The Get List: Tokyo Catch: Sumikko Gurashi Fluffy Plush XL Premium

In which I wax philosophic on trust, customer service, and bonus/chance items before snuggling the hell out of this awesome plush. One thing I’ve loved when dealing with Japanese shops and sellers is a feeling of “getting a little treat.” The very first things I bought from Japanese shops were Sanrio toys, and I remember […]

Sumikko Gurashi: Plushies from Jellybeet (+ Mini Table)

In which I get some great items and have a really positive shopping experience, and hey! That’s pretty awesome. I’ll never get over how much less of a niche hobby Japanese culture/goods have become in the USA over time. From my teenager niece-in-law recognizing a gachapon machine to the aisles of manga — even BL, […]

Anime Goods: Sarazanmai: Goods Roundup I

In which I talk about merchandise for a recent “mature” anime with both some of the most immature butt jokes and some of the most mature depictions of love, hope and, uh, Amazon I’ve ever seen. (Beware of spoilers) 2019 wasn’t a great year for me, and it wasn’t for pretty much anyone else I […]

Re-Ment: Sanrio Dolly Case

In which I get nostalgic, get grumpy, settle back into nostalgia, and eventually learn to stop worrying and enjoy what’s essentially a set of Sanrio “pimp cups.” The two factors that really made me collect things were Sanrio and Re-Ment. Sanrio was part of my life since I was a little girl two hundred thousand […]

The Get List: Tokyo Catch: Koupen-chan Gamaguchi Pouch

In which I expect a yellow drawstring bag, and instead get a pretty nifty pink little….coin purse? Small purse? Something like that. It probably says a lot about my general starry-eyed state with Tokyo Catch that I originally thought I won the yellow version of this, which slipped through the bars on a free ticket. […]

The Get List: Tokyo Catch: Koupen-Chan Angel Shima Enaga Plush

In which I accidentally win something for basically the first time ever, though it might have sort of been definitely was dumb luck. I have thought Koupen-chan was really cute for a long time, but the only place I really ran into goods for him(?) was via Re-Ment, and then I was too busy spending […]