Mikimir Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 To all the people who buys VNs; how do you buy them? Do you go to Japan by yourself? Do you use online stores? How do you ship them? (I'm totally not asking this because I want to buy one myself) Quote
Vokoca Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Most of my VNs come from PSN and PS+ (digital copies, obviously), though I did buy some physical ones too when I was in Japan. Haven't really bought any physical VNs online yet, though I did buy a couple of Japanese games this way (on playasia). Quote
Down Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Assuming you're not talking about localized VNs (otherwise: Mangagamer, Steam, JAST (lol), Sekai Project (do they even sell things already) are your best bets), it can be a bit of a pain to buy physical VNs from Japan, because a lot of websites don't ship internationally, and some (like amazon) specifically don't ship 18+ products. In which case you need to use a proxy (a service or person which will order things for you and ship them in your place). Lucky you, our very own OriginalRen is willing to act as a proxy for free! Another possibility is online stores for digital copies, some VN companies do have them. Erogamer 1 Quote
Mikimir Posted February 26, 2015 Author Posted February 26, 2015 Assuming you're not talking about localized VNs (otherwise: Mangagamer, Steam, JAST (lol), Sekai Project (do they even sell things already) are your best bets), it can be a bit of a pain to buy physical VNs from Japan, because a lot of websites don't ship internationally, and some (like amazon) specifically don't ship 18+ products. In which case you need to use a proxy (a service or person which will order things for you and ship them in your place). Lucky you, our very own OriginalRen is willing to act as a proxy for free! Another possibility is online stores for digital copies, some VN companies do have them. Incoming stupid question; what's an OriginalRen? Quote
OriginalRen Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Incoming stupid question; what's an OriginalRen? This. This is exactly what I have worked for the past year on Fuwanovel to accomplish. I am now retiring from the site. TexasDice, Erogamer, Kaguya and 1 other 4 Quote
Mikimir Posted February 26, 2015 Author Posted February 26, 2015 This. This is exactly what I have worked the past year on Fuwanovel to accomplish. I am now retiring from the site. Well to be fair I don't really visit this forum very often as you can see in my post count Quote
Deep Blue Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Always online, jastusa, mangagamer, play-asia, one time from amiami, I try to avoid steam most of the time (I don't like censored games) EDITED: now i feel dumb Quote
Satsuki Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I mostly buy them from amiami and play-asia. Quote
Suzu Fanatic Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 For myself, physical copies are a nightmare to import. So, I generally stick to digital distribution. Though if you have any internet friends you can rely on that travel, you could always ask them to pick up some safe titles for you. Someone I know on another forum visits Japan frequently, so I worked out the details for him to buy and ship to me Fate/Stay Night. It's the only hardcopy of a VN I own, but I regret nothing. Quote
XReaper Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 when it comes to my habits...hmm i´m the type who mostly takes note of new or good titles through various blogs/reviews/recommandations and then due to the very lack of bucks...you know...its like...but...i wish... but after playing and finishing the games I definitely MAKE EXCEPTIONS for titles above average vndb count 7,5 - (though i still have to like them , too) and then yes..searching through the web, from amazon to playasia till i find and order them (mostly physical copies) Quote
ExtraMana Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I've gotten a few fan translated through here or nyaa Since I don't like eroge, nukige, or hentai in my VNs and I can't speak Japanese the only other place right now is steam and even they don't seperate adult VNs properly. Quote
Zalor Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Incoming stupid question; what's an OriginalRen? The best fuwa quote ever! I would like the comment, but I somehow feel like I shouldn't. Don't worry OriginalRen, even though you barely know me I know who you are. Actually, after writing that out it sounds kind of creepy in retrospect... Still <3 Assuming you're not talking about localized VNs (otherwise: Mangagamer, Steam, JAST (lol), Sekai Project (do they even sell things already) are your best bets), it can be a bit of a pain to buy physical VNs from Japan, because a lot of websites don't ship internationally, and some (like amazon) specifically don't ship 18+ products. In which case you need to use a proxy (a service or person which will order things for you and ship them in your place). Lucky you, our very own OriginalRen is willing to act as a proxy for free! Another possibility is online stores for digital copies, some VN companies do have them. How does that work? Like hypothetically, if the combined price of a Japanese VN I wanted along with taxes and shipping cost $120 dollars. I could pay the money to him through Paypal and OriginalRen would buy it and then ship it to my address? Is he even willing to do that for fuwa members that are outside his close circle of friends? Quote
Satsuki Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 \How does that work? Like hypothetically, if the combined price of a Japanese VN I wanted along with taxes and shipping cost $120 dollars. I could pay the money to him through Paypal and OriginalRen would buy it and then ship it to my address? Is he even willing to do that for fuwa members that are outside his close circle of friends? Why not? It's not like he has to climb over a mountain to get to the post office or something. Quote
GetterEmperor Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I buy some from Mangagamer and JAST. There's also Ren who was able to get me some for a pretty cheap price so there's always the choice of asking him. Quote
Zalor Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 /index.php?/topic/6203-originalrens-vn-mail-call/">Why not? It's not like he has to climb over a mountain to get to the post office or something. Thanks for the link. While I have no ethical qualms for torrenting unlicensed VNs, it is nice to know a convenient way I could go about legally acquiring them. Quote
Clephas Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I have someone who basically sells them to me rather than to a second-hand shop (though the actual process is a bit more complex). This saves me a lot of money, considering how many I buy a year... but it generally means I actually receive my physical copies two to three months after the initial release, lol. Quote
Tay Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I'm working with this guy to write a guide for the front site. In the meantime check out his original: http://www.reddit.com/r/visualnovels/wiki/buy Darklord Rooke 1 Quote
julyan Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 For unlocalized and physical copies, I ask my cousin in Japan to send me a copy then pay him through his bank account. Easy. I got the Grisaia trilogy through this method. Quote
Alucard Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Buy? Hmmm well my first choice would be steam but there would have to be an uncensor option Quote
Fred the Barber Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 This is a very helpful thread; piracy leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and I don't have any contacts in Japan (though the OriginalRen VN Shipping Service is tempting), so I'm trying out JList for this (I think I previously bought a localized copy of KonoSora from them?). Their markups seem substantial, but not intolerable. Despite having only played three VNs that I did not know how to acquire legally, the initial outlay for those games was... decidedly not cheap. Ahh, well, tomorrow's payday anyway. Quote
Satsuki Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 This is a very helpful thread; piracy leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and I don't have any contacts in Japan (though the OriginalRen VN Shipping Service is tempting), so I'm trying out JList for this (I think I previously bought a localized copy of KonoSora from them?). Their markups seem substantial, but not intolerable. Despite having only played three VNs that I did not know how to acquire legally, the initial outlay for those games was... decidedly not cheap. Ahh, well, tomorrow's payday anyway. Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 and I don't have any contacts in Japan (though the OriginalRen VN Shipping Service is tempting), It's a good option. Ren's a trustworthy and generous fella Quote
CruelN1N1 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I mostly pirate because it's hard to get them in mexico and i don't have a credit card but i mostly buy some VNs on steam and JRPG on PS3 Quote
OriginalRen Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 /index.php?/topic/6203-originalrens-vn-mail-call/">Why not? It's not like he has to climb over a mountain to get to the post office or something. Quote
Eclipsed Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I don't buy them though if I did I'd want the physical copies because I like physical things (why are you playing LL:SIF then you big doof) but apparently Down says they are hard to get outside of the localized stuff so I guess our very own OriginalRen (lol at his retiring comment) would've been my choice on the 'How I buy VN' Quote
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