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Unboxing EmaNegai Full Edition

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It's been a long time coming, but over 2 years after it was announced, 7 months after I pre-ordered it, and 3 months after it was originally supposed to be released, Sound Horizon's 7.5th or 8.5th Story BD Ema ni Negai wo! Full Edition  is finally here. I originally wasn't sure if I was even going to buy it, but then decided to support Revo and get it... for as cheap as possible. Luckily Amazon Japan was selling it without any store bonuses for 17000 yen (19164 yen with Finnish VAT) plus 2651 yen shipping, so at the end I only paid a bit less than 150 euros - with the downside that I indeed didn't get those bonuses. Would they have been worth 5000 yen? Maybe... but probably not. Also worth mentioning is that this was my first experience with DHL as a courier and I'd say it was a positive one. I wasn't home on Monday to sign it when it arrived so I authorized them to leave it in the mailbox. The package arrived completely unharmed.  Ema Full's packaging is mi...

Near Past, Near Present and Near Future

It's been a while since I've last updated this blog, so, now that Ema Full is almost around the corner, I thought I'd share what I've been up to recently and what I will/might be up to in Near Future™.  First things first: I graduated high school! (Well, the Finnish equivalent of high school. It's not exactly the same but close enough.) It's nice, getting a fun little hat and a fancy certificate and a shit ton of presents (mostly money) from relatives. Also it means that I'm now free from societal expectations for a while, probably for the last time in my life. I did get accepted into university directly based on my matriculation exam grades, but I'm not planning to start my studies there yet this fall. Why? Well, about that...  Now might be a good time to mention that I'll be doing my military service next year, starting in January. Nothing extraordinary about that for us Finns, but those of you who don't have mandatory military service in your...