my order was marked as “In Shipping Process” today! I thought it would take a while longer, considering, but I’m pleasantly surprised; especially since I hadn’t reached out to their customer service.
oh, absolutely! I wasn’t disagreeing, and should clarify that I was considering reaching out to them for a status update even before I saw this thread, because their original shipping estimate (at the time I ordered, a month ago) was “1-4 days after the release date (Sept. 30).”I had to "reach out" because they removed something from one of my orders but failed to notify me about that or if they credited my cc back for it. But sometimes it helps to contact people to get things moving.
Given that the goods weren't even at the concert and delays after that, there was some question as to if they would happen. So it was not a bad thing to follow up.
oh, absolutely! I wasn’t disagreeing, and should clarify that I was considering reaching out to them for a status update even before I saw this thread, because their original shipping estimate (at the time I ordered, a month ago) was “1-4 days after the release date (Sept. 30).”
I feel as though inquiries such as yours may have helped (however indirectly) to move other orders (like mine) along, because they just marked my order as shipped and I can’t help but find the timing a little coincidental, when I was prepared to wait a little longer after reading everyone else’s replies.
Here is something that might help your wait. I love it when YouTube throws me up something old that I haven't seen before. Because I've seen almost all of the MALICE MIZER videos
I've recently found the YT video of the Shinwa VHS and flipped out xD I'm not even sure if I'd seen it before or not! I actually found it with unreleased MM songs audio, then someone on Twitter pointed out what the video was.
Actually I was debating posting it here but I'll make a new thread about it.
That has been around for a while, probably better not to post it since it has images still being used by Midi:Nette. It's actually a fan made video, not legit from MM. The Gackt concert audio was actually separate from that, from one of his first concerts with the band. There use to be uploads of it in the download section. Might be better to ask for that separately.
Damn I posted it before reading your reply
@flowersofnight please advise? Or feel free to delete it, I guess?
I'm pretty sure Shinwa is still under copyright, even if they don't have it for sale. You can always remove videos or delete posts yourself.
Well, the reality is that pretty much everything we discuss here is under copyright, down to the tiniest most obscure demo tape from a band that only released 1 tape in 1991. All the sound, every frame of video, all the pictures (including cropped sections of pictures like most people's avatars), all the lyrics illegally translated into English and diminishing the hypothetical value of any future official English release, all the radio broadcasts that only aired once at 4AM in 1997, everything. We've never banned copyrighted material entirely here.Basically under Japanese law, it's all under copyright protection, including all the stuff on YouTube that is not uploaded by the artist. So there are issues. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_Japan#Applicability
Well, the reality is that pretty much everything we discuss here is under copyright, down to the tiniest most obscure demo tape from a band that only released 1 tape in 1991. All the sound, every frame of video, all the pictures (including cropped sections of pictures like most people's avatars), all the lyrics illegally translated into English and diminishing the hypothetical value of any future official English release, all the radio broadcasts that only aired once at 4AM in 1997, everything. We've never banned copyrighted material entirely here.
The rule of thumb is basically:
If it's still for sale at retail, it's banned
If it amounts to industrial espionage or ripping off an imminent release (or re-release), it's banned
If it's putting money into the hands of pirates, it's banned
If it generally seems like an attempt to weasel out of buying something you "should be" buying, it's banned
As for "Shinwa" specifically, we're talking about a VHS-only video that's somewhat hard to come by and that most people here probably don't even have the equipment to play even if they bought a copy. I would maybe think twice about allowing it in the downloads section yet, but posting a link to an online video to discuss the contents I'm going to say is fine in this case.
Yeah, it really is a shame to see them stumbling like this. They were one of the first "serious" websites that sold VK and accepted foreign customers.I have been buying from them for ten years and I never had a problem till now.
Yeah, it really is a shame to see them stumbling like this. They were one of the first "serious" websites that sold VK and accepted foreign customers.
https://web.archive.org/web/19991104061615/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp:80/ - I never saw this first version of the site before XD
https://web.archive.org/web/20031126174926/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp:80/ - M10M and Schwarz Stein on the front page
What a nostalgia trip.M10M and Schwarz Stein on the front page
And it was huge being able to order from a regular site that took credit cards, and even get the first-press bonus postersWhat a nostalgia trip.