Okay, isn't today such a great day to end the work week though, me? You got 2x event SSR in DOAXVV of your favourite two characters Monica-chan and Tamaki this morning (in that order *giggles*), you didn't do any work all day, and the package came in on time!! IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE- Wait, what? *laughs*

Oh also I'm just farting up a storm because I had Five Guys for lunch *ack* my body is still digesting everything (badly) for now I'm taking the agony in phases lol the grilled cheese was great though, but hey, the new package is here so let's talk about it!! No, I'm not going to wait for 2 weeks more, we can do it now. *giggles* Specifically this time though, I'll be talking about the journey I took getting this together and NOT through the usual forwarding service Tenso, because for the love of the man up there I CANNOT get this with my own Internet hands. So yeah, Buy&Ship, f**k you and thanks for this... Santa. I have been a good boy, I know. *dabs*

Without further ado, let's talk about how it all started, what was supposed to pad the order, and what saved this whole thing from going down the cliff just like how Nan-chan was when being pushed by her kouhai Tachibana Mirai just playing "PEAK" with her earlier!! I know I wasn't paying attention but the junior knew of being a prick in video games to make content so CLEARLY this was more important. *laughs*

But before I talk start the story, it has been a long, long time since I did an unboxing and this one's also different than the previous joke I made so, just a bit. I gotta pretend like I'm opening a Christmas present, you know! *giggles*

So, what started all of this. These are marupi-chan's birthday bromide photo sets!! *dabs* Yes we are so back, from many years ago just doing raffles of a lot of her gravure shots (lol), to trying to even get the Polaroids from the 01familia store in which she is now a member of that idol agency... and don't ask why I didn't it's because they don't take international payment and not because one of those costed more than a set of these, and of course, there were two sets of these so I can't help myself but get it, um, get someone to get it for me, which will explain all the weird names from proxy purchase. *giggles* THE F**KING PROBLEM though real obvious but I guess I should say if you have read this far, is that I can't use my card on it. So, in my indefinite genius of trying to get this limited sale item (by the way, it only lasted like, 3 days total) I sought Buy&Ship again which helped us deliver back then Marinka-chan's acrylic stands and stuff... so not on time and it's charging me every step I go, is somehow less predictable in timings compared to Buyee who helped us ship "thin books" don't forget that *giggles* STILL made it cheap enough for me to consider the former once again, I guess. Also, I didn't believe they will respond to AND buy this in 3 days, which is an obvious issue with getting someone to get you something... in limited sale. *shrugs* So yeah, thank goodness I got it, or else this package wouldn't have been possible...? Nah, you'll find out why it was even possible in a bit just because. *laughs*

Alright, now I can talk about what I intended to add to pad the order and not like Kanno Mai's calendar's limited edition bromide set (lol) is enough to do this if this isn't obvious enough to any of us, and with Buy&Ship only supporting Mercari on its site of all things, this also means I can find (with a lot more difficulty tbh, I ended up using Buyee to search instead LMAO) more of these stuff we did plenty of last year if you would call, and I did come up with some candidates, don't get me wrong. I saw those Minase Inori free gift bromides from Seigura released last month (in which I got on digital) (and also the My Girl magazine too *dabs* I told you I'm a good boy hehe) so this is a natural take... until it sold out before I could confirm on marupi's order. *silence* Yeah, I was legit sad for a couple of days until it was confirmed on the super unreliable proxy service (what did I tell you) which again I wish they would update stuff just a little more prompt, so I continued my search on what was left on Mercari which are also photos I would buy from someone else. *laughs* MaiMai isn't up for grabs so this was an easy grab (not her chest, no LMAO), and I also did think of getting some Ten-chan bromides as they were not available on Suruga-ya my used market homie (haha) UNTIL...!!

Okay, I shall take a pause here now- Aren't I supposed to talk about how adorable MaiMai's photos are in here?!!! *giggles* No really, I didn't buy the calendar or even the limited edition bundle in order to get these for free (lol) (is it free by then though?) as I have a hard rule of getting a calendar for the year, but I may put an exception on this next year to allow another one based on the "school calendar" schedule starting from April. *silence* We shall see lol it's too early to say now, but yeah, this is a set of 6 photos with each outfit representing every 2 months if I'm not wrong, very adorable, so I'm glad I got it... at a rather low price- HEY SHE ISN'T THAT POPULAR OKAY?? She's still my oshi though. *blessed*

And last but not least, what saved this package from being a waste of money. Hey, I KNOW this is all a waste of money, and I don't mean that. *giggles* So introducing what could've been on my usual forwarding route but instead it was here and that's great this is still fresh off the shelf I doubt my local Kinokuniya has this yet (lol) (Edit: It's on sale as of writing LMAO oh what the heck), it's the new edition of Ani=PASS Plus!! Yeah, I can see the confusion on your face already, so maybe I should talk about what this is.

We have come a long way to reviewing voice actor actress magazines (lol) from 5 years ago with my first physical copy of a Seiyuu Grand Prix which was on the broader scope showcasing everyone and their regular serializations, and we have talked about one of the latest issues of My Girl magazine a few months ago which focused on interviews and a smaller selection of people... Well, this one is more of the latter. What makes it different though, is My Girl can just call upon anyone to be my girl- I mean, their girl (haha), but this one is a branch out of the Ani=PASS magazine series run by a music label or music journal site if I'm not wrong, so their focus is mainly on music artists which in case you haven't noticed, voice actresses today have been spending more and more time advancing their singing careers so much so we have to talk about Minase Inori's 10th anniversary as a solo artist for a 3rd time this year in a physical magazine. *laughs* So yeah that's on her, and the other reason why this was in this order was because - and I did enforce the rule that the front and back cover had to feature idols I like - the back cover (also known as "another cover") was Ogura Yui-chan!! And it's because her new EP released last month. 

So there you have it! It was announced so last minute, it had like, a pre-order window of one week which was also after around the time I was so bummed about not finding anything on Mercari to pad this order, and this came around giving me the perfect reason to pre-order this without hesitation. *dabs* Oh, the free gift postcard was also without hesitation, I saw the TOWER RECORDS gift and IMMEDIATELY forgot Yui-chan existed in this book. *laughs*

You're welcome, Inorin. And thanks for an extra week of birthday phone wallpapers from all the digital magazines I bought this year which featured you on the cover. *dabs*

1. Water

[Haha okay hydro homie, based actually]

2. (Recently) Carbonated water

[Okay so soft drinks in general apparently]

3. Going for walks

[With me pls with me pls with me on a leash-]

4. Watching movies

[If you invite me I will pay for the popcorn, promise. *dabs*]

5. Anything that touches Entertainment, so drama, Disneyland, and going to theme parks and stuff, seeing illuminations makes her happy

[Date locations noted hehe]

6. Video games, so into Apex Legends, she does like it though even if she sucks at it

[I'm soooo not into shooters- But yeah based opinion for games these days, just enjoy yourself dude you don't have to be good at it]

7. Taking photos with friends using instant cameras and keeping them in albums

[Of me? *dabs* That's in fiction, me, not here]

8. Cameras, in extension to point 7

[Best example I can give is she bought a Sony vLog camera with Oonishi Saori last year, as seen on the latter's birthday Instagram live]

9. (Recently) Travelling

[Okay we are breaking up lol I assume it was due to the half albums, she went to France last year]

10. The night before her free days, since she doesn't have to sleep early but tends to anyways for health reasons

[What a good girl hehe Santa give her a Christmas miracle too will ya *points at self*]

Okay 10 things she wants huh, better start preparing that Amazon wishlist!! (No really, why aren't you doing it hehe) (Because it'll be fulfilled by the time I finish this sentence? *laughs*)

Ten Things She Wants Now:

1. GoPro

[Understandable, she likes cameras and OBVIOUSLY watched Anime series "mono" lol]

2. Stickers, to put in the albums with the photo albums

[Aw... Again, why am I not in that album-]

3. A sticker printer of photos she took

[Well, those exist but they aren't cheap, quality is also much to be expected so]

4. Shoes that fit perfectly on her feet, as her feet are generally smaller yet longer than average

[Okay for that I'll have to *sniff* measure your feet first LMAO]

5. Hot springs at home

[BASED haha so if I have a mansion and it has hot springs you will come to my house naked? *dabs*]

6. Cash registers, those retro ones you can buy (on Animate)

[Yeah this one is weird but I get the retro feels, the feeling from hitting those keys that are harder to press than mechanical keyboards- I don't think kids younger than her know what that is so if you don't go look it up lmao]

7. Dehumidifier, since she keeps her room warm and currently relies on the drying function in air conditioners, so she is thinking about it

[Ah this is a thing in Japan where I live in a tropical country and instead would need a humidifier, but yeah, she is more normal than I thought hehe]

8. A new smartphone, she has been using an iPhone SE and is only hesitating to change as she doesn't want to deal with new iOS updates and wanted better battery life since she just finds places to charge or keeps in saver mode whenever the former is lacking in order to last the day

[ALRIGHT how are you still using something that's 5 generations ago- APPLE STAN WTF haha sure man no one uses Android in the Entertainment industry anyways-)

9. Printer, since her current one is dying, and cleaning the print heads hasn't been helping

[Well that isn't hard, I just hope you are ready to pay for the ink LMAO *dabs* also she knows how to maintain a printer unlike my mom who only knows how to order me to do things- I wish you were my mom haha]

10. NIL

[Alright, save me all the trouble to translate that last line haha]

TL:DR; Inorin, just open up an Amazon wishlist and ALL of these will be fulfilled!! You're welcome. *dabs*  Or I guess you can just send them to her after reading this- SOMEONE JUST BUY HER A NEW IPHONE SHE IS TOO NICE TO THIS WORLD AND NEEDS TO BE SAVED- *laughs*

With respect to the unknown interview date by the way, what she was doing at 10pm last night and 10am the following morning (which I assume were all before time of writing):

WHO THE F**K WATCHES MOVIES AT 9AM IN THE MORNING- Yeah, cinemas at where I live aren't even open yet!! *laughs* (Do theatres in Japan open this early? Damn)

Okay we are done. I still have to do up the daily advent calendar post (which for this year is Animal Crossing Series 5 amiibo cards to celebrate the new update next month!) (exclusively on Bluesky lol) and also buy the new Joyu series bromides which I missed previously, so fingers crossed I can even get the latter. *prays* Ah, such is the life of a (female) seiyuu otaku where I have to chase these meaningless orders until I get magazines once in a while and then I'm happy again. *laughs* I will also be happy to *ahem* scan these photos this weekend so I can use... them... someday haha I meant put as my phone wallpaper which is literally my fuel nowadays because what is life without a daily image of a chick to make me happy? I know right that's called taking pictures of your girlfriend- NO SANTA NO (lol I almost typed Satan haha that would've been awkward)

I guess I'll take some probiotics and go to bed and dream of Inorin now!! Haha I think this much magazine coverage is enough to compensate for you not appearing in this season's fanfics. *giggles*