#tho I am EXTREMELY jealous of US cons who get my fav manga artists there | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

triaelf9 · 3 months ago

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dang, try being a fan of a series in Japan

-limited items that sell out instantly the minute they go on sale, mostly to resellers who put them up on sites for 500 x the price

-trying to collect a physical version of a show when the DVDs are 8,000 ish yen and the DVD holds TWO EPISODES

-Series that only get merch that's a collab with a Brand Name and cost what you'd expect from brands

-Being part of a fan club that DOESN'T INFORM YOU WHEN THEIR LIMITED ITEMS GO ON SALE so they're all gone by the time you get to the page and, even tho it's a preorder, they somehow can't make more.

-The only way to get a figure for not 500 x the cost after preorders are close if you missed preorders (not even after it's RELEASED, just when the ORDERS are shut) is to get EXTREMELY lucky at a used store or recycle shop, and even then it will be marked up.

#the physical copies of things do gut me #at least book off is there for my book needs #and getting older manga is generally easier b/c of how many of THOSE they print #but you gotta get sooooo good at recycle shop and used shop hunting if you want something even half a year out of date lol #I'm still gutted about the altelier art book #it was 200 dollars when it was sold and I couldn't justify that for an art book #that's pricey even for here #and THAT was the reprint #it's now nearly $2000 for reproductions which aren't even legal so like #YIKES #And being an overseas fan? forget about it #they barely recognize anyone outside of Tokyo #tho I am EXTREMELY jealous of US cons who get my fav manga artists there #they don't do that here at ALL

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