Here is a pic of prize C: Original Amenity Pouch

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/3...00x5631271.jpg

I didn't realize there was a poster coming with the DVD...
Well, I guess I get lucky this time n___n'' Thanks for the clarification~


That's like the time I bought Days/GREEN and got the same poster 4 times... Lol I don't know what I'm going to do with so many posters hahaha~

For once. I never win anything before. NL I bought every version and didn't get anything XD I was so mad!

The cushion from the lucky draw (source YAJ)

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5...6001271.th.jpghttp://img21.imageshack.us/img21/454...6001271.th.jpg

Ooooh *.* me wants it, i love the english flag pattern

wow.cute cushion.i want this!!!!

Omg that is one cute cushion lol!!

What does YAJ mean, YahooJapan??

^

Yahoo Japan! Auctions

^ thanks:)

OMG..
the cushions are FREAKING NCIE..
now i want thoseee!!
thx for sharing!

Those are so cute <3 I wish I won but I didn/t

Someone else that also has 3 different order statuses on cdjapan? :laugh

^
is that yours, Eli?
AHAHA and that's so hilariousss!!

^
Yes, it's mine. I rather like the last status ("in shipping process") :laugh

wow that is just odd, my order is now In Shipping process, my box never even had the status On Hand :S
i think (unfortunatly) most of the boxes wil be send out tomorrow. seems that they got them later then the CD and CD + DVD versions

I'm so pissed. I think they charged my credit card already (I have a random charge for $107 from CDJ, even though my order is $105--I'll just assume that's currency exchange grouped together, I suppose), and my order status is still "not yet shipped"; "estimated to be shipped within 3-5 days". They've never charged me before it was shipped, before this. So I was hoping it somehow got shipped, but no.... ********.
Anybody else ever get charged before all the items were even processed..? That doesn't sound right to me.

mine is kind of like in order...
first, it was "not yet shipped" then inside the box detail, "on hand" then just today, it's changed into "in shipping process"

so i wonder if they already deliver mine or not..T__T

I got this reply earlier when I asked if I had to pay for the extra shipping now or not. I bought the box and paid with a credit card.

that means?
you'll be charged for new shipping charge or not?

^ She will, just not until it's shipped......

WHY AM I BEING CHARGED when it won't even ship for at least another day, maybe two or three?? :mad It's bad enough I won't get my album for another week or two, gawd. :(

That they will charge me for the new shipping charge after the box is shipped. The irony: I always order with paypal, but because the box was almost sold out, I used my dads credit card (because I don't have one). The box better be worth all this trouble :eviltongu

Maybe they already shipped it? :shrug
For my previous order, they changed it to 'shipped' (and got the e-mail) on Monday and my order arrived on Tuesday (the next day). The paper included with the cd said that it had shipped on Friday. So it's possible :yes

I love the cd itself!
it's freaking amazing

Original IC Sticker, the missing price from the lucky draw (source Yahoo Auctions Japan)
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/9...img600x338.jpg

I really like the Photobook!
So greate Pics!

Hopefully someone can make HQ scans of the booklet and phtobook :P

thats cool. just what does "IC" stand for?

You guys are lucky play asia hasnt shipped mine yet but they are probably like yes asia that dont start shipping on the actual release date :headache I cant wait for my box to arrive I want it now seeing this is getting me hyped up :yes

Mine hasn't been shipped yet, but I got a lucky draw price :D
It says that the Poster is ready in stock but the CD and the price aren't yet >.<
I hope yesasia will ship it as soon as possible~

Does your Play-Asia order say "Preparing Order"? That's what mine says...


I'm so excited! :D

hello everybody! :) I have some questions and I really don't know who to ask about it
I've pre-ordered RNR Circus at YesAsia, the day, or the day after it became available for pre-ordering. I have also ordered some other album, so my order details had only two items.

Later (2 weeks after pre-ordering it) when I checked my status order it also showed me a third item ( RNR Circus B3 poster). I was really happy of course.

The bigger surprise was today, when i checked out my order and... the B3 poster has changed in a B2 poster (Type A) and it also appeared a fourth item of the order... "Hamasaki Ayumi A Complete -All Singles- Special Gift".

I really am excited! What's all about this A Complete special gift? What's the link with RNR Circus release? And... what's the difference between an B3 and B2 poster? (in my country we only use A1, A2...A4... sizes :)
Thank you!^^

yesasia is giving old ayu goodies from diffirent campaigns away (leftovers) with this release.
And the RnRC CD's come with a B2 type poster as an external poster. (The Type B poster comes with the '09 tour DVD)
I don't really know the acurate sizes compared to the A Sizes, but i do think B2 is bigger then B3.

there is also allot of info about the external goodies in the 1st post ^^

To help answer size question, i measured a B2 and a B3 sized poster i have.

My B2 poster i measured is approx 83x51cm while the B3 poster is approx 52x37cm, so yeah, the B3 is A LOT smaller than a B2

thank you very much for the informations! :grouphug

now i'm even more excited about the big poster:)

the A & B sizes' system have the same proportion's system:
A4 is a half A3. A3 is a half A2, etc.
B4 is a half B3. B3 is a half B2, so that's why the B3 is A LOT smaller than B2 ^^

The song preview is a part of the CD-only version too.

But other than that, the CD-only gets nothing special other than the poster.

i would like to know as well...

what exactly IS an IC Sticker???

Just checked my order and I got the A Complete random gift too. Wonder what it is? Though it'll prob be disappointing when I get it lol...still never got any of the freebies before.

mi|kshake~

An "IC" or "integrated circuit" card is a smart card, much like some gift-cards at retailers in the United States that handle money (could be like a credit card somewhat, but you deposit money into it) and you are able to use it to buy food, drinks, train/bus fare, among other things. Some examples of IC cards would be the SUICA card system or PASMO in Japan, I think?

The IC sticker is used to "dress" your card up. It's likely to be a one-time use thing that you have to rip off after you want to change IC cards... however, I don't think it's all that difficult to just "get another one" to use, haha.

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5585/suica.jpg

If you have seen cards like this with the chip in them, they are IC cards.

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/4...gratedcirc.jpg

the sticker is killer

isn't there 1 more price from the price draw missing ? because for the J option for the price draw you get either a poster OR an original sticker set ... or are there pictures of that yet ?

The sticker set could've been taken out from the prize boxes like how the pendant was switched to a pen stand... (That was not a mistranslation, it was pendant before.)

Empry should be able to find it by today...

Got my CD!
this is why i only order from CD Japan! so fast ^_^ at every release.

The poster is cd only or am I just unlucky? D:

LOL Apparently, you know me pretty well because I have been trying to find it on YJA since the first auction for the Lucky Draw prizes have appeared. No luck yet, though.

YEAH but i wonder whats taking them so long to actually send it, cuz it has two days saying that, what a torture :headache

Already the 15th thread!?

Also, thanks for sharing the scans!

I used to order from CDJapan a lot too. Just shipping to Canada costs SO much. Plus, i kept getting customs charges on almost every order. With YesAsia theyre all shipped right from my country so I don't have to deal with customs.

My CD only edition was shipped by CDJapan this morning too! I hope I get it REALLY soon :D

My box set from YesAsia has a R'n'C lucky draw prize too... so I'm excited for that as well!

Quick question, do you know if you've won a lucky draw prize from CDJapan only when you open the package? Or do they let you know before, like YesAsia?

^

CDJ doesn't notify you in advance, you will know if you have won s.th. when you open your package.

^ Cool! Thanks.

Looking forward to hearing the album so much!

Uwaaah!!! 15th thread ;)

GAH! Why did I order from YA?!?!?? I want my album NOWWWWW :bawl

^YA for free shipping? Lol

^I do it for that reason too. also, even with all coupons, points etc it still comes up to be more on CDJapan. Also, I almost ALWAYS get customs charges for the items crossing the border into Canada when shopping with CDJapan anyways, so it comes out cheaper from YesAsia. U just have to be patient person i guess. Beisdes, i find Canada's Post to be so slow that even if CDJapan sends it out a couple days early, I still get mine within about same timing as buying from YesAsia. Besides, I also use YA for Chinese and Korean products.

For the ones who received their order: do you live in the US? And did anyone get a boxset? Also, I've never used EMS shipping. I've never paid customs charges with Registered Air Mail...but is there a chance I'd have to pay customs charges using EMS? I'm a bit confused on it all...

^i usually just select regular airmail in any of the past circumstances of buying with cdjapan. i dunno, maybe canada's more into charging customs than US is or something. One time i got a $11CDN customs charge with an order from CDJapan over just one CD.

i remember cdjapan site there do mention about europe countries usually need to pay for the tax if they use EMS.I'm not sure if countries nearby europe will face the same problem or not.But they(CDJAPAN) do suggest europe people to opt for registered airmail instead of EMS since the delivery time is not much different

Hoping somone can upload the making ofs! Thank you for the scans freedreamer!

Um, there is a slight chance that kinokuniya will have the box for sale in store. I'm going on the day of release, and hopefully I'll find one. Kinokuniya tends to stock up and then puts the items on sale when it's time. If not, then I'll just buy the CD+DVD.

still haven't got my reply from CDJapan yet..I hope they don't send my special edition last.

hope they don't send the shipping thing on the day of release, then i'd have to wait on the weekend:(

CDJ seems to be shipping all the "leftovers" right now (people who ordered late, and the boxes that weren't sent out yet, and all that good stuff). Anybody who wasn't in shipping process earlier today, you should go ahead and check out your status now. :)

yuhoo.i've received my copy already!!!and i WON

TOMORROW WILL BE THE DAY WHEN WE WILL KNOW THE NUMBER OF FIRST DAY SALES NUMBER!!!
I believe today the RnRC is already on sales...
i'm so excited and nervous in the same time...
i want this album to sells better than NEXT LEVEL so badly...
this album deserve it...
wish ayu all the best and all luck...
PLEASE SUPPORT HER, JAPAN!!!

i am pleased with the album. it is not as good as memorial address but i am biased for that album.

sexy little things and microphone are my favorites!

just now i keep on listen to red line album version repeated and repeated.i realize that this song is very nice.if you set your player to repeat forever for this song,you'll never know when the song ends XD

not sure if this has been posted yet.
J Prize: Original Sticker from YAJ
http://i.imagehost.org/0264/sticker.jpg

According to Sagawa's tracking website, my box is out for delivery as we speak...I'm not leaving the house until it comes, and the weather is gorgeous today so I feel like a prisoner in my own home! But it will be well worth it when the album finally comes, since I haven't heard it yet. :)

Yeah, tethevo/teth in Japan just got his album.

I think he's jamming out to it right now, ohohoho~

Guys, Play-Asia e-mailed me that HK version is out there, but no poster
If I wait for YesAsia will they give the poster ?
Thanks before

they do mention they will not give out posters?

I think so, they e-mailed my auntie though and she told it to me
I want the poster... =_=

i see.basically they don't tell people if they are giving out the posters or not XD
if you want the poster so badly,get it frm yesasia.i believe yesasia will list out the OS press today

They don't tell people ? Why ? :laugh
Thanks for answering, now I need to refresh YA everytime :laugh

yes.they don't tell people especially pre-order items. >.<

IT CAME IT CAME IT CAAAAAAAAAAAME

*hyperventilates*

Edit: some pictures with my webcam...

Cell phone stand in use
http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/9201/photo47f.jpg

Pen case (open)
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7708/photo38t.jpg

Pen case (closed)
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4897/photo42c.jpg

I HATE HATE HATE the poster that comes with the CD+DVD. >__> I wanted a poster with the CD+DVD cover on it, not the freaking monkey-esque CD-only cover.

the phone stand look nice!mind to snap a picture of it?only the phone stand

From the back:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6400/photo50r.jpg

From the front:
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4726/photo49m.jpg

its made of plastic or metal?it look like made of plastic o.O

It looks like the phone holder is too small for Iphones, so it makes me feel a liiiittle better about not having it. >.<
Anyway, I'm super excited for the poster to come in, almost as much as the album itself.

It's plastic. Sadly, the design isn't that great...it takes a lot of effort to get my phone to stay up there because of all the straps that throw off its weight distribution, lol. xD But compared to most Japanese I don't have that many straps on my phone. :P They should have made the A-sign that the phone rests on a lot bigger.

Aaggh! It all looks so GOOD. (Of course, the stand sounds kind of flimsy, but hey~)

Adding your photos to the first post.

I think they know that the CD+DVD photo was good so they used it as the dang lucky draw poster... but WHYYYYY the CD only? No one wants a poster of that! Haha.

haha.thats what i think too!actually the CD only cover not bad(after looking for 5 minutes on my poster :P) just that its not as pretty as the photobook cover and cd+dvd cover.i love the photobook cover the most!

Just a quick question - do you get the poster if you buy normally from a store? I ask because I hopefully have a friend in Japan who's going to get me a copy.
Also, do the novelties come only when you pre-order?
Thanks! :)

If you buy normally from a store, they'll probably give you the poster as well if they have some in stock. Usually the first press goods that we get when we preorder here are also available in Japan when shops sell copies to customers. I might be wrong about this, but I'm fairly certain that it works this way...

The lucky draw items are also in a "while supplies last" sort of thing where you draw a card from a box and depending on what letter is on it, that's what prize you'll get. (S, A-J)

-sigh- After looking at the phone stand and the pen case makes me want them now. :(

start!Let's RNR
http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/mypho...68_003_640.jpg
http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/mypho...68_002_640.jpg
http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/mypho...68_001_640.jpg
http://image161.poco.cn/mypoco/mypho...68_000_640.jpg

Cool pics Foyuki!!!

Awesome fun pics Foyuki, thanks for posting!

Ah thankyou for clearing that up TH. :D Let's hope then I get that poster! This will be my first Ayu album so I'm quite excited. :D

And am I correct in saying that I'll get a photobook if I buy a first press CD+ DVD? Do the CD+DVD first presses usually sell out quick?

We're gonna know the first day sales tomorrow! I'm so excited

from the pics you can see how few the CD ONLY version is -.-

Looks like some rockin 'n' rollin now in the Japanese record stores - she's the favorite to get #1!

They printed more than enough. 400,000 first presses with photobooks.

Yeah mine CD+DVD was shipped at 1056 on 12th from MUMO to Vpost! Its volume weight is 3kg and real weight is 0.8kg. I think cos of the photobook and the poster...

i've scanned the photobook cover,in case anyone wants it ,here you are
http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.p...ey=2dyznmgw4wd
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/...ea77d0952g.jpg

Bought today at Tower Records - I received a poster and stickers with it.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...413_165259.jpg

^Wow..u won it? or was it given as a gift?

^ You automatically get a poster when you buy and then you have to stick your hand in a box and pick out a random piece of paper with letters on them - depending on what letter you have, you get that gift. Mine was stickers. :)

wow... you're so lucky~ >.< *jealous*

O.O Cool!! Too bad I didnt get anything LOl

Actually, since this is the day before release they don't have the actual cd out on the shelves - those are actually faux cd cases - so usually there is only 1 in each row. You have to go up to the counter to tell them you want to buy the album and then they give you the album from behind the counter. At the store I was at I saw maybe 30 copies of RNC back behind the counter, but I'm sure they have more in boxes.

That really looks cool omg