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General guide on buying yuri manga
http://divulge-scans.tumblr.com/buymanga

Buyfag guide (some relevant info, incl: customs, shipping, book and doujinshi retailers, alternate honto signup guide, etc)
http://buyfag.moe

How to signup for honto (not shipping internationally anymore):
https://kaizora.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/how-to-signup-for-honto/

How to purchase and convert a JP kindle book
http://pastebin.com/j5n5zSuN

Japanese wiki listing yuri manga:
(not updated anymore) http://seesaawiki.jp/yuri_manga/
https://www.yurizukan.com/

New releases list (include subtext, goggleable, CGDCT and such):
http://yurinavi.com/yuri-calendar/
http://blog.livedoor.jp/tydy45680-yuri_news/
http://ohrandoh.livedoor.blog/
https://twitter.com/TsuzuriYuri
https://yuribungeibu.com/calendar-recent/

ZenMarket has changed its policy regarding packages' storage.
Now they'll automatically dispose your already paid packages after 90 days when they could simply charge you for every extra day of storage.
It's very annoying considering there may be cases when you are waiting for some items to be released while your previously purchased items hit the limit of free storage days but paying for a few days of storage would still be cheaper than paying for two separated shipments.
https://zenmarket.jp/en/blog/post/15571/disposal-of-items-after-90-days

Anyone found an effective storage container solutions for books in the US? I am running out of shelves. Japan sells inexpensive plastic containers that are perfect fits for manga but the import cost makes it too expensive and there's no equivalent I can find locally. The only useful thing I've found to store things are BCW comic bins which fit most of my yuri doujinshi.

>>4438273
I'm surprised they don't just automatically force it to be shipped instead, seems like a wasteful choice to throw it out. 90 days seems pretty generous though, I thought most only gave about a month of storage. I don't have the patience to order yuri and wait 90 days + shipping time to get anything though.

>>4438273
>When they could simply charge you for every extra day of storage
They already do that, 90 is simply the extension limit
>>4438397
>I thought most only gave about a month of storage
Fromjapan recently increased it to 60 days (up from 45), but they don't offer extensions.
Buyee is only 30, but they offer paid extensions up to 90 days total ($1-$3 a day depending on weight, which is expensive). Although the day spent consolidating packages doesn't count towards that, so i used to consolidate items one-by-one to artificially lengthen the storage time; before i just switched to a different proxy because others offered much better shipping.
Zen market is 60 days, but with paid extensions can last until 90 total days

>I'm surprised they don't just automatically force it to be shipped instead, seems like a wasteful choice to throw it out
according to their update the other person linked, it seemed like they just got tired of arguing with customers after the max-extension period was hit. Constantly having to negotiate with customers on a case-by-case basis sounds like a pain in the ass, so i don't blame them for this.
Shipping also isn't paid for until you're ready to ship it out, so i don't think it's possible to "force it to be shipped" either, but then again i haven't used zenmarket in a hot minute (i know it's the case with the other two though)

>>4438491
>They already do that, 90 is simply the extension limit
I don't see any mention of pay-per-store on that page.
I do agree it's annoying having to deal with customers one by one but
>a reminder after 75 days and nothing after that
>cancellation of orders already paid
>cancellation fee
I don't know how many people buy stuff and then forget about it but for me this is unacceptable. Not that I will ever leave my stuff in other people hands for so long.

What's currently the best (cheapest) proxy anyway (preferably that uses DHL)?
I'm going to place an order soon and I want to hear some opinions.
ZenMarket charges 500 yen for item but has free consolidation. Anything better than that?

>>4438728
>ZenMarket charges 500 yen for item but has free consolidation. Anything better than that?
>DHL
that's about the standard now.
Buyee is 300 yen per item
zen market and fromjapan are 500 yen per item
all have free consolidation (buyee made them free like a year ago), and all offer DHL
despite the fee being cheaper on buyee, you'll pay for that with the shipping and shorter storage time.

i use fromjapan because i don't like zenmarkets system of depositing funds, but either one is fine. They also frequently do campaigns like '10% on orders from mercari/rakuten/etc', so it might be best to wait for a promotion.
>>4438725
they explain it on their site. 60 days free, with each extra day being charged until you reach 90 days storage.
>I don't know how many people buy stuff and then forget about it but for me this is unacceptable
i don't think it's unreasonable. They tried the good will method, and too many people abused the system, having them hold onto the packages for an undisclosed amount of time, sometimes months past due. Fromjapan does the same thing of discarding the order after the storage period is up. Disposing of items isn't free and wastes their time and resources, so it's pretty reasonable to have a fee for that. Could be worse, amiami usually bans your entire account from using your services ever again if you cancel a single order.

More reminders that your storage time is running out would be nice, (not sure why they dont just send one 3 days before too) but other than that, i don't see much issue with it.

>>4438973
also both fromjapan and buyee have disposal fees for individual items too, for when you manually wanted to remove an item from your account instead of shipping it. it only makes sense for this to extend to items that exceed the storage limit too. It can also have an additional fee depending on the size/type of item disposed

>>4438728
https://www.goody-japan.com/en/help/commision#m02
Goody-Japan has a per order fee if you order multiple items from the same shop. They keep your orders for up to 60 days and you can choose between multiple shipping methods. Cheapest air usually turns out to be UPS for me, but you can explicitly choose DHL as well. They even handle timed campaigns like Melonbooks often have where you accumulate points with your order and can spend them later.

>>4438977
>>4439818
Thank you, I'll give a look to these alternatives.
Reletad to this, what would you recommend to buy that's not on Amazon? I'd like some doujinshi 総集編.

>>4439818
>Goody-Japan has a per order fee if you order multiple items from the same shop
i've actually been meaning to use a service like this for when i buy a bunch of cheaper items. Is it only for specific stores, or can i just buy a bunch of items from say CDjapan/mandarake/surugaya and only pay one service fee as long as it's only from one store?
Could be good value, even if the service fee is still higher than average.
Also i might be retarded, but they have a 4% payment receiving fee, and i'm not entirely sure what that is, or if other proxies have it. is it in reference to the fee paypal takes out?

>>4441031
As far as I can tell, if they have to make multiple online carts and payments, then they'll count them as separate orders. The 4% is added on top of the total item price, total domestic shipping, total per-order fees and international shipping. If all of those were to add up to 10000 yen, they would add another 400 yen to your invoice.

https://twitter.com/yuri_fair/status/1942524065463296135
They keep advertising merch but everything on the site is sold out.

>>4444962
Yuriten stuff usually opens for online shopping once a year around christmas. These look like they are just announcements for pop up shops at local stores. There should be a new online event starting in a few months.

>>4441242
>The 4% is added on top of the total item price, total domestic shipping, total per-order fees and international shipping
i get how it's calculated, but i was moreso wondering what it's for exactly.

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Artist of Unforgettable Witch is releasing an original artbook https://x.com/sangsilnoh/status/1944691036095467876

>>4446846
>百合作品集
Nice.

Amazon JP sometimes doesn't show me certain more "adult" Kindle manga such as e.g.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07YX26HQL
I can see it if I'm not logged in and under a Japanese VPN, but I get a 404 when I'm logged in even though my account is set to Japan and my default address is set to Japan and I'm using a VPN. What should I do?

>>4448267
stop using amazon

>>4448324
I use Kobo for most of the stuff but some things are only available on Kindle.

>>4448326
That one is available on Kobo.

>>4448359
That one is, but I've seen a lot of stuff on e.g. Kindle Unlimited yuri lists that's not...

>>4448267
It's a well known problem that has been brought up a lot of times if you follow these threads.
Probably the results of a deal with Visa and Mastercard. While other stores have been completely cut off following the rejection of removing adult contents, the world wide number one store had the contractual power to keep its adult stuff by simply hiding it from non-japanese IPs.

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It's the last volume of End roll, one of the best revelations of this year, we can never have nice things.

I spent the last week going through all my yuri stuff partly to try and clean up and organize, but also just to enjoy taking the time to look through it all again. It is incredible how many amazing pieces of art have been made over the years. Also amazing how much yuri collects over the years. Having big box full of yuri tapestries and other yuri merch makes me sad at how difficult it is to properly appreciate it all without an art gallery sized building to display it in.

>>4450289
>properly appreciate it all without an art gallery sized building to display it in
Amen, sis. I am desperately thinking about a way to move stuff around to make a yuri appreciation corner or even move into a bigger apartment so it can get the appropriate treatment it deserves.