IdeaOfEvil

Just to save as much as I can, I'm buying these every two volumes so shipping prices won't kill me. I'll wait till October till I make my next order

I just got an order update from Amazon.jp that says my expected delivery date for volume 2 should be between 9/9 and 10/7

...bummer

Can anyone here translate this for me, or does anyone here have pre-ordering experience with Amazon Japan that knows what this means? I want to pre-order volume 2 and have it ship with volume one in one package, but the Chrome translator isn't all that clear and I'm unsure what I need to do. It's asking me to check a box, but by default it's unchecked and I have no clue if I should leave it that way or not.

Original Text

ご注文の商品について重要なメッセージが2件あります。

Still no pics of set, though =(

It's 3am/Saturday in Japan and I still haven't seen any in-hand pics for this =/

Is there a distinction between "limited with box" and "not with box" right now? It looks like the two versions being sold on Amazon both come with a box, and only one of them comes with with art while the other doesn't.

So, if the artwork isn't going to be shipped outside of Japan anyways then the $60 version is the one to go with? Just wanna make sure before I commit =)

So then, is the artbook gonna fit in the artbox, or is the box supposed to house all future bluray releases? Either way, $60 or $80, the artbox will be included, right?

Can anyone here tell me what the difference is between the two versions being sold on Amazon.jp?

I see and $84 version here

And then there's a cheaper $61 versions here

Both seem to come with the same materials (content and packaging), but I can only understand what Google translate tells me and I don't know what the difference is.

Thanks!

Speaking of English subtitles being on this disc, is there any comprehensive list of all the various Macross releases that have English subs on them around here? It's weird to see an FAQ without this subject mentioned, let alone there not being a stickied thread that has something of a release list (bluray, dvd, vhs, what have you...)

Thanks for the replies! =)

So, it's not so much that the limited slip is of poor quality in materials, it's just the design/images that people have a problem with? I actually like the DYRL design based on photo's I can find, but I wouldn't buy it if the slip felt like it was nothing more than a thin piece of insert paper.

And just to confirm, the limited slip can fit over the regular slip that fits over the bluray case, right? It's not an "either or" choice, is it?

Did anyone order the Amazon exclusive? The only negative reviews I'm reading (with the help of Google Chrome translate) is saying that the limited slip cover is pretty lousy and not worth the extra cost...

Anyone in the know have any thoughts on this?

My copy came in the other day a little beat up, but overall not bad.

It's a nice set, but it's nowhere near worth the $180+ price tag after shipping. I was more adament about buying it because I want to support everything I can that Macross is releasing with English subs, but the set itself is overall "meh." I still haven't finished the Frontier series (and I've tried starting it a good four times now), so I'm unsure about what these movies are and which one I should watch first.

Still, hopefully this sells enough that possibly we can get older titles released in non-fancy sets with English subs tacked on (I'm not expecting another DYRL mega set with al those goodies, so a single disc re-release with subs would do me just fine).

Thanks niner! Just placed my order, so hopefully all goes well =)

Does anyone know of a place that's still selling this? I had it pre-ordered with AmiAmi, but I can't pay them for some odd reason (they refunded me back my money saying that it was sent incorrectly) and I just want to stop dealing with the headache they're giving me.

They have it priced at $199.06 USD, so is anyone else still selling it for that amount?

Thanks

^^

Awesome! Thanks Tochiro =)

So, where can you pre-order this? Play-Asia is asking $290 when I thought it was only supposed to be $160-ish. I'm not seeing anything at yesasia, and I'm not too sure where else to look.

So, if new subs are released with this new set can we expect them to be the messed up Engrish that M+ got?

I just ordered. It would arrive at my home in 2 days (June 24). Thank you again sir.

Still available on HMV Japan. Make it quick to order it.

Thanks so much! It was so odd, I was looking around last night at online import shops and for some reason HMV.jp said it was backordered. But when I clicked on the link you provided it reverted to in-stock status.

Anywho, ordered!

Im too late to the party. It says Macross Plus blu ray is out of print on CD Japan and Amazon Japan.

WHAT?!!! Damnit! I was waiting for another movie release on the 26th so I could save on shipping

Is it known whether or not if this is a limited release that won't be restocked??

I plan on ordering this in a few days, and it'll be my first Amazon.jp purchase. Does anyone have any tips or advice for orders being shipped to the U.S.? Would choosing the cheapest shipping be a bad idea in terms of packaging quality or time? Is there anything else that I should do that would ensure this arrives to me in good condition?

So just to clarify, there are no official releases of DYRL on any format that came with English subs, right?

Just so I'm clear, the Minmay shower scene and/or the guy getting his head chopped off are the Holy Grail film strips, yes?

Depends.. Personally, I was really hoping to get the Milia strip after Max had shot her and her helmet fell off on the ground.

Not sure about those who preordered thru other stores like AmiAmi or YesAsia were given the option.

Not even sure who were able to cancel their preorders _after_ the edit-news was propagated.

Sucks to be suckered like this, but oh well.

I had two preorders, one with PlayAsia and one with CDJapan, and I was able to cancel both just days before the release date. With PlayAsia they had my credit card on file and it was easy for them just to cancel my order. With CDJapan, I prepaid with Paypal in full and I had to email them and wait for a refund. The only hiccup I had was that they didn't refund my payment and they sent me back the money as a payment to me meaning that I was being charge a sellers fee through Paypal and not getting all of my money back. But I simply called Paypal, told them wha was going on, and they refunded me the $12 that they were gonna charge me.

All in all it was pretty simple to cancel from two separate webstores.

I'm not really the best person to help you since I don't have any of those toys, but I'd recommend reading the reviews at anymoon.com:

Yamato 1/60 YF-19 - http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=1673

Yamato 1/60 Vf-0 - http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=1240

Dubble Nuts and Bird of Prey are non-canon alternative color schemes (blue and orange trims, respectively) for the YF-19, so the one you've seen should be an actual toy of the variable fighter, though not in the regular Macross Plus colors. Phoenix is the nickname of the VF-0, just like the VF-25 is called Messiah.

A renewal version line for the VF-25:s has recently been released by Bandai, but the release has been a total mess. I'm certain that someone is willing to fill in on the details, because I haven't really followed the situation. But unless they are restocked in the future, I guess that they will be very hard to find and be very expensive. The toys should be quite good, though.

That's a fantastic website! Thanks so much for the information =)