Iroha Umegiri Figure Collection Vol. 3

Last Tuesday, I went to the Makati Central Post Office to claim my parcel I bought from Japan. Good thing, that the transit time for parcel took less than 3 weeks. I bought a figure, an Iroha Umeigiri figure, a character from beatmaniaIIDX. It is third figure from manufacturer, Eikoh. Bought it for around $6.00 or approximately 600.00JPY excluding shipping.

Box art

The Shipper amazes me due to the packaging of the parcel. It was loaded in a box with bubble wraps and newspapers to ensure safety of the parcel during transit and its registered mail. The $13.00 shipping fee is somewhat reasonable after all.

Iroha Umegiri out of the box!

The Umegiri Sisters (Vol.1 ~ 3.)

This coming August, a new beatmaniaIIDX figure will be released, she is Kanzaki Saya. A teaser was announced online. I hope I wilk be able to buy it in a reasonable price.

Teaser announcement (screenshot credit; bemanistyle's twitter page)

Asking a friend to buy me stuff in Japan (Part 3)

Today, I received the stuff that I requested to my friend to buy in Japan. The last time we visited Japan was December 2016. We met at SM Mall Of Asia to play arcades and treat him to my upcoming Natal day.

The Loots!!!

My friend always includes some Pocky in my loots. Some Pocky he added are sometimes sold only in Japan. Today, he includes the original chocolate and green apple flavor.

Pocky in Original Chocolate and Green Apple in Peanuts box art

The Juicy part of the loots, the BEMANI stuff. I asked him to buy me a pop'n music game for Nintendo Wii. He got the game for only 2,000.00JPY (approximately 1,000.00PhP). The game is in good condition. The file folder in 轟け！恋のビーンボール！！ (Todoroke! Koi no beanball!!) design, a BEMANI song from 熱闘！BEMANIスタジアム (Nettou! BEMANI Stadium arcade event. Interestingly, The other side of the folder depicts the male version / alternate character of the song. Another juicy item is the BeatStream アニムトライヴ arcade poster. The poster is in B2 size.

BeatStream arcade poster

pop'n music Wii and Eikoh file folder

He also added an Inflight food from Japan Airlines, which I believe, the carrier he took on his Japan trip. I asked him why he include an Flight Food?, he replied that because I love Airplanes. I haven't opened it, but I definitely sure that it tastes salty (Because our tastes buds during flight diminishes).

Rice Cracker from Japan Airlines

My friend told me that he might visit Japan again before the year ends. Hoping for more Japan travel loots.

BEMANI at SM Mall Of Asia

This Saturday morning, I went to the new Quantum Power Station in SM Mall Of Asia in Pasay City. QPS used to have a branch when the Mall opened in 2005, but closed due to unknown reasons. Now, QPS opens its MOA branch at the 3rd floor of the Main Mall.

Teaser post from the Facebook page of Quantum Amusement Corporation

In the Facebook page of Quantum, they posted a teaser. That the new QPS Branch will open on the May 28, 2017. They even have a 100Php Quantum Gift Certificate for the first 100 customers.

In the gaming side, the branch have loads of BEMANI Arcades games, such as, jubeat Qubell, MUSECA 1 1/2, Sound Voltex IV. This branch is also the second to received a beatmaniaIIDX machine, and the first branch to received the newest BEMANI game, ノスタルジア (NOSTALGIA). 

4 jubeat machines

beatmaniaIIDX24 SINOBUZ

ノスタルジア, MUSECA, and SOUND VOLTEX

ノスタルジア is a new BEMANI game similar to KEYBOARDMANIA that simulate piano keys, but ノスタルジア's gameplay resembles from PIANO BRICKS. The cost is 30.00Php per
gameplay. 

On the other note, there are currently 3 (three) beatmaniaIIDX24 SINOBUZ in Manila; in SM North EDSA, SM Mall of Asia, and in Rockwell Power Plant Mall.