What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!

[Magical Senshi]

Macross Zero Collector's Edition Blu-ray from All the Anime.


Unfortunately, I couldn't test the disc out like I normally do whenever I get a new home video release, as my Blu-ray player no longer plays Blu-rays. I've also tried my other BDs that I already own and tested/played without previous issue, and they can't play either. So that means I have to buy myself a new Blu-ray player after nearly 6 years of owning the one I currently have.

 

[HWR]

I also received Macross Zero alongside (finally) my copy of Bleach Set 2 from ATA.

 

[farzam1999]

Arrivals since last post. Also picked up LEGO 80058 - Celestial Pagoda in the meantime.

Spoiler: H-titles, censored!

 

[Puringa]

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is the most expensive game I've ever bought, but it's in really nice condition and I was able to pick it up in the Netherlands so there were no import fees.

Many years ago I've played Persona 3 FES and Persona 4 Golden and before I'm going to explore Persona 5 Royal I want to explore the roots of the Persona series.

I've bought the digital PSP versions of Persona 1 and Persona 2: Innocent Sin to play on my PSVita (because the physical editions are way too expensive).

Persona 2 has two parts however. The PSP version of the second part was never released in the west so the only way to get Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is to either get an American PSN account or to buy the original PS1 game. I own a PS2 debugging station which basically means that I legally own a region free PS2, so no issues on that part.

Really looking forward to play this game when the time comes!

 

[Titan]

From Sentai: (via Stackry)

 

[Gemsy-chan]

 

[NormanicGrav]

2025 HAUL - MARCH v4

The haul for the latter half of the month slowed down due to some stuff that I wanted to sort out plus a couple of delays (The First Slam Dunk hasn't been dispatched yet which is likely due to Bleach TYBW Part 2).

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#9: Castlevania Dominus Collection & Penny's Big Breakaway

Spoiler: Context

The latest Limited Run Games releases arrived and roughly on track from its original release window! Not bad considering a lot of people had to wait a long time for their other games from the distributor.

Castlevania Dominus Collection continues the compilation releases for the franchise from Konami, this time focusing on the Nintendo DS instalments with 2005's Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, 2006's Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, and 2008's Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Also included is Haunted Castle Revisited, a remake developed by M2 based on the original 1987 Japanese arcade title. With this collection, I suspect the next one is likely to be the 3D action titles from the Nintendo 64 & PlayStation 2 era.

Next we have Penny's Big Breakaway, a 2024 action platformer by developer Evening Star (comprised of members who worked on Sonic Mania). While the game is available on other platforms I decided to go for the Nintendo Switch version which did receive an update to improve its performance (and that update is on the cart itself).

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#10: Macross Zero

Spoiler: Context

And the last item of the month is Macross Zero, the 2002 OVA series by Satelight and the second Macross to be released in the west and by Anime Limited. This is a pretty neat package and it looks like they have just replicated what was available from the Japanese release, even including two audio commentary tracks. Despite being advertised as such my copy didn't come with a poster but I'm not too bothered by it.

You can view more photos & specs on my blog.

 

[Girls with Guns]

I received one pre-order Blu-ray today from Crunchyroll US, the last of my 18-title pre-order I made back in January:

The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Part 2

 

[Shadow Cat]

---Macross---

The artwork used in this release looks really nice so kinda tempted now

Your math didnt quite math in the blog. If it was £25.99 it would be an insta buy imo. At £35 ~ 40 I'm on the fence about it

Non early bird is £52. So thats an easy nope. Will keep an eye on the spring sale if they do an early bird redux

 

[Shadow Cat]

I wanted to get a 1/100 Sakura Freedom but I'm guessing the Bandai set was either exclusive or limited as the only sets I can find are £200+

So went for a Deban 6650 Sakura. Mixed reviews but worth a try

Well. As you can see its not a 6650 Sakura Seller send the wrong one

Plus side is they refunded rather than return

Negative side. Its not pink

 

[Gemsy-chan]

 

[Dai]

Three blaster boxes of Panini 2022 WWE Chronicles trading cards. I've been looking at trading cards for a few different subjects, with my reaction typically being, "They cost how much?!", even for boxes selling at RRP. Ordering a few boxes at once let me combine international shipping, so they were expensive, but not as insane as some.

This series has a fairly premium feel to them, with every card having at least some foil elements, and there being lots of variety to the art design across the 20 styles of cards that can be included. There's 400 cards in the series, so these three boxes combined are only a little over a quarter of that. I got cards for most of the wrestlers I wanted though, and didn't end up with too many duplicates. Here are some of the highlights:

 

[RadFemHedonist]

The five items from my most recent Shein order arrived and I love them all, they are cute and a good comfortable fit, the paisley shorts look more distinctive and pretty than your average paisley print IMO. I will note that the white bloomers don't fluff out the way many such shorts do, but I do still like them and they will make good summer wear in the heat, the white and black top is as lovely as in the product image, and the Care Bears stuff is really cool, vibrantly colourful and comfortable. My Yours Clothing black and red floral velour dress arrived and it is too small as I suspected, I have initiated a return and bought a different dress from them that will definitely fit as a replacement, which I will post an image of in the "What did you BUY today?" thread

 

[Birdie Num Num]

From March:

 

[RadFemHedonist]

From March:

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Adam Elliot is interesting, I really appreciated Mary & Max

 

[Birdie Num Num]

Adam Elliot is interesting, I really appreciated Mary & Max

His latest film, Memoir of a Snail is just as good. All his animations are crude but beautiful.

 

[Lucky_Deity]

My Play-Asia order arrived.

Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection (PS4) and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black (PS5)

 

[RedundantSquash]

From March:

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Where did you get that Adam Elliott collection from? I want it

Is it region free?

 

[HWR]

Dead or Alive, I’m looking forward to watching this documentary.

 

[Lucky_Deity]

Urusei Yatsura (2022) (BD)



Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight (PS4) and Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (PS4)