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flemmings ([personal profile] flemmings) wrote2007-08-28 01:37 am
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Losing it repeatedly

I appear to suffer from an odd recurring hallucination, which is that I own Genjuu no Seiza 6, the one with Fuuto riding on a tiger. I was convinced I'd bought it in New York in 2005 along with 7 & 8. I knew I'd seen it among the other manga I brought back from that trip, which sat around the living room in piles for several months before I got around to reading/ shelving them. I was thus confidently assured that I owned 1-3 and 6-8, and it was only when I sat down to read the later volumes that I couldn't find #6 anywhere. But I saw it. I *know* I saw it.

So when I came to order my current volumes I went to check on the shelf to see which ones I had- because I also never believe that I own #8 with its woolly sheep even though I've read it. And I saw volume 6 on the shelf. So I ordered 4&5 and 9&10.

Needless to say, I don't have vol.6. This is obviously of a piece with my clear memory of having bought vol 3 of Ashinaga no Ojisan-tachi, and being kerblonxed to discover that there *is* no vol 3 because the story ends in vol 2. 'But I know I bought it!'

So I'd really like to know what it was I thought I saw on the shelves three weeks ago. And I'd also like to discover a reasonable way of getting vols 11-14 that doesn't involve amazon.jp and combined price of $20 a volume for each tank after shipping and tax. Have looked at bk1 and registered and ordered, but I get to 'Press this button to order' without being given a cost for shipping. Which, y'know, makes me nervous. I have no idea what 実費請求 means at all but it sounds ominously like 'we'll charge you what it costs us and we won't know till we send it.'

[identity profile] mvrdrk.livejournal.com 2007-08-28 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I found the art books online at amazon.com, third party sellers, though. The little book is from a US publisher anyway ... so it was easy. The other one is harder, but there are plenty of copies floating around.

[identity profile] flemmings.livejournal.com 2007-08-28 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Art books plural? 'Little book' from a US publisher? I thought we were talking the 100 Demons illustration volume 2. What books are these?

[identity profile] mvrdrk.livejournal.com 2007-08-29 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
LOL! I'm sorry! My mind hasn't caught up to this month yet. I talking about the 100 aspects of the moon art books.

[identity profile] mvrdrk.livejournal.com 2007-08-29 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
I'll have to go look at the 100 Demons illustration volume 2 ...