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Title:
Size: B5
Page: 32
Date: 30.3.2003
Artist/Circle: loka aloka, 夏目隕石
Rating: Safe for all ages.
Purchased from yahoo japan (seller: tangupongu) for 750 yen - the total USD cost after fees was $19.30.
I hesitated before buying this from the seller, tangupongu, because they have a warning saying that the doujinshi is kept in a non-smoking room but that they do smoke in their house so due to the nature of paper products the doujinshi might smell...and I can confirm they do smell, I've bought from this seller before and in order to remove the smell of smoke I've had the other 8 doujinshi I purchased from tangupongu kept sealed up in a box with cedar chips and rose scented potpourri to eliminate the smell. They've been sealed for around 2 months and I checked on them just yesterday...the smell is mainly gone, I can only smell a slightly lingering bit of smoke if I hold the paper right next to my nose (I'm not a smoker so I'm sensitive to the smell). I am hoping that as more time passes the smoke smell will be completely eliminated since it has been drastically reduced at this stage. So I'm risking buying more doujinshi from tangupongu because I really like the look of loka aloka's art...*hopes they are worth the effort of smoke elimination.
Edit: Much to my relief, when they arrived they didn't smell of smoke! Anyway, I really like loka aloka's artwork, I've been having a hard time finding Juuni Kokuki/The Twelve Kingdoms doujinshi featuring artwork that I like, but I love the series, so I've been determined to find some and loka aloka's fufill what I've been wanting.
Title:
Size: B5
Page: 28
Date: 3.27.3.2005
Artist/Circle: loka aloka, 夏目隕石
Rating: Safe for all ages.
Purchased from yahoo japan (seller: tangupongu) for 1,400 yen - the total USD cost after fees was $20.75.
My three favorite 12K girls on the cover - hurrah!
Title:
Size: B5
Page: 36
Date: 13.8.2005
Artist/Circle: loka aloka, 夏目隕石
Rating: Safe for all ages.
Purchased from yahoo japan (seller: tangupongu) for 1,200 yen - the total USD cost after fees was $18.50.
*Title: ドラマチック・アイロニー (Dramatic Irony)
*Size: B5
*Pages: 20
*Year: 28.09.2008
*Artist/Circle: つかこ (Tsukako), くりもも (Kurimomo)
*Rating: safe for all age groups.
*Preview: mugimugi
Purchased on ebay for USD $12 (seller: newseastory). I've admired Tsukako's artwork on pixiv for the last year - Tsukako's Suzaku and Euphemia illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. Most of Tsukako's doujinshi are 18+, but Dramatic Irony is one of the few that is safe for all ages. 'Peaceful Heaven' and the Suzaku/Euphemia anthology 'Blossom' are two other doujinshi with art by Tsukako that aren't 18+ so I'm keeping an eye out for those too.