Site Information
This site is really more for me than for anyone else. Er. I like making lists of things, and making this website helps me keep track of my anime collection, even if it is currently scattered across three states/prefectures and two continents. So, there you have it. This is my list of my things. Nyah.
Site FAQ
Why do you have so much crap?
About 90% of my collection is magazine furoku. I buy Japanese magazines to actually read them; furoku is just icing on the cake. As I read a lot of magazines, I accumulate a LOT of furoku very quickly. Most of it I neither want nor care for, honestly.
Why don't you sell more of your collection?
Because I can't. I've moved around a lot in the past couple years, and I intend to keep moving around until I finish graduate school. And I can't take all of my worldly posessions with me every time. Most of my anime collection is currently in a storage locker in Minnesota; as I'm now living on a different continent, I don't exactly have access to it anymore. Someday when I've settled down somewhere, I'm going to unpack my whole darn collection and start selling off big chunks of it. But until then, all I can really do is continue to catalog and store the junk that I accumulate.
What is furoku?
Furoku are free items that come bundled with Japanese magazines, and sometimes with limited editions of CDs and DVDs.
What is "zen-in"?
In Japanese, "zen-in" literally means "all people," AKA "for everyone." Zen-in goods are send-away goods that you can order using coupons printed in Japanese magazines. They are only available for a very limited time (usually a window of one to two months), and are only available to Japanese addresses. Sometimes they are free, sometimes not. For example, the magazine Animage usually offers a zen-in telephone card with most of its monthly issues, the price of which is usually around 1000 yen. Sometimes Animage offers exclusive figures or sculptures, which can be extremely pricey, up to 15000 yen. In contrast, I once ordered a zen-in tote bag from Asuka magazine that was totally free, minus the cost of shipping. So it varies, a lot.
If I really really really wanna buy something from you, can I make you an offer?
Yes, you can. It never hurts to ask. I don't bite, I swear. However, be aware that my most likely answer will be a polite no. This is because, as previously mentioned, I actually don't have access to most of my collection anymore, so I may not be able to sell you something even if I'm willing to part with it. So the short answer is: Go ahead and ask, just please don't get your hopes up.
