Pick Up Review
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"Wonderful Precure!" Original Soundtrack 2 Precure Eternal Sound!!Animation Soundtrack (Music by Erika Fukasawa, et al.)Fukasawa on fire againThe hugely talented Erica Fukasawa provides another excellent soundtrack for the Precure franchise. Wonderful Precure OST 2 is full of upbeat energy, with the full statement of Cure Nyammy and Cure Lillian's transformation an instant job-bringer. Like her Precure predecessors, Fukasawa is a genius at composing short but distinctive pieces that immediately express emotion in a sharp, clever manner. Loved every minute of this album.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon [Complete Edition] 10Naoko TakeuchiThe end of Sailor MoonOh the final volume with the 5 final chapters with a lot of characters, which unfortunately can't get enough time to develop and we don't really get to know them, however, a lot of those cahracters grew to my heart. Especially Sailor Heavy Metal Papillion. In this volume everything is resolved. I'd not say every little plothole is explained, especially the weird take on time travel, but well that's doesn't really bother. I think the final arc says a lot about Taoism and how light and darkness always will continue to try overpowering each other. And as I said, Usagi gets so much development here. She's not the same 14 years old middle school girl who ended tragically as the moon princess in the first arc. No, she really fought in the best way, supported by the ones she loves. But also: there's a lot about Sailor Galaxia, Chaos and also Cosmos. Enjoy the series :)
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 5 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiThis volume is thiccYes, volume 5 is here as well and wow this is a really thick book! It has a much bigger page count than the others and so it covers most of the Mugen Gakuen Arc or Infinity Arc. All my personal favourite Senshi appear in this volume except for the "final Senshi". It's a bit sad that the entire arc didn't fit into the volume, but since this is already such a bulky book, I think you've got a huge bang for your bug.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 6 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiThe other thicc one!Volume 6 is maybe the thickest book of all the manga. It contains the entire second half of the Infinity Arc and also starts out with the Dead Moon Arc or Dream Arc if you will. So in addition to the usual story, there are again two bonus chapters included. Chibiusa's diary which is more on the funny and lighthearted side - it's about the Tanabata festival. And we have Kaguyahime no koibito, which is about Luna having a crush on someone. You know, it's the same as the one Sailor Moon movie from the 90's anime. This volume is also highly recommended, since Sailor Saturn is finally here. The art is as pretty as always and the story continues in a well-paced manner.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 7 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiFirst half of the Dream ArcI'd say that this volume contains the first half of the Dream Arc, minus the one or two chapters in the previous one. I didn't remember the Dream Arc to be this long, but here we are. The Dream Arc is in fact my favourite Arc since it tells sp much about character development and contains more clues about the overarching story. I just can say - yes, it's a highly recoomended volume. Please don't hesitate to get it no matter which version.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 8 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiA lot of bonus chapters!The second half of the Dream Arc is here! I love it so much, especially because of the relationship between Chibiusa and Helios. I think there's a lot of character development for Chibiusa in this volume. It also shows that Chibiusa and Usagi are very different from each other and not only "kopies" as suggested in the previous volumes where the Moon Princess is always like their mother. In this volume there are also a lot of extra chapters that don't contribute to the overall plot, but are nice refreshing additions to the stories. There's another Chibiusa Diary chapter as well as love stories for Mako-chan, Ami-chan and Rei-chan. But now that we're finished with my favourite arc, the darkest one is yet to follow.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 9 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiThis one is tinyI don't mean the format! I think I already mentioned that in the first volume, so I didn't just find out about this after 9 volumes ;) What I mean is, compared to the other volumes, this one is really, really short. It contains the first six chapters of the Stars arc, which covers about the first movie of the Cosmos anime movies. So you know exactly where the sotry is going. It's getting darker and darker and really sad! We're also getting a lot of character development for Usagi. Not that she doesn't get any in previous arcs, but I think in this final one, she's really growing from all of her experiences.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon 1 (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiDark Kingdom Arc first halfThis volume covers the first half of the first Arc of the Dark Kingdom. This edition includes the chapters about Chiba Mamoru and stops by the appearance of Sailor V. There are no coloured illustrations except for the cover in this edition, a little sad, but the black and white chapter covers are still very beautiful. The new format is fairly small, so you'll know if you need glasses. The advantage with this format is that you can take it everywhere!
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon [Manga Bunko Set / Vol.1-10] (Kodansha Manga Bunko)Naoko TakeuchiWonderful editionsI'm so happy I finally got a complete set of the manga. I owned Sailor Moon partly in a German edition which had the images mirrored, so it would fit the "western way" of reading. Additionally it was translated from French, so there were many mistakes in that as well. In the end I got to know that the English translations weren't well translated either, especially the Stars Arc. So I found the best solution was to buy the whole set in Japanese and here I am, looking at it and admiring the beautiful illustrations! The order was beautifully packed as well, very secured and it arrived perfectly.
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Pretty Guardian (Bishojo Senshi) Sailor Moon R Music Collection [Limited Low-priced Edition]Animation Soundtrack (Music by Takanori Arisawa)Nostalgia!Sailor Moon R wakes so many nostalgic memories and I'm very happy to have this collection of well-known good old Sailor Moon music! It's very cool to see that this music is still available to newer fans as well.
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Dragon Ball [Complete Edition] 24 (Jump Comics)Akira ToriyamaNice!!!Packing is excellent. Contents: 345 - 359. Seventeen print dated 9 June 2022. Page 136 - 151 color printed. Thank you CD Japan.
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Dragon Ball [Complete Edition] 32 (Jump Comics)Akira ToriyamaNice!!!Packing is excellent. Contents: 470 - 486. Fifteen print dated 9 June 2024. Like jump remix series so much. Thank you CD Japan.
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Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie (English Subtitles) [Blu-ray]Sci-Fi Live ActionIncredibly movieExcellent movie! I bought it from here 14 years ago, but just saw the link to Review it. If you like Ultraman this is a must view.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Master WorksNintendo Dream HenshubuLove it!Love everything for Zelda. I am very happy to have this collection.Received the book in very good condition and the delivery was fast. Packaging was good!
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Corocoro Daruma Mascot Jujutsu Kaisen 02 Megumi Fushiguro KDMAdorable Daruma Megumi MascotI absolutely love and adore this Megumi Daruma Mascot! It’s so cute and tiny and I can stop looking at with pure joy! It is also tastefully crafted and an absolute must-have for any Megumi Jujutsu Kaisen fan!
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Mewtwo Strikes Back: EvolutionAnimationMewtwo is unstoppableMewtwo Strikes Back Evolution is awesome but I had No idea that it was in CGI as I found out in 2019 and either way it's well good
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"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Game)" Original Soundtrack [Regular Edition]Game MusicOne of the best games of NintendoShopping at CDjapan is really reassuring. I have never encountered the problem of high prices and missing goods.
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"The Boy and The Heron (How Do You Live?) (Anime)" Original SoundtrackAnimation Soundtrack (Music by Joe Hisaishi)I was pleasantly surprised by The recordWhen the movie came out last year, I had already bought the soundtrack CD of How You Want to Live Your Life. This time, I bought LP and listened to the song "Real People's Determination". Hisaishi-sensei composed music for Studio Ghibli films, and he still has the same skills as he did back then. I don't know if the two teachers, Joe Hisaishi and Hayao Miyazaki, will be able to work together next time, so I will cherish this album very much. What a good movie and a good soundtrack!
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"The Boy and The Heron (How Do You Live?) (Anime)" Original SoundtrackAnimation Soundtrack (Music by Joe Hisaishi)Quiet and beautifulI was impressed by the sound quality of this release. I was concerned about the quality right out of the packaging as I noticed scuffing and a piece of drilled out vinyl sitting on the playing surface on disc 2! I was concerned it scratched the disc creating pops, but thankfully it didn't! Hopefully no others have experienced this quality check fail. I'd recommend this release, the music from Joe Hisaishi is beautiful and transports you to a wonderful place.
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Hane [Regular Edition]Koshi InabaWonderful SingleKoshi Inaba should need no introduction. He's been in the music industry since the late 80s as the lead singer of B'z before he started doing some solo releases as well. He's a fantastic singer with very versatile vocals and creates excellent music. Sadly, all 4 of these songs (to my knowledge) were never included on any of his other releases, so I picked this CD up. It's a remarkable single with a good mix of different songs. Each one has its own charm and is difficult to pick just one as a personal favorite. The insert is just a couple pages with the lyrics and credits inside. It's got some colors inside to go with the green background on the cover though, which gives it some further character to its simplistic design. Highly recommended!!
