{Words of Songs} ~ for the translation of anime & game lyrics

Just a week ago I was lamenting about how I couldn’t think of anything else to get from Japan along with the huge Wonder Festival 2008 [Winter] package due in two weeks. I spent several days talking to Yuya and fellow coworkers during my part-time job, but still drew a blank. Then I happened onto Animate’s cosplay shop the day after it opened and impulsively bought the Vampire Knight Day Class girls’ uniform immediately. With that, I decided to get the official Cross Academy crest pendant from LaLa to match my LaLa Cross Tattoo Bracelet and a Pochama Pokémon pillow because one of my friends wants it. The darn thing costs $45 in the US, as opposed to just 1,200 yen (~$11.58) on Yahoo! Auction Japan.

Continue reading Suddenly, Too Many Things…

Animate recently launched its cosplay shop, Acos, with a small selection of goods. I’m personally really loving the price tag on the costumes they have- A Code Geass R2 Zero suit, complete with jacket, cape, pants, shirt, scarf, and gloves, is only 8,925 yen (~$84.76)! Alas, I would probably come off as the world’s most misfit Zero the moment I walk into a mall (and possibly tackled for looking like a terrorist), so I’ll have to pass on that deal. Also for the same price is Suzaku’s Knight of Rounds costume, equally ridiculous on me. I’m hoping that Acos will add the Ashford Academy uniforms to its catalog in the future, since they’re among the best school uniforms that I’ve ever seen in anime.

Continue reading Acos: Animate’s Cosplay Shop…

You can’t see it, but the wig is actually really long and reaches past the cheerleader dress.

I went to Kumoricon Lite held in Portland, OR, on May 10th, Saturday and had a blast there. Most of my time was spent in the Karaoke Room singing songs off-key. My Izumi Konata (Lucky☆Star) cosplay also had its share of love and I’m glad to have been able to wear it after my Anime Boston 2008 plans got shot.

Continue reading Kumoricon Lite 2008…

Update: I got the apron two weeks ago.

Continue reading Miracle Mikurun Apron ☆…

I think I’ll take a Clannad school crest patch.

I’ll be ordering items from COSPA, whose goods are usually the official licensed items in Japan, and the store DOES NOT ship overseas. They’re worth every penny (though full cosplay costume sets cost anywhere from $300 and up X.X).

Do you want something from COSPA? If so, e-mail me at digitalsekai at gmail dot com with the item link. The cost will be price of the item + shipping from my address in the US (01609). I prefer payment by PayPal.

The Cospa website is www.cospa.com and www.cospatio.com for cosplay-specific goods. The websites are in Japanese.

And if this is of any interest to you, the items that I’m considering ordering are the Shakugan no Shana Alastor pendant, the Ouran blazer patch, and Neon Genesis Evangelion hair node clips. Cospa also has a huge selection of body pillowcases, but alas, none of them featuring male characters.

If you need help with locating items, leave a comment and I’ll do my best to help you.

This offer is valid for about a week.

Note: The EVA hair clips I linked are on pre-order; they won’t be available until April.

Nice Miku chain

Nice Miku chain, new from Cospa.

A friend of mine in Japan will be visiting the States in February and he’s willing to bring along anything that I’d like.

I’ve been mainly looking into items from stores that don’t ship overseas, such as Cospa and Mary Magdalene. I’ve also considered video games like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 and other goods that get massive mark-ups in the US.

Any suggestions?

Note: I’m not going to consider body pillow covers since they all feature girls.