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truanifan678



Joined: 08 Jul 2006
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:18 am Reply with quote
Hopefully this is the right section... Hopefully I didn't break a rule. If I did then I apologize. I thought this might be the most appropriate section the ask from others who may know.

Is anybody familiar with purchasing things straight from Japan? More specifically the “tokuten” or bonus items that are specific to certain stores?

I’m looking to buy a bunch of dvds and managed to find a shopping service I like, but the bonus items confuse me. I did my best to translate, but I'm still unsure of a couple of things.

Basically the ones that are “per dvd/bd volume” have me confused. Is it the exact same bonus item(s) for any volume or are they different per volume? For example the site describes mini line art and background collection, but I don't know if this is one item that can be applied to any volume or if it's the same type of thing with different images for each volume.

Also, what is a “bromide” and “big strap?”

Thank you to anybody who can offer some insight. I don't know of many sites where I can ask questions like these.
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Jon182



Joined: 02 Oct 2012
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:34 am Reply with quote
I'm not sure about the bonus items. As for bromides, they are usually pictures/mini posters. The big strap can refer to something that you can attach to a keychain or cellphone.
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Annf



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:43 pm Reply with quote
Per-volume items should generally be different for each volume.

For example, on the Haganai NEXT store bonus list:
http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/haganai/goods/oritoku01.html
In the Sofmap (ソフマップ) section, the per-volume bonus is "original bromides," with an image showing six different ones.



And here's the first bromide, with an AA battery for scale:


Usually per-volume stuff, if there even are any, are pretty cheap little things, with the good stuff reserved for the full-set bonus.
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TsunaReborn!



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:17 pm Reply with quote
I normally pick up promotional items from Ebay (not sure if that helps but you can just about get anything on Ebay over time). For example I managed to pick up Junjo Romantica limited edition DVD sleeves and a promotional Soul Eater mouse mat.
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