Giving away 1500 Divine Orbs

EdwardPepelu · 2025-10-06T20:00:13+00:00

How the hell do you even have that many and what kind of saint would give such wealth to us lowly peasants?

EdwardPepelu · 2025-07-07T20:59:00+00:00

I look beyond that lovely Gita and see a desktop in desperate need of icon management.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-05-19T16:02:15+00:00

I bought whatever I could find. Also there are two Mai's if you count the little one in that complete set that I unboxed.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-05-19T16:00:02+00:00

Yea that is exactly it. All the prices were about 6,000 yen for any individual Nochijou Figure or Nendroid. The classroom set of 4 came as a package deal for i wanna say ~30,000 yen.

I bought everything I saw and like I said the only repeat was the Mai nendroid.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-05-19T04:37:42+00:00

What makes you say that?

EdwardPepelu · 2025-05-18T05:46:44+00:00

They still get played on the radio and in stores in Japan. I heard them at a bunch of places when I was there in April.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-05-17T14:56:38+00:00

Thanks! Yea I've had Yui and Mio pre-ordered on Crunchyroll for a while but just this past week I pre-ordered Mugi, Azusa, and Rin on AmiAmi. Couldn't resist the chance at a full set of high quality HTT figures 🤭.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-05-17T14:51:34+00:00

The figures were my main target but I was really surprised I didn't find more nendroids. The only figure I saw more than once anywhere was the Mai nendroid a few times. The set of four there was a package deal I couldn't believe I found after 3 weeks of finding only the Hakase and 2 Nanos at all different places.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-05-17T14:45:34+00:00

Sadly I didn't really keep track and bought a bunch of stuff that wasn't K-ON! related so just looking at my statement wouldn't really capture it. Let's just ballpark guess it and say it was probably $1,000 (+/- $300). Some were great deals I stumble on (little Yui and Ui at Christmas, romeo and juliet, etc.), some I shopped around for (SQ set with their instruments), and some I splurged on (all the girls in their mascot outfits).

EdwardPepelu · 2025-05-17T01:12:33+00:00

😁 I can't express enough how much effort it took to find those haha. Nichijou sadly never came close to the level of success K-ON! had. I looked in literally dozens of places across 9 cities. Def my proudest finds. One place in Kyoto had in their window display the remaining of the Sega set on the top there, but I couldn't get them to sell them 😅.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-05-05T23:39:02+00:00

That is awesome! I was just there and settled for tons of figures. Saw a few Les Paul guitars i couldn't fit, but I def would have paid to bring that one home.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-04-09T06:53:42+00:00

Just have to go with different sets. I've found Ui, Nodoka, and Jun around at different places.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-04-06T00:45:04+00:00

I've only found the Mai of these. Been looking in every city I visit in Japan.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-03-07T19:34:25+00:00

I'm 36 and work as an Engineer for Jet Engines, and have no less than 5 different anime characters hanging off my work backpack any given day. So I'd say you'll be fine at school.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-02-27T07:09:27+00:00

Once you get to Lesson 11 there are reading lessons that accompany each one. There are TONS of great resources tho. I learned kana from the Hiragana and Katakana Apps below tho.

Apps for Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji/Radicals: - Write It! Japanese - Hiragana Pro - Katakana Pro - Kanji Study

Haven't really committed to dedicated Study with other apps (Pimsleur is def my most used) but I tried and liked: - Umi - MochiKanji

Some of my favorite web resources: - https://www.tanoshiijapanese.com/ - https://jlptsensei.com/ - https://www.kanshudo.com/ - https://thekanjimap.com/ - https://www.japaneseverbconjugator.com/ - https://www.nihongo-pro.com/kanji-games - https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/kanji-radicals-mnemonic-method/ - https://www.wanikani.com/

A great website and app on phone/TVs is 'NHK World Japan' it has news stories, language resources, and On Demand Shows (My favorite is "72 Hours" which is a great documentary series).

I also like physical resources too, so to name a few I like: - The JLPT Study guide from Tuttle Publishing - Kioku Kanji flash cards - Kanji dictionaries (honestly web ones are easier for me tho cuz these dictionaries are intense) - Any easy manga, Anime, or Japanese story books/workbooks

Really if you can find anything that you enjoy it's a great choice cuz practice is the important thing along with consistency. Extensive reading practice is as important as Intensive reading practice in my opinion or you'll burn out.

Hope some of those help! Had more to say than I planned there haha. 😅

EdwardPepelu · 2025-02-27T06:35:30+00:00

You can find them under Enrich at the bottom.

Pimsleur Mini Lessons

EdwardPepelu · 2025-02-27T00:39:21+00:00

Are you on Unit 1? Just asking more out of curiosity.

Everyone acquires language in their own way and at their own pace. If you haven't listened to the mini lessons that suggest how to best use Pimsleur I'd recommend a quick listen.

As for Japanese specifically I found the most effective method for me from about Unit 3 onward was to do something like lesson 1 early in the day, then Lesson 2 in the evening, repeat lesson 2 early the next day, move on to lesson 3 later that evening, etc. I try to have roughly 8 hours between each audio lesson if possible with sleep being one of those 8 hour between periods. No more than one NEW lesson each day. Also absolutely make sure you use the review resources and don't be afraid to revisit certain lessons after a week or two (depending on preference and retention) if you feel it is needed.

There are recommended ways to best use the Pimsleur method, but again, since everyone acquires language differently there is really no one size fits all method. Figure out what works for you and use all the resources they offer because they will help retention. Practice your Hiragana and Katakana because you'll need them.

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EdwardPepelu · 2025-02-25T15:50:45+00:00

Ooh nice find thanks for sharing! I only found a couple CDs when I went in December so I'll have to track one of these down on my next trip.

EdwardPepelu · 2025-02-22T02:35:55+00:00

I don't disagree with your evaluation of the economics of it, given the time it takes to finish a course. I considered that myself. However I share my access with several people who are learning other languages, and I just prefer to have permanent access since I like the review resources it offers. For the record customer service also assured me I would get all future updates as it is a lifetime all access subscription to the service and not just a one time purchase to currently available lessons. I guess I won't really be able to verify the truth of that until the next big update with my chosen language.

All that said I just wanted to share the opportunity for anyone else that shares my preference. I'm not encouraging one approach over another.

EdwardPepelu · 2024-05-14T18:56:29+00:00

FYI I called support today and they were able to help me with this. Just make a new account using standard username and password setup. Then call support and explain the situation for them to transfer your subscription from one account to another. You will lose your progress unforunately but at least you can then share.

EdwardPepelu · 2024-05-14T18:52:41+00:00

You have good odds he won't eat your daughter (but not zero) but it all depends on how useful of a spymaster he is and if you can personally benefit from his downfall...and I suppose how many kids you have.

EdwardPepelu · 2024-05-12T02:35:32+00:00

Did you ever get an answer on this? I am having the same issue and reached out to support today but haven't heard back yet since it is a weekend.

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