Pick Up Review
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Disney Twisted Wonderland Postcard Book -Dormitory Std-SQUARE ENIXWonderful artThis book is really nice and has all the characters in their dormitory outfits. Really glossy postcards and good quality book!
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Painting the Worlds of Studio GhibliStudio GhibliBackgrounds brought to the foregroundVery expensive and very heavy artbook showcasing the background paintings from Studio Ghibli films. This is one of those books that I decided to buy the moment I knew it existed, damn the cost. I wasn't disappointed. The art featured here is entrancing, but of course you know that if you've seen any Ghibli film. This book provides the opportunity to linger for as long as you want on those incredible images. That's what I wanted. If you watch Ghibli films and think, 'I want to stare at that stunning landscape for ten minutes', now you can.
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Yamaoka Naoko Toei Animation PreCure Works (Pretty Cure)Febri Henshu BuPrecure art books always deliverAnother quality Precure artbook. Follows the format of previous volumes in the series of Toei Precure Works. Includes illustration gallery, main character profiles and key frame art. Yamaoka's designs for Healin' Good are gorgeous. Cure Grace especially is one of the loveliest Cures in the series.
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie Official Visual BookKodanshaPerfectArrived in perfect condition. Lovely sized book with wonderful illustrations~ One of my first purchases off of CDJapan, arrived quite fast.
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Hayao Miyazaki Imageboard Complete Works 1: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Hayao Miyazaki Image Board Zenshu 1)Miyazaki Hayao / Studio GhibliHayao Miyazaki - Beauty and WonderSuperb new artbook showcasing Hayao Miyazaki's concept art for Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. It's a large-format book with beautiful reproductions of the many watercolour sketches made in pre-production on the film. Even if you already have the "Watercolour Impressions" artbook that was released years ago, this volume includes many more rougher pieces, which are no less beautiful. Everything about this book is beautiful. Miyazaki's watercolour sketches are achingly gorgeous. An obvious instantaneous purchase for any Ghibli fan.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon [Complete Edition] 10Naoko TakeuchiThe end of Sailor MoonOh the final volume with the 5 final chapters with a lot of characters, which unfortunately can't get enough time to develop and we don't really get to know them, however, a lot of those cahracters grew to my heart. Especially Sailor Heavy Metal Papillion. In this volume everything is resolved. I'd not say every little plothole is explained, especially the weird take on time travel, but well that's doesn't really bother. I think the final arc says a lot about Taoism and how light and darkness always will continue to try overpowering each other. And as I said, Usagi gets so much development here. She's not the same 14 years old middle school girl who ended tragically as the moon princess in the first arc. No, she really fought in the best way, supported by the ones she loves. But also: there's a lot about Sailor Galaxia, Chaos and also Cosmos. Enjoy the series :)
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 5 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiThis volume is thiccYes, volume 5 is here as well and wow this is a really thick book! It has a much bigger page count than the others and so it covers most of the Mugen Gakuen Arc or Infinity Arc. All my personal favourite Senshi appear in this volume except for the "final Senshi". It's a bit sad that the entire arc didn't fit into the volume, but since this is already such a bulky book, I think you've got a huge bang for your bug.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 6 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiThe other thicc one!Volume 6 is maybe the thickest book of all the manga. It contains the entire second half of the Infinity Arc and also starts out with the Dead Moon Arc or Dream Arc if you will. So in addition to the usual story, there are again two bonus chapters included. Chibiusa's diary which is more on the funny and lighthearted side - it's about the Tanabata festival. And we have Kaguyahime no koibito, which is about Luna having a crush on someone. You know, it's the same as the one Sailor Moon movie from the 90's anime. This volume is also highly recommended, since Sailor Saturn is finally here. The art is as pretty as always and the story continues in a well-paced manner.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 7 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiFirst half of the Dream ArcI'd say that this volume contains the first half of the Dream Arc, minus the one or two chapters in the previous one. I didn't remember the Dream Arc to be this long, but here we are. The Dream Arc is in fact my favourite Arc since it tells sp much about character development and contains more clues about the overarching story. I just can say - yes, it's a highly recoomended volume. Please don't hesitate to get it no matter which version.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 8 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiA lot of bonus chapters!The second half of the Dream Arc is here! I love it so much, especially because of the relationship between Chibiusa and Helios. I think there's a lot of character development for Chibiusa in this volume. It also shows that Chibiusa and Usagi are very different from each other and not only "kopies" as suggested in the previous volumes where the Moon Princess is always like their mother. In this volume there are also a lot of extra chapters that don't contribute to the overall plot, but are nice refreshing additions to the stories. There's another Chibiusa Diary chapter as well as love stories for Mako-chan, Ami-chan and Rei-chan. But now that we're finished with my favourite arc, the darkest one is yet to follow.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 9 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiThis one is tinyI don't mean the format! I think I already mentioned that in the first volume, so I didn't just find out about this after 9 volumes ;) What I mean is, compared to the other volumes, this one is really, really short. It contains the first six chapters of the Stars arc, which covers about the first movie of the Cosmos anime movies. So you know exactly where the sotry is going. It's getting darker and darker and really sad! We're also getting a lot of character development for Usagi. Not that she doesn't get any in previous arcs, but I think in this final one, she's really growing from all of her experiences.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 1 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiDark Kingdom Arc first halfThis volume covers the first half of the first Arc of the Dark Kingdom. This edition includes the chapters about Chiba Mamoru and stops by the appearance of Sailor V. There are no coloured illustrations except for the cover in this edition, a little sad, but the black and white chapter covers are still very beautiful. The new format is fairly small, so you'll know if you need glasses. The advantage with this format is that you can take it everywhere!
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon [Manga Bunko Set / Vol.1-10] (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiWonderful editionsI'm so happy I finally got a complete set of the manga. I owned Sailor Moon partly in a German edition which had the images mirrored, so it would fit the "western way" of reading. Additionally it was translated from French, so there were many mistakes in that as well. In the end I got to know that the English translations weren't well translated either, especially the Stars Arc. So I found the best solution was to buy the whole set in Japanese and here I am, looking at it and admiring the beautiful illustrations! The order was beautifully packed as well, very secured and it arrived perfectly.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Master WorksNintendo Dream HenshubuLove it!Love everything for Zelda. I am very happy to have this collection.Received the book in very good condition and the delivery was fast. Packaging was good!
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Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon Raisonne ART WORKS 1991-2023Takeuchi NaokoEnjoying my new artbook, thanks CDJapan!The new Sailor Moon Raisonne artbook produced directly by Takeuchi Naoko is well-made and lovely, if a bit small. The paper stock, cover and wraparound are all made of thick, durable material with some sparkly metallic finish. The quality of the art itself is somewhat variable because at least half of the book contains resized, recolored artwork reproduced from seven (7!!!) previous artbooks with much larger dimensions by the creator/mangaka, whose career spans from 1991 to present. That said, the inclusion of never-released material and cover art, dated 2023, more than makes up for it. I know some people want the deluxe version with the holographic wraparound cover that is exclusive to Sailor Moon Fan Club members, but the only new things it has are the holographic cover and a protective case; the basic artbook itself more than holds up. Note that the artbook text is in Japanese, but you don't really need to understand it because the images are so pretty, colorful, and mostly self-explanatory. It came double-wrapped courtesy of CDJapan: the first plastic film wrap was from the publisher, the second bubble wrap from CDJapan itself. I really appreciate the extra protection for an artbook with a limited print run. I was also pleasantly surprised to receive this a week early, along with the Persona 5 artbooks I ordered at the same time. Thank you for sending this and my other artbooks safely, CDJapan!
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Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon Raisonne ART WORKS 1991-2023Takeuchi NaokoSailor Moon RaisonneLong time fan of sailor moon so happy to have this and I think every other fan should to!!!! Gorgeous illustrations and drawings! Perfect for any sailor moon fan and I highly recommend getting this!
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Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon Raisonne ART WORKS 1991-2023Takeuchi NaokoI love itAn excellent book for people who do not have individually published artbooks. Shipping from Japan to Poland took 3 days, so it's very fast. Thank you CDJapan. Best Regards
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Novel Disney Twisted Wonderland EPISODE1 The Crimson TyrantJun Hioki / Yana TobosoGreat item!Received item in perfect condition; great light novel! Lovely illustrations. Can only recommend this for collectors or bookworms.
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Pretty Cure 20th Anniversary Pretty Cure Costume ChronicleKodansha / Toei AnimationPerfectThe package arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Happy with the purchase. Original and new product.
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spoon.2Di vol.78 [Clear Folder] Free!-the Final Stroke- [Poster] Free! / Tokyo Revengers [Pinup] The Case Study of Vanitas / PokemonPREVISIONGreat product!Item as described, fast delivery & safe packaging. Neat extra inside the magazine (clear file of the Rin cover image!!) - loved it.
