[News - Goods] Bookcovers, box card revealed, bromide at event fair + small AniCafe translations
First up, for those participating in my group orders please check your inbox/threads for replies as I've sent out updates and invoices yesterday~!
And, numbers/items I managed to obtain for the AniKuji and AniCafe claims aren't finalised yet, but I have a partial list so far - all I know for certain so far is that I have 10 sets of the Spain/Romano mascots, lol! (And, I managed to get some of the AniCapsule badges too, so they'll be put up for sale soon too).
If anyone is still interested in the Anikuji/lottery or cafe items, please let me know!
Now, onto the goodies!
Summary:
1) New Hetalia book covers (16 designs)
2) Special box card for the new trading card boxes revealed
3) Bromides at the Birz x Spica collaboration event fair
4) Previews of the sticker collection
5) Some quick translations for the Animate Cafe menu & ingredients for the cookies and tea
6) Photos of the AniKuji items showing the other sides of the items/in real life etc!
Annnd everything is under the cut!
[Misc. Stationery] Hetalia: The Beautiful World - Stone Paper Book Covers
Company: Media Factory
Retail Price: 4200 Yen for Box of 8; 525 Yen for pack
Release Date: October 2013
Reservation Deadline: 23 August 2013
Size: Width 420mm x Height 257mm
Material: Stone paper - also known as limestone paper / bi-plastic paper
Specifications: 16 designs; a whole box of 8 packs will contain one of each design. Individual packs contain 2 covers.
These Stone Paper Book Covers are essentially waterproof book covers. You can use them as a cover for your note or comic books with your favourite character/s!
Box card for the [Global] and [Beautiful] trading card boxes has been revealed:
Information about the trading cards boxes can be found here
And there is an upcoming event which will have himaruya art bromide cards!
[Event Goods] Comic Birz x Comic Spica Collaboration Fair - Bromide Cards
Company: Gentosha Comics
Retail Price: Not For Sale - Event Gift
Release Date: 30 July ~ 25 August 2013
Venue: Animate Ikebukuro Store; third floor.
Specifications: Card A is available during 30 July to 11 August; Card B is available during 12 August to 25 August. But stock levels are limited and they may end earlier if they run out. There is also a Chibisan Date card available at the event.
How intriguing - a collaboration fair for both magazines! There will be special showcases, playbacks and possibly news released at the event - so who knows what they might unveil!
And here are some of the sneak previews of the sticker collection:
Recaps/information about the sticker collection here.
I bought myself a box and might grab another! I think they're very cute ; o;
And for those who have been curious about the Animate cafe menu, it took ages at squinting at the screen since the kanji was tiny and barely recognisable, but I've done a quick translation of the 2013 menu!
And here is a translation of the ingredients in the Character Print Cookies and Earl Grey Tea
(all you really need to know is that the cookies have almond grounds in it so those with any nut allergies, please be careful!)
Information and photos were from HetaliaMerchandise on Tumblr!
Now onto photos of the AniKuji lottery items I've managed to gather around the net!
I'm personally really really happy with the reveal of A4 file boxes! As I suspected, they have Prussia on the other side *A*!!!
And they might not look like it from the stock/mental image, but the badges are of a decent size!
Here's a group photo from a Japanese blogger/collector:
The Japanese blogger also showed off her tapestry - and the tapestry does not disappoint! It looks amazing ; A ; <3
I'm still taking claims for the AniKuji items here, so please let me know if you're interested! :)