So I just got my Amazon.co.jp shipment for the month, containing the October issues of Newtype (JP), Animedia, Animage, and this month I also got The Sneaker, the light novel magazine that publishes Haruhi (among other things). As always, the swag is slightly overwhelming.

1. Darker than Black artbook.
2. Full-size Darker than Black poster (with Geass on the other side, but I already have Geass posters a-plenty…but where will I put it? T_T)
3. Gurren Lagann art/info book.
4. Evangeliwon tote bag.
5. Lucky Star poster.
6. Lucky Star stickers (which will be on my laptop shortly).
7. Haruhi fan (you have to have a handle for it, but it’s pretty nice– Noizi Ito is fabulous).
8. Zero no Tsukaima paper stands (there are Nanoha ones too).
9. Mushi-Uta art-book (*drool*)
10. An animator guidebook.

Most of the US mags come with, what, a centerfold and a DVD? Eh. Oh, and not pictured here– one of the mags comes with Lucky Star English/Japanese flash cards. Like, one side has a Japanese quote, and the other side has the English. AWESOME.

Current Mood:  Dadada

If there’s one thing in California that I wish we had in Portland - besides lanes and parking spaces that are actually wide enough to fit cars in - it’s a Kinokuniya that gets all of the monthly magazines in on time. I’m kinda lucky to have one at all in Beaverton, but damn if they don’t get delayed on the magazines a lot. I didn’t get the May magazines until the day I left for California…May 17th.

Because of that, I’ll have TWO sets of magazine swag to try and find home for. Bah!
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