Japan Products?

[jeffhwang]

So my friend is going to japan soon and said she can buy me something what do you think would be something i can ask her for that i cant get in the US?

[Ryoji]

hmm, thats a very tough question.

Ask her to being you back a Maid from one of the Maid Cafe's lol.

But in all seriousness, I would ask for some Japanese sweets or some good Japanese tea.

If those dont sound good, you can ask for anime

[Down]

Otaku stuff is usually ultra-expensive, so it could take a toll on your wallet.

If you can read japanese, mangas and doujins are not much more expensive than in western countries. Be careful about sensitive H-stuff though (loli, etc...).

And, well obviously, visual novels. Expensive too but easy to bring back.

You could also ask for artbooks and fanbooks of games/animes you like and that can't be found in the West. Or figs if you like them.

Well that's what I can think about for otaku stuff. That's what i'd try to bring back essentially. I'm thinking about taking an empty second bag with me when i'll have that internship in Japan.

But you might want something else than this kind of stuff, for those, uh, dunno, sorry. Typical presents and souvenirs, I guess, but I don't have any particular knowledge about that.

[jeffhwang]

hmm, thats a very tough question.

Ask her to being you back a Maid from one of the Maid Cafe's lol.

But in all seriousness, I would ask for some Japanese sweets or some good Japanese tea.

If those dont sound good, you can ask for anime ;)/>

thats a good idea tea sounds really good but i have a limited space as well she said it has to be very small and compact

Otaku stuff is usually ultra-expensive, so it could take a toll on your wallet.

If you can read japanese, mangas and doujins are not much more expensive than in western countries. Be careful about sensitive H-stuff though (loli, etc...).

And, well obviously, visual novels. Expensive too but easy to bring back.

You could also ask for artbooks and fanbooks of games/animes you like and that can't be found in the West. Or figs if you like them.

Well that's what I can think about for otaku stuff. That's what i'd try to bring back essentially. I'm thinking about taking an empty second bag with me when i'll have that internship in Japan.

But you might want something else than this kind of stuff, for those, uh, dunno, sorry. Typical presents and souvenirs, I guess, but I don't have any particular knowledge about that.

lol i feel the pain of having to buy otaku stuff i already bought some stuff and it cost me over 100 bucks she said it also must be 2-d ish so maybe a poster or box of a VN but the only problem is that i wouldnt be able to read it

[InvertMouse]

I went to both Hong Kong and Japan a few years back, and I actually ended up buying way more stuff in Hong Kong than in Japan . Visual novels are awesome, but they do often come in big boxes, so those spaces get used up real quick. Their price is, of course, another factor. From memory, I picked up:

- Ever17 PSP Limited Edition.

- Planetarian.

- Sola DVD Limited Edition boxset.

And that's really about it. I really wanted the Narcissu image album, but it was nowhere to be found even in Akihabara. There were a few other rare Narcissu doujin that were disappointing unavailable. But when I came back home and checked online, there were available in a few places .

[Snowtsuku]

Giga pudding for obvious reasons.