Lucky_Deity
Death Scythe
KonoSuba! An Explosion on this Wonderful World! (BD) and Mob Psycho 100 (S3) (LE) (BD / DVD)
What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!
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BrokenPhoenix
Vampire Ninja
The "final" pieces of my Ghibli collection arrived. Unfortunately, the second hand copy of Arrietty I received has the "6" on the spine, but I'm not bothered too much, I don't really fancy trying to hunt down a "18" slipcover or another copy of a Blu-ray that's over a decade old now - maybe I'll just write 18 on it in pen or something 
Oh, I just realised I got When Marnie Was There (which I keep calling Marnie and Me in my head) today as well, but forgot to include it in the picture.
And here they all are. A mixture of CEs and the standard double-play Blu-ray+DVD. The only reason I got some CEs is because they were the same or similar price to the standard double-play editions on eBay.
I've got The Red Turtle coming from HMV as well, but not sure if that's considered a 'proper' Ghibli film. I also know of that CGI film Ghibli put out not long ago as well, but haven't heard great things about it, so I'll probably pass unless I see it at a bargain bin price. I hope we get a UK release of The Boy and the Heron though.
Overall, these weren't too bad to collect considering they're not exactly making any more of these I think, because Studio Canal had some bust up with another company. I did get lucky with a few of them (e.g., my copy of The Wind Rises from CEX came with the slipcover included and I managed to snag slipcovers for my copies of Pom Poko and Kiki for £5 each on eBay). They were all between £8-£20, so not too bad in terms of price either.
Happy to have them all physically anyway!
Oh, I just realised I got When Marnie Was There (which I keep calling Marnie and Me in my head
) today as well, but forgot to include it in the picture.And here they all are. A mixture of CEs and the standard double-play Blu-ray+DVD. The only reason I got some CEs is because they were the same or similar price to the standard double-play editions on eBay.
I've got The Red Turtle coming from HMV as well, but not sure if that's considered a 'proper' Ghibli film. I also know of that CGI film Ghibli put out not long ago as well, but haven't heard great things about it, so I'll probably pass unless I see it at a bargain bin price. I hope we get a UK release of The Boy and the Heron though.
Overall, these weren't too bad to collect considering they're not exactly making any more of these I think, because Studio Canal had some bust up with another company. I did get lucky with a few of them (e.g., my copy of The Wind Rises from CEX came with the slipcover included and I managed to snag slipcovers for my copies of Pom Poko and Kiki for £5 each on eBay). They were all between £8-£20, so not too bad in terms of price either.
Happy to have them all physically anyway!
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AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
Good work @BrokenPhoenix. The CGI one, is that Earwig? It’s really not a great film, it’s like they tried to make a western film and failed because they don’t have the style for that. I’d suggest watching a bit on Netflix and seeing what you think.
BrokenPhoenix
Vampire Ninja
Thanks! Yeah, that's the one. I saw the reviews were quite bad for it. I may give it a watch and see, but I won't have much hope haha.
Gemsy-chan
Shinigami
Puringa
Brigade Leader
Dvds and Blu Rays I've received in the past month:
Some notable things:
Yakitate Japan: I've been looking for over a year to find this series. Part 1 is easy and cheap to find, but that's not the case for part 2 & 3. To my big surprise and joy a complete collection popped up on eBay, the first I've ever seen over there.
Ghost in the Shell Arise: the first time I've purchased a Japanese release. This collection has all 5 Borders (including Pyrophoric Cult which never came out in the west). Everything in this collection should have English subtitles.
Azumanga Daioh: also pretty hard to find for a reasonable price. I went for the Australian version, but I have a multiregion Blu Ray player, so I should be fine.
Some notable things:
Yakitate Japan: I've been looking for over a year to find this series. Part 1 is easy and cheap to find, but that's not the case for part 2 & 3. To my big surprise and joy a complete collection popped up on eBay, the first I've ever seen over there.
Ghost in the Shell Arise: the first time I've purchased a Japanese release. This collection has all 5 Borders (including Pyrophoric Cult which never came out in the west). Everything in this collection should have English subtitles.
Azumanga Daioh: also pretty hard to find for a reasonable price. I went for the Australian version, but I have a multiregion Blu Ray player, so I should be fine.
CommanderZx2
Magical Girl
My latest arrivals:
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess vol 2 & 3 BD
Frieren vol 4 & 5 BD
Apothecary Diaries vol 3 BD
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi DVD
GA-TAN GO-TON Train to the end of the world OP theme
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess vol 2 & 3 BD
Frieren vol 4 & 5 BD
Apothecary Diaries vol 3 BD
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi DVD
GA-TAN GO-TON Train to the end of the world OP theme
Denny Fisher
Dragon Knight
Birdie Num Num
Straw Hat Pirate
AgeOfBoredom
Great Teacher
Sorry guys, I’ve won 
2024 HAUL - JUNE CHAPTER: BATCH #1
Been a while since I mentioned any more items. I have three packages to cover for this batch; one arrived on Saturday 1st June, the second arrived on Thursday 6th and then the third arrived today.
Starting off the month we have two more Nintendo Switch games for the collection and this covers two separate packages which I have decided to bundle together because these are Limited Run Games releases.
Persona 4 Golden is first, which arrived from VideoGamesPlus and their new listing of the set. They confirmed in advance that stock would be arriving on their store but the way they revealed the appearance of this game was suspicious, like announcing when it will appear with a time frame. This raised alarm bells in my head because it indicated that there was a high chance that it would sell out, therefore I had to order it directly through my phone whilst I was at work.
My assumption turned out to be correct because apparently the stock sold out within 20 minutes. Interesting considering the other LRG titles never had this issue. But ordering from VGP was decent especially for single item orders so I wasn't too bothered by it.
Next we have perhaps the biggest surprise pickup I have managed to get in a long time - The House in Fata Morgana. Limited Run Games held their latest annual Blowout sale which included a whole bunch of titles but I only had enough funds for one game. This game was among the titles listed to make their appearance. The site went offline at first to deter bots and resellers from ruining the event but there was a rocky start as it was reloading the pages constantly. Eventually it went back up but this game was not available to purchase.
I was initially just about to give up until I was notified that it did become available about 15-20 minutes later (it was likely locked from ordering to give people a chance). Staff tweets gave the assumption that it was sold out already but the page details didn't match that. I got my order through but was worried of cancellations as some folks got theirs cancelled not long after, but mine survived and dispatched.
To provide a bit of a background, The House in Fata Morgana is a visual novel that is considered one of the best in its genre. It had a release on PlayStation Vita followed by an updated version for PS4 and Switch. I did consider PS4 but eventually I decided to move visual novels to Switch but it was by that point that I had missed out on the opportunity. Grateful to be able to own a copy so that I can play it from the cart.
Here's how my Nintendo Switch collection has gone so far. I am in the zone of picking up more Switch games and I hope to reach 100 by the end of the year. I have some on order but there's still tons to get (not aiming to get so many as a lot of games don't run well on Switch).
Next we have Rental Magica from Anime Limited. They released the series in two collector's edition parts (and yes, they have a complete series standard edition out very soon) but these do mirror the Nozomi Entertainment limited edition DVD sets from Rightstuf back in the day so that's neat. You can view more photos and specs on my blog.
Been a while since I mentioned any more items. I have three packages to cover for this batch; one arrived on Saturday 1st June, the second arrived on Thursday 6th and then the third arrived today.
Starting off the month we have two more Nintendo Switch games for the collection and this covers two separate packages which I have decided to bundle together because these are Limited Run Games releases.
Persona 4 Golden is first, which arrived from VideoGamesPlus and their new listing of the set. They confirmed in advance that stock would be arriving on their store but the way they revealed the appearance of this game was suspicious, like announcing when it will appear with a time frame. This raised alarm bells in my head because it indicated that there was a high chance that it would sell out, therefore I had to order it directly through my phone whilst I was at work.
My assumption turned out to be correct because apparently the stock sold out within 20 minutes. Interesting considering the other LRG titles never had this issue. But ordering from VGP was decent especially for single item orders so I wasn't too bothered by it.
Next we have perhaps the biggest surprise pickup I have managed to get in a long time - The House in Fata Morgana. Limited Run Games held their latest annual Blowout sale which included a whole bunch of titles but I only had enough funds for one game. This game was among the titles listed to make their appearance. The site went offline at first to deter bots and resellers from ruining the event but there was a rocky start as it was reloading the pages constantly. Eventually it went back up but this game was not available to purchase.
I was initially just about to give up until I was notified that it did become available about 15-20 minutes later (it was likely locked from ordering to give people a chance). Staff tweets gave the assumption that it was sold out already but the page details didn't match that. I got my order through but was worried of cancellations as some folks got theirs cancelled not long after, but mine survived and dispatched.
To provide a bit of a background, The House in Fata Morgana is a visual novel that is considered one of the best in its genre. It had a release on PlayStation Vita followed by an updated version for PS4 and Switch. I did consider PS4 but eventually I decided to move visual novels to Switch but it was by that point that I had missed out on the opportunity. Grateful to be able to own a copy so that I can play it from the cart.
Here's how my Nintendo Switch collection has gone so far. I am in the zone of picking up more Switch games and I hope to reach 100 by the end of the year. I have some on order but there's still tons to get (not aiming to get so many as a lot of games don't run well on Switch).
Next we have Rental Magica from Anime Limited. They released the series in two collector's edition parts (and yes, they have a complete series standard edition out very soon) but these do mirror the Nozomi Entertainment limited edition DVD sets from Rightstuf back in the day so that's neat. You can view more photos and specs on my blog.
CommanderZx2
Magical Girl
I wonder why there is no Azumanga Daioh BD release, aside from the German one but that has no English subtitles. It wouldn't even mind if it was just standard definition on BD disc.
Gemsy-chan
Shinigami
Spark_Heal
Kiznaiver
I have been ordering a few CDs this month because I need to stuff to listen to at work. From Amazon JP I got the Aimer Single Spark Again. Spark Again was the 3rd Opening Theme for Fire Force and this includes a few other songs by Aimer. From UK label JPU Records, a company specialising in releasing Japanese artists in the UK, there is Second to None by Lonesome_Blue and Seize the Fate by NEMOPHILA.
This week I got Motörhead's Another Perfect Day and a Best Of collection from HMV. And from Ebay I got self-titled albums WolfMother and The Oath which I have really enjoyed over the past few days. Particularly The Oath which is some type of rock band, I really am clueless about the genre, and I would like more music like this.
This week I got Motörhead's Another Perfect Day and a Best Of collection from HMV. And from Ebay I got self-titled albums WolfMother and The Oath which I have really enjoyed over the past few days. Particularly The Oath which is some type of rock band, I really am clueless about the genre, and I would like more music like this.