The Welfare Package September 2023: What Otakus Actually Buy In Japan Part 5 feat. Melonbooks
This is probably this blog's biggest post yet, I had to prepare for this from Monday and lasted the whole week just because, and I conceptualized this almost a month ago to give credit to Japan's indie artists. And after following some of them for more than a year, I think I can confidently do this now.
This is the closest I can make it to a Comiket without actually being there. This is what people do if they had a lot of money (and didn't have to pay for international shipping) and actually went to every single booth out of the hundreds of them at Tokyo Big Sight to check them out.
So as you can see, there is plenty of motivation to do this despite the logistical hurdles which we will cover later. I've been into the doujin art platform Pixiv so much over the past year, so much so I actually put them up as phone wallpapers on days I don't want to see voice actresses lol why are you lying to your Ajuju *giggles*Β As to what made me end up with this and how I got what I have though, this will be a longer story to tell.
I only got around to order them using Buyee when August just started but this is where my issues actually began: Pre-order and everything else were ordered separately by Buyee. In regret, I now recall that Zenmarket will be able to compile and order them together, making me save on shipping fees and/or be able to align the timings for these orders considering that, and this is what got me anxiety for the past week, the initial list of items not on pre-order had to wait almost a month for the pre-order items to appear. *cringe* Almost had to pay for more money just to add additional days to keep the former batch on their warehouse. I even went on to inquire their staff on the latter batch via email because tracking wasn't even showing properly on their website which is probably more infuriating than I have thought. (So yeah, Zenmarket always from now on, me)Β
We will from here on cover 11 other artists apart from Yomu-sensei which - because we did that recently but instead - will be replaced by the Comiket 102 catalogue made by Melonbooks themselves, we will talk about the purpose of that later.
I feel like putting a summary here before we proceed, so here are all the artists in review based on various criteria which I think are relevant to our topic of conversation moving on. I will not, however, talk about their relevance in the industry because there will be no end to this but you may find some of them familiar here if you know of them, specifically in their involvement on character design of specific virtual YouTubers that I suppose are the thing these days in Japan's streaming scene.
This post will feature as much review talk as possible by (1) not showing any "rated content" as there will be quite a lot I promise you lmao, (2) not showing too much content and as much as I like to show these off these are still copyrighted material and they are not heavily circulated online (yet), and (3) sharing their respective social media posts if I can find them, and leave the rest to your imagination.
So, before we proceed... *giggles*
Okay okay, now that you have consented to not telling your parents about what you are about to see, let's do this! *giggles*
THE LINEUP
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Chigusa Minori "Shino to Ren" |
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92M "Gashuu Kinshi no Ane" |
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Hiten "With You" |
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Miwano Ragu "eyes on me" |
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Fuumi "SUMMER HOLIDAYS" |
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Rangu "Nichijou Sekai" |
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Sano Hiyori "LOVE IT" |
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Komizuki "Spatial" |
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Omulettomato "Devilgelic" |
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KUREHA "TSUBASA Illustrations C102" |
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Nakamura "RIKKA" |
Ah, about that faded block on the last book though...
HOW IT ACTUALLY WENT
Well, let's talk about what went wrong. If you would recall, the plan was to get 12 books to review, 11 of them are featuring doujin artists and their own illustrations, but welp, that didn't go the way I want. Due to having to ensure the logistics will go my way, I hesitated for weeks in order to make the pre-order batch align with the others (and ordering them separately won't make this easier because storage time) so some items in the pre-order batch, just went out of stock.
And that wasΒ Nakamura-sensei's first illustration book under doujin circle RIKKA (which will be mentioned again later), and it sold out real quick considering they have quite a following online and people are quick to know about this. Still, I wish I was quick to the chase when there are several occasions where I could have placed a pre-order (due to updates on the site, people may cancel) if not for my dumb actions which I tried on the Thursday before its release date when I recall I was on course and I could've done on the morning I saw it was available, also in that weekend when I saw that happen again in the evening and it wasn't until late night did the proxy service catch up. I know, I can only blame myself, the biggest regret I have so far this year alone *wink*, and I cannot stop looking at that product page every day to see if any glimpse of hope will happen after its release date during the Comiket weekend.
So yeah,
don't mind that! I can't keep dwelling on this. Maybe we can do this again and I'll try to get a copy!
*sob*
Okay okay let's unboxing! It has to happen every month now haha I know we may have a lot to talk about but still THIS!?? *open box hand gestures*
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This was what my sis who is working from home sent me, I wanted to scream so bad in the office *laughs* |
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But it's only when I reached home and realized IT IS SO BIG haha (The previous package and my army boots, for comparison lol) |
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All the packaging keeping my items safe and my wallet empty (Haha yes these cost money btw) |
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Oh? *blessed* |
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Uh, what's below these? |
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Ah, it's just another batch. *laughs* |
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Oh hey, Minori-sensei, I see you. (Also "gaman" by the way I can't hold on any longer too-) |
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Okay I have no idea what this is, let me get the penknife out again... |
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Oh alright so this is the initial order batch sitting there for almost a month... |
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... and this is the pre-order batch with Minori-sensei's being the last one to wait to ship out. |
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Oh yeah this is the store bonus if you buy 92M-sensei's book from Melonbooks |
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And this is the pre-order bonus for Rangu-sensei's book (Hehe this looks like Kisara-) |
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Ladies and gentlemen... presenting to you, our contestants!! (Hehe this is awesome ngl)
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And since I did this in the wrong order compared to the table of contents lol, let's do it that way instead! Might as well make the best out of the worst situations, right? Haha some of these few are going to be lore heavy in these artworks, just in case you wonder.
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Oh yeah, you can clearly see the roles on this one haha also skin (This is the illustration card I get for pre-ordering from Melonbooks) |
Starting off, and this is probably the reason why I started all of this and ditched my initial plan of buying their character postcards, it's
Chigusa Minori's illustration book! This is their first I believe, and it's about
a couple of girls in involved with each other, to the point of sexually. Yes, this is
the yuri couple that is frowned upon(?) in society and somehow alright in the world of Anime (lmao), even still, this is not a popular genre in itself. However against all odds,
Minori-sensei impressed us with their lovely drawings, a somewhat compelling story now I'm less geared towards shy Shino-chan with a huge rack and more towards aggressive handsome girl Ren-chan, and I'm not going to mention how much
gratuitous skin exposureΒ (click at your own risk) you'll see on their works.
*giggles* Still, I've followed them a long time coming
I'm pretty sure they are the first for me on Pixiv equivalent to marupi-chan on Instagram (not relevant but) which makes this more impressive than I can ever thank them for.
ζ¬ Chigusa Minori "Shino to Ren"
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This book is thicc af it's as if I bought a comic book 100 pages worth |
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Oh! This is actually a comic series, sweet! 11 chapters with extra? This is the same price as the average here?? HOW??? (Haha) |
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Origin story, apparently Shino got saved from a dude by Ren lol |
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Yeah and the guy realized there is a girls' love situation going onΒ |
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Damn. *speechless* (Haha) |
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This is how I knew. *laughs* |
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Imagine not being able to tie the sash to your bathrobe by yourself because you can't see your waist- |
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Apparently, Ren-chan is doing this facing towards everyone in the changing room lol (Yes, thanks for the exposure play haha what) |
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This seems to be a thing among these two, by the way. And I like. *laughs* [Also on Twitter] |
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Do you want her chocolates sweet or bitter? You choose. (Alright but where's the 3rd choice though? Hehe) [Also on Twitter] |
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Popular girls on Valentine's Day be like (And this isn't even an all-girls) |
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If you need feminine appeal from Ren-chan, you're welcome. (This is one of many hair dyes she does FYI) [Also on Twitter] |
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Pretending to sleep, been there done that. Not with a woman though LMAO |
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If you have seen what aggression happened behind the curtains in this book, you would reflectΒ on it too haha *dabs* |
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Hey can't say I'm not a fan of bondage but uh... *thumbs up* (Yes, finger on the portion I should not show too much here lol) [Also on Twitter] |
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I will never understand what it means to be shy about your bangin' body lol |
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Even though she's stacked, there's always one mountain above her *dabs* [Also on Twitter] |
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Apparently for Ren-chan's hair, lore goes that purple is past her, red hair is current her before Shino-chan gave her a headband, black was for school inspection, and she dyed inner hair to Shino's favourite colour red |
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This book in a nutshell by the way and I am not joking haha |
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A decent summary of what we will be covering next (This is also the most expensive book here this HAS to be worth it) |
Next up, and I'm surprised I'm more excited after I've seen it for myself, this is
92M's illustration book for their regular comic series "Kinshi no Ane"! I knew of this series mostly due to them
being somewhat idolizing ofΒ Yomu-sensei on social, and despite the kinda lacklustre drawings, I think what drew me in the most is the lore, and boy I really should not say that, about a sibling relationship where the elder sister loves her younger brother too much.
*silence* We will unveil that as I talk about the book in a bit, but I feel like I may have caught up with all the story and not have to go with my initial plan of buying now FIVE volumes of the comic series. As you will also see the dialogue is drawn in unlike actual Manga which are typed in, so it's a bit hard to read even by my proficiency level.
*giggles* Still, this is a wonderful series with delightful pictures of an elder sister to please (hehe), so if you are into *ahem* not *ahem* sibling love this will go right up your- Ears, ears haha there isn't Anime adaptation here but you fancy ASMR?
There's a lot more lore on this though so if you are any interested I IMPLORE you to buy the whole series down and tell me the story lmao *dabs*
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OH YEAH HAHAΒ Rika-samaΒ voices the main girl in an ASMR adaptation! (Voice samplesΒ if you need them *giggles*) |
ζ¬ 92M "Gashuu Kinshi no Ane"
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Short red hair, has rack, wears glasses... What more do you need from your attractive sister? *laughs* |
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Okay, this book is split into 4 seasons, with specials as usual |
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Ok heck this book has pages of text I'm skipping those btw pretend I can't see [Also on Twitter] |
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If I didn't have to do up a blog post for this bulk purchase... [Also on Twitter] |
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Oh, your brother is a grown-up man alright. *giggles* (He likes the stuff I like, shown right here lmao) [Also on Twitter] |
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Lore goes that she only wears the one given by the brother in front of him (didn't change the lens though), and she bought a proper pair for herself with its distinctive "under frame" design |
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Introducing the sister's friend! She's not my type though so don't mind! Haha she is here to wreck havoc though [Also on Twitter] |
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This is pretty good imagination bro, I'll give you that. That is until I know this is your sister lmao |
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The mom lore lol there is a lot more outside of the book though FYI |
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Okay which one will you choose? Sister's friend or sister? (Uh, for legal reasons I'll take the friend lol)
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Haha friend with the nice cover only my bro will be disappointed lol [Also on Twitter] |
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Oh yeah, you think this is alright just by covering it? *shakes head* |
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So, introducing the actual girl... friend of the brother haha (Who am I lying to, he can't date) |
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Okay the friend director wants her to put off all shame for the brother lmao what [Also on Twitter] |
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I mean, you didn't fail as a sister, you failed as a potential wife lol [Also on Twitter] |
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Woah woah did she just serve up some chocolates at his doorstep? Very bold, little girl. [Also on Twitter] |
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It's the "caught her changing" scene but she tells you to close the door?? Uh... *leaves room* [Also on Twitter] |
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Sleeping on the drive is the best. Even better with some cushions by your side. *wink* [Also on Twitter] |
I feel like we should have done this before all these but heck, let's do it now! This is
Melonbook's C102 Catalogue where obviously Melonbooks curated a bunch of artists with their artworks to give you a general idea of what is going on in the doujin fair! Interestingly, they also sold
a more complete edition featuring 120 artists but then that did not come with event tickets so that you can actually spend even more money considering that there is ALSO
a rated version of the catalogueΒ featuring mature artists which obviously I didn't buy or else I can't even show you the cover lol. But otherwise this is just a smaller selection of 23 artists so that I can talk about some of them, and overall it's just a more expensive illustration book featuring artwork you might not like.
*silence* Hey it isn't too bad you can judge it for yourself!
ζ¬ Melonbook Girls Collection: Beautiful
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Beauty, is its theme. Not talking about skimpy clothing or little girls or whatsoever lmao |
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Oh wow this is actually nice and I'm definitely talking about face and the ponytail hehe [Artist: Amamine] |
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This is going to get me on the list and the many pages in this so I better move on~ [Artist: Shibano Nanao] |
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Hey this is the cover of the book! Uh... I can't comment more haha [Artist: Tam-U] |
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O~kay this is great but it's going to get me banned (Oh I know of them, saw their original series before) [Artist: Doushima] |
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This is so cute and so sexy at the same time I can't even? [Artist: Motsunuki] |
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Oh hey this art looks great pleased to meet your acquaintance hehe [Artist: Yomu] |
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Okay this is a little sus this isn't from Comiket 102 haha (Yes, I know, Comiket isn't the only doujin fair) |
Alright we can move on for now and talk about the rest and I promise it won't be as long as the first two above, we have reached pure territory people and this is a rarity in my opinion or maybe it's because they are Taiwanese, this is
Hiten's spring season illustration book! This is their 15th already so talk about experience in the field this might be the longest, I followed them after
what legends I've seen from themΒ that I can stare at forever, and ironically, I did not buy their book for this Comiket.
*silence* This is also one of those cases where the
older illustration books caught my eye more, so I went with their latest spring season book! Trust me, and I'll show you how I have made the right choice real quick, and also expect this to be the average size of these books which cost below 1000yen, we are in that price range now. Easy on the wallet, is what
doujinshi are known for, by the way. They should not cost a bomb so it's an easy entry to liking the rest of their work.
ζ¬ Hiten "With You"
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Woah who is this adorable lady??? I didn't see this on Twitter hehe |
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Oh, this was from a book some Comikets ago, no wonder (FYI C97 means twice a year means... 2019??) |
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Expanded view of perfection? I'm in |
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Even in rainy days, not everyone's front will get wet. (Haha see? This is pureness in doujin art) [Also on Twitter] |
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I. Can. Stare. At. This. Forever- *speechless* |
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So cute, so cute-Β Kawaii~!! (Okay description wrote "excited to meet with boyfriend" I'm out haha) |
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Okay this is not how this works- Hahaha (This is how we get Hiten-sensei to draw sexy stuff, I promise you) |
Alright so next up, and damn I'm sorry for saying the long ones are over because this one Miwano Ragu's 10th anniversary illustration book is obviously worth 10 years of content from them, I think specially done for Comiket 100 which was last year so I missed it totally haha, still think their artwork is very jack-of-all-trades awesome, a master at none but whatever they draw, however they draw is very representative of their animated style, and I can confidently say I liked 80% of the 50 images they showed. I mean, less talk more images, I guess! Captivation is what I think the theme is to be frank, it's just amazing imo
ζ¬ Miwano Ragu "eyes on me"
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Beautiful, beautiful cover this might be the best one out of the 12 here |
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Oh damn, 50 images huh. Can't all be masterpieces but heck, I'm in! *giggles* (They are also all on Twitter so you're welcome you freeloader lol) |
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And yes, I say 50 images instead of 100 pages just because half of the pages are just a title and short description lol scammed (Kon kon kitsune, by the way) [Also on Twitter] |
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If you have not noticed the cupid arrow piercing her, you don't love her enough lol (Nice. Nice.) [Also on Twitter] |
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HELL YEAH SHE IS WET lmao (See what did I say about everything is awesome in this?) [Also on Twitter] |
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Mer-woman, by the way. Also wet haha the clothing even necessary? *dabs* [Also on Twitter] |
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Just the front curves on this is *chef's kiss* (Kind note that Anime girls have no nip-) [Also on Twitter] |
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Woah which episode of futuristic "BLEACH" is this haha (Also, what's with the barcode...?) [Also on Twitter] |
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I'm super cool right now, I'm telling ya, I don't know why (Hehe oh it was raining earlier) [Also on Twitter] |
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Oh wow better seen in landscape? Haha you don't get to see the bottom part I tell ya [Also on Twitter] |
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The curves on this though? Women want to achieve this perfection hehe [Also on Twitter] |
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That is some interesting take on a maid outfit, I have to say [Also on Twitter] |
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This angle is great but can you put the scissors away, please? *cringe* [Also on Twitter] |
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Pureness is... (Okay maybe not with the blouse straps dangling haha ah) [Also on Twitter] |
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As you can see, this is for their 10th anniversary? Impressive, to be honest. |
Moving on down to smaller boobs books (haha) but moving up to celebrity status, up next we have Fuumi's summer compilation illustration book! Eh, this one is also not new, this one is from Comiket 100 too I really missed doing this one a year ago and I'm sorry, but this is very relevant to the season we are at now, it's all about summer! So yeah, light clothing is a theme right here and also as mentioned earlier, they are the character designer for Hololive VTuber Tsunomaki Watame- And introductions over haha remember I said not to talk about celebs too much? Still, their artwork is on the lines of Anime standards so I won't complain, but I will nag about why this is basically a sellout book talking about their recent works for other mainstream Anime works and so on, making me want to share less of them if possible lest I get copyright strikes. *giggles* Well, let's show what we can then! Haha you wait till these indie stuff get popular in 2 years and this site gets taken down...
ζ¬ Fuumi "SUMMER HOLIDAYS"
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Beautiful cover and perfect definition of summer on the beach, isn't it? |
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Oh yeah I loved this one a lot tbh (Also to show what the layout is like here) |
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My bro will like this one haha but it's cute I'll give you that, very colourful [Also on Twitter] |
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For what is titled "orange" this has a lot of not orange skin lmao |
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Hey it's the cover girl! This can only happen in Anime haha [Also on Twitter] |
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Here you go sellout page detected: Watame-chan! If you got used to her 3D avatar though, this might be a put-off imo [Also on Twitter] |
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O~kay I don't care about the merch that came with it lol |
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Yup, actual sellout time, fellas! |
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This is titled "Pashirare Inkya ga Jitsu wa Saikyou Datta Ken" lol so antisocials are the best? Then why am I single- [Also on Twitter] |
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Oh this one got an Anime adaptation last year, congrats! (Don't ask me which not adventure series this is, thanks) [Also on Twitter] |
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Seriously though this is also for Comiket 100? Where was I?? (Haha loser) |
Well, not to be confused with Ragu-sensei here so I decide to put Watame in between these guys so I can remember their names separately, this is Rangu's illustration book for Comiket 102! Yes, finally some latest stuff haha, but then again who am I lying to many of these are drawn over time and shared online, but still. This one I took a little fancy on them mainly because of the slightly more emphasized lines in their drawings which I think I got used to, and I think they got me time and time again on Pixiv so I decided to give their latest publication a go. Yeah, it's as if they set me up to buy this book, which will be what most of them here are also so don't think too much into that. *giggles* Also don't be too surprised to see sellout portions here, they are currently doing a gallery in location? That's cool actually, being able to see people admire your work at this modern day and age. And that's why they have half a million followers on Twitter/X? If you aren't impressed, I am. Let's see more daily lives of beautifully drawn 2D women- That is for all of them haha
ζ¬ Rangu "Nichijou Sekai"
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Let's see they are holding a solo gallery... I think we missed it lmao ah hey this was technically released on Comiket so you did have 2 weeks to go see it |
Oh boy let's keep this train going we are in newbie territory now I think, this is Sano Hiyori's very first art book for Comiket 102! I have to say right off the bat though, for being quite a newbie in the field I think they started 2 years ago, the drawings are quite up to (my) standards and I'm really impressed on what I see though I also see a lot of skin but what is Anime without some cleavage and revealing outfits, isn't it? *laughs* Jokes aside, I actually saw this while I was thinking of what to put in my cart from Melonbooks, and despite how hard it is to use their filter functions, I managed to see this gem within the pile of books sold,Β and did not hesitate to take their work into consideration. I think this is what it feels like to like bunny girls then- Wait. *laughs*
ζ¬ Sano Hiyori "LOVE IT"
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I'm not that into little girls small women (lmao) but I think they have convinced me [Also on Twitter] |
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Don't think they are loli, don't think they are loli... (Haha) |
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If the cover's No.1 this can be No.2 bunny girl hehe |
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I just want to show the confused Anime eyes hehe "nurse bunny" btw |
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This has two pages worth but I want you to support their work so I'll leave this to myself (Hehe *dabs*)
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Moving on towards pureness again because I wonder why I can't just buy these artwork and move on haha rack is where all the money's at apparently, this is
Komizuki's very first illustration book! It's not meant for Comiket and this was released end of last year which was a compilation of their works over the past few years from back in 2019 where they were even softer in their art, but for me though I noticed their work most because of their
fine drawings against soft and balanced backgroundsΒ
so good they can be desktop wallpapers if you have not noticed that sooner than me or the artist themselves as they write their comment in the book. That is probably the ideal combination I can think of with regards to these art forms so see Hiten-sensei again, and
this is probably more along the lines of what I think doujin art isΒ and is worth following. I may be wrong, but I think this purchase is right, you can't stop me.
*giggles*
ζ¬ Komizuki "Spatial"
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Environment space is so much of the theme here, even the book dimensions are different. This cover is actually adorable tbh |
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The cover girl is welcoming you in to their world! I should make myself an Anime avatar lmao [Also on Twitter] |
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If I ever meet with someone who looks like this she is definitely NOT my girlfriend lol [Also on Twitter] |
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What I think most teenage girls in Japan look like now haha [Also on Twitter] |
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Oh she got the special Anime eye! Or maybe it's just coloured contacts lol [Also on Twitter] |
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Oh I also saw this, but seriously which one do you like? Japanese me will choose middle, personally maybe rightmost? [Also on Twitter] |
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And that was the end of 2022! (Haha spoiler alert we are in 2023 and-) [Also on Twitter] |
Oh boy I hope you enjoyed some cute girls in beautiful backgrounds without showing any skin whatsoever, because I'm going to continue back the summer trend from here on with (their full name is long so I'm going with)
FuwaOmu's first illustration book!Β I was first fascinated from the cover of this book in the Melonbooks store so they just dropped in as quick as Hiyori-sensei but maybe a little later (hehe), and I think what got me into them is definitely
keeping to the Anime-like drawing standards someone made a decade ago I don't even know who now, but heck, if this is something standard and beautifully drawn, I cannot say no. Thank goodness the author did not pursue AI artwork in their comment or else I may have broken a record here lol, but they are
working on NFTs and using AI to help out on their drawings in some way so meanwhile
let's preserve this as their best hand drawn work. The theme here is
devils in
lingerieΒ as hinted by the cumulation of words in the title.
*silence* Simple enough.
*laughs*
ζ¬ Omulettomato "Devilgelic"
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Well, in case I missed anything here's everything they have to offer (Yeah some are just straight off chest-)
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That is just too much skin even for a demon also why are their skin colour so similar to humans? So many questions *laughs* [Also on Twitter] |
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This is just generally good I just want to *thumbs up* |
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O~kay what is with this where's the demon part? This is just bunny girl with wings now lmao [Also on Twitter] |
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Oh they even have profiles? Some of them are even of human age?? (So this is like what, transformations? I want to know more hehe)
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I have to say, I have the sudden desire to woo the bottom one: Tall enough, very feminine interests, doesn't like guys who like to pick up girls though but who cares though amirite fellas?
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Wow this is the first time I've seen someone's three sizes described in Japanese lol (And the waist is a secret haha B-"large" though) |
Man, I like this trend of firsts in these artbooks because damn are there a lot of firsts here for the lot of them which are actually great starting points to encourage them to sell some of their artwork for all to see. This one though, isΒ
KUREHA's illustration book release for C102! They did not get a slot on this Comiket and the upcoming winter one though and that's a pity, but that does not stop them from releasing something to commemorate the occasion. Actually, they have released TWO books for the occasion, with one of them, uh, rated R-18 in Japan.
*laughs* Of course, the one I possess is not the one that will get me banned, I think what might have gotten me when I saw their works on Pixiv from time to time is likely the focus on
very sizable proportions of a woman which many men want and I as a heterosexual male won't deny I want
a perfectly packaged girlfriend or anything, but honestly saying anything goes for me at my age and this one's 18 too. I meant the character in this book, not the artist.
*laughs* But I would argue thatΒ
this might be more than borderline unsafe for my everyday viewing standardsΒ (haha) and just like 92M-sensei, they have a (Pixiv) FANBOX account where they let you unlock not just high resolution images, but those with more skin to the point of nudity.
*silence* I shall elaborate no more I'm not going to sub to see those anyways haha you are also won't get to see them here
ζ¬ KUREHA "TSUBASA Illustrations C102"
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Even the cover should trigger something in you to be frank. For me to get the R18 version? Haha not me though [Also on Twitter] |
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This is how they intro to us this girl? Okay she has a name she's called Tsubasa (ah hey title reference) [Also on Twitter] |
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Even without something in between those buns they will also find a way to make them split in the middle (Haha) [Also on Twitter] |
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Haha uh oh your gal found you watching "PervSite"! Why are you watching porn when you have a hot girlfriend? (Yeah I guess so to not violate her...?) [Also on Twitter] |
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This is as much skin as I can show you here lmao |
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Sweat seems to be a thing with KUREHA-sensei I don't know why (Oh true the profile did write Tsubasa-chan likes sports) (Also hell yeah underboob) |
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And here's some insight to how they do their sketches, line drawings, and reach their final work! All for the one image, ladies and gentlemen. |
And last but not least... *sigh* haha I really should not end this on a sad note but I guess I shall, this should have been a slot for Nakamura's first illustration book but damn did I botch this real bad. I actually only saw them on Twitter recently thanks to the algorithmic feeds that show me random stuff but also from the artists I follow so I forgot who showed me to them, but I was captivated time and time again till the point that I seriously think their standards might be a lot higher than most of them here, even to 92M-sensei honestly. Sadly, I didn't manage to buy their book... THRICE in total haha, but we can still talk about them! I like these ones more so don't mind the longer commentary lol *dabs*
ζ¬ Nakamura "RIKKA"
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Goldilocks ratio pretty much on all portions. The ocean is just backdrop at this point hehe [Also on Twitter] |
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This view is amazing, you know, the "between water and sky" kind of camera view? This can only happen in Anime haha [Also on Twitter] |
No, you did not see wrongly, I used a placeholder for the rest of them. *laughs* And yes, this is what you see when Pixiv decides somehow to block them on the official mobile app lol
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Trying to make this as colourful as I can haha (On second thought I should've bought a bag to put these in) |
Phew, I rubbed out a long one. *laughs* I mean rode- "wrote". *laughs* My arms are aching for the past few nights as I take photos and type the stuff out above steadily every night by the way, not like these women will be massaging my shoulders after what I've done for them. *giggles* Will I even do a Part 2 out of this just so I can compensate for what I may have missed? And the half a dozen artist I've seen for the past month since I started ordering for this very review? I don't know, dude, ask my backlog ie. my wallet. *laughs* But I unlikely won't mostly due to the total inconvenience of buying any of this from a store that has to ask for your identity and make me worry if I can ship them. Yes, or else how do you think they can earn money selling rated content? *giggles* Toranoana is looser in this regard though, so maybe we try there next time. Don't know if that will pass customs or not. *laughs* HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY AND PROMISE ME YOU DON'T JERK OFF TO THIS POST I DO NOT CARE WHO YOU ARE-
P.S. Shout out to *takes deep breath*
Purako,
Kanda-dan,
Kinako,
Morikura En,
Kantoku,
YuGirl and MANY MANY MORE I have shortlisted for this review but did not make the list, where you can check them out online and buy their artworks (I think they are on Melonbooks) if you want. Most of their latest works are from C102 as far as I'm concerned if not will be recent ones, so you can deal with the consequences of crazy shipping fees maybe if your country doesn't tax you or have a strong currency, in which case you're welcome.
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P.P.S. Honestly though, if I were Japanese and I get to go there after I got tickets, it'll stink like most conventions so I'll go with a mask anyways, I'll only go to the people I know haha, but then again I would've bought the catalogue (the full one which was not from Melonbooks and thick enough to kill a human with) and checked out some of them so... the amount of money spent might be equivalent compared to here but I would get way more haha LIFE SUCKS DUDE