10 or so different t dakimakura covers that I've seen on their site, and some tapestries and other goodies. They also had some second hand goods, being sold at market price. I saw the Shimakaze cover I had wanted for 25k as a set, which isn't bad since Mandarake has the set for 30k.
Hmm, I didn't know about that one. Can you post a google map link to it or similar? Something to look forward to for my next trip..
Edit: Or I can just check their website.. http://www.toranoana.jp/shop/akihabara/index.html
Haha, that works... And I wouldn't have been able to help you, since I'm not sure if I could find it again if I tried. I still have to wander around a bit when I want to find D-Stage sometimes. My sense of direction when it comes to Japanese streets leaves much to be desired. Also, I'm in a bit of a weird position now. I went to Ueno Park this morning and the walked to Akihabara. My feet were achy around 4, so I came back to my hotel for a rest. And now I'm not really sure what to do with my time. I thought about going back to Akihabara for a while when it was earlier, but there are only so many times you can check the gamble posters at D-Stage. Not so much that I mind some quiet time, but it does feel like a waste sitting at my hotel room. Will need to find something to do tomorrow, before heading to Ore no Yome on Saturday. Maybe I'll go to Ore no Yome and then book a room in Kyoto or something for the night to do some exploring and then just go to comic Treasure versus the kancolle event. It's a tough call, and will likely depend on how much of my remaining money I spend at ore no yome, I guess.
Was going to wait until I got home to open it, but couldn't resist taking a look at the anko cover. It's not my favorite anko work, especially since I typically don't like short hair, but I do like it. And it's nice to see an explicit cover again after the last few have been comparatively tame.
It seems to be directly across the main street from the tora no ana A+B branches... which makes me feel stupider for not noticing it lol. Although I think I may have spotted it in a previous trip and forgotten about it this time round (without realising it was a part of toranoana back then).
As for what to do, you could explore the nightlife in Roppongi, Shibuya or Shinjuku/Kabuki-Cho for a change of pace. Or go see a movie and practice your japanese comprehension!1
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Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Wel, the one restau rant I really wanted to go to was quickly put on the back burner after I spent so much in the first few days. They do offer an a la cart menu after 9,so that might give be me an excuse to check out Roppongi. Still, I have about 60k cash left, and as a fellow hobbyist, you know of how quickly that is likely to go tomorrow.
Today I wen to Nikko and it's definitely a trip I'd recommend for those who want to do something outside of the hobby while they're there. As a bonus, it gave me a great chance to check out the Utsunomiya Mandarake store. And I do have to say I'm quite impressed. It's only one floor sadly, but a fairly big one. It also shares a building with Animate, Melonbooks, Lashinbang(I think? It's a branch of a good store in Nakano Broadway), Volks, and maybe one other store. They only had two full display cases dedicated to covers but it was done very efficiently; they're laid just slight over each other at an angle, so they can fit a ton in there and you can make out every cover. The store also has really wide aisles. It made browsing everything nice and I never had to do the awkward shimmy past someone else. I mentioned the quantity but the selection of covers was pretty nice, too. Overall, I'd say it's worth the trip if you have a JR Pass, but it paying the fare to go to Utsunomiya for just Mandarake probably isn't worth it.
Today I wen to Nikko and it's definitely a trip I'd recommend for those who want to do something outside of the hobby while they're there. As a bonus, it gave me a great chance to check out the Utsunomiya Mandarake store. And I do have to say I'm quite impressed. It's only one floor sadly, but a fairly big one. It also shares a building with Animate, Melonbooks, Lashinbang(I think? It's a branch of a good store in Nakano Broadway), Volks, and maybe one other store. They only had two full display cases dedicated to covers but it was done very efficiently; they're laid just slight over each other at an angle, so they can fit a ton in there and you can make out every cover. The store also has really wide aisles. It made browsing everything nice and I never had to do the awkward shimmy past someone else. I mentioned the quantity but the selection of covers was pretty nice, too. Overall, I'd say it's worth the trip if you have a JR Pass, but it paying the fare to go to Utsunomiya for just Mandarake probably isn't worth it.
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Shashin wrote...
Wel, the one restau rant I really wanted to go to was quickly put on the back burner after I spent so much in the first few days. They do offer an a la cart menu after 9,so that might give be me an excuse to check out Roppongi. Still, I have about 60k cash left, and as a fellow hobbyist, you know of how quickly that is likely to go tomorrow.Today I wen to Nikko and it's definitely a trip I'd recommend for those who want to do something outside of the hobby while they're there. As a bonus, it gave me a great chance to check out the Utsunomiya Mandarake store. And I do have to say I'm quite impressed. It's only one floor sadly, but a fairly big one. It also shares a building with Animate, Melonbooks, Lashinbang(I think? It's a branch of a good store in Nakano Broadway), Volks, and maybe one other store. They only had two full display cases dedicated to covers but it was done very efficiently; they're laid just slight over each other at an angle, so they can fit a ton in there and you can make out every cover. The store also has really wide aisles. It made browsing everything nice and I never had to do the awkward shimmy past someone else. I mentioned the quantity but the selection of covers was pretty nice, too. Overall, I'd say it's worth the trip if you have a JR Pass, but it paying the fare to go to Utsunomiya for just Mandarake probably isn't worth it.
Seeing you talk about how Ore no Yome was on twitter makes me want to know all the details! Especially with pics if possible!
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Hi guys,
Looks like everybody still is just as crazy as last time.
Life has been hectic as of late.
Anyway, anyone bought Anko's latest and previous work? If I recall the previous was Momo and the current one for Ore no Yome event is Mikan.
The last one I bought was Kongou. Which turn out to be censored just like Charlotte was. Was wondering there's been any changes since then.
I grabbed the Hotaru cover from Marks this event and still looking around.
Looks like everybody still is just as crazy as last time.
Life has been hectic as of late.
Anyway, anyone bought Anko's latest and previous work? If I recall the previous was Momo and the current one for Ore no Yome event is Mikan.
The last one I bought was Kongou. Which turn out to be censored just like Charlotte was. Was wondering there's been any changes since then.
I grabbed the Hotaru cover from Marks this event and still looking around.
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Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Will do a more detailed write up when I get home, but Ore no Yome was definitely a fun event. Went with all the money I had and truly wish I had more. Bought 2/5 of the new Marks covers and the Argyle Shimakaze. Then I found the booth around the corner that had the really cute Mikan and Golden Darkness, but it was only being sold as a set for 20k and I no longer had enough money to buy it. Anko didn't have anything new, but was selling pre-orders for the Mikan cover, which looks quite nice. It's likely that her future works will follow the trend of being tamer since it looks like Japan has been cracking down explicit works.
Kancolle event was a bit of a bust for me. Should have gone for the karory Haruna in hindsight, but I wanted to see if ichigo size had any Shimakaze covers. They ended not having any covers at all, and I just ended up buying a few tapestries at the event to buy something.
Only have 5000 yen to last me, and that's including transportation to the airport, so this should be fun. :p
Kancolle event was a bit of a bust for me. Should have gone for the karory Haruna in hindsight, but I wanted to see if ichigo size had any Shimakaze covers. They ended not having any covers at all, and I just ended up buying a few tapestries at the event to buy something.
Only have 5000 yen to last me, and that's including transportation to the airport, so this should be fun. :p
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mogoron wrote...
Do you guys have an irc channel?Not that I know of.
We're in different timezones (or well, I am at least, being in europe while others are more US-ish), so live chat is often not viable. Though maybe wouldn't hurt to have one..
Some new dakimakura posts:
http://www.figure.fm/en/post/52140/Dakimakura+Collection+70.html
http://www.figure.fm/en/post/52141/Dakimakura+Collection+71.html
http://www.figure.fm/en/post/52143/FOR+SALE+Dakimakura+and+Related+Goods.html (if anyone wants to buy a secondhand one!1)
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Just wondering whether you guys ever have trouble looking for a cover in your collection considering how long we have been collecting.
Today, I just bought a old Illustration Guerrilla cover of Nodoka from mandarake. I was pretty amazed as I was looking to buy a 2nd copy which wasn't Sk as I have only 1 copy.Still looking for the twins cover, I hope I can find another one day.
So I thought to take out my old cover to use but I rummaged through half of my collection for almost 1hour to find it.
It's also pretty sad that during my search I saw a lot of covers I have no recollection of buying.
It's hell to own more then 700 dakis now.>_>
Today, I just bought a old Illustration Guerrilla cover of Nodoka from mandarake. I was pretty amazed as I was looking to buy a 2nd copy which wasn't Sk as I have only 1 copy.Still looking for the twins cover, I hope I can find another one day.
So I thought to take out my old cover to use but I rummaged through half of my collection for almost 1hour to find it.
It's also pretty sad that during my search I saw a lot of covers I have no recollection of buying.
It's hell to own more then 700 dakis now.>_>
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ZengarZanvolt wrote...
Just wondering whether you guys ever have trouble looking for a cover in your collection considering how long we have been collecting.Today, I just bought a old Illustration Guerrilla cover of Nodoka from mandarake. I was pretty amazed as I was looking to buy a 2nd copy which wasn't Sk as I have only 1 copy.Still looking for the twins cover, I hope I can find another one day.
So I thought to take out my old cover to use but I rummaged through half of my collection for almost 1hour to find it.
It's also pretty sad that during my search I saw a lot of covers I have no recollection of buying.
It's hell to own more then 700 dakis now.>_>
Well, I'm not up to 700 yet, so not having quite the same degree of difficulty. I guess I'm over 200now though but still not finding it too hard. Most of them are stored with other covers I bought in the same time period, so if I remember vaguely when it was I got the cover I can usually find it pretty quick since I know the general region it's likely to be stored in.
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ZZ, good to hear from you, man. And good to know that you're still collecting.
I think I may have hit the 100 mark...if not I'm definitely super close to it. I now have two of these: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90193377/ filled with covers!
And I just got two more in the mail today:
^^ Haven't opened the cover yet. ^^
Her naughty bits:
Great looking haul you've got going with your recent posts, Willow. :D
Shashin, if you need me to PayPal you some money to make it back home, let me know. ;)
I think I may have hit the 100 mark...if not I'm definitely super close to it. I now have two of these: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90193377/ filled with covers!
And I just got two more in the mail today:
^^ Haven't opened the cover yet. ^^
Her naughty bits:
Spoiler:
Great looking haul you've got going with your recent posts, Willow. :D
Shashin, if you need me to PayPal you some money to make it back home, let me know. ;)
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Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
It definitely is hard to find older stuff, but I don't have bins and pretty much just have stuff stacked in a bunch of different piles.
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Kobun_SLF wrote...
ZZ, good to hear from you, man. And good to know that you're still collecting. I think I may have hit the 100 mark...if not I'm definitely super close to it. I now have two of these: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90193377/ filled with covers!
And I just got two more in the mail today:
Great looking haul you've got going with your recent posts, Willow. :D
Shashin, if you need me to PayPal you some money to make it back home, let me know. ;)
That cover turned out very nice indeed! Surprisingly explicit too.
And yeah.. I spent a bit much on this Japan trip.. lol.. was far too many covers I liked at Comiket this time round ;(
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Kobun_SLF wrote...
ZZ, good to hear from you, man. And good to know that you're still collecting. I think I may have hit the 100 mark...if not I'm definitely super close to it. I now have two of these: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90193377/ filled with covers!
And I just got two more in the mail today:
Great looking haul you've got going with your recent posts, Willow. :D
Shashin, if you need me to PayPal you some money to make it back home, let me know. ;)
Indeed, you also bought the fox girl cover. It has awesome explicit art just like his High school wife cover that I bought last year.Though I'm a bit disappointed that the artist don't give a choice of other P80 materials.
Shashin wrote...
It definitely is hard to find older stuff, but I don't have bins and pretty much just have stuff stacked in a bunch of different piles.Same here, I stack my used covers under my bed and unopened ones in a cabinet. It's a huge struggle to go through them.
Oh got pics for the marks cover you bought?
BTW, did any of you ordered the Kyonetsu Suiseiseki cover from Nekketsu?
If any of you did, is yours ready to ship?
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Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
I ordered mine through SutoCorp and they sent me a final payment request a few days ago. I haven't paid it yet (my trip to Japan completely broke me financially), but it's ready to go whenever.
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Shashin wrote...
I ordered mine through SutoCorp and they sent me a final payment request a few days ago. I haven't paid it yet (my trip to Japan completely broke me financially), but it's ready to go whenever.New proxy service you're using? Are they better/cheaper then SMJ?
And guess there's a high chance that SMJ screwed me again like they with one or two fo my stuff. Since the cover was sent out on the 10th.
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I've used SutoCorp in the past. Overall pretty good experiences with them, they're not as good as SMJ (and no automatic bidding service) but they're cheaper too. When I did have issues with them once, they gave me a 1k discount on my next order as apology (haven't seen any other services do anything like that).
I've not used them much of late since for auctions, can't beat SMJ's bidding system... while for web orders I tend to go with Yokatta's cheaper (and far crapper..) service instead. But I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone as a very decent service.
For the Clochette collectors among us... seems like dengeki hime will be having a prism recollection cover up for mailorder soon, it's another of the blonde girl, Uisaki Hinano, who they already released one cover of: https://twitter.com/den_geki_hime/status/425885774903390209/photo/1 (this issue of dengeki hime isn't quite out yet, so the cover isn't on their webshop yet http://www.dengekiya.com/pretty/ but should be in the next few weeks I guess).
New picture posts:
http://www.figure.fm/en/post/52201/Dakimakura+Collection+72.html
http://www.figure.fm/en/post/52204/Dakimakura+Collection+73.html
I've not used them much of late since for auctions, can't beat SMJ's bidding system... while for web orders I tend to go with Yokatta's cheaper (and far crapper..) service instead. But I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone as a very decent service.
For the Clochette collectors among us... seems like dengeki hime will be having a prism recollection cover up for mailorder soon, it's another of the blonde girl, Uisaki Hinano, who they already released one cover of: https://twitter.com/den_geki_hime/status/425885774903390209/photo/1 (this issue of dengeki hime isn't quite out yet, so the cover isn't on their webshop yet http://www.dengekiya.com/pretty/ but should be in the next few weeks I guess).
New picture posts:
http://www.figure.fm/en/post/52201/Dakimakura+Collection+72.html
http://www.figure.fm/en/post/52204/Dakimakura+Collection+73.html
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Back again. Yay. I've bought a dakimakura from Boncool last year, and today i checked their pages again cuz the material is so damn smooth. It says AJ2Way on the Shimakaze one but what is AJ2Way?
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leesan wrote...
Back again. Yay. I've bought a dakimakura from Boncool last year, and today i checked their pages again cuz the material is so damn smooth. It says AJ2Way on the Shimakaze one but what is AJ2Way?It's the company A&J's ( http://www.a-and-j.co.jp/ ) brandname for their particular type of Two-way Tricot material (they also have a new type of 2way Tricot material called RaikuToron / Like-Tron / ライクトãƒãƒ³ ). They are a popular manufacturer that make a large amount of dakimakura covers for a large variety of people, since their material quality is very high.