Dakimakuras anyone?

Think for the past 2 years all I got was Chie. This year I have about 4 figures on my list, my biggest so far. But I have cut down dramatically ever since I started buying doujin dakimakuras.

Has anyone seen any good Dakimakura covers of the girls from Madoka Magica? I would love to get my hands on one.

There have been a decent number; my favorite is the Santa Festa Madoka, but it's fairly expensive these days.

http://blog.xn--er-573a1isbf1441e2hs87j.jp/?s=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8B

Santa Festa Madoka: http://blog.xn--er-573a1isbf1441e2hs87j.jp/archives/5475

If you see a particular one you're interested in going through the pages, let me know. I know there's a Mami still available at BonCool, and a Kyuubei on B&W Store. There might be a few others readily available but the rest are likely to require proxies.


Edit:

B&W Kyuubei(No 3): http://www.bwstore.com.tw/index.php?action=product&do=prd_detail&id=137

B&W Homura: http://www.bwstore.com.tw/index.php?action=product&do=prd_detail&id=134

Mami: http://boncool.jp/mamimami.html

I'm surprised you never mentioned Anko's Homura.

On the B&W site, those dates refer to when I can, or could have, bought a particular cover, huh? I saw a Yozora one that I really like, but in the order date box, it reads 2011-10-18－－2011-12-22. It'd be too late?

I assume this is the one
http://boncool.jp/yozora-dtt.html

Yah, you're kinda late, they had another re-release just about 1 month ago.
But you missed it as well.

Eh, as far as things go it isn't a particularly outstanding cover. I like it a lot but not everyone likes Anko Koubou as much as I do. The Santa Festa cover is my favorite I've seen from the Madoka series and the others I mentioned were ones that are still readily available without a proxy.



Yeah, assuming you're talking about the Yozora I'm thinking of, it had a second reception that just closed out not too long ago. It wasn't available on B&W Store for foreigners though, since it was also sold on Bon Cool. It's unlikely they'll have any extra in stock and since they've already done two, I doubt they'll do a third reception. Still stranger things have happened. There was one on YJA yesterday, but it was at 16k with a bid. If you really want to pursue it, that might be your best bet, but it could get expensive.

Hi guys,
Did anyone (ZZ or Shashin in particular I guess) get Marks' Saitohimea cover ( the 2nd/middle one here http://blog.埋もれる抱き枕er.jp/archives/7502 ) before and if so could you post shots? Saw it for sale here but not sure of how good it looks since I've not found any full shots of it.

Well, I'm pretty sure we don't have it but you can see it here.

Click on show photo 2.

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-786582.html

And damn were you lucky to pick up Kanu at selling price. The bids have hit over 22k.

Thanks, hmm I like the back but not too fond of the black bats on the front, guess I'll think about it.

Heh that's pretty crazy, they still seemed to have a lot of stock of it when I left the event (near the end of the first of the 2 days), while I had been expecting it to be sold out an hour or two after the event started so I was thinking that it actually wasn't that popular. Maybe they'll do a web order in future for it.

Well, I've gotten mine, so I'm pretty happy. So seems like you've been grabbing covers left and right.

It's pretty hard to resist when they're right in front of you ;(

Not much money to go around these days, so I gotta decide soon. I'm already having fun just looking at what dakimakura covers I wanna buy so I think thats a sign.

About the B&W, you can order some covers internationally as long as the product name has "worldwide" in it? Some of these covers look awesome!

Yes, however if you do see Boncool(Some of B&W stuff are also sold there) having covers you like, get from them instead since they have special perks. Once I bought from them and the gave 40% off the 2nd dakimakura.

Fuuuu... Another cover I missed just for starting this hobby too late. And I can't pony up 16k (whatever that translates to in USD) still. Almost makes me regret my spending habits on my other hobby.

Yeah, I second that; Bon Cool is pretty awesome. Though there usually isn't much overlap between what they carry, so it shouldn't be much of an issue. The downside to Bon Cool (at least since the last time I ordered) was the extra fees versus a flat 13k yen. My first order, they charged me shipping, national tax, and a Paypal fee. I think they only charged me shipping and maybe the Paypal fee the second order, though. My first order came with a free double cover (a Homura, strangely enough, since we were just discussing Madoka covers) and my second order had one cover for 40% off.



That's pretty much the main thing I've learned about this hobby. When I first got into it, I had so much catching up to do, and I bought a ton of covers I had missed out on for ridiculous prices on YJA. At this point, I have the majority of the released covers I'd like (except for some really rare ones/ones I haven't seen) so my YJA purchases have stabilized to event covers and the occasional good deal. Pre-ordering is absolutely the way to go if you can. Unfortunately, with so many covers coming out, even then it can be hard to pick and choose what you want to buy. I usually try to prioritize then, to pick up the covers I think will be expensive on the resale and skipping over covers I think will have sufficient supply.

And 16k after proxy fees would probably be in the $240 range. >_>

Ahh, that sounds nice. Thanks for the extra info on Boncool. I'm curious, do you guys use some sort of translation program to understand website or you guys can read Japanese?

How can you tell that certain covers will probably have sufficient supply? Or is it just guesswork?

Most sites, unless you are ordering from a store/online retailer will have a specific window or date range for which to order a cover. For instance, check out the B&W store: http://www.bwstore.com.tw/index.php (the order dates are in red).

Aren't those dates for pre-order, though? I'm asking about when covers go for resale.