Recent (Japanese) Things You Have Purchased

[Ken Ken]

it was a while ago but I tried some mochi ice cream!! it looked really cute and tasted delicious!!

[Monmon]

39 minutes ago, Ken Ken said:

 

it was a while ago but I tried some mochi ice cream!! it looked really cute and tasted delicious!!

I think your item is the most legit lol, Since you know most of the figures(official and bootlegs) were made in China anyway.

[Noumi Kudryavka]

It's been a while since I've posted. Mostly out of lazyness.

4 more figures for the collection!

Hestia

Yukino & Yui

These are actually 2 separate figures, but if you have both of them you can combine them into 1!

Akatsuki from Log Horizon

[Nosebleed]

As i mentioned in my previous post, I would order Mikan whenever she was available for preorders, and she finally is.

But the problem is that she's being released 1 month after Aroma, meaning I can't combine my orders and have to pay for both separately.

Thanks a bunch Goodsmile, you really dun goofed.

Still ended up preordering it because it's so cute looking, but the salt is real.

[Turnip Sensei]

Importing physical Eroge is kind of dodgy, but books I can by as much as I want.

Like even more Sakurai.

[OriginalRen]

I seriously have no regrets. This figure is worth a whopping 37,000 yen in the aftermarket:

http://imgur.com/a/upXV4

I am contemplating replacing her for the swimsuit Nymph I own as my favorite of all time.

[OriginalRen]

[Noumi Kudryavka]

Another 2 Figures for the collection.

Sawatari Makoto from Kanon

Miyazono Kaori from Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April)

[Flutterz]

Hell, it's about time!

I even managed to find my name in the huge list of backers \  /

[OriginalRen]

Finally, after waiting for the longest time for a Hibiki to finally arrive, Kotobukiya steps up to the plate and releases the anime version of her. A perfect edition to my Inazuma and Ikazuchi.

Praise the sun!

[Nosebleed]

Finally got my Lala figure. Took a while since I didn't ask for express shipping but considering I'm already used to waiting more than a week for EMS, it wasn't that big of a difference.

The good part is, I didn't have to pay any customs! I can't begin to describe how good it felt to have the mailman not ask me for any money.

Also, the real figure is WAY prettier than the advertising. Not really sure how SEGA fucked that up, but they did. This is the only loli version of Lala around so it's nice to have one.

[Nosebleed]

34 minutes ago, Asonn said:

Indeed it looks way better than advertised. I told you, you wouldn't pay any customs. Not everything I say is a shit/troll reply. 

I didn't think what you said was a troll, it's just that the Portuguese customs office has fucked me over so many times that I doubt everything at this point.  I was still 99% sure I wasn't going to pay customs fees, but again things have gone wrong many times in the past so I stayed skeptical until I actually recieved my package.

I will definitely be using Archonia in future purchases though, I'm very happy with their service (was faster replying to me than AmiAmi) and it definitely pays off if you live within the EU.

If I had one complaint, it's that the service they use to ship stuff to Portugal kinda has a meh tracking service. There was only one update telling me it entered the country and the next update was literally "delivered", meaning I had no clue when it was actually coming. Luckily my grandparents were home and managed to recieve it for me. But this isn't really Archonia's fault and they do offer other shipping services if needed.

[kingdomcome]

On 14/03/2016 at 3:47 AM, Flutterz said:

Hell, it's about time!

Ahh, lucky you! Sekai Project somehow got Antarctica and Australia mixed up. Our shipping was delayed...

[Nosebleed]

So, I finally caved in and bought a dakimakura. This is my 2nd attempt at buying one (the first attempt went horribly wrong), so hopefully it all goes well this time.

And if you're wondering who's on the cover, it's obviously best grill Shiro:

Spoiler

Will post pics when I get it.

[Nosebleed]

14 minutes ago, Asonn said:

inb4 you will get arrested because of child porn.

Well, considering that bikini Shiro figure is for sale in stores in Portugal, I think I'll survive.
There's a version of this same cover where she doesn't have her underwear on and her shirt is pulled up further, but who in their right mind would strip Shiro of her iconic blue and white striped underwear? That's just pure heresy.

[iamnoob]

Not this one? D: I never really liked dakis with their back turned for some reason

[Nosebleed]

Yeah I don't really like that one, sorry.

[Flutterz]

7 minutes ago, iamnoob said:

Not this one? D: I never really liked dakis with their back turned for some reason

But muh realism!

You turn the daki over and the character turns over too!

[iamnoob]

6 minutes ago, Nosebleed said:

Yeah I don't really like that one, sorry.

 

MADNESS

[Nosebleed]

Just bought a giant Wo-class nendoroid on Amiami. I feel like my life is sinking.
On the plus side, I can probably forget about the mistakes I've made by looking at its adorable face.

As a reference to how big it is, here's a picture with the regular sized version of it on the right:

 

[Nayleen]

Bought the shit out of the Boku dake ga Inai Machi manga when I saw they released a translated version here (German unfortunately), up until issue 6/8 so far.

Can't wait. <3

[GetterEmperor]

Got myself a RX-78-2 Revive kit. Pretty hyped to build it soon.

Spoiler

 

[Nayleen]

And they're here, and beautiful:

[Nosebleed]

Really awesome collection you got there, Nayleen. 

I myself just tried ordering my very first Japanese book, and that book is No Game No Life volume 4.
Since I've never ordered a light novel/manga before, I didn't get the entire series all at once, just in case something goes wrong, but I used https://www.bookdepository.com to order the book since they have free worldwide shipping and no VAT inside the EU. I also know what happens in volumes 1 through 3 so I'd rather get 4 for now and order the rest later if all goes well.
Hopefully it arrives safely at my door.
If everything does go according to plan I'll definitely be using this website to order future manga/LNs, their prices are awesome.

I also love the cover of NGNL Vol 4.

[Nosebleed]

1 minute ago, Asonn said:

I have used bookdepository.com for almost all my manga, and I order every 3 months from them to buy my latest volumes of Tokyo ghoul, Trinity seven and The Magus bride. and so far all the orders arrived safely without any VAT

I also bought manga after some figures, so the next and only logical step left for you: is buying hard copies of Chinese porn games like me(´◉◞౪◟◉)

Good to know.
I saw the website constantly linked over at /r/lightnovels and /r/manga so I assumed it's trustworthy, but, as usual, I have to be paranoid and test the waters.