Diamond

@nathan_s82 Awesome loot Nathan, thanks for taking the time to share it all!!! 😁

Merry Christmas and enjoy the holidays!

23 hours ago, nathan_s82 said:

My Favorite Series of all time is Macross, and it turns 40 years old (damn I'm old)! So there is big celebration that has started over in Japan for it with an Exhibition being conducted until the 24th of this month, new toys, and of course new Media Releases coming out.

 

First, coming out on the 28th of this month, the Macross Encylopedia! It includes everything from the Original 1982 SDF Macross to the most recent 2022 Macross Delta Movie.

Macross Encyclopedia Tankobon (SDF to Delta)

 

Second, is the re-release of Macross Frontier with bonus disc and book is on Blu-Ray. This includes all 25 Episodes, has bonus features (not identified yet), but no movies. Scheduled for a March 2023 Release

https://v-storage.bnarts.jp/sp-site/macross_f_bdbox/

Macross Frontier Blu-Ray (with Amazon Extra)

Macross Frontier Blu-Ray (without Amazon Extra)

 

Third, is the Macross Deculture!Mixture!! Music Release from Macross Frontier and Macross Delta. Walkure and Sheryl/Ranka sing each other's songs as mix. There are multiple releases for this one!

https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/flyingdog/macross_decumix/

Macross Deculture! Mixture!! (Regular Version)

Macross Deculture! Mixture!! (Frontier Version)

Macross Deculture! Mixture!! (Delta Version).

Macross Deculture! Mixture!! (Complete Version w/ Bonus Drama CD)

 

Next, just released is Macross Delta Zentai Live, the 2nd Movie from Macross Delta. This Blu-Ray set also has a bonus Macross F featurette and there are seven different version with different physical bonuses. 

https://v-storage.bnarts.jp/sp-site/macross_delta/

Macross Delta Zentai Live Blu-Ray (with Amazon Extra)

Macross Delta Zentai Live Blu-Ray (without Amazon Extra)

 

Lastly, a Macross F Concert, Galaxy Live Revenge 2021, was released this year on Blu-Ray to support the 40th Anniversary. It was a the reunion concert of May'n (Sheryl) and Megumi Nakajima (Ranka). There are 3 versions, Regular 1-Disc Version, Limited 2-Disc Version, and the Go Jas/Board Version being the best with the extra box, bonus CD and Lanyard from the concert.

https://macross.jp/news-detail/22177/

Macross Frontier Galaxy Live Revenge 2021 (Regular Version)

Macross Frontier Galaxy Live Revenge 2021 (Limited Version)

Macross Frontier Galaxy Live Revenge 2021 (Go Jas/Board Version)

Being a super Macross newb, what should I watch to get into it, or where should I start? I've always heard the name, but never watched anything Macross related.

Thanks in advance! 😃

On 9/10/2022 at 2:26 AM, Grendel said:

Good Evening My Friends;  😀

A tad late to the party but I have a few new additions I'd love to share a pic of with you;

 

Listing:

- Black Lagoon; Full Series, AtA boxed CE ed.  (wonderful show! Mercenaries, hot girls with guns, Michael Bay type action and hilarious witty dialogue. Highly recommended.)

- Cardcaptor Sakura; Full Series, AtA boxed CE ed. (one  of the best of the "Magical Girl" genre and our neighbourhood Squirrel's fave. Very highly recommended.)

- Seraph of the End; Full Series, AtA boxed CE ed. (teen 'rebels' v.s. Vampire Overlords. A great action show with cool spooky elements and great characters. Recommended.)

- Haibane RenMei; Full Series, MvM slip-boxed CE ed. ( An older show [2002],  Girl 'Angels' must come to grips with their perceived "sins" in order justify their acceptance by the main populace. A bit dark in many circumstances but thankfully, doesn't end in the complete doom&gloom anticipated. Very highly recommended.)

- Blood C; Full Series, AtA boxed Ult. ed with artbook included (The 2nd series follow-up to "Blood, The Last Vampire" Not quite as good as the preceeding series (Blood+) but still excellent. Saya is a Hunter, set to destroy "Elder Bairns" [aka Vampires, with a Lovecraft twist]. Includes the film "Blood-C, Last Dark". Highly recommended )

- Demon Slayer; Mugen Train; Film, Aniplex slip-boxed CE ed. (Film follow-up to S-1 that kicks off S-2. Highly  recommended)

- Your Name; Film, The On, slip-boxed CE ed. SteelBook ( Shinkai provides a very heartwarming and funny display of identity swapping. Highly Recommended)

- Weathering With You; Film, CJ Ent, slip-boxed CE ed. SteelBook ( Shinkai's next beautiful film since YN. Boy meets magical Girl, anime happens. Highly Recommended)

- Jujustsu Kaisen; S-1, AtA boxed CE ed. (S-1 of the ranking king in Shonen action shows. Magic, Demons, High School, murder & mayhem, it's  got it all. Highly Recommended)

 

 

🥰

 

Sorry if this is a really "newb" question, but what does "AtA" and "MvM" mean? Is it a retailer/ distributor of specialized sets?

I hope that you are doing much better Grendel, thanks for sharing! ☺️

@deckard99 Are there no more box sets available? I don't see the option on the GB page, just notes Full-Slip and Lenticular 😓

On 8/17/2022 at 10:41 AM, bilbon said:

 

 

See... I always knew that the kitty would make or break this box set! 😏

Is Cine Museum's quality that top notch in comparison to other company releases? It does look rather good and that box set is very tempting 😰 😰 😰

On 7/4/2022 at 6:14 PM, LeGonze said:

MASTERPIECE RECEIVED!!!... MASTERPIECE RECEIVED!!!... MASTERPIECE RECEIVED!!!...

 

Attack On Titan Season One - Ultimate Fan Edition / Korean.

 

 

OMG Guys!!!... This is the best edition you can get for this amazing Anime!!!... 

 

Absolutely incredible!! Beautiful!!... Everything screams "PREMIUM"!!... I knew Koreans would make it super special!!... 

 

First of all... I want to thank @SquidGame... He helped me to get this beautiful item!!... Everything went smooth with him and super nice!!!... I'm super super grateful and will be my whole life!!!... Muchas gracias Hermano!!... 

 

Ok... So when I got the package, the shipping box was totally smashed (Don't have picture of that one) so I got super worried... Then I saw the outer box of the item itself and was also a little smashed on a corner (I share a pic of this one) so my heart stopped a bit... I opened this outer box and I found a perfect Boxset of this incredible series... The Boxset arrived in perfect condition and took the boxset out just to find and absolute beast of a Lenticular Poster... It's Maaaassive!!!... I got a complete Lentigasm!!!... 

 

The Box is pretty sturdy with some texture simulating Wall Maria... Spot gloss on the title... And the best thing, it's magnetic opening!!!... 

 

We get a massive Guide Book with tons and tons of sketches, art and info (Korean)...

 

Also we get a super sturdy metallic Wall Maria Symbol (Also Magnetic)... It's placed on a plush base... A Beautiful thing...

 

Also we get all 9 Volumes of S1, all come as digipack like with a clear/character printed sleeve... All of them amazing!!!...

 

And we get both condensed movies from S1... AoT: Guren No Yumiya (Part 1) and AoT: Jiyuu No Tsubasa (Part 2)... Both came a super super nice fullslip with wrap around art... And both are digibooks with 3 panel size art... And each with booklets of the movies... Absolutely astonishing!!!... 

 

This is exactly what I wanted (and even more!!) for this incredible series... Can't wait for AoT UFE - S2 to release!!! Hahaa... 

 

IF you love this Anime as I do... You definitely want this set!!! As I said, this is nothing short of PREMIUM!!!...

 

 

Bluray Notes:

Language: Japanese/Korean.

Subtitles: Korean only.

This is not a problem to me as I already have all this in english friendly versions. 

 

 

 

 

 

Soooo happy for you that it wasn't actually damaged, I would have been in fright myself seeing the outer box damaged as it was. It is a really nice set! Thanks for sharing 😄

On 5/8/2022 at 4:56 AM, vinny91 said:

Steelbook is nice but most I'm not a fan of this movie !

 

Don't like it enough for buying premium edition ... I'll wait for the first Matrix instead !

Honestly, I kinda just want that glow in the dark cat... especially if it somehow had the scrolling Matrix code  😁

On 5/9/2022 at 2:19 PM, Billy Talent said:

 

I wouldn't do it, $12000 for that 1/6 scale even at 1/6 its huge.

Plus shipping so what $12500.

Even the final fantasy creator is very upset at square enix for pricing it that high.

He even tweeted about it asking "square enix  are you allright? 12000 isn't that too much?"

 

 

Wellllll, that kills my enthusiasm 😰 I'm definitely not gonna pay that much, as much as I like the statue overall. Thanks for posting that @Billy Talent , I'll probably skim over the tweets and see what others are saying. I did see that Nier diorama when it first announced and it is definitely sweet! Would be a nice piece to have as well, but it was too rich for my blood at the time 😃

@LeGonze I use Amazon.jp personally and a proxy service if needed. They do have some Amazon exclusives and bonuses, but they are hit and miss on their value/ coolness in my opinion. I use to use PlayAsia years ago, but they sent me a crumpled up box set once, they refused to offer any compensation or replace it after 2 months of dealing with their frustrating customer service; thankfully I was able to get my money back through PayPal's buyer protection.

On 5/7/2022 at 5:09 AM, Billy Talent said:

 

Once you start joining Facebook groups of those  statue collectors  ....it is very hard to resist

 

THIS!... It's so hard to resist once you get into collecting statues... I know... I already fell into the trap 😅  That X-23 looks neat and yeah the Spider-Gwen is nice, but see that's the thing-EVERYTHING starts looking good and you wanna get your hands on them all and those pre-orders start stacking up! Over the past 2 years I've had to become very selective, due to space and expenses; but I feel I got the majority of what I want, and even some I may sell, the ones I don't cherish as much.

The statue I was referring to is below... I'm very split on getting it, again, due to space and cost... but 😍 💗  (hidden below!)

... and I'd want an alt head piece, with green hair 😏 AND Esper version!...

On 5/4/2022 at 6:21 PM, LeGonze said:

Hey guys... Now that I Pre-Ordered that AoT Ultimate Fan Edition... I fell for something else...

 

My first Statue ever...

 

Couldn't pass on it... Only 188 gona be made... 

 

I hid the pics for those that haven't watched the series... (But man... Why wouldn't you??... haha)

 

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Congrats! 😄 To be honest, if you are gonna spend that much on a box set, you might as well spend the "little extra" on a statue 😉 😝 That status and the statue that @Billy Talent shared, both look great! But yes, you're gonna have deep pockets and SPACE to take up statues as a hobby... I know... I'm currently eyeing a piece that could possibly cost $3000... 😡

On 5/2/2022 at 11:01 AM, extantsrevenge said:

@Diamond One Piece is one of the Animes I never tested. Like you wrote the idea behind the series is not so interesting for me. And now with so many episodes it would be to big of a commitment. I still need to continue with Gintama that also has many episodes (by far not so much like One Piece). But I'm really impressed by the popularity and longevity of the series.

Yes, it's crazy that the One Piece story has continued on for so long, and it stays consistent; you'll find that things that happen in current episodes can be related to something that happened 300 episodes ago (even further!) 😱 The writer has been able to expand upon the story very well and further flesh out the world and characters; I believe that the story is at least 3/4 of the way done by now, lol... 😂

On 4/26/2022 at 5:36 PM, AndroiDad75 said:

 

 

My youngest wants me to start One Piece with him.  That's going to be a commitment for sure, as he told me it has something like 1K episodes.... YIKES....

 

@AndroiDad75 @LeGonze
Hey guys! Yeah, One Piece is a very lengthy series, but it is a series that I keep going back to... it has a lot of charm and heart, in my opinion. I initially wrote it off, because the idea of an anime about pirates fighting sounded boring; but a friend of mine challenged me to watch the first 100 episodes... I was hooked after the first 30!

The later seasons feel like they drag on and the 1000 episode list looks overwhelming, but what I've done is watch it in chapters/ seasons. After I feel a chapter ends, I take a break and watch some other stuff, and then I go back... it seems far more manageable that way. What ends up happening though, is that I get hooked and eager to watch the "next" episode, so I sometimes end up binge watching some more 😄 I'm currently in the late 800's of episodes, is anyone else watching it besides me?

Can you imagine an Ultiate Box Set of Blu-Rays for One Piece?!?! The price would be something nuts! Anyways, I'd say give it a look, it has easily become one of my favorites of all time 😍

6 hours ago, extantsrevenge said:

Got my two Shinkai Korea Sets

 

 

Weathering with You release from R'S Company is not strong, you could even say a disappointment 😪. Your Name from The On is good, but somehow I wished for more, these days Slips need to have some more finish. Still happy that both got WEA Premium Releases, even when Weathering does not feel that Premium.

@extantsrevenge Heyyyyy, quick question! What is your source for info on anime related slips and special editions that come out? I'm so out of touch with getting my hands on any the editions that you show off, that I'm getting envious 😈

One of my first GB's on MP was the Akira from Ive Entertainment/ Kimchi, but I don't think MP has other postings for anime stuff... hence why we're here in our own quiet corner of this site 😝

Thanks in advance!

21 hours ago, LeGonze said:

Hey guys!!!...

 

It's been confirmed...

 

Attack on Titan continues next year... Hahaa...

 

Prepare for Final Season part 3.

 

In this case I MIGHT actually hold off on watching Part 2, so that I can watch 2 and 3 together. I got more than enough new and old anime to go over in the meantime 😂

It's been wild thus far and I'm currently at the end of The Final Season Part 1. I haven't read the manga, so I have no idea what is to come 😲 

My favorite character died as well, so...

@LeGonze Those One Punch Man packs are awesome! Where did you get them? Maybe I'll have to pick them up... 

13 minutes ago, LeGonze said:

Welcome budy!!... I find this corner super fun to be honest... 

 

Absolutely!!!... Great Show and the Movie (Wich seems to be a Prequel) is on Theatres now!!... 

Thanks! And yep, I peeked at the Jujutsu Kaisen on Wiki, and I'm thinking about watching the prequel first before I jump into the first season. If I gotta wait that's fine, because I'm currently watching...

11 minutes ago, LeGonze said:

Hey Obito!!... What's up??.. 😎

Just saying "Hello!" and making a quick appearance (...disappearance?) 😄 I just discovered this corner of MP an hour ago and I'll be following it going forward. 

I've only skimmed through the last couple of pages, but I'll give the full thread a once over when I have time. So far, I've gathered that I should check out Jujutsu Kaisen eh? 😉

On 8/10/2021 at 11:25 PM, replica10 said:

Are others still waiting for their invoice? I see a bunch of people have already reviewed their steels but I haven't even gotten an invoice yet.

 

Looks great btw! Really excited for this one 

I got my invoice just 2 days ago (North American) and I paid last night. Hope things work out for you soon!

@Dr. Demonic @Konan I purchase items monthly from Japan and the EU and I can vouch for the current worldwide mailing issues; purchases are either severely delayed or aren't able to be shipped out due to national postal service restrictions. For example, JapanPost won't send mail to my country by EMS or SAL packaging, which is cost effective compared to the alternatives. So it's either you pay much more for shipping and then take another hit in cost when the customs charges roll in, or have it sent on a ship and wait for over 3 months... with no guarantee that it won't be lost. An order I have in Japan has been delayed for 6 months and other items won't ship at all until mailing restrictions have been lifted.

With that said, I have gotten many generic emails from companies stating that "Order ******* has been delayed and we have no further updates at this time", and when you contact them it's the same response. The uncertainty out there doesn't offer the answers that we want, that goes with everything these days for many people. In my experience, the people here that make MediaPsychos tick, have always been helpful whenever you reach out to them and will give the best answer to their knowledge, or will find a way to. I also understand that the staff are just "people" like the rest of us, and they are not working for a corporate entity or a business to push metal and plastic out the door... they are enthusiasts like us.

So long story short, I understand your frustrations and I deal with situations in my own way as well, but I hope that all of these discussions have helped ease your minds. I hope things get sorted out soon!

On 1/27/2021 at 1:05 PM, LeGonze said:

Hello Diamond... I know that it might be a “joke”, but I recommend to take that picture out as it doesn’t reflect any kind of MP values and it might even be offensive to our brother @ksosk.

 

If you didn’t joined the GB you might get something on our classifieds section later on. 😉

@LeGonze Yeah no offense meant to @ksosk, it's a joke  But yeah I did miss out on this GB, so I'll be looking for a B2 Lenti. I'll be sure to put something on the classifieds.

 

On 1/28/2021 at 3:47 AM, Christopher said:

Hey Diamond, I ordered both lentis. If you can find me a copy of the A2 full slip I might be able to help ya out with the B2! 

@Christopher No luck with that either, I got none  but I'll keep that in mind if I can.

On 1/23/2021 at 9:09 PM, ksosk said:

WeET is one of our closest retailers. 

Hey @ksosk any chance of getting me a B2 Lenti that "fell off the truck"? Let me know 😉  😉  😉  😉  😉 

On 1/12/2021 at 8:40 PM, deckard99 said:

 

Sorry you missed out,  I suggest placing a wanted ad once the classified section returns (it's down for modifications for a while)

 

Will do. I'd rather not pay an "insane cost" as some are on eBay, so hopefully I get lucky getting my hands on one ✌️

Yikes, this one came and went very quickly while I was away! 😨

Any chance that a B2 Lenti will be up for grabs or slip through the cracks? @ksosk @deckard99 @icewire It would pair up with the Infinity War Lenti I got last year from that GB.