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Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
alamarco wrote...
Just noticed that AmiAmi is selling the Takumi Makura Hisasi, which means no proxy fees. The price is actually cheaper than the Takumi Makura site is listing it at, which I don't get. Is it the material used? Just thought I'd post this for those interested.http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-27050&page=top
Shashin wrote...
Yep, it's both the best and the worst thing about using SMJ. I requested shipping for an order the other day. The plus side is I'll be getting around 8-9 dakimakura covers. The downside is that it's an accumulation of about 5 months worth of purchases. There will be an absolutely glorious moment when I open the package and pull everything out, but it's hard to decide if that amazing payoff is worth the anticipation I've had to go through.Yeah, the moment when you open the box definitely has to feel nice. It's also nice to know that the items are already paid for. I mean you get an invoice for shipping and that's it. So I guess you get a little bit of both the paint of waiting and joy of receiving that windfall.
I'm really bad though. Once I pay for something I'm always anxiously awaiting it's arrival knowing that the money has already been spent. So I never really put it in the back memory and everything is always on my mind. Always looking in my inbox waiting for that shipping notification. :P
Shashin wrote...
Hmm, that's a bit strange on Evening Call. I wouldn't be worried yet, since you still have plenty of time to preorder; maybe they're just busy. You signed up for an account and put in the order through their website, right? If so, try checking the status of your order in your account section: log in and click your account name (with the star next to it.) That should bring you to a screen that has pending orders. Click your order number, and that should show you if they've replied to anything yet. Think you said you included a note about Paypal, so you should see that message near the bottom of the page; if there isn't anything under that, then they haven't replied yet but if they have you'll see a message from them there. I think they might of not noticed the note in my order since I got a response today telling me I had a message so I looked in my EC account and I see a message now asking for my address. I looked at the time and they sent email at 3:26 AM and message on the account is 3:26 AM (after converting to my local time) so seems like that ball is rolling. I'm really glad because this Hitagi probably has me the most excited because of her outfit and her pendant. :)
Yeah, AmiAmi selling the stuff is definitely nice. They've really been ramping up their efforts over the last year or so to become the absolute best place for foreigners to buy hobby goods (for more "official" goods anyway.) The material is the same, and it's probably just AmiAmi cutting into their profit margin a bit and selling it for less than the MSRP (as just about every store does for any product.)
I'm definitely the same way. I can be patient enough when I have a lot of stuff coming in and I'm not ready to request an order, but even then I probably check my items at least once a day and go "Hmm, I have this coming in next week... but I wonder if I should have them ship my other items now." Patience is definitely best, because a massive order is way more enjoyable than getting one or two covers at a time (at least for me.) Though the minute I request an order, I check SMJ about 30 times a day until the package arrives at my door. I just requested an order Sunday morning and the items have finally moved to the Shipped Auctions portion. Should hopefully get everything in a few days with Priority Mail.
Hmm, strange but good that you were able to get a hold of them. I definitely want to order some of the current batch if finances allow. Though the Scarlet sisters on B&W Store is my priority one item right now, I think.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
alamarco wrote...
You know the worst part about combining orders? Waiting such a long time for them all to come in stock. I'm going to end up with a windfall of dakimakura in May, but such a long wait. :(The Hisai cover looks really good, but I'm holding back until I get my Hitagi confirmed. Still haven't received an email from Evening Call, so a little worried. Gave them another email, hopefully I hear from them soon. Reservation is until the 24th of April so I'll wait a bit longer before just giving Yokatta another hit.
willowywicca wrote...
Mostly just shopping, will possibly go visit washinomiya shrine this time.
Sounds fun, I know when I go it'll be mostly shopping. :P
Have a good time. :)
Yep, it's both the best and the worst thing about using SMJ. I requested shipping for an order the other day. The plus side is I'll be getting around 8-9 dakimakura covers. The downside is that it's an accumulation of about 5 months worth of purchases. There will be an absolutely glorious moment when I open the package and pull everything out, but it's hard to decide if that amazing payoff is worth the anticipation I've had to go through.
Hmm, that's a bit strange on Evening Call. I wouldn't be worried yet, since you still have plenty of time to preorder; maybe they're just busy. You signed up for an account and put in the order through their website, right? If so, try checking the status of your order in your account section: log in and click your account name (with the star next to it.) That should bring you to a screen that has pending orders. Click your order number, and that should show you if they've replied to anything yet. Think you said you included a note about Paypal, so you should see that message near the bottom of the page; if there isn't anything under that, then they haven't replied yet but if they have you'll see a message from them there.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
willowywicca wrote...
ZengarZanvolt wrote...
Woohoo!!Boncool screw me the other time , I had 5k credits missing from my account, today, they gave me another 5k as a apology!
So they restored the missing 5k and gave you an additional 5k as an apology too? That's real nice.
Yeah shashin, the URAN cover is really amazing upclose in person.
Hisasi's website http://nekoman9.x.fc2.com/ has an uncensored picture of his new takumimakura cover. I shall likely get.
Looks pretty good. I had purchased the C81 set; the Sena poster is just too damn awesome.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
willowywicca wrote...
alamarco wrote...
Very nice Sena, she looks so great and EC did such a good job.@willowywicca have a good trip! You visiting anywhere like any shrines or just shopping?
Mostly just shopping, will possibly go visit washinomiya shrine this time.
Looks like that comic megastore #006 cover is out now: http://nagarenagasare.blog112.fc2.com/blog-entry-1444.html so time to start checking auctions for those interested I guess!
Hmm, actually looks pretty good. Heh, I own four of the first six (megastore 6 included) covers on the sidebar. Though my numbers drop off significantly after that, and I think I'm pegged at around 9.
Also received my Sousou and Uran cover the other day. The Sousou was about what expected and definitely a solid pickup, but pictures really don't do the Uran cover justice. Really liked the tone of the hair and such that's hard to see in the pictures, and her body is absolutely delicious.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
2xj00eL_HM wrote...
ZengarZanvolt wrote...
Spoiler:
you.
you can't just leave us (me) hanging with a folded, unopened Miku. show me that too.
please.
Nice set Zengar, awesome that you have the Twins out; still one of my favorite covers and I really hope IG pulls through eventually so I can get my second copy, but I'm not holding my breath. Can't wait for the Sena though, I should be getting my two in a week or so if I'm able to pay off SMJ by then. >_>
And yeah, Zengar likely didn't post shots of the Miku because I posted shots of mine a few months back. Here you go:
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Necessary? Absolutely not. Could it make a burger delicious? It sure can. Though personally, I'd take a nice slice of grilled ham steak over bacon on a burger.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
ZengarZanvolt wrote...
Shashin wrote...
And from Evening Call's current/upcoming lineup, I'd like Hitagi, Inori, Rias, Kaine, and Mira.
Double edit: Looks like Ankokoubou currently doesn't have any plans to put their Winter Comiket goods up for mail order. At least that's the meaning I take away from translations of their site. :(
Gee, so you're gonna grab them all or something?
That's good and bad in a way, Boo I won't get to get some cheap Duplicates on theotherhand I don't feel that bad getting 3 copies of Ankou's Miku COver.
Nah, I can't afford it. Might not even get one of them at this rate, depending on how my finances shape up over the next month.
Man, that's crazy. Three copies at the average rate they've been going for is absolutely absurd. I had a hard enough time buying one as it was, though I don't regret it one bit. I really hope they do sell them in a web reception at one point, as I would love a few more, but there's no way I'm buying another for 30k+.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
ZengarZanvolt wrote...
Shashin wrote...
willowywicca wrote...
Yeah that pic from evening call's twitter account was really tempting lol :p shame I didn't get any of those ones ;( got the rereleased boncool Sena yesterday, and should be getting an old koume keito cover which was on mandarake ~tomorrowish.. so I shouldn't be complaining about ones I didn't get I guess!http://sengendo.a.la9.jp/index2.html actually give photographs (the images that link to .zip files instead of to the webpages for a particular cover) of what the dakimakura will look like (i.e. the samples they got back from the manufacturer). That's really nice, wish more people would do that.
Hmm, never noticed the zip files for the actual end product, but that circle has long been one of my favorites for their awesome sample images. It's definitely the way it should be done; large scale samples with even larger detail shots.
And yeah, Kobun, I'm feeling it too. So many covers I want to buy, but I'm completely broke right now. T_T
Broke is the last thing I should ever hear from you in all honesty.ORZ
If anything, all I want from Evening Call is Lili and Senjougahara. At least for now.
But it's true. I've managed to sustain longer than I thought I'd be able to, but I've been on the edge for the last few months. Had I not been able to sell some figures and semi-consistently sell doujinshi, I would have been "broke" a long time ago. My spending has finally completely caught up to me, though. I have 3 SMJ invoices pending, the Evening Call one that just came in and the other two which are practically due now... but I have like $30 to my name at the moment. :P
I should be able to continue selling doujinshi and hopefully that will get me back on track, and I might try listing some more figures (but I've sold off all the triple A stuff already) but at this point it's unlikely I'll ever be a step ahead of the curve like I've been able to keep in the past. Especially since I've started preordering a few figures again (too many good ero figures coming out these days, Imari, Ai, the double dildo chick, etc) and I definitely don't want to cut back on dakimakura spending if at all possible. But it just isn't possible anymore. :P
And from Evening Call's current/upcoming lineup, I'd like Hitagi, Inori, Rias, Kaine, and Mira.
Edit: Speaking of Evening Call, Rei, Yozora, and Inori are up for 18k on Mandarake right now. Wouldn't recommend Inori if you wanted her, since she's available for preorder, but Rei and Yozora probably aren't a bad deal as far as second hand acquisition goes. Maybe Evening Call will have some extra in stock though if you wanted to wait it out.
Double edit: Looks like Ankokoubou currently doesn't have any plans to put their Winter Comiket goods up for mail order. At least that's the meaning I take away from translations of their site. :(
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
willowywicca wrote...
Yeah that pic from evening call's twitter account was really tempting lol :p shame I didn't get any of those ones ;( got the rereleased boncool Sena yesterday, and should be getting an old koume keito cover which was on mandarake ~tomorrowish.. so I shouldn't be complaining about ones I didn't get I guess!http://sengendo.a.la9.jp/index2.html actually give photographs (the images that link to .zip files instead of to the webpages for a particular cover) of what the dakimakura will look like (i.e. the samples they got back from the manufacturer). That's really nice, wish more people would do that.
Hmm, never noticed the zip files for the actual end product, but that circle has long been one of my favorites for their awesome sample images. It's definitely the way it should be done; large scale samples with even larger detail shots.
And yeah, Kobun, I'm feeling it too. So many covers I want to buy, but I'm completely broke right now. T_T
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Yeah, mine are in too. It's pretty good considering they just shipped out about two days ago. This picture made me wish I had bought more of their recent offerings: http://twitpic.com/8vnkwc
Kinda strange that SMJ billed me at 77 considering the rate has been at over 83 for the last day or two, but I'm not going to complain when a 71-72 rate was the norm just a month or two ago. I hope the current trend continues; I'd love to see a rate closer to the 90 end again and higher, of course.
Kinda strange that SMJ billed me at 77 considering the rate has been at over 83 for the last day or two, but I'm not going to complain when a 71-72 rate was the norm just a month or two ago. I hope the current trend continues; I'd love to see a rate closer to the 90 end again and higher, of course.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Yeah, I like that one a lot. It's a shame I missed out on their Laura... she has such a nice ass. The finished images are up for a few more Evening Call covers; I really like the Mira and Kaine.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Ah, good point. But I would honestly expect them to be the same as the My Wife versions. The web order took place before My Wife, and the roika they used for the My Wife Miku was the same they've always used. If they were going to switch entirely, I imagine they would have made the switch then. And in all likelihood, the copies they sold at the event you're referring to were probably printed out at the same time as the My Wife copies.
But if you did buy another copy, I guess we'll see when you get it and make the comparison. :P
But if you did buy another copy, I guess we'll see when you get it and make the comparison. :P
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Heh, did you go an win another Miku cover? Think it's the original roika, but I can't say for sure. Haven't had any wrinkle problems with mine and it feels pretty similar to my other Anko covers.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
ZengarZanvolt wrote...
Shashin wrote...
Yeah, my interpretation of the translations I've done is that someone at Matsumoto died, so they (Matsumoto) have stopped all new orders/printing temporarily, which is why Evening Call is using Seiren for now.
That would suck if Matsumoto is superior to Seiren though.>_>
Yeah, it would. I don't have a Matsumoto cover yet, so I can't compare the two fabric wise, though I really do like Seiren's pearl roika. The main thing to worry about is future covers lacking the cool details that Evening Call covers always have: I don't want to do without details anuses, juices flowing down the legs, and whatever else might be cut because of Seiren... granted I don't know exactly what they no longer allow, but there was a reason Evening Call went to Matsumoto in the first place.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
ZengarZanvolt wrote...
Shashin wrote...
ZengarZanvolt wrote...
Shashin wrote...
Rereading it, it just looks like they can't use Matsumoto anymore for some reason and are switching back to Seiren. It sounds like the current batch of covers won't be changed in terms of censorship, but if they have to stick with Seiren, I'd imagine that would change. Hopefully we won't really notice any differences and it will be business as usual.Hmm, maybe it got blocked by a spam filter/was sent in batches or maybe they only sent it to people who's orders would be directly affected. Like if I ordered a cover they'd have to alter and you didn't. Who knows but hopefully you'll get a copy. If you don't and you want to try your luck with the translators yourself, I'd be more than happy to copy/paste the text for you.
So is Sena still being shipped as schedule?
That sucks though, I saw they have a lovely Senjougahara cover I want to get.
Sena should be fine, since it's set to ship in 2-3 days. It just looks like they're cutting off operations with Matsumoto, due to some problem (the translation I get mentions a death but I have no idea), and they'll be switching back to Seiren for now.
Spoiler:
Actually, from what I read(your mail), it's states that due to an incident the person in charge suddenly passed away. So new orders are temporary stopped.
Kanji is kinda my forte.
Yeah, my interpretation of the translations I've done is that someone at Matsumoto died, so they (Matsumoto) have stopped all new orders/printing temporarily, which is why Evening Call is using Seiren for now.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
ZengarZanvolt wrote...
Shashin wrote...
Rereading it, it just looks like they can't use Matsumoto anymore for some reason and are switching back to Seiren. It sounds like the current batch of covers won't be changed in terms of censorship, but if they have to stick with Seiren, I'd imagine that would change. Hopefully we won't really notice any differences and it will be business as usual.Hmm, maybe it got blocked by a spam filter/was sent in batches or maybe they only sent it to people who's orders would be directly affected. Like if I ordered a cover they'd have to alter and you didn't. Who knows but hopefully you'll get a copy. If you don't and you want to try your luck with the translators yourself, I'd be more than happy to copy/paste the text for you.
So is Sena still being shipped as schedule?
That sucks though, I saw they have a lovely Senjougahara cover I want to get.
Sena should be fine, since it's set to ship in 2-3 days. It just looks like they're cutting off operations with Matsumoto, due to some problem (the translation I get mentions a death but I have no idea), and they'll be switching back to Seiren for now.
Spoiler:
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Rereading it, it just looks like they can't use Matsumoto anymore for some reason and are switching back to Seiren. It sounds like the current batch of covers won't be changed in terms of censorship, but if they have to stick with Seiren, I'd imagine that would change. Hopefully we won't really notice any differences and it will be business as usual.
Hmm, maybe it got blocked by a spam filter/was sent in batches or maybe they only sent it to people who's orders would be directly affected. Like if I ordered a cover they'd have to alter and you didn't. Who knows but hopefully you'll get a copy. If you don't and you want to try your luck with the translators yourself, I'd be more than happy to copy/paste the text for you.
Hmm, maybe it got blocked by a spam filter/was sent in batches or maybe they only sent it to people who's orders would be directly affected. Like if I ordered a cover they'd have to alter and you didn't. Who knows but hopefully you'll get a copy. If you don't and you want to try your luck with the translators yourself, I'd be more than happy to copy/paste the text for you.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Kobun_SLF wrote...
Shashin wrote...
Kobun_SLF wrote...
Hmm...so this user is selling the same Urushihara cover that I bought a few weeks ago, and it looks exactly same as the one I got. So maybe it is legit after all:http://shoppingmalljapan.com/cgi-bin/deputy/v.cgi?k140181788
Looked it up on the blog, and the censoring with hearts is the official image published and it was done through a magazine mail order, so I'd say it's pretty likely that it's legit. And if you got the paper I see in that sample shot, it's almost a sure thing; bootlegs rarely ever take the time to include the paper slip from what I've seen.
Yup same exact thing. Quite the double-edged sword: nice to know that I got a legitimate cover, not so cool that they did a lazy-ass censoring job.
Yeah, it sucks. I really hope my cover doesn't have a shitty censoring job on it. :(
Edit:
Looks like some shit hit the fan with Evening Call; just got an email from them in Japanese. Google translate didn't do the best job, but from what I gather:
- Something happened with Matsumoto, who has been their primary source of manufacturing these days, due to Seiren's tightening of censorship.
- They can't use Matsumoto anymore for whatever reason. The translation says future works will be suspended, so I'm not sure if that means entirely or just with Matsumoto.
- Seiren is mentioned, so I guess they're going back to pearl roika temporarily. I believe it mentions something along the lines of the current cover line up won't be affected so they won't have to make the images tamer, but future covers may be on the tamer side (as for whatever regulations Seiren has in place... I think it was mainly fluids, but I don't know.)
This is just what I gathered from a quick read through of the rough translation, so I could be wrong. Really hope nothing serious comes of it, though. Evening Call is definitely one of my few favorite circles and I'd hate to see something screw them over.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Kobun_SLF wrote...
Hmm...so this user is selling the same Urushihara cover that I bought a few weeks ago, and it looks exactly same as the one I got. So maybe it is legit after all:http://shoppingmalljapan.com/cgi-bin/deputy/v.cgi?k140181788
Looked it up on the blog, and the censoring with hearts is the official image published and it was done through a magazine mail order, so I'd say it's pretty likely that it's legit. And if you got the paper I see in that sample shot, it's almost a sure thing; bootlegs rarely ever take the time to include the paper slip from what I've seen.
Shashin
I <3 dakimakura covers
Delicious. I should be getting mine in the next few days, along with the Uran cover. The front side is a bit tamer than I'd like, though I do agree she has a wonderful butt. On the bukkake side of things, I especially love the "soap" pattern left on the staff or whatever it is.