MSRP here was like ¥16,000

Wow. This got kinda dark. Sorry, folks.

Even just a stock “thank you for your continued patronage” thing would be fine.

God dammit, I fuckin’ hate living in Tokyo.

In Fukuoka, Kokura, Iizuka, and Hiroshima, places were like “thank you for constantly spending money here! Please continue to do so in the future!”

I come in nearly every new release day and buy different stuff every time. Transformers, model kits, trading cards, action figures, paint, display stands, card cases, and whatever else.

Acknowledge that you recognize me as the same dude from last time!

Every time they’re like, “do you want to make a point card?” and I go “oh, I have one” and it has like a hundred billion points on it because this is literally the only place I buy new stuff at because I want to support this one little hobby store.

I buy all my new Transformers from the same place every month and, I know it’s weird, but I wish they’d at least acknowledge that I’m a regular?

Like, “Hey, Kevin! Big week, huh?”

Or just, you know, any indication that they recognize that I’m the same dude from last time?

The overwhelming majority of Japanese companies pay their workers monthly, so spreading out releases over multiple weeks wouldn’t seem to make much difference…but psychology, it does!

Like, only ONCE have I dropped ¥100k at once on new stuff and it STILL puts a strain on my brain

Can I also just say that i don’t love how TakaraTomy releases all their TF stuff at once on the last Saturday of the month?

This hit the same day as the Evangelion Optimus, ML cartoon Grimlock, and a bunch of other stuff.

Maybe spread it out a bit?

I didn’t love the “physical media” month. Felt like a bit of a chore.

But this month, all Transformers, and an excuse to set up my little photo box again, is gonna be a REAL pleasure!

It is wonderful to *finally* have a fantastic looking RotF Optimus Prime in manageable size.

The original leader class RotF Optimus was an absolute revelation and this gives me a very similar feeling that one did 15+ years ago.

This is brilliant, and I highly recommend it ❤️

I also don’t, like, track my wife’s phone like some kinda weirdo 😂

Wife does weird government shit and has gotten more and more lazy about trying to hide it.

I may have set this up wrong. She’s not cheating on me; she just does shady government shit.

If still conscious and wanting more hand-to-mouth action, have some tansan until you feel like crashing.

You’ve spent ¥600, gotten a nice buzz, and still kept to the “responsible drinking” threshold. 😁

There’s a trick to it.

Get yourself a nice glass with some heft to it.

Pour just under half of the Kurokirishima into it. Fill the rest w/ 7-11 fiber drink.

Take a drink, pour more fiber drink, repeat until fiber drink gone

Pour remaining booze, fill glass w/ zero cola, refill as necessary