Comments on: Volks Hatsune Miku preorder open (closed)

By: The-O

The-O — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:14:25 +0000

Arg, my deputy service was late and missed out. Good to hear that they will reopen on May 3. Sadly it’s Golden Week then and a lot of deputy services are closed that day. >.<

By: Meows

Meows — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:40:37 +0000

@Shingo

thank you. m(_ _)m
I will ask him to ask one of his friends. cash on delivery makes it soo much easier. ^_^

By: Shingo

Shingo — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:04:00 +0000

>>Meow

The latest news on Volks’ Miku (and all things figure) can be found in our daily Mainichi posts, specifically this one.

To paraphrase, online preorders for the second production round of the figure will open on May 3rd.

Looking at the checkout process it seems to be more of a pain in the ass than most (as to be expected from Volks, I suppose). My recommendation would be for your husband to ask a Japanese friend or colleague for assistance, as that would probably be more effective than any tutorial I could provide.

You won’t have to worry about paying until the item reaches your doorstep (it’s cash on delivery).

By: Meows

Meows — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:31:20 +0000

@Shingo

^_^ thank you for the reply.
I just looked at the official website and the preorders are now closed. so, will there be second round? or is that it?

I guess, since it is a web order, i would not mind step by step instructions for ordering and payment (cant read well, he cant either, lol), but thats only if you have time. I don’t want to be a bother ^_^

By: Shingo

Shingo — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:06:20 +0000

>>Meows
Volks’ Miku will be available at Volks official brick-and-mortar shops when she’s released in September, but given the speed with which this first round of preorders sold out I wouldn’t count on being able to walk into the store and buying her unless your husband can stand in line there on the morning she’s released. ^^;;

Your best bet is probably to have him put in a mail-order online, which would then be paid for via COD (not in advance) and assure you would get your copy as soon as possible.

Hope that helps – let me know if there’s anything else I can do to assist.

By: Meows

Meows — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:49:54 +0000

@uinreli

I was thinking about off. proxy too. though i read that it will be sold in actual volks store as well. My husband is in japan for indefinite amount of time, so i would rather slave him then pay for off. proxy. ^_^ but he does not read nor speak japanese that well.lol ^^

By: uinreli

uinreli — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:28:45 +0000

@Meows

I haven’t used an official proxy service (just contacts), but it looks like you give them an item to buy (online only) and they will buy it for you and charge you commission, and then they will ship it to you. So you pay the price of the item + tax + domestic shipping within Japan, + commission and the cost of shipping to you.

By: Meows

Meows — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:51:09 +0000

technical question: so if i am to get one via proxy (who does not speak japanese -_-; though he is in tokyo) what exactly is the procedure for getting her. Aka, will there be a regular sale, where he can just go to a store and get her? or does he need to go to a store, put an order in, pay, and then pick her up on release date? if there is a specific store (physical) where is it?

*sometimes im stupid, im very sorry m(_ _)m

By: blacklotus

blacklotus — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:10:53 +0000

Well, at least you are still buy Miku products. I’m boycotting all Vocaloid mascot products because of Crypton’s earlier actions against fan-based stuff, which it relented later. But the damage’s done. It’s on my BANNED list, together with Volks and Yujin.

Anyway, I consider an accurate face far more important than a bigger scale or accurate clothes.

Enjoy your purchases. 8)

By: viral

viral — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:30:16 +0000

Volks version looks fancier. Is that the right word for it? Going to cost me a bit more than the GSC version, but I rather get this than that.

By: Al

Al — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:54:59 +0000

I preordered the GSC Miku. I like the face and hair better as some other people have said. I wish it was larger but c’est la vie.

By: The-O

The-O — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:37:47 +0000

Will be picking up both. Just ordered this through my deputy service, but come on guys, Volk’s version is 1/6 scale over Goodsmile’s 1/8. :p

By: Deibi Manabu

Deibi Manabu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:04:35 +0000

Well, the fact that I’ve already preordered the GSC version from Hobby Search seals the deal for that one. I for one couldn’t care less for the Volks edition. It’s basically the same as GSC’s, but more expensive, and too exclusionist for my tastes.

The GSC version is sold out at both Hobby Search and HLJ, so it’s very popular! ^^

By: cheez

cheez — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:19:32 +0000

Volks gets the edge for the clothing, whereas Goodsmile has the better face and hair. But then Volks fails completely for isolationism.

By: pKjd

pKjd — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:15:33 +0000

Personally I’m not too crazy about the facial expression compared to the GSC version.