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No.1550
I'm new to this buyfag stuff, but I have to ask. Are there any other places from where I can order books and CDs?
Right now I'm browsing Alice Books and almost everything that looks interesting is sold out. Pic somewhat related.
No.1551
Mandarake is another good place to shop. Ordered a doujin from them and got it in less than a week.
No.1552
>>1551
They ship to Europe, that's great.
Thanks.
No.1553
>>1552
>>1551
Mandarake's pretty bro but don't miss a payment or pay late or they'll ban you from their service permanently, and they're autistic about checking to make sure you can't make a second account.
No.1554
>>1553
>don't miss a payment or pay late or they'll ban you from their service permanently
That's a bit frightening.
I hope they accept Paypal, because the nearest bank here is 25 kilometres away.
No.1555
>>1554
I think they used to, I don't know if they still do. I just paid via Visa when I ordered my book.
But yeah, make sure you pay on time and don't cancel your orders. I think they let you do it once or twice but anymore after that they'll ban you.
No.1556
>>1555
After you picked your item, when did you receive the notification to pay for it?
No.1557
>>1556
It only took them about 24 hours to find the item and give me a quote, but it can take up to 3 days I've heard. Keep in mind they operate in Japan and you'll probably get the email at a weird time.
Anyway, you'll have 5 days to pay after receiving the email.
No.1558
>>1554
They still accept paypal but last time I wanted to use it, I had to email them when they sent me the initial invoice to tell them to give me the invoice via paypal. They just changed their site and it's kind of shit now.
No.1559
>>1557
>5 days
That's not so bad. Thanks for your help.
I can't believe I'm actually doing this.
No.1560
>>1559
No problem. It's actually pretty painless and an enjoyable experience. I'm looking forward to ordering from them again.
Unless you're importing loli or something, then you'll be biting your nails hoping it passes through customs without getting inspected
No.1561
>>1560
>loli
No, just the usual dog or fox girl nonsense.
No.1577
I'm looking at some stuff at Alice Books and I'm about to order.
There is an option for "International Mail" Service or EMS. Is the "International Mail" Service parcel going to survive the trip to Europe or should I go with EMS and pay 8 times the price of the single book I'm ordering just to be sure?
No.1578
>>1577
The only real difference is the speed, I'm sure they'll pack it the same way regardless. The only problem is the longer it's in transit the higher the risk of someone stepping on it or whatever.
It's up to you to decide if it's worth paying the extra.
No.1579
>>1578
I'll just have to risk it and hope for the best.
It's a book in an envelope, I'm sure if someone steps on it nothing will happen. It's not like it's a dvd case or a CD.
No.1588
>>1577
Ive gotten some things from them, if it survived the trip to us I sure it will to whatever part of europe youre in. From my experiences it still comes within a nice time too, longest I ever had to wait was 2 weeks.
No.1611
I'm thinking of getting another book. I kinda like the look of this book, but I'm not too sure about it.
http://alice-books.com/item/show/2766-1
No.1612
>>1611
Ehh, that seems kinda pricey for what you get. It's only 16 pages. On the plus side, looks like there's good artists in there.
Personally I'd wait and see if the price goes down, but it's up to you.
No.1620
>>1612
Yeah, I thought so. I'll wait for now, maybe get another Sindoll book for 600 jpy.
No.1621
>>1620
Can't go wrong with Sindoll. :]
No.1623
No.1624
No.1625
>>1624
Thanks, have a wallpaper.
It's a shame he updates so infrequently. It's part of the reason I want the book.
No.1626
>Can't go wrong with Sindoll
The guy's just doing American fursonas these days. Fuck that. He's become another DrComet.
No.1627
>>1626
Isn't he working on some animation right now?
No.1628
>>1626
>The guy's just doing American fursonas these days.
You mean sparkle-dog pictures for cash? Can you show me? I seriously didn't know this.
No.1629
>>1628
He just means that Sindoll is making money off of american commissions, dont get why hes so salty, his work is pretty much the same as before.
http://kousoku2.tumblr.com/
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?id=16492
No.1630
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I was thinking of buying Foxy Rena Vol 6 and this book:
http://alice-books.com/item/show/232-57
But I then I saw there was a 140 page Midori book and I'm not sure if I should get that. What if most of the stuff in this book isn't that good?
No.1631
>>1626
There was nothing wrong with Dr. Comet :(
Whatever happened to him, by the way? Last I heard he was pissed that people kept pirating his art CDs.
>>1627
I don't think so. There's that one Renamon animation that just came out and I think people kept confusing that artwork with his.
>>1630
That whole Midori book is available on sadpanda if you want to browse before you buy:
http://exhentai.org/g/793443/d01f5b33c9/
No.1632
>>1629
>dont get why hes so salty
Because I've been around long enough to see what happens when Jap artists go for the Furry market– for starters, they never return to drawing/creating/publishing the things at a quality they did before: it's just murrsonas on plain backgrounds like the rest of the Furry dreck. They no longer do doujins with any effort put in, and what they do put out is 'tiny'/fewer pages, and priced for the Americans– as we've already seen with Sindoll.
The Kemono Fursuiters are also fucking-up bigtime too due to 'wanting to follow the Furries' rather than being a distinct scene of its own. (I was about to start a thread about them a few weeks ago, but checking on what was being done currently was shown to be just a smaller version of Furry-suiters; in 5 years, there'll be conventions of generic murrsuits like in the States.
No.1633
>>1631
>Whatever happened to him, by the way?
Maybe someone told him for the past decade he's been near-exclusively drawing commissions for the freak Allen Fishbeck, who stalked V.A Tress MacNeille…
No.1634
>>1631
Thanks for the link.
>>1632
Speaking of western shit, I saw they were selling one of those shitty Hard Blush comics on AliceBooks. Embarrassing.
No.1635
>>1632
That pic is making me rage. Probably the first legitimately bad fursuiting I've seen come out of Japan.
>>1634
No problem! Glad I could help.
No.1637
>>1632
In Sindolls case hes been doing art on plain backgrounds and simple cgsets for dlsite for a years now. (prices are also the same as around 2010 too) Last Kemoket and work for c86 are the same quality and length as his usual stuff too.
You have more experience than I do for both scenes so I'm not arguing the trend really but for him the only real difference Ive seen in the past 2 years is that you can actually commission him for work
No.1639
>>1635
Here's another pic that made me rage. Sure, the costuming is nice, but: the 3 identical suits were all made by the same person for money, and it's became a Generic like the toonhead carpetsuits.
It's too late for kemonosuiting. The only difference I can see between the second image (from the 'Chibakemo' convention) and a Furry convention photoshoot are the suit's head designs. Expect the Kemo scene to get overrun by guys wanting to wrap themselves in synthetic fur for their internetfriendz, and much less content like we're here being fans of… :/
No.1640
>>1639
Do we really have to post stuff that infuriates us
No.1651
>>1639
I've never really been into any suiting scene, but I'm sad to hear about the state of Japanese fursuiting. A lot of pics I've seen of their costumes and whatnot actually looked really great. There's a lot of suits in that crowd that look comparable to western suits. That's… Disheartening.
>>1640
This, on the other hand, is really nice. :3c
No.1652
>>1651
There was one suit I saw, I don't know if it was Japanese, but it had realitvely realisit fur, a life-like wolf head with a really long white mane.
Impressive and a bit creepy at the same time.
No.1655
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>>1623
Huh, so I google translated a simple inquiry about the book and to my surprise, wkar replied.
どうもメールありがとうございます
隣の果実に関して
私は絵を描いただけで印刷とそのデータを扱っているのは同作者の白狛（http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?id=2305461）さんです。
なので彼に問い合わせていただければよろしいかと思います。
お力になれなくて申し訳ありません。
The only thing I can tell from this is that his co-author deals with this kind of stuff.
No.1658
>>1652
>relatively realistic
I have embarrassed myself on a small board.
No.1659
>>1658
dont worry
WHATEVER YOU DO THOUGH
dont post furry porn ok
No.1660
>>1659
I might have missed a couple of typos, but I'm not a pleb.
No.1691
>>1629
I saw that he made one sergal picture.
Pic related, just look at that mane. He should draw more stuff like this, maybe some Border Collie smut because Sergals are tainted by western autism. That would be great.
No.1792
I have to ask about buying used stuff from Mandarake.
Have you guys ever ordered anything used from Mandarake? In what condition were the items? Do I need to be concerned about stuff being seriously damaged and "mysterious" stains? A silly thing to ask, but whatever.
No.1793
>>1792
they list the condition along with the used sign usually. If it says 'poor' expect rips, tears stains, etc. But usually the Japanese are very good at keeping things in good condition.
No.1794
>>1793
So when it says "condition - average" it's in alright condition?
No.1795
>>1792
Mandarake is pretty anal about condition, so they'll usually list whatever is wrong with the book (dog eared pages, minor tears). They're also really good about not selling stuff that's been "stained" so there's no need to worry about that.
>>1794
The condition is probably fine.
No.1796
>>1795
Excellent.
I will be ordering some used stuff next month.
No.1868
I just got my order from AliceBooks and it only took 8 days for this stuff to reach Europe with the international mail service. Almost no damage, just a small barely visible dent on the bottom corner of Foxy Rena Volume 6 spine. Pic related, it's the stuff I got.
I am considering posting an unpacking of the Freya Crescent doujin on /v/, but I feel that would be impertinent and would probably draw negative attention to this board.
No.1874
>>1868
It's related to video games, so I don't see why people would get too upset. I think it'd be pretty funny personally.
I don't think you'd need to worry about drawing negative attention to the board, but if you're that worried about it then just be sure not to mention it.
No.1875
>>1874
I'll do it one day, I already took the pics. The reaction to the Crosscoda thread was hilarious, but I don't want to get banned.
No.1882
>>1875
As the dude who did the CrossCoda unboxing on /v/, I don't think you have much to worry about. If you're really worried about a ban then just be sure to post from your mobile phone. Really doubt anyone would ban you though.
No.2026
No.2066
>>2026
I'd do it. :3c
Shame they don't have that middle one available, that looks the best in my opinion.
Also, what the hell is this?
http://alice-books.com/item/show/232-59
Did they actually make instant ramen for kemoket?
No.2067
Guy from /furry/ with a question.
Is there any website where you can look up a doujin and see what online stores have it available? So far, Ive only found one place that has what im looking for, but its sold out at the moment.
No.2068
>>2067
I'm not sure think such a site exists. You'll have to check Mandarake, Alicebooks and maybe Furbuy every once in a while. There is Yahoo Auctions, but sellers rarely ship abroad.
>>2066
I wish this one was still avaliable.
>instant ramen for kemoket
That's a bit weird.
No.2070
>>2068
>that pic
Yep, that's the best one. I want it now.
No.2079
The big book I ordered is finally here. Pardon the shitty quality of these pictures, I didn't have my camera with me.
No.2080
>>2079
Oooh, nice. I'm actually kinda jealous!
No.2081
>>2080
It doesn't have issue 7, but that's fine because it has some extra stuff and slightly redone artwork. It's sold out right now. The number 1 on the front cover and the fact issue 7 isn't in it leads me to believe we'll be seeing more of this stuff in the future.
I have to thank the Anon who mentioned this item in the Foxy Rena thread, I probably wouldn't find it on time if he didn't mention it. It's sold out now, but, I'm sure it will get reprinted.
No.2085
>>2068
I need that mousepad. I think I've seen one other version, but I couldn't find an instock link anywhere.
No.2105
I bought OP pic related at a con I went to this weekend.
No.2107
>>2105
OP here, how much did you pay for it?
I can't find it anywhere, so I asked Superbus to go look for it.
No.2110
>>2107
Like 25 bucks.
Probably overpayed but I had to have it.
No.2111
>>2110
I would do the same if I was in your spot.
How about a little preview?
No.2112
>>2105
Which con might I ask?
No.2121
>>2111
I can do that, but they will be shitty cell phone pics since I don't have a scanner.
>>2112
San Japan, happened in San Antonio last weekend,
No.2122
>>2121
I wouldn't dare to ask for a scan, unless you want to ruin your book by bending it. I was asking for photos or something like that.
Neat, you can find kemono stuff outside furry conventions, that's good. So, was it hidden behind the counter? Did you have to specifically ask for kemono stuff?
No.2131
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http://alice-books.com/item/show/647-9
Should I? The fact that it's MLP related is turning me off a bit, but I'm still slightly interested.
No.2204
>>2131
Did you end up buying it? I just noticed that Nakagami Takashi was listed as one of the artists, meaning I probably would've bough it.
No.2205
>>2204
I did it, waiting for it to arrive.
I really shouldn't have, because I'm trying to save enough money to buy that premium MGSV package.
No.2206
>>2205
Neat. I don't suppose you're planning on scanning it, are you? Wouldn't blame you, I hate doing that to books.
No.2207
>>2206
I don't own a scanner and going to the university library to scan it would be a crazy thing to do.
No.2208
>>2203
>reservation closed
Fuck everything
No.2209
>>2208
Keep an eye on it because it will be available for sale for a really short time after the preorders get shipped.
No.2215
I just paid for my first order from Mandarake.
>500 yen handling fee separate from shipping
What kind of bullshit is this?
No.2216
>>2215
Well, it takes a lot of work to look for that item and pull it off the shelf…
No.2239
How do you guys know when this stuff is going to hit the stores? Do you follow any of the blogs belonging to the artists? I only follow Amakuchi's blog and Sindoll's tumblr. Got any links for other published artists?
>>2208
Dude, that book is available for sale now. Better act fast if you want to purchase it.
No.2240
>>2239
It's sold out for good now, I hope that Anon was quick enough.
No.2241
>>2239
A lot of artists post about their upcoming works on pixiv. Some even post sample pages.
No.2242
Just ordered these two items
>>2131
>>2224
Now I'm waiting for the payment email to finalize my order.
No.2247
>>2239
>>2240
I was busy that day and just read this now….hello darkness my old friend….
No.2249
>>2247
I'm sure it will be up on Furbuy with a slightly higher price.
You really should use something like a smartphone to keep an eye on these things while you are out.
No.2250
I'm looking at this stuff on Furbuy and I don't know if 25 to 30 dollars and 15 for shipping is a good deal for this.
>12 hours left
No.2251
>>2250
Update: I think I'll pass on this.
No.2252
>>2250
>>2251
It has been scanned and uploaded to the internet if you'd like to see what's in it. I love the art, but at that price I wouldn't get it.
Also, what's this Furbuy thing?
No.2253
>>2252
A place where scalpers sell 600 yen books for 25 dollars (shipping not included).
It's a furry auction site, but I just check it occasionally for Japanese stuff in the comic section.
No.2254
>>2253
I just looked. Jesus, you weren't joking.
They have a few books I'm interested in, but those prices are absolutely ridiculous. $15 shipping? It'd better arrive on the same day at that price.
No.2255
>>2254
>30 dollars for that new Sindoll book
>15 dollars of shipping if you are in Europe
It's awful. Even with the shipping costs it's cheaper to get it from Japan. I never bought anything from that site.
I have to ask something about Alice Books. I made an order on Saturday and I received the automatic reply with the order number, but I still haven't received the payment email. Now I'm really worried because one of the books that's in order is now out of stock. Is this going to affect my order? Do they send the payment emails during the weekend?
No.2256
>>2255
I've never ordered from Alicebooks, but if they work like Mandarake does then it might take a few days for them to send you the quote. The item might appear to be out of stock now on their webpage because they've set it aside for you.
No.2257
>>2256
I hope so.
I usually get the payment mail the next day during work days. It's Monday now and I still haven't received anything.
No.2258
Okay, I paid for it on Monday and they still haven't shipped it. If I don't get a shipping confirmation on Friday I'm going to be pissed.
I paid for both items.
No.2259
>>2258
Sometimes it takes them a couple days to ship stuff.
But yeah, I'd shoot them an email if you don't get a shipment confirmation by Friday.
No.2261
>>2259
Man, it would suck not to get that Horse Sensei book. I really liked the horse stuff by Amakuchi featured in the Kemokko Lovers books.
No.2321
My order got shipped and everything is fine. They were just late with their email confirmation.
I'll post what I got in the mail a couple of days ago. I really like Setouchi Kurage's stuff, but it's always fully censored which is a real shame. I had to have this book, because I really enjoyed reading it despite the censorship.
No.2369
>>2247
I hope you are here, because that book is up for sale again.
Up and at it, Anon. I believe in you, you can do it.
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>>2369
Good looking out man!
>Receive message "クレジットカード決済に失敗したため注文はキャンセルされました。入力した情報が正しいことを確認して下さい"
DONT FUCK WITH ME
No.2379
>Only EMS is available
>Purchase becomes $37
Are you fucking shitting me?
>Try again and select small packet and paypal
>It works
Wait what…….Alrighty then.
No.2380
>>2378
Different Anon here, but judging by my shit Japanese skills (and a lot of dictionary checking) it's saying something along the lines of:
Credit Card failure. Confirm that the information is correct and try again please.
No.2381
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>>2380
I figured as much so I used my paypal for it and it seemed to work. And now I play the waiting game.
No.2382
>>2378
I always used paypal so I never ran into this problem. You won't have to wait long, you'll get it in 10 days.
No.2399
>>2382
Got my invoice and I paid it.
>didn't check shipping address on paypal
>says it's shipping to my parent's address
Please tell me they're gonna ship it to the address you put on the website when you first order it.
No.2400
>>2399
You can change it by emailing them if they haven't shipped it yet. I did that for my first order.
No.2401
>>2400
I just got an email that says they accepted my payment but the shipping address in that email is the one I want them to send it to and not the paypal one. Should I still email them?
No.2402
>>2401
It's fine, I don't think you need to email them if the shipping address is correct.
No.2406
I set out with the goal of buying something tonight and now I don't know what to do.
>CrossCoda auction on furbuy that ends in 2 days with one 15 dollar bit
>Kemokko Lover 4 with a damaged corner for 2500 jpy on Mandarake
>That 140 page book featuring Midori for 1800 jpy on AliceBooks
I really wish I could buy CrossCoda, but it will probably get up 60 dollars once the bidding war starts.
No.2407
>>2406
I feel so lucky that I got my copy of Cross Coda when I did. Only paid around $20 for it too. I don't really know why the price suddenly skyrocketed.
Still, best of luck anon. If you don't win that auction, be sure to set an alert for it on Mandarake.
No.2408
>>2407
If the bid goes over 35 dollars I won't be buying it. Thanks for the heads up about the alert system on Mandarake, I didn't know they had that option.
Tell me, is there a more efficient way of searching Mandarake other than just writing "kemono" in the searchbar?
No.2409
>>2408
There's probably a more efficient way of doing it, but normally what I do is just search kemono, ケモノ, and けもの individually. Strangely enough you'll get different results depending on which one you use. You still have to wade through countless BL doujins, though
You can try searching via artist's name, but it can be pretty finicky. Preferably use their name written in Japanese when searching.
No.2410
>>2409
When I try to use their search by artist or group option it sometimes just refreshes the page and brings me back to the front page.
No.2411
>>2410
>>2409
Mandarake's website is coded like shit, sometimes it won't actually update when you search for something, sometimes I clear my cookies on mandarake, search again, and I see new results that weren't there 5 seconds previously.
No.2412
>>2411
Weird. Do hard refreshes not update the list properly?
No.2415
>>2412
Not always, it's very inconsistent. For best results, go back to the main page before starting a new search, and if you suspect you're seeing the same search results too often over a period of time, try deleting your cookies and searching from the main page.
No.2416
>>2415
That's really finicky. Thanks for the info.
No.2417
>New accounts (less than 14 days old) may not: use Direct Buy or bid in Last 24 Hours of an auction
No CrossCoda for me. Oh well, at least I have an account to use in the future. What a silly policy.
No.2420
>>2417
That is really stupid. I should probably make an account there just in case I need to use it in the future.
>that pic
I remember seeing you on /v/
No.2421
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>>2420
Some lucky guy managed to grab it for 15 dollars and he was the only bidder.
About the image, I got really bored the last few weeks and made a bunch of crops. Mostly SIndoll pics.
No.2422
>>2421
>15 bucks
Lucky him. I've seen it go for like $50 on ebay.
I crop Sindoll pics too. Small world.
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>>2422
I just checked Ebay, it's 46 dollar and the shipping is free for some reason. The book looks like it's in good condition despite the seller listing it as damaged.
I think I'll pass this time. Maybe it will pop up on Mandarake again.
No.2482
Here is some of the stuff I got a couple of weeks ago and the reason why my photographs are so bad.
I had a pretty decent camera, but I damaged the lense while I was abroad so I'll be stuck with this awful phone camera for a while.
No.2484
It came, and it didn't get sent to the wrong address!
No.2485
>>2484
Hope you enjoy your eye-liner wolf book.
No.2487
>>2484
I'm not into that sort of stuff, but congrats on acquiring it.
No.2505
I just got my Solatorobo stuff, expect to see something later today.
I also had to pay a 20 euro customs fee, because they added the postage costs with the price of the item.
No.2506
>>2505
What kind of stuff?
No.2507
>>2506
The 5th anniversary bag. I didn't do an unboxing because the package was brutalized by customs and my current camera is a bit shit.
No.2508
>>2507
Damn, that's blurrier than I expected.
I apologize for uploading such low quality photographs.
No.2512
No.2580
So, I'm trying to buy something from Mandarake and I keep getting the same error.
>Credit card transaction error.(3Dセキュア認証が実施できません。)
Something about the credit card's security code and I don't have any other option than pay with a credit card. Last time I ordered from them I paid using PayPal. My card is fine, but it doesn't work for some reason. This is from the Mandarake Fukuoka store.
No.2581
>>2580
Turns out my bank doesn't support the 3D Security System and I can't pay for this order with my card.
No.2583
>>2580
>>2581
Email their support with your order number or whatever they gave you and ask for a paypal invoice.
No.2584
>>2583
I already asked about Paypal, the support guy said they won't accept PayPal payments for adult stuff now. I emailed them and asked for an order cancellation. I hope they won't ban me because of this.
I'm going to another bank to open a proper account with a decent card tomorrow. I hope the book I want doesn't get sold while I wait for my new card.
No.2607
No.2655
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This is awful.
What's their reasoning behind not being able to use Paypal for adult rated items? I even got a couple of emails today about items on my alert list getting restocked and I can't buy anything.
No.2658
>>2655
It's against paypal's terms of service to use it for any adult material, mandarake's been getting away with it under the radar for years. Paypal is probably getting serious with legal threats if they don't stop.
Anyway, just use a deputy service to get things off mandarake that's 18+ for the time being, mandarake will probably try and get a new payment option up within the year.
No.2659
>>2658
>Anyway, just use a deputy service to get things off mandarake that's 18+ for the time being
What exactly is a deputy service?
No.2660
>>2659
A service that will buy things in Japan for you and mail them to you, there's a lot of them so you might have to look around until you find one that works for you (and has good rates).
You would probably use paypal for them as well but I believe it sidesteps any legal issues because you're not technically paying for any items, you're paying for a service.
No.2661
>>2660
Thank you. I found four websites that offer this service.
No.2894
Do artists only sell their stuff once, or do they often do it more than that? There's a doujin that just got released last month at Kemoket (iirc) and I'm having trouble finding it available online outside of about two Japanese auction sites. Sorry, I'm incredibly new to the world of actually buying doujins.
https://www.doujinshi.org/book/850952/
No.2895
>>2894
Depends on the artist. Sometimes they'll sell stuff throughout the year at various conventions, other times they'll make a doujin and sell it once at one convention and it'll never get reprinted.
A general rule of thumb you should follow in this hobby is to buy something as soon as you can because you never know if it'll be available again.
No.2896
>>2895
>>2895
Thanks for the reply
I guess it's too soon to know if this guy is gonna do any reprints, the one I was looking for was only released about a month ago.
No.2899
So I just recently got into kemono stuff, and I'm not too familiar with kemono doujin artists, but I'm going to Comiket in a month and wouldn't mind being able to pick up some kemono stuff. Any advice on circles to look at while I'm there? It'll be my first time at Comiket so having a few names in mind would greatly help.
No.2902
Is there anything good to get noted when certain books hit? It seems some of the better ones sell out the second they're printed, and sometimes they don't always show up on sad panda.
No.2903
>>2899
>Mayoineko/迷い猫, バンガロゥ,電気式, のら屋, miyubi, Sweet Taste, おるてんしあ, ケモノ絵描きの光速2, GREONE, きし弁
I listed a bunch of circles that I know of. I don't know who is actually attending.
No.2904
>>2903
This is a good list.
No.2906
>>2904
I forgot about 稲山神社 since I don't see their work often and their last book on Alice Books was restricted to Japan only.
No.2907
>>2906
cool, thanks for the list. I probably won't be there every day but I'll try to grab whatever I can on the days that I'm there. well, anything that I wouldn't feel too uncomfortable taking back to the US…
No.2908
>>2907
>anything that I wouldn't feel too uncomfortable taking back to the US…
Take it easy, there is no need to feel ashamed. Besides, no amount of giggles from customs can match what I went through when I scanned that Foxy Rena stuff. Make sure you post photographs in this thread when your return.
No.2909
>>2907
Dude, I brought back a bunch of doujins coming back to America. You shouldn't have any trouble as long as they don't check each individual book. I brought back all these doujins and didn't have a problem with them.
>>2899
One thing I would suggest is if you know your favorite artist, look up their website or Twitter. If they're going to Comiket they'll have something there that will show what day they're going and what area they'll be at. Heads up though, if any artist you like is gonna be on day 3 GET THERE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
No.2910
>>2909
Is that Clover Rolls book any good?
No.2920
>>2909
Good to hear. I wasn't seriously worried about customs since I didn't plan to bring back anything too questionable. Also I was already planning to be there early on the third day anyway since that's when most of the music is there (gotta pick up all my garbage loli denpa CDs).
I'll start with the list provided earlier as a base, but is it easy to just walk around and discover new stuff? As I said I'm a bit new to kemono stuff so I was hoping to just find things which piqued my interest, but I know Comiket's enormous and full of raging otakus so I dunno if that's really feasible.
No.2921
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>>2910
I enjoyed it. Not a bad purchase if you come across it. I do wanna get the third one that came out awhile back though.
>>2920
It's both easy and not easy. Finding kemono however is gonna lean more towards not easy if you don't know where to go. Usually the kemono artists are located near the same area so finding one circle will lead you to possibly another. The 1st and 2nd day is the best time to wander around different artist tables to search for doujins. The 3rd day is impossible, you have to know where you're going and you have to maneuver around a SEA of people.
No.2922
>>2921
As with the Ukan Muri stuff I found the second and third book, but I can't find the first one.
No.2925
>>2921
Cool, thanks for the info. I'll go on one of the other days, and I'll see if I can find a copy of the catalog beforehand so I can at least have a starting point. Good to hear that they're at least somewhat clustered together.
If anyone has any circles they'd like me to visit while I'm there, I can't make any promises, but y'know.
No.2926
>>2925
Keep an eye open for Amakuchi stuff. I have a feeling he might do another 4koma collection like Foxy Rena 4.5.
No.2929
>>2926
Will these 4koma ever be scanned/photographied ?
No.2930
>>2929
I'm sorry, I don't want to bend my big book. I'm trying my best to find 4.5 so I can scan it.
No.2981
What do you do if the artist sells a book at Comiket, you don't know anyone going, and he probably won't do a digital release?
No.2982
>>2981
If you're in Japan, get to a doujin store like Toranoana, Melonbooks, or some other store and cross your fingers. If not, check Alice Books and cross your fingers.
No.2985
http://alice-books.com/item/show/1995-9
This was up for reservation last night. I expect to see more items popping up in the next few days.
No.3034
http://alice-books.com/item/show/232-71
This DVD just popped up. It's a circle Bungalow thing if anyone is interested.
No.3035
Don't forget to pick up Kemokko Lovers 6 as soon as it's available!
No.3037
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To the person going to Comiket, hope you're ready for it. Don't blow all your money on the first day!
No.3045
>>3037
My wallet is full of cash and ready to go. I've located the kemono sections through the catalog so I'll probably head there as soon as I get in (I'll be rushing) and just grab whatever looks interesting.
No.3046
>>3045
Good luck. I hope you post pictures afterwards.
No.3047
>>3045
A-All these kemono artists ;_;
Wish I was there.
No.3052
>>3045
>Sweet Taste
Damn, I wish I was there this year. I need to go back one day.
No.3053
>>3045
Ahhh, I want it all!
No.3054
Spotted in a C89 twitter search..
No.3055
No.3056
>>3054
>DUNDEON
Also, to the guy at Comiket, please get the doujins from the guy literally right next to Sindoll too. Especially the Animal Crossing one.
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=54258836
No.3057
>>3056
Actually, from the looks of it, there's a lot of kemono circles clustered in the middle Q section. Do the organizers plan out who has which booth, or do the artists?
No.3058
>>3056
I just got back, will take pics later but I'm 99% sure I picked up that one.
No.3059
>>3058
OK yeah this was my haul today. I swear like it felt like I bought more, although that was probably because of the big books and getting shoved around by sweaty otakus looking for loli porn. Overall though would rush again / 10
No.3060
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>>3059
Crap, the images aren't loading for me. This has been happening to me for a few days now, where images that are too big (i.e. over a megabyte or so) simply break when I try to open them. It's been happening to me on halfchan too, so it can't be the site, can it?
No.3061
>>3060
Nevermind, it looks like they can still be downloaded and viewed from my Pictures folder. Weird.
No.3063
>>3056
I'm fucking angry.
Is there a proxy service that won't rip me off when buying a 600 yen book?
No.3064
>>3059
How heavy is that Kemokko Lovers book? Looks pretty thick.
No.3065
>>3059
Shit, I'd be content with only a few of those books. You did well, anon.
Also damn KL6 looks thick, how many pages is it?
No.3067
>>3059
Seen any new Amakuchi stuff? Is there any?
No.3070
>>3063
what exactly do you consider a 'rip off'? The shipping alone is probably more than the book so don't expect to pay less than 1500 to 2000 yen.
No.3071
>>3070
That's fine, I can deal with 2000 yen.
No.3072
>>3064
>>3065
370 pages looks like. Was one of the more expensive books but absolutely worth it.
>>3067
Hm, I don't quite remember. I think there were 2 Foxy Rena volumes available and I didn't know the difference so I just picked up one of them, so maybe the other was new. In retrospect I should've gotten both but between buying KL6 and the Foxy Rena book at the table and blowing 7k yen right there, I think my wallet had enough of that table. Oh well, maybe I can find a bookstore that has some of the stuff I missed.
No.3073
>>3072
I have about 12000 yen in USD at the moment for international orders at the moment. I wish I had the luxury of actually traveling there.
Say, do you live in Japan or are you just visiting?
No.3074
>>3073
Just visiting, it's actually my first time in Japan. That being said one of my best friends moved to Japan so I could probably justify coming to comiket in the future.
No.3075
>>3074
How much did the trip cost you? I take it you are traveling from America.
No.3076
>>3075
Booked a few months in advance it was about 2k round trip through ANA (leaving from Chicago, coming back to NYC). You could do cheaper if you're willing to make multiple stops or if you're savvier with bargain hunting than me. Personally I feel direct flights are worth it because in addition to the already long travel time, there's a lot of things which can happen with baggage issues or connecting flights or whatever.
No.3077
>>3076
Interesting. I don't have any experience with airlines or with any sort of travel outside Europe. The Trip Advisor website says I could book round flight with a stop in the UK and 6 days at a hotel in Tokyo for around 1000 Euro. I guess I'll have to plan this out if I am going to attend next year or some other time in the future.
No.3079
>>3076
You didn't get too bad of a deal but I've gotten as low as 1.2 round trip with ANA (and I recommend ANA over any other carrier, its worth the extra)
No.3081
>>3059
Who is the artist of the pink cat on the cover of that book in the top row of the second image? I can't make out the title.
No.3083
>>3081
Says the title is Youkaineko no youjutsu gasshuku nya. I didn't see a twitter handle in the book, but the website is sirokuroanmitu.web.fc2.com
(apologies about the sideways thumbnails, idk why that happens)
No.3084
>>3083
(And by sideways thumbnails I guess I mean sideways full size images…)
No.3085
Does it usually take long for convention items to appear on online retailers like Melonbooks and Alice Books?
No.3086
On another note, I went bookstore browsing for kemono stuff after comiket and couldn't find anything except for this magazine (not in akiba at least). I know this stuff is niche but I find it a bit hard to believe that with all the other anime tiddies in these stores there'd be no kemono at all. Am I just not looking hard enough?
No.3087
>>3086
whats in that magazine??
keep in mind theres only like 2-3 good doujinnshi marketeering kemono artists
youre probly not gonna find much lol
waste your time at kemoket
No.3089
>>3087
That magazine is published by CyberConnect2, it's a bit like the Kemono Book series they released only in magazine form.
No.3090
>>3086
Kemono is still niche as fuck, expecting to find it in a bookstore/comicstore is like expecting to find American furry art in a comic store in America; you might very well find 1 or 2 things but no more than that since most artists just sell their stuff at conventions aimed at the audience.
No.3091
>>3083
>the cat is a male
I probably should've guessed that by the more rounded eyes. Oh well. Thank you for the information.
No.3093
>>3089
Wait, CC2 publishes the Kemono magazine, too? I didn't know that. Neat.
No.3096
>>3093
You can buy issue 1 from Alice Books if you want it.
No.3099
>>3087
Just some short comics and some artwork. Pretty cute stuff overall, I'd recommend it. I'll see if I can grab the first one before I leave, or at least ship it over once I'm back.
>>3091
Honestly I couldn't find a trace of kemololi stuff at comiket, which I find a little bit odd. I mean I guess furry fandoms tend to be on the gay side but given how prominently displayed lolicon is at comiket and at the bookstores, you think there'd be some sort of intersection.
No.3100
>>3099
because kemololis are for cuddling, not for sexual
No.3101
No.3102
>>3099
There is Ro, but I can't think of anyone other than him that does loli. There is some loli stuff in some of the Kemokko Lovers books, but that's all I can think of.
No.3103
>>3100
tbh with furfags everything is for sexual
No.3105
>>3100
Where do you think you are?
No.3106
>>3100
She's old so it doesn't count.
No.3120
\o/
(but then this isn't porn…)
No.3121
>>3120
Damn it, it's sold out.
No.3122
>>3120
>but then this isn't porn…
I personnally wish there would be more sfw kemono out there.
Damn, why solatorobo didn't get an animated series, but more obscure shit games like Sand of destruction did…
No.3123
>>3122
It got sold out as soon as it popped up, so the demand for sfw is there. I saw it on doujinshi.org a couple of days ago and I was hoping to buy it, but I was too late. Maybe it will pop up on Mandarake.
No.3126
>>3120
wasn't this whole thing scanned somewhere? or am I remembering a different cyclist cheetah?
No.3127
>>3126
It's the same cyclist cheetah, this is a compilation of those comics.
No.3129
>>3126
do you know what this manga is called? can't find it anywhere
No.3130
No.3131
>>3130
Is there a translated version of this manga somewhere? I always wanted to read it, but i don't understand japanese.
No.3133
http://alice-books.com/item/show/409-15
It's up for sale. I hope Kemokko Lovers 6 goes up tomorrow.
No.3314
It finally arrived today. I'll upload a couple of photos later today.
I'm thinking about scanning it on Monday, but I am worried about ruining it.
No.3315
>>3314
One picture is a bit blurry, my hands were a bit shaky and taking pictures with a tablet is a bit impractical.
Seems a bit stiffer than most books. I'm not so sure about scanning it.
No.3340
>>3059
>Vixen 3 okusama wa okitsune sama
No.3392
KL6 is finally up for sale and it's 3888円 with 4700円 in EMS shipping costs. I don't know if I should go ahead with this.
I seriously hope it's worth it.
No.3419
Came rushing in here to announce that I saw KL6 was available on Alicebooks, but it looks like I'm a week late. Oh well.
http://alice-books.com/item/show/254-16
No.3422
>>3419
I just checked order tracking. My copy arrived at the regional customs office today. I hope they don't damage it during inspection.
No.3423
>>3422
Neat. Be sure to post pics when you get it.
No.3424
>>3423
I was pleasantly surprised since customs didn't charge me for this. I'll take a few more photos in a sec.
No.3427
>>3426
>>3424
Nice. Congratulations on your purchase. I'm jealous. Hopefully I'll still be able to order one when I get some money.
No.3429
>>3427
I'm sure it will be up there for a while. I found a place where I can get volumes two and three for a similar price so I'll be buying those as well once I get more money.
Right now I'm looking at some stuff on Furbuy. A Monster Hunter doujin and Sindoll's 12 page Sierra print. I should just save my money and wait for the next volume of Foxy Rena.
No.3453
I have been thinking about kemono garage kits ever since I have seen the image of the Foxy Rena figure. Is there a place where I can find this stuff? I would like to buy one.
Pic related, it's the garage kit by Shirokoma.
No.3454
Wish someone would re scan Kemoko Lovers 4 its the only one that has no perfect scan.
Its still better than nothing but still.
No.3457
>>3454
It's a shame, but it has been 2 years since the release of that book and I doubt anyone would risk ruining their copy.
No.3693
Fur-st 11 is coming up, so be on the lookout for new stuff.