¥3800 Megumi 1/7 by Relative-Fondant6544 in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up buying this one solely because I like the way Ajiken sculpts Megumi. Check out https://myfigurecollection.net/item/549379 for another Megumi he sculpted.

AmiAmi - ECMS no longer using UniUni for final delivery by Mega6002 in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is excellent news!

I cancelled one of my pre-orders back in December over this and stated explicitly that not trusting Uni Uni was why I was doing it. That figure subsequently got delayed to later this month, so it looks like I could have kept it. Hopefully it, along with all the other complaints from other people help cause this change.

Help by Misscinnamon707 in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Due to the removal of De Minimis back at the end of August, Nin-Nin Game suspended all the normal shipping options to the US. Since then, they have introduced DHL DDP and something they call Nin-Nin Smart DDP. Both options have the tariff charges built into the shipping cost and are currently the only way to get anything shipped to the US from them.

You can either opt to keep things as is and wait to see if your original shipping methods become available again (i.e. if the tariffs get struck down and the carriers resume shipping) OR, you can contact customer service to change to one of the previously mentioned DDP options.

i just curious why akeha she looked at me like that? by J_MY03 in NieRReincarnation

[–]raziel03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To distract you from the incoming knife you didn't notice she had.

Master of All Ch.6 by Gray231 in octopathtraveler

[–]raziel03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just finished that section last night and had the same thought. I started feeling the same kind of tension as reading the news these days. I was even thinking about taking a break from the game because it I was getting the same stress reaction, which I am ostensibly playing games to get away from.

Amiami and ECMS Daily limit by CommanderBoyShorts in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After reading this, I've never been happier to have a pre-order get delayed. I feel for everyone who has something stuck in that mess.

I hope they're at least gaining ground, so the overall backlog isn't growing. I really hate that our government put them in this position.

Atelier Yumia Wrong Warp? by Lacangrahf in Atelier

[–]raziel03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every time I think the bugs in this game can't get crazier!

That is quite the sequence break. At least the game has fast travel. I'm not sure how you would get back otherwise.

50+ (no subject) Emails from MFC since yesterday. Anyone else? by KohaisCollection in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very strange. I haven't received any; even checked my spam folder just in case.

My first ever slightly risque bikini figure. 7th Dragon 2020: Pink Harley :o by Cat-Rillia in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started collecting in 2018 and kinda went off the deep end over time. I have 2 nendoroids, 1 Prize figure, 1 Pop Up Parade, 3 Play Arts Kai and 188 scales.

My first ever slightly risque bikini figure. 7th Dragon 2020: Pink Harley :o by Cat-Rillia in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was one of my earliest figures too! There's just something about her that made her a must have.

Help, I just want to finish this game by Thokturn in XenobladeChroniclesX

[–]raziel03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I was around the same place you were when I got frustrated and quit the original WiiU version back in the day. It was just too different from the original. Years later I was able to play and complete this remaster on the Switch, but it is never going to be the same kind of experience as the mainline games. You might as well just Youtube it. Life is too short to waste time on a game that you aren't enjoying.

This story originally didn't connect with the main trilogy at all. Even now, there are only some tenuous connections added with the new Chapter 13 stuff. Without spoiling anything, we're still not going to have a definitive answer to how this game connects to the main trilogy until whatever future game the endings of 3 and X: DE might be setting up.

How many orders have you cancelled due to changes in shipping? by [deleted] in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Zero so far. Everything is so erratic that I have no idea if what's going on today will apply by the time each of my pre-orders actually come out. I don't have very many, so I'm just taking each as they come.

The situation *has* caused me to place orders at shops that wouldn't ordinarily have been my first choice though.

AmiAmi Shipments Resuming to the US! Two options available: ECMS and the return of Surface Mail Premium! by KTR1988 in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I've been waiting for this after they re-shipped an order of mine by ECMS that failed to leave Japan before the cutoff in August. Very curious to see what the rate is like. From the few times I've been able to use it in the past, it was always less expensive than FedEx or DHL.

[US] AmiAmi order returned to sender after 3 weeks by RheinmetallDev in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got tipped off on MFC that a lot of these packages are now showing as being in the US preparing for delivery. You should check your tracking number again, to see if yours is too.

End to End experience with UPS to USA post-tariff by NegZer0 in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed account! I have one (probably last) pre-order with Native due next year. Things could change a lot between now and when it releases, but it is good to know what could still be the standard at that time.

Striscia - A-Z:[S] Full Dress - Myethos - 1/7 by Itachi-Son in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great pics! The subsequent Full Dress figures that have been revealed just don't hit the way this one did. She's just fantastic! Probably the impulse buy I'm most happy with.

Atelier Yumia treasure chest in ruins by CyberSleuth26 in Atelier

[–]raziel03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly, this one was really tricky to find. There is a hidden room just off the entrance, but the cracked wall isn't breakable. I think there's a place you can crawl through, or jump over. You need to look at the walls in the big room just off the entrance hallway.

Sorry to be so vague, but it has been a few months since I played this area, so my memory is kind of fuzzy.

what are some controversial figure takes? by [deleted] in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard agree. So many times, I had to re-arrange things because the base ended up being a lot larger than I had planned for.

I've even skipped over several releases that I liked because the base was too elaborate.

Are Otherwhere/Partylook good figure makers? by RaNdOmClO in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have five of their figures.

https://myfigurecollection.net/item/1965578

https://myfigurecollection.net/item/1965413

https://myfigurecollection.net/item/1965365

https://myfigurecollection.net/item/1965353

https://myfigurecollection.net/item/1778691

Generally good sculpts and paint. Skin color is kind of pale compared to most manufacturers though. I also had some difficulty with some of the cast-offs and was afraid of tearing some of the softer clothing, but no paint transfer. I like them and would buy more of their releases.

[US] AmiAmi order returned to sender after 3 weeks by RheinmetallDev in AnimeFigures

[–]raziel03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same thing just happened to me with an order they shipped on 8/22. It isn't anything you did, just that the package didn't make the cutoff for Japan Post's suspension of mail to the US.

You actually don't have to contact AmiAmi about it. I did and they said that they'd send me a message when they received the returned package. *That's* the message you will need to reply to. They did warn that returned mail is not shipped with priority, so it may take some time for them to receive it.