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The Welfare Package May 2024: The Bromide Photos Takeover

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The Welfare Package May 2024: The Bromide Photos Takeover

Friday, 17 May 2024
Well, almost. It would have been a takeover if the Hondo Kaede x Naganawa Maria ones were to arrive at the same time too MUAHAHAHAHAHA thank goodness we are still setting a record here though. You'll get it in a bit. *giggles*

Also, a package with so many fanclub stuff but no Minase Inori newsletter in it? WHAT??? Haha welcome back for another series of this... damn has it already been 5 years since I spent more money in Japan than in my home country so much so they have to tax me for financing a country whose economy is dwindling, dude?? *laughs* Alright jokes aside though, I'm still hyped as I should be coming up in this post here, because guess what, this time around to compensate for the lack thereof the previous time, this time around is basically a bromide photo showcase!! Almost, because we have to pick up on the fanclub stuff I missed last month too and that's why this came in on a slightly different schedule than *wink* a certain photobook releasing next week hehe, so those can be later we got some photos to talk about! Yes, it's all due to one person LMAO what else is new.




Kido Ibuki 2nd Photobook "Otona Kidori" Bromide Photo Sets
Touyama Nao Billboard Live 2024 "p.rhythm" Bromide Photo Sets
KING SUPER LIVE 2024 Bromide Sets
Hanazawa Kana x Sanrio Characters Random Bromides
Uesaka Sumire Fanclub Newsletter "Konnichi no Surenbou" Issue No.11
Horie Yui Fanclub Newsletter "Kuroneko Union Himitsu Bunshou file.130"
Yet Another Suruga-ya Run

But first, let's do some unboxing!!! This process is so instinctive now as I reach home and have dinner, putting it on my shelf as I work from home today is making that feeling of anticipation build up haha ah

Been sitting down there since the afternoon, can see but can't touch
(Just like idols haha *dabs*)

And finally the day is over and hey, it's this again.
*giggles*

This thickness dude, two Cs.
Well a lot more Cs in there tbh HAHA
(Do we know if she is C cup? lol)

This is unprecedented even for doing those huge Suruga-ya runs ngl this itself already represents half of the total number of photos I buy for certain years

So yeah, this is why the post title is as so, because literally this stack of Kido Ibuki 2nd photobook bromide photo sets are RIDICULOUS!! Like,Β which idiot would just buy all TEN SETS OF PRINTED PHOTOS *points at self* featuring this cute girl (okay some of them are making my crotch itch) haha hey they may not have got me on the physical photobook order (because personal reasons lol it's my law) but they totallyΒ got me by selling separate shots from the photobook in the form of... ten times five equals... 50 photos total, which to be honest this is already a photobook in itself. *giggles* Well, half the photobook typically spanning 100 pages and this costed more. Way more. Like, deserving for Ibuki-chan to get a cut of the sales which is equivalent to the price of her photobook, more. *laughs* Ugh, my wallet...

There's a lot more than what it looks, and I appreciate them showing on the surface more than what we know which is just cute her.
Matured Ibuki-chan photobook btw hehe

Next up we have...
Oh hi Naobou. *giggles*

Even the rest of the bromides this package aren't close to the thickness on that Ibuki-chan set.
*laughs*

This one's quite a rarity so allow me to brag about this from the moment I saw it to now that it's in my hands, it's Touyama Nao's Billboard live official bromide sets!! Yes, these are not with purchase from voice actor magazines, they are not signed unlike those that come with purchase of her music CDs... this is one of those (5 years at this point, possibly historically) super rare times that Naobou has just released bromide photos for sale! I don't know if it's Billboard being desperate to sell stuff then instead I should thank them, or it's just they are in the mood, but seriously though we need more of this before I start losing interest in her. *giggles* They don't know how much these are like drugs to me, I have to be provided more opportunities to show them our collective desires. Well, at least I have. *giggles*

That high heel has GOT to stink- Can I smell that though?
*laughs*

Hello Inorin you are as adorable as always.
*blessed*

Kinda overkill for packaging though.
Not even padding, dude.
*sigh*

So this one's quite a good opportunity to find out a lot more about them if you have no idea I am excited to get these fresh for the first time, this is featuring 3 different ladies on the KING SUPER LIVE 2024 bromide photo sets!! Things have been different since 6 years ago- Has it been that long? Since their physical live event hosted by their music label you might be familiar with, where nowadays there isn't the likes of Endou Yurika and my favouriteΒ onee-san Mikakoshi (lol) or even Satou Satomi oh damn that was long ago, but if Horie Yui isn't tickling your fancy, I'm sure that Uesaka Sumire and/or Minase Inori and their songs will be up your alley. I personally prefer the latter though? *laughs*

I like how I also just told my bro I just wanted to show Sumipe to him even though the others aren't that relevant to him and then realized that I am in all their fanclubs as of now! Haha you're welcome KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE I guess. *giggles*

I feel like I can draw a Venn Diagram of them.
So okay colour, age, and...?
*laughs*

Next up!
You might know of this.
Kanno Mai might know of this.
*giggles*
("For sale in Japan only" oh shit don't get me cancelled pls)

Damn if someday MaiMai will have a chance to take photos in front of her favourite characters in a theme park but as part of official goods like Hanazawa Kana collaboration bromide set with Sanrio characters!?? I'm pretty sure I'll buy them all. The fact that I did NOT buy them all here is simple: It has a gacha element and trying my luck out of the 12 photos of which sometimes the Miffy is larger than her and that isn't much of a selling point, but I did also miss the last time I got to buy her live tour bromide photos last year and I'm feeling bad for it also no one is buying this for almost a month so I decided to get a couple of packs. *giggles* I know right, such a lame excuse to get these, but since I did get them for Isobe Karin those years ago which are NOT random if you would recall, this sounds like a reasonable excuse to purchase such collaboration goods.

Or I just like married woman Kana-chan being cute, you ever thought about that? *giggles*


Ah okay now that we are done with photos (for now), next up is...!!
(Wow my hand looks racist compared to the paper-)

Please don't cancel me because of my hand it was the fault of a Google phone lmao, but yeah if we are getting another mail from this fanclub means the latest Uesaka Sumire fanclub newsletter is out now!! I actually missed the previous one because I decided to sign up half a month later after the month of February which will then ship with that too, but doesn't matter, the contents in here are similar to what you see in the Minase Inori fanclub newsletter, it's interesting how the latter has already released twice as much of these free books compared to the former. Yeah, someone realized updating Sumipe's activities and interacting with fans is a good idea after all. *wink* I mean, not like we need more of Sumipe anyways her social accounts are doing this injustice lmao, but heck, this is going to be on the regular so might as well send them to my bro while I'm at it! *dabs* I am such a good friend I can't even

She's pretty, isn't she?
It's like cosplaying is her hobby-
(That big number isn't the month, it's the issue number FYI)

I am NOT going to read all this haha it's just talking about the 10th anniversary of her solo music career

Yeah this one, held in February this year

I think I found myself in this newsletter haha
(If this is how she will kick me like how she kicks other mascots though...)

Uesaka Sumire IS Gothic Loli, let it be known.
*giggles*

If I showed more of these behind-the-scenes photos to my bro, do you think he will buy her calendar for the year?

"Strawberry flavoured outfit" for the anniversary goods lol but I just want to emphasize that her stylist Sano Natsumi designed this and gave her the stick.
"Arigatou Sano-sensei" haha

Oh yeah I recalled not watching this livestream on January.
*yikes*

So stacked up front, so stacked.
*giggles*

As usual, there's a fan letter section for Sumipe to reply

There's a cat segment though, in case you don't know of her pet cat Mellow-kun
(Yes, it's a male)

Uh when was this taken? Haha

We have another one incoming, we are not done yet!!

AAHHHHHHHH
(No one will get this excitement but me lol)

Well this one was the reason why I had to ship since this one sat around for a month already, but hey, I didn't plan this well also this Horie Yui fanclub newsletter should've appeared along with the membership card and stuff, so this will just be me showing off what difference this has compared to the previous one we just saw. Uh, not the issue number that one we can never beat. *giggles* Still, there's a lot in there, so I'll just showcase them as much as possible since not like anyone is going to join the fanclub of a 40-year-old-

They did say this is an "essay" on the title so beware of the heavy text count hehe

Okay this one is more legible ngl
(Theme for the fanclub calendar is "Black Cat and Me", ironically didn't have a yearly theme before)

Basically what her fanclub title is about, the "Black Cat Union".

I would hold the umbrella for her, I would.
*giggles*

Maybe we bring this out from the calendar in about 4 months, yes?
(Also this is triggering my middle school crush's birthday date-)

No cat will be cuter than even a middle-aged idol lmao
(I'm so sorry, dude, it is how it is)

Oh, a reminder to buy the calendar and bromide photos.
A reminder that I did that last month too so you're welcome.
(Not the calendar though *giggles*)

Oh this is a regular segment where they get fans to guess stuff.
This time around: Try to guess 4 numbers Hocchan is going to draw from 17 numbers.

Deja vu my home country lottery, anyone? TOTO??
*laughs*
(No one got all 4 though FYI)

Oh what on Earth is happening again here lol
(Is my phone illegally taking photos??)

Hey next one is guess what her favourite English words are-
Oh, application date is by end of last month.
*laughs*

Oh WTF, AGAIN??
(I'm changing to iPhone now *laughs*)

Hocchan, you can't say you have anxiety at work when you have a way better job than I have

Can't get copyright strike with the title haha this is the fan reply segment

Can't get copyright strike again haha this is just her sharing more private stuff other than her low maintenance Twitter/X account I suppose

Actually nervous doing photo shoot with cat for the first time?
Well I guess she doesn't own a pet but still.
*shrugs*

Wait a minute where did these come from?

Oh HMV those were where I bought 2 Naobou bromide photo sets-
You don't have to send 2 copies of these- I won't read them.
*laughs*

Don't sleep on that table or at Suruga-ya, Saya-chan, come over to my place.
*giggles*

Well, maybe I should've started with them on the top of the pile, but heck we usually talk about them at the end of these posts so let's do it now I guess, it's yet another Suruga-ya run to mess up this line-up!! *laughs* Well, this is what happens when you miscalculate the package arrivals at that warehouse in Japan, but since it's here, let's talk about what used goods people are selling that caught my attention. Uh... this isn't a recent bromide photos run, so it's not surprising to see Uesaka Sumire and Aizawa Saya (Saya-chan!!! *giggles*) here instead of what, I don't even want to see those Ten-chan bromide prices because we only pay for cheap stuff that is available. Also yeah to connect back to the KING SUPER LIVE held last time almost SIX YEARS AGO, DUDE?!! Damn, that pandemic has done a number on us, didn't it? *laughs* Can't stop won't stop with the purchases though haha

What we lack in variety, we compensate in volume.
Yes, the overflowing rack cuteness that is Saya-chan~!!
(Haha)

I don't normally do this but since this is quite a post of bromide photos, let's have a simple summary table of how much I have splurged on photos of women this month! *giggles*
ItemCountTotal PricePer Item Price
Kido Ibuki 2nd Photobook5010000yen200yen
Naobou Billboard Live61600yen267yen
KING SUPER LIVE 202491800yen200yen
Horie Yui Fanclub Newsletter0
(Haha)
0yen
(No shit)
0yen
(Uh huh)
Uesaka Sumire Fanclub Newsletter0
(LOL)
0yen
(ie. All my love)
0yen
(ie. Priceless)
Suruga-ya Run 2024 May51470yen294yen
Hey, at least I'm not wasting more than 300yen per photo not including shipping! *silence* Oh well, this is my life now. *laughs*




And this shall be it, I haven't showered yet and I smell worse than Naobou's high heels. *laughs* Yeah, and that's why I took the time to finish this post first before I end the day but even then I wouldn't be done, so be sure to see me fix stuff here and there over the weekend. Hey, or maybe it need not be fixed. As I read on another blog, that "writing is for thinking first, communication last". So as long as I convey my love for all these women until even you get creeped out by my love and dedication for supporting Kido Ibuki I skip her photobook purchase *cringe* haha, I think that's good enough. *thumbs up* Okay okay I better stop now happy 9th anniversary Pyxis or something else I don't like Itou Miku anyways her single was a one-off you won't get me to buy their bromide photos I'm just here for Moeshi's BANGING BODY haha see you next time for that then, I will try to ship that out as fast as possible, possibly start of next month to stay tuned. *wink*