#I should prolly write up something on how to proxy huh that might be helpful lol

[majimasleftasscheek]

You posting all your yakuza merch has inspired me to get a job so I can start my collection

Where do u usually look to find this stuff?

eyyy good luck with the job search! long ass merch write up below 👇

most of my stuff has come from ebay or jp mercari / jp yahoo auctions. I proxy via buyee since it's ez pz to browse a bunch of different markets in one place 👍

I don't recommend using ebay unless it's something you absolutely cannot find elsewhere. you often see the same exact items on jp markets listed on ebay (same photos, sellers, everything) cuz sellers count on people not knowing how to proxy so they charge far more there or they count on people thinking the often free shipping is worth the jacked up price - it isn't lol. unless you're ordering something that's huge, shipping via proxy is manageable imo so long as you consolidate orders)

that's what I do for older merch. for newer stuff, you can very easily find things on amiami like the plushies now that RGG is actually putting out merch for an international audience. you just gotta get in on those preorder periods cuz you never know when restocks happen if at all

*there are some things that you can only proxy buy tho as far as I know - for example, LAD ishin internationally came out with just the physical copy (and steelbox for US only? I don't remember lol). buttttt if you ordered from ebten (which is like a bigass jp merch site) you could get the jp version of ishin which came with a lotta shit like a wall scroll of Ryoma, a fan, a pillow, etc.

moral of the story is if you don't live in japan your game specific merch release will probably be lame as hell lmao but jp versions/exclusives are often available for proxy purchase. for a recent example, here's the preorder bonuses for jp gaiden which includes a lotta cool shit whereas I believe RGG said gaiden's not going to get a physical release internationally (don't quote me on this, it's been a minute lol)

for things like statues, looks like amiami will stock those but GK (garage kit) figures (like the chocobo studios stuff) are only on GK sites like FNC and i.hstoys due to being unlicensed and therefore unofficial but they look hella good 👀

should also mention kuji merch too. kuji stuff is basically those jp lottery things where you make x number of pulls and you're guaranteed to win something every pull and there's tiers of prizes - so if you've seen the Majima kuji stuff, it's all those pins, wall scrolls, hoodies, etc. there's a few sites dedicated to them or you can proxy. I don't often do these cuz I don't want a million copies of a prize like a can badge lol but people do like the random aspect and people often trade dupes of prizes. amiami also has sold extra stock of kuji prizes

I think that's bout all the stuff I use 🤔 of course if anyone has any questions on anything, do feel free to ask ^^