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[Tsurugi_Ken]

写真＝＞しゃしん＝＞shashin＝＞photo/picture
集＝＞しゅう＝＞shuu＝＞compilation

So yes, that's basically what it means.

[HolyClow]

Wow, her PB will come out next month right??
I wish some preview..

[dev-null]

November 21 is the official release date. Also Sayanee's first photobook is supposedly coming out on the very same day (but it doesn't seem to be orderable on CDJapan yet, at least) — so they are going head to head.

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Not 100% sure this is a preview picture, but it's at least chapuchapu!

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[Tsurugi_Ken]

Man, does she love her baths. I'm not complaining at all though (and neither are her 287 thousand Google+ subscribers as of last month).

[satchan]

Both possibly on the same day? Oi. I still haven't gotten the NMB one and Mariko's is coming out around that time (assuming it's actually better than her previous two). Books sure suck to import...

[Tsurugi_Ken]

It mostly depends on which site you order it from, and which shipping method you choose.

I often got my orders for manga, music CDs and DVDs straight from Japan within a week or so when I frequently ordered things back in 2005~2010. Then again, now some of the sites now only approve of credit and debit pay options instead of the old bank payments and Paypal.

[Ares13]

yes .. she is going head to head with Sayanee ...

and i have chosen .. lol
I already place order for 2 .. 1 for me and 1 for friend ..

For my friend .. she is his NMB48 oshimen ..
For me .. she is not my oshimen ..

But to me she is the most near perfect of what my idea of a cute and pretty Japanese girl should be like ..
I am very attracted to her .. even more than Yukirin ...

furthermore .. she gives good fan service and it helps that she is the best friend of my NMB48 top oshimen ..

Strange .. I am so attracted to her but she is not on my oshimen list .. and not even on my 2nd level "favorite" list ..

I just think she look great and wonderful
and this PB is something that I cannot miss ..

[Tsurugi_Ken]

Apparently the photobook's title still hasn't been decided. I wonder what Watanabe has planned?

[wtfhax]

I am not sure I agree with the romanization, but yes 写真集 = photobook

[dev-null]

Both possibly on the same day? Oi.

Finally CDJapan added Sayanee's book to its database. According to them Milky's book comes out on 16th while Sayanee's book comes out on 21th — so a week delay there and no direct head-to-head. Interesting!


Though they probably got some date wrong like they misspelt the title of Sayanee's book.

[dev-null]

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I'm a little bit worried how this is supposed to go through customs without making me look like some kind of pervert. (I mean that seriously! This is far too sexy and risky )

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[goratnik]

^ I bet customs have seen enough pr0n and perversion to consider this as illustrated fairy tales for kids.

Now I need Milky's BD...

[Tsurugi_Ken]

If strip-off figurines, hentai manga and real dolls (not that I ordered any of them myself however) can get through customs without as much as a batted eyelash, then I'm sure Watanabe's photobook will get through it too. Opening or looking through the book in public however, that'll get you weird looks.

She's posted several off-shots on her Google+ account, and looks like she had a great time doing them (she was all smiles on every shot).

[dev-null]

Well... customs ripped apart my last Ono Erena photobook with a cover that is less risky though and they made a huge scratch with some kind of box cutter on its cover. That's why I'm worried. They certainly want to check this out, especially since I ordered it together with Sayanee's book too which they probably want to check out too.



Oh yeah... I know.. I'm not one supporting the head-to-head challenge by buying one of each. Sue me!

[Tsurugi_Ken]

I guess it depends on which country you're currently living in. Couldn't you sue them or at least send a formal complaint if they ripped apart your ordered photobook though? That's legal merchandise meant to reach its destination in the same condition it was when it was sent. I'd be abusing the customs agents and staff publicly and they wouldn't be able to do anything about it if they did something like that to a simple legal product I paid money for.

It only really works in countries like Australia though.

[gryzze]

I've never had any packages opened by the customs. Why would they open a package containing a photo book?

[Tsurugi_Ken]

They think every book being shipped is child pornography recently. That's how stupid the world has become over these past 10 years.

[Tsurugi_Ken]

I like how Watanabe isn't afraid to show off her assets (pun intended).

She also seems to like Yokoyama enough to take sneaky shots of her.

(All images are from her Google+ posts.)

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[dev-null]

@gryzze I asked the CDJapan guys to switch my open orders to "Mark as gift for customs", maybe that will avoid the hassle sometimes and they just let it pass. I will see for my next two orders if it makes some change.


**** news update ****

Interview with Milky where she shows the content of her bag:
http://inmybag.com/i.../miyukiwatanabe

[Tsurugi_Ken]

Very normal and feminine contents. What I didn't know however was that she's got poor eyesight and actually needs and uses prescribed glasses.

I'm sure the glasses fetishists all over Japan and the rest of the world are grinning from ear to ear.