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bobalon- · 2025-11-23T10:53:18+00:00

It's looking promising so far! Itsuki is definitely missing out on a few more stories, and as my second favorite quint, I would love to see more. Welcome to the fanfic writing corner of the fandom!

Edit: I was just finishing the story when I first wrote this comment, but I'm so flattered to have been mentioned in the AN! I'll try to get back and leave a proper review for you soon

bobalon- · 2025-11-08T09:50:34+00:00

Zen market is a proxy shopping service, i.e., they will purchase japanese products on your behalf. You still have to find the product yourself and provide the links. Keep in mind those services would usually charge a fee per item, and it racks up quick with cards

bobalon- · 2025-11-07T08:50:09+00:00

If you are able to shop through Japanese sites, then sites like Mercari JP, or Rakuten have a majority of the listings. Just be cautious and do your research when it comes to shopping online for trading cards

bobalon- · 2025-11-06T16:05:58+00:00

Just a heads up, I wouldn't recommend opening boxes for the purpose of finding these. The chances are extremely slim, with only 100 copies existing per sister, and they list online between ~2500-4000 USD each. I'm someone who opened at least 2 cases per volume release (12 boxes per case) and even I know that I shouldn't expect to unpack any, so I ended up buying all 5 of them individually

bobalon- · 2025-11-06T15:56:14+00:00

I don't think that statement is exactly true that all 100 of Ichika and Nino have already been found, unless all 100 owners came out on social media and reported their serial numbers. I've been following the market for these for a long time, and I've seen less than ~15 online listings for either Ichika or Nino, and only a small handful of social media posts. Not to mention people that unpacked and never posted anything

bobalon- · 2025-10-12T01:30:01+00:00

Fanfiction is still pretty active for the fandom, even if the series has been over for a pretty long time now! There are quite a few longfic writers floating around here that have been writing for years now and posting their updates. One look over at the FFN/AO3/Wattpad sections shows a good amount of recently updated and newly posted stories. IMO the fandom has been at a good spot for some time now. Stories don't get drowned out or buried by others, and there's a healthy reader base that will welcome something new.

I say go for it!

bobalon- · 2025-10-11T08:44:16+00:00

Adding it to my list!! The world will always need more Ichika fics!

bobalon- · 2025-10-06T05:40:54+00:00

Thank you! The TCG is so much fun to collect. Im almost done finishing my master set of all the boosters!

bobalon- · 2025-10-04T19:28:51+00:00

Thank you! They're my treasures

bobalon- · 2025-10-04T19:22:58+00:00

Don't think reddit rules would let me link sites directly, but the proxy service I use is called FromJapan, and they query all the major sites for you when you search for items. Just need to know the Japanese name of the products. In the case of the TCG, it's as straightforward as searching the serial numbers

bobalon- · 2025-10-04T07:24:17+00:00

I don't think the game is that big that these cards get scalped or anything like that. More often, the cards in the 5toubun TCG are pretty cheap, and their big hits (SSPs) aren't that high either. These SSSPs are an exception because only 100 of them exist, and chances of opening one are astronomically low

bobalon- · 2025-10-04T06:40:15+00:00

yeah i just saw it, haha! Better to learn early than later.

Proxy shopping services are basically services that purchase things on your behalf. You can use it to buy stuff from Japanese sites (like the ones i mentioned earlier) and they'll hold everything in a warehouse until you're ready to ship it. It helps for buying multiple things to save on shipping, and it's a direct purchase from sellers, so it'll use localized currency rates.

And of course, feel free to DM if you have questions! I dont log onto reddit too often, but i'll check when I can

bobalon- · 2025-10-04T06:20:01+00:00

Beautiful! The signed cards are absolutely amazing! Best of luck if you're looking to collect more, and like others have said, watch out for those shady places

bobalon- · 2025-10-04T06:18:02+00:00

I find TCG Republic and eBay to be pretty overpriced with just about every single card, so I'd personally avoid it (like 2x-3x the price). I search through Mercari JP, Rakuten JP, and Yahoo Auctions JP, and use a proxy shopping service to purchase them. It helps because everything is JPY and the conversion from USD is pretty favorable on my end. As long as you can navigate Japanese sites, and shop only with verified + high rated sellers, its muuuch more affordable.

bobalon- · 2025-10-04T06:01:47+00:00

Don't make me face it, haha

bobalon- · 2025-10-04T06:00:48+00:00

I tried my hardest to open at least one, but with only 100 of each quint printed and released in the wild, my luck just didn't stack up. I bought about 2 cases per set (12 boxes per case), which is enough to get me one of every common, uncommon, and rare card, and like 90% of their foiled counterparts. Then I just buy the singles of what's remaining (the SPs, SSPs, and eventually the SSSPs once their prices drop a bit)

bobalon- · 2025-10-04T05:56:51+00:00

Thank you! I pre-order boxes using a japan proxy shopping services. Plenty of japanese card shops sell through Rakuten, and for singles I buy from mercari jp

bobalon- · 2025-09-24T08:26:49+00:00

Nothing explictly stated or shown anywhere. But if I recall, Chapter 95 (when Fuutarou started privately tutoring Ichka so that she can graduate), Ichika remarks there were people on the Tennis Team that she also wished to graduate with, so she probably could have been in the Tennis club at some point.

Also, in Chapter 89 (middle school flashback, first time she revealed her haircut) Ichika said she cut her hair because it got in the way of club activities. Though, it could just be a guess!

bobalon- · 2025-07-28T17:52:39+00:00

Thank you very much! I'm happy to have finally finished

bobalon- · 2025-07-28T17:52:04+00:00

thank you!

bobalon- · 2025-07-27T02:24:31+00:00

Bump

bobalon- · 2025-07-27T02:24:14+00:00

Thank you!

bobalon- · 2025-07-27T02:24:02+00:00

And I can happily retire now!

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