Very sane ReZero fan

I kept forgetting to post on tumblr but uhm... Here it is!!!

For a really stupid reason I have created a random server just dedicated to yapping about yaoi (very open to yuri/straight too just so y'know)

Nothing insane so far, I just made it on a whim after chatting up with some Julius fan on twitter. I have no clue how successful the server would be, but if you wanna join and form the community uhmmmm, feel free to hit me up in dms for the invite link.

Rushed for twitter posting so hard I forgor about Tumblr, but here it is!!! Happy birthday!!!! Consider not having so many versions of yourself im going to explode because of you damn it!!

Hold up guys, its time to thank Re:Starting Life In Another World From Zero.

Happy belated Valentines's Day!!

Would it be crazy to share that I originally told myself I'd be a cool and draw julisuba for Valentine's Day (because that was the original 2025 Valentine's Day plan) but my brain went 'alright but woman' and I couldn't convince myself otherwise.

GET CONFESSED SUCKER!!!

Look at this two idiots (point and laugh) (starts crying)

I AM SO GLAD YOU ASKED, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG I'VE WAITED TO BOMB SOMEBODY WITH HOW I BUY MY MERCH?

So first of all, I just need to explain some things. Merchandise can get EXPENSIVE, so please please please be very prepared especially depending on your country, there are things like tax and tariffs you need to take note of. BUT, that is also just means you need to do your research before you start getting into it. For example, for my country, I just need to deal with GST, which is 9% as well as shipping from Japan to Singapore (which is thankfully not super costly, especially depending on the items I purchased which are pretty light weight).

Secondly, choose your sources wisely. Each source has their different service fees and different services they can provide. Not all services can cover for everything so make sure you also research what merch you are looking into buying.

Anyways, these are main two things you just need to take note of, the highest priority to all hunt for merchandise is to make sure you even have the money for it. Don't get into it if you are a broke mf (says the broke mf). I have seen many people who get into merchandise only to lose love for their merchandise, I'd say, there is a lot of risk getting into it especially if you are not into collecting. (Though of course, there is always the option to resell for new fans, so please take care of your merch to maintain resale value!)

Now onto the main part of buying merch! I generally prefer to order my merch through Amiami Global. But I also use Buyee Proxy to purchase merchandise on Mercari. However there are also limits in purchasing on this two platforms, so I sometimes order through Japan Rabbit Proxy for more specific items. But all these can get extremely costly and not all platform provide preorder for the merchandise I want, so I order through Taobao. Unfortunately Taobao option is limited to Chinese, they do have english platform but... If you are not familiar with chinese, I would not recommend Taobao. I will get into reasons why later.

Amiami Global: Generally a good beginners platform to order merchandise, they do not require any upfront payment for pre-orders, making it easy to order and you just need to make sure to check the release date of the merchandise and prepare money for it. Since it is a big store, the shipment cost are generally not as high as domestic shipping.

However, in the case of Re:Zero merchandise, they do not stock up on all the Re:Zero merchandise. Usually they open pre-order for Kadokawa released merchandise, but its really hard to predict if they would put open pre-order listings on Amiami Global. So this site can get really unreliable if you are hunting for merchandise for example released by Tapioca (the fluffy little ball plushies). The merchandise is indeed being sold in Amiami JP, however they did not open preorder for Amiami Global. Heresy I say, so I ended up preordering it on Taobao...

Buyee (Mercari): Now this is a pretty reliable site, basically how this website functions is that you go to listings on Mercari and you purchase the listing through Buyee, you just need to take note that there are some listings on Mercari that you cannot purchase through Buyee.

Mercari JP is basically a website for people to sell second-hand merchandise. So the cost of the merch is completely up to the person who listed the merchandise. SO DO YOUR RESEARCH ON THE MERCHANDISE, because the merchandise are often priced by 3 factors, Character Popularity, Market Price, Market Demand.

So characters like Subaru (who is getting very popular these days), Emilia (generally always popular), Reinhard and Julius (dont underestimate the fujos) tend to be really expensive </3. But don't worry! Sometimes their merch are not super costly because of Sheer Quantity in the market, making the merchandise drop in value. This happens more often than you think, but only for crane game prizes (Like the recent Chopi Nui Plush) I'll get into the nitty gritty details in a separate document...

The downside to Buyee however... Is that they obviously would charge you for their service. So despite you finding a 1500 yen cheap listing of all the merch you want, you need to add 300 yen buyee service fee and suddenly its a lil bit more expensive than you expected for the merch you are buying. Some listings also might charge you extra once you consolidate the merchandise for shipment because the seller will charge buyee for the local shipping fee. So make sure you double check your listing before you make any purchases.

Also because this is a second hand store, you may not always find the merch you want at the price you can pay, so please be very prepared for the hell called CHECKING EVERYDAY (I do it all the time its basically a dumbo habit at this point). Its a battlefield everyday...

Japan Rabbit: Very expensive proxy service, don't do it if you are the faint of heart. I mainly buy through this website because of certain events like Animate store will have offers that will give you free postcards of the merchandise you buy if you purchase a certain amount. I... Do it for the love of the game.

However, as I mention previously, sometimes some merchandise are very LIMITED to specific sites, and sometimes the second hand sale is very little (like the darn snow mountain collab) and EXPENSIVE so buying market price and paying just a little bit more for proxy might just be more worth it than purchasing through the above options.

I also use this site to purchase from Melonbooks and Gamers for Re:Zero Novels special goods. These items are limited to this two stores so this was the only easy way to purchase the goods. Japan Rabbit service is very professional and they don't charge you extra for consolidating shipment. The way they pack the goods is really good as well, they are friendly! I constantly e-mail them to beg for mercy (coz I always use their service for netprints.)

Taobao: Its a chinese site, so theres a lot of fake listings, if you don't know chinese and use auto translate, you are about to fall for scams. Sometimes even like 'trusted' anime merch stores just randomly gets bombed by Taobao itself and you just lose all contact the store. Then you can't get refunded for the listings you purchase. So, don't do it. Unless you have someone like me who can read chinese and know who are the trusted stores, don't do it. ITS REALLY NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.

But I use it often because purchasing some goods on the above platforms gets VERY EXPENSIVE and Taobao is just, simply cheaper for me. Especially since the shipment from China to Singapore is not very expensive. They also don't charge a whole lot for the merchandise (compared to when you purchase locally where they basically charge you twice the market price of the merch WTFFF).

So yep, that is about everything I can cram into this thread without fainting. I am gonna create a separate new document to detail more about the process of purchasing merch as well as things to look out for and what to research beforehand. IT IS WAR OUT HERE. But I jest, its not that serious. As long as you have the money, and love the merchandise dearly and want to squeeze in your hands. BUY IT, I SUPPORT RETAIL THERAPY.

Was intending this for the fluff balls but it was smaller than I expected so now it houses Subaru and Emilia.

HOW CAN THEY LEAVE BEAKO BEHIND (bawling)

THEY ARE SO FLUFFY...SO CUTE...

I have trapped Rem and Emilia... Subaru is concerned you can almost feel it (what?)