Where to buy Japanese games

[ElvenPath]

http://shop.himeya.com

Himeya Soft, Inc is an e-commerce company that specializes in on-line retailing of games that are officially released in Japan.

Note: to buy/pre-order games, browse using the navigation links on the left side of the page.

Note2: if the links don't work, you'll see "Don't work above links? Press here" just underneath the navigation links.

[GHDpro]

And a few more links:

http://www.therage.com/
http://www.tronixweb.com/
http://www.ncsx.com/
http://www.videogamedepot.com/

(These are US companies selling console games.
Apart from US games they also sell Japanese import.
Most of them will ship Internationally too btw)

[SPINAL-BRAIN]

Good site, mate!!! Still a bit of expensive, though. Ebay is still my friend, if you ask me!!!! :thinker:

[Sailor_X]

I've shopped at play-asia before. They're pretty good and I can usually find the games I'm looking for there as opposed to ebay.

[DingoEnderZOE2]

I would say that thats a nice site IF it had Tokimeki Memorial 2 the game that seems Impossible to find now.But nope it does not have it. :sad:

[outlaw55]

Good site, mate!!! Still a bit of expensive, though. Ebay is still my friend, if you ask me!!!! :thinker:
Every game on there is Japanese retail, you have to take into consideration the prices of living is japan is WAY higher than it is in the US, so games that cost $30 USD to use cost $60 USD too them.

[Juice]

www.lik-sang.com

[hobbs]

apart from lik-sang...anyone know some places for me in the UK? i need Iron Maiden badly! theres a english one im sure...but i cant get it anywhere... damn the UK!

[spedz_fx]

u no what this mean hobbsy we r gonna have to start our own in retail in (jap / US) imports!! :twitch:

[Kamali]

Yes Asia (www.yesasia.com) - they have Japanese, Asian (basically japanese version for release in the rest of asia- sometimes cheaper, sometimes comes with English/Chinese instruction manual), and Korean games. Worldwide shipping, and a 'chitload of other stuff too. It's worth taking a browse though.

[matilda]

Do you know where can i get japanese version of DBZ Budokai 3 ??? I really hate english dubbing in the game and anime and i don't want english version of the game. But I have no luck finding japanese copy ! Please, please help me :)

[NoirKy]

www.japanvideogames.com

[Italicus]

www.getchu.com

My favourite. ;)

[TheBlueOne]

www.getchu.com

My favourite. ;)

Does getchu ship internationally?

Are there any Japanese eshops that ship internationally?

[edward]

Does getchu ship internationally?

Are there any Japanese eshops that ship internationally?

anybody know where i can get the game based on gatekeepers 21 :help: :help:

[Jocean]

Gametz.com and assembler games forum are my fav
and the othe one I know is Mailorderjapan

edward yea I got the GateKeepers game for psx

[OutPhase]

I can't believe this site was not posted yet:

Game Choice Club (http://gamechoiceclub.com/)

That's where my father ordered IIDX and 7th style from for Christmas. They also start shipping with a day.

[kennynhizeclipse]

hi new poster here.

i was just wondering. i havent been in the console scene for awhile now, since i've been playing FFXI hardcore for the last 2 years. my question is, do i need a modded PS2 to play these import games? i really want to play that naruto pt. 3 fighting game, and it just occurred to me that my US-spec PS2 might not be able to play this import.

thanks in advance for all inputs.

[OutPhase]

Yes. Mods are required to play import games. You could also get a Japanese PS2 if you don't like the idea of using mods.

[Jocean]

You can though also use the PS-X Change (for psx) and Breaker Pro disk (for ps2) and or an emu to play em.

[Cloud_-_Strife]

The Freeloader is the thing that allows you to play Imports on your gamecube thats right all the Naruto Games if you want! And its ez and simple to use! ---> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2m8o-71-28-84-j-70-1ik.html Price:US$22.90


To Play Any Of The Imports Im Listing For GameCube you will ne that nifty lil Device up above just make sure you buy the freeloader same time you buy the imports or before >.<

[Note] All Naruto Games For GC are perfect for fans and only those who are picky mongers will not like it...and i take it mainly fans will be buying it anyways...

Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 ---> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2m8o-71-48-84-j-70-ui0.html Price:US$64.90

This isnt a import its if you must have to cheat you can use this Action Replay....
---> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2m8o-71-28-84-j-70-1hp.html Price:US$24.90


Bleach GC! Tasogare Ni Mamieru Shinigami <--- Its not the best but its good more along the lines for Fans of the Anime they Love anything with Bleach >.< ---> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2m8o-71-48-84-j-70-z3x.html Price:US$59.90

If you simply love Harvest moon to pieces ---> Harvest Moon: Poem of Happiness for World ---> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2m8o-71-4c-84-j-70-11ww.html Price:US$19.90

Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3 ---> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2m8o-71-48-84-j-70-9qa.html Price:US$64.90


Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 2 ----> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2m8o-71-48-84-j-70-2n1.html Price:US$29.90


Game Plain Naruto This game is a must get before you try the others as its a great transition From Super Smash Brothers So you Will Get used to the controls Faster then Simpson Shrunk that glove >.< --> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-2m8o-71-48-84-j-70-280.html Price:US$ 29.90

[giu_2]

thanks for the links :)
isnt there more "anime" games for the ps2?

[Jocean]

yea I got some, you wan em. They're G-Breaker, J-Phoenix, Usagi and The Seed. Also try Gametz, TGN and ncsx.

[Syn13]

I'm curious of what play-asia gives you as a freebee, I've ordered two items in the past and durring christmas, got stickers and my recent purchase came with a Sony calender.
Along with these purcahses comes with a $5 coupon which is cool since my next order will be SD Gundam Gashapon Wars for GCN.

[Bloodseeker]

I saw Japanese import DS games at Electronic Frys for $50... that Shounen Jump Super Smash Brothers-style game and some Naruto fighter. I think that there were a few others too.

That was pretty surprising...

[Sides]

Me can recommend japanpa (http://www.japanpa.com/),
now a part of my favourite import shops.
Unfortunately their Quick find option doesn't work well with firefox,
just switch to advance mode.

Btw,
always compare the prices (include the P&P cost) of each retailer before ordering,
sometimes the best deals isn't really the best one.

[landau]

http://www.paletweb.com/

The prices there are cheaper than Himeya.

[DingoEnderZOE2]

Cheaper in the console area anyway. As a matter of fact that site doesn't have any PC games for sale. Plus from what I saw their selection is kind of lacking...

[landau]

Originally, paletweb only sold console games and dojin games until recently they put pc games catelogs on their website.

Check up this section for new released/ pre-ordered pc games:
http://www.paletweb.com/search.asp?Sellect_Platform=23

[-KarumA-]

uuhm well i have a question, about this all, i am interested in buying the new Hack/GU game, but the hting is i dont have a credit card, cannot do cheques, the only thing i can do is by banking the money over to another bank acount that is of the coorperation, are there sites that allow payment like that? by banking the money to their bank acount?

but i have heard of somehting called Paypal, but before i start messing up, waste my money by it, could someone tell me how it works? maybe it can solve my problem of payment methods so that i dont have to bank the money to another bank acount with the use of internet banking

[Electroguy]

Do you guys have any places that specialise in the UK?

I could do with gettin the latest naruto game...

[Sides]

the only thing i can do is by banking the money over to another bank acount that is of the coorperation, are there sites that allow payment like that? by banking the money to their bank acount?
It is called bank transfer (or sometimes fund transfer).
Play-asia does accept such payment method, but also alternative methods as well, like Moneybookers, paypal etc.
I reckon you should check the help section from each shop, because it varies.

but i have heard of somehting called Paypal, but before i start messing up, waste my money by it, could someone tell me how it works? maybe it can solve my problem of payment methods so that i dont have to bank the money to another bank acount with the use of internet banking
Basically you setup an account with paypal, wait till it gets verified,
then topup money onto it, from you bank account, wait few days till the
money appears on your account and then make a payment.
Or you can pay directly via debit or credit card, but over paypal.
Like before, best to do is to read the help stuff from the paypal site.

Do you guys have any places that specialise in the UK?

I could do with gettin the latest naruto game...
If you order from yesasia you won't need to worry about customs.
If you're ordering it from a non European shops, such as Play-asia,
ask them to mark it down (to £18 or max £30 if they are based in the US)
If you need more help about importing stuff to the uk,
i suggest you to visit the ntsc-uk forum,
they also have Buy, Sell & Exchange section.

[Connway]

I'm looking to buy some Japanese imports and was wondering if YesAsia.com was a trustworthy website.

Thanks

[Maceart]

From my sister's experience, she bought a couple of ARIA volumes from Taiwan, a couple of Ouran volumes in raw Japanese and another yaoi manga and she's never had a problem. They do overcharge a bit though.

[Connway]

Ok, thanks a lot. I was actually looking at some of their PC game imports. They were the cheapest I've seen so far for PC imports.

[Cz]

I used to play Chinese RPG games back when I was younger in my home country (no, not China, HK, or Taiwan :p ). Er, well, I played some after I came here to the U.S., namely 絕代雙驕 I & II. Ok, so I don't have the facility to type chinese so I copied that name from the other thread (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=8152). :heh:

Anyway, I've seen a couple of Japanese games that look really nice but unfortunately I can't read Japanese. I don't like playing a game without knowing the story. However, my Chinese is better (though not that good) and I know (in the past) that some Japanese games get translated into Chinese. Also, there are some good Chinese games as well (that thread above mentions a few) so I was wondering where I could buy them from the U.S.

I know YesAsia (http://us.yesasia.com) has some, but are there other sites that sell Chinese PC games that I can order from the U.S.? As I mentioned, my Chinese is average (well, elementary-school level + a bit more) so I have trouble reading through Chinese web sites easily to find the info I want. If you could give some recommendations of such sites that would be great. If they are in Chinese then I will slowly read through them. At least it is easier than searching for it in the first place. :p

Thanks!

[Tokimemofan]

I would say that thats a nice site IF it had Tokimeki Memorial 2 the game that seems Impossible to find now.But nope it does not have it. :sad:

That game is a tough one. Try ebay and look for the limited edition because its more common although pricey in the $90-$120 range. I have no idea why though. Or try anime conventions and small shops that carry import anime and manga. I got one of mine for $25 (standard edition)

[dangitsdon]

http://www.play-asia.com is the best.
cheapest and easiest to navigate so far.

[Madlax26]

Are there any online stores in U.S. that sell Visual Novels? Thanks

[Samourai]

i use play asia alot.

I recently got Naruto: Saikyo Ninja Daikesshu 4 for 24$, 26$ with shipping. Freaking Awsome deal, the game is great to. Next thing im importing is Jump Ultimate stars.

Oh yeah, I also got the game in 5 buisness days, thats fast.

[deaddeath]

http://shop.himeya.com

Himeya Soft, Inc is an e-commerce company that specializes in on-line retailing of games that are officially released in Japan.

Note: to buy/pre-order games, browse using the navigation links on the left side of the page.

Note2: if the links don't work, you'll see "Don't work above links? Press here" just underneath the navigation links.
Thanks. But sometimes they sell Japanese games in our American store's 2

[lilyanchan]

Please visit the link below:

http://www.play-asia.com (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-o81-71-99-49-en.html)

You can get a great discount with a lot of games!

[Seraph524]

i am aslo new to this site

Yes. Mods are required to play import games. You could also get a Japanese PS2 if you don't like the idea of using mods.


wat are the mods for the ps2?

[DrakasX]

www.lik-sang.com

Doesn't exist anymore, Sony sued them and they are now out of business... ;-;

[ashMeio]

I'm getting Armored Core 4 from Play Asia!

[Zhemos]

Anyone know of good sites to order games online?

Not imports, NA games. :P

[Lebron]

Gamestop/EB games.com, Outpost.com, amazon.com are some I use.

But normally I buy mine from Gamefly.com since you get a huge discount if your member, or Gameznflix.com. They're rental sites, but they also sell new releases a lot cheaper than stores, and its free shipping :P

[uyuu_ishida]

were do you get a mod, i dont feel
like buying a new ps2

[Xcomp]

Yes, I saw the other "Where to buy Japanese games" sticky but that's generally aimed at people outside of Asia so...

I know import stuff is literally everywhere in Hong Kong but not all of them are genuine so, I want to find out what trustworthy places there are.

What I'm generally looking for is import game magazines such as Famitsu in Japanese (don't want the Chinese version), console games (preferably places that does the pre-order goodies too!), Manga (JP only again!) and Anime DVDs.

I've never really been interested in import stuff until recently so the only place I know is Sogo in Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣). Are there any other good places?

And don't worry, you can write names in Chinese because I can read them :)

Hope someone can help out XD

[Nikuman]

I noticed that someone suggested using the Breaker Pro for PS2 to play PSX games. Does anyone know a good website to buy it? All the ones I see look untrustworthy...

[kayos]

were do you get a mod, i dont feel
like buying a new ps2

Well you could probably order a mod chip online for around $50. You can install it yourself or just bring it in to a nearest game store that can do the modifying for you. But the store I went to asked for $100, using their mod chip and their service. It's over priced, especially import games are around $70 to $80. Not worth it if you ask me.

[Gatsuuga]

play-asia defo the best

[kayos]

Play Asia is a good site, that's where I order my import games from. Takes about a week and it arrives. Pretty fast for standard shipping.

[teachopvutru]

There are a few Japanese games that I want to get... I neither know Japanese nor do I have Japanese console though... I wish US would license those or if anyone know a site to ask for licensing =/

[Theclow]

If it's possible can someone tell me where to buy this game or when it comes out?
http://www.kffield.com/cn/getchucn.asp?id=341605
EDIT: Also can anyone traslate the name for me? It's 赤いCanvasシリーズ　なでしこ～朱色（あか）のらせん～ 特別限定版(Actually I don't really know if that's the name or if it makes sense.)

[Ioriya]

I know someone asked this question but the question wasn't answered.

does http://getchu.com ship internationally?

I've looked everywhere and i haven't found a answer to this

[Sushi-Y]

I know someone asked this question but the question wasn't answered.

does http://getchu.com ship internationally?

I've looked everywhere and i haven't found a answer to this
申し訳ございませんが、Getchu.com通販ではお届け先は日本国内のみとさせていただいております。 予めご了承ください。
"Unfortunately, Getchu.com online shop only ships to addresses within Japan. We appreciate your understanding."

Something like that.

Eroges would be a lot easier to get if shops like Getchu shipped them internationally, but it's not that easy, especially when it comes to adult goods. :heh:

[Ioriya]

gah... thanks for the reply.

seems like the only way to get eroges is from himeya or nippon-export.

nippon-export is more of a hassle, cuz u gotta send a request for them to add it to the inventory.

Himeya is expensive as hell too...

[Lecrew]

There's a lot of stuffs that you can buy all japanese games as well as products
in www.yesasia.com. I'll usually buy all japanese games most of the time especially when it comes discounts during the holidays in spring or Christmas rarely.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Go with Yesasia. They have free worldwide shipping and don't price gouge like Himeyashop.com. Playasia is alright too, but Yesasia is often a little bit cheaper and Duty Free. Plus Playasia doesn't have free shipping, though I recall Playasia has one service that may make it preferable too Yesasia in some cases, I can't remember exactly what it is though.

There should be no reason to use Himeyashop though unless you like markups on your games ranging from meagre to outrageous and odd item descriptions. Oh and USD$19.00 S&H at the bare minimum regardless of weight, value or size. As is always the case with Japan they have no concept of fair price whatsoever.

One final thing, in case you want to use UPS, it's going to cost you.... USD $75.00 for the first item and $15.00 for any additional item and a crap return policy. I can't stress this enough that you are getting ripped off ROYALLY if you use this website.

Unless your buying PC-Eroge in which case no matter where you go you'll get gouged so feel free to shop away. It's funny because if a company opened up a site that fixed it's prices to the U.S Market for Japanese PC Games (There may very well be one that I don't know about) they'd stand to make a fortune since no Japanese online retail company would be able to compete with them without lowering their prices substantially.

[kyokii]

ignore this, it's a double post. d'oh.

[kyokii]

Man, YesAsia owns you. They only say "free shipping" but it's really included into the product. YesAsia does some overcharging ownage on your wallet.

I can back it up too if anyone insists with comparisons, but I doubt there will be dissenters.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Man, YesAsia owns you. They only say "free shipping" but it's really included into the product. YesAsia does some overcharging ownage on your wallet.

I can back it up too if anyone insists with comparisons, but I doubt there will be dissenters.

Well the prices seem to be about the same as Playasia and much much lower than HimeyaShop which would probably have already declared bankruptcy were they not apparently the only English (as in the webpages language) H-Game selling website. I actually got my two SRW W copies for free from YesAsia it would seem since it never showed up on my credit cared bill and I have the games in my room as I write this. I completely disagree that they overcharge though, they charge slightly less than retail outlets and its quiet affordable compared to the likes of HimeyaShop and Getchu.

Plus even if shipping is slightly built into the price, that would make the actual products prices far cheaper than retail and still cheaper than the USD $19.99 S&H Standard shipping from HimeyaShop, and impossibly cheaper than the USD $75.00 Expedited FedEX option, which is completely outrageous.

[FatPianoBoy]

I'd like to grab the PC version of CLANNAD, but everywhere I look either has only the PS2 release or the PC version is $80+. Is my wallet doomed to raepage?
I've checked the three sites recently discussed, and I'd like to avoid Akibado if possible.
I've never imported anything before and I'd rather not get screwed.

[Kaioshin Sama]

I'd like to grab the PC version of CLANNAD, but everywhere I look either has only the PS2 release or the PC version is $80+. Is my wallet doomed to raepage?
I've checked the three sites recently discussed, and I'd like to avoid Akibado if possible.
I've never imported anything before and I'd rather not get screwed.

Yep, rapage. Unless you use ebay your going to get gouged. Yet low and behold. http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=81021 67.99 USD and a mail order deal for $USD 47.33. I don't know what they charge for S&H, but I checked Himeyashop and they are gouging again at USD $80.00.

[FatPianoBoy]

Do they ship outside Japan? I'm looking, but I'm not seeing any indication that they do. They seem to want me to register before I can purchase, and there's no option for foreign addresses. I could just be missing it and/or an idiot, though.

[paulie1982]

You can buy Japanese games here -
www.japanvideogames.com,
i know its slightly off the anime theme but i really liked the likes of onimusha 1,2 & 3,and also God Of War,what a game.


Regards,
Paul.

"Life can be understood backwards but must be lived forwards"



Psp Downloads,games,music & video:
http://paulie1982.pspblend.hop.clickbank.net/

[Lawfer]

Been looking for days and days but it just seems impossible to do. I have found a hell lot of listing for these games on http://www.tw.ebay.com/ and http://tw.auctions.yahoo.com/ but like Yahoo auctions japan, the only way to get stuff from there is contact an errand service that will get the stuff for you.

But I don't think any errand services exists in Taiwan or China, so the I thought about play-asia and emailed them about that but I have not received any answer yet, but I don't think they will be able to get them for me. yesasia.com has the taiwanese versions listed on there, but they are all sold out of it.

Oh I see that both a chinese and Taiwanese verion has been released. I think the chinese version is called. Heroine Anthem: The Elect of Wassernixie


So far I could make out 3 different publisher for those games (Heroine Anthem 1 and 2)

Chinese publisher for Heroine Anthem 1 & 2:

Winking Entertainment: http://www.winkingworks.com/ (I am pretty sure Winking Entertainment is the chinese publisher for both games)

And the taiwanese publishers are:

Heroine Anthem 1 (Third Wave) (The website is dead)

and

Heroine Anthem 2 (Soft World) sg.soft-world.com/main/index02.htm

I am not sure about all this though.


The only official website for that first game that I could find that still works is:

http://www.winkingworks.com/ha/


The games are spelled like that in Taiwanese (or is it simplified chinese?):

Heroine Anthem: The Elect of Wassernixie 聖女之歌 人魚的新娘

Heroine Anthem 2: The Angel of Sarem 聖女之歌2 撒雷母天使


Besides all that info, I don't know where to look or what to do to get this game.

So what should I do? I don't care if I get the taiwanese or chinese version of those games, I just want the games...

So anyone think they could give me a hand or a tip on to how to get these games?

[arcadeplayer987]

Check arcadebuilder.net you can find a lot arcade games there(online, demo and full), and the speed transfer is hight.

[kstar101]

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[kstar101]

play-asia.com/paOS-37-74-p-49-en-76-1-40-aHR0cDovL3d3dy5wbGF5LWFzaWEuY29tL1NPYXAtMjMtODMtNn A3bC0

[Sushi-Y]

Do they ship outside Japan? I'm looking, but I'm not seeing any indication that they do. They seem to want me to register before I can purchase, and there's no option for foreign addresses. I could just be missing it and/or an idiot, though.
Quite a late response but I almost never check here so ^^;

Getchu does not ship to addresses outside of Japan, so just like Amazon.co.jp, all you can do is stare at those prices and drool.

You can try Paletweb (http://www.paletweb.com/top.asp), since they offer the cheapest prices I know around.

If I were you though, I'd get the PS2 version of CLANNAD, since the game is only 100 times better with voice.

Or you can go for the unofficial guide to "voice patching (http://www.geocities.com/sleephook/clannad/)" your PC version of CLANNAD (which I did and it worked perfectly), but you will still need to have a PS2 version of the game in order to extract the necessary files.

[arcadeplayer987]

I found some japanese games here: http://demo.arcadebuilder.net/index.php?params=search&q=japanese
You can play them online and then buy the full version if you like them.

[harukamae]

I thought Amazon.co.jp ships internationally, it just costs an arm and a leg?

Anyway, I'm really looking to buy Japanese visual novels (Higurashi, Tsukihime, Fate, etc), but I'm wondering, can you buy these games in Dealer's Rooms at conventions like Otakon? Are there any stores in the Japanese areas of towns like New York City or San Francisco that sell doujin/visual novel works? I travel around the country, so I figure if so, I can maybe save on shipping instead of buying online.

[Narumi]

I thought Amazon.co.jp ships internationally, it just costs an arm and a leg?

Anyway, I'm really looking to buy Japanese visual novels (Higurashi, Tsukihime, Fate, etc), but I'm wondering, can you buy these games in Dealer's Rooms at conventions like Otakon? Are there any stores in the Japanese areas of towns like New York City or San Francisco that sell doujin/visual novel works? I travel around the country, so I figure if so, I can maybe save on shipping instead of buying online.
Amazon.jp will ship books or music or movies, but they refuse to ship any type of game/software- all ages or not.

As for finding such things at Conventions, there's a good chance that the odd booth will have a copy of popular, commercially available games such as FSN or Kanon, but most likely they'll price it much higher than normal.

[haderach]

hello, can someone please tell me a good site where i could buy japenese ero-games? except himeyashop 'cause the prices are ridiculous, they sell Boin 95$ when it costs only 45$ in japan (i checked on getchu)

[haderach]

no one knows? :(
even if they have the same prices as himeyashop it's okay i want to at least see what they've got please

[neji122793]

www.play-asia.com

[DingoEnderZOE2]

The previous question was where he could find another site that sells Ero-games besides www.Himeya.shop. And www.play.asia.com definitely doesn't have the answer to his question.

To answer his question: Sorry guy Himeyashop.com is like your best bet for Ero-games especially with their good selection of them and reliability, you just have to grin and bear it with their prices.

[Sushi-Y]

hello, can someone please tell me a good site where i could buy japenese ero-games? except himeyashop 'cause the prices are ridiculous, they sell Boin 95$ when it costs only 45$ in japan (i checked on getchu)

The previous question was where he could find another site that sells Ero-games besides www.Himeya.shop. And www.play.asia.com definitely doesn't have the answer to his question.

To answer his question: Sorry guy Himeyashop.com is like your best bet for Ero-games especially with their good selection of them and reliability, you just have to grin and bear it with their prices.
Does anyone even read my message?
Paletweb (http://www.paletweb.com/top.asp)

[Narumi]

no one knows? :(
even if they have the same prices as himeyashop it's okay i want to at least see what they've got please
Re-quoted in case people need to see things twice. :D
Palet Mail Service web store (http://www.paletweb.com/)

[Rengemaru]

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I want to buy Shingetsutan Tsukihime. I tried looking on play-asia, himeyashop and Paletweb and some other shops (can't remember name) but I couldn't find it. Is there's a site that sells that game? Or atleast sells old games?

[saihamaru]

there's one dealer in my country... but sadly the updates are womewhat slow....

[Veritas]

I have no use for this. PlayAsia.

Coupon code: WO-UHN-KVR
Get US$5 off a purchase of US$50 or more (actual products value).

[harukamae]

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but I want to buy Shingetsutan Tsukihime. I tried looking on play-asia, himeyashop and Paletweb and some other shops (can't remember name) but I couldn't find it. Is there's a site that sells that game? Or atleast sells old games?

That game is a hard find! The closest I came was the Tsukibako set, which has Tsukihime, the sequel game (I can't think of its title right now) and I believe one of the Melty Bloods or an OST or something - it was going for about 500 bucks USD when I saw it on Himeyashop back in April.

Other than that, try Yahoo Japan's Auctions.

[Genjo]

does anybody no where i can get Super Robot Taisen MX PS2 Version not the psp Version?i tried all those other links on this topic but only a few give me SRW MX psp version.

[duckieent]

go 2 play-asia dot com 4 a ton of japenese games

[FoxHound9]

Is there a place where I can buy Fate/Stay Night for less than 60USD? I know I'm a cheapskate^^

[dsp2003]

Ooh... the PRICES! :( That's not the only problem. It's good when you have a credit card and can shop online... But, what if the only thing available to yourself is the local shop? Look at me, i'm the live unhappiness. :( The only things i can get is the stupid translated G-Collections.com bvns...... and i have the most of them already.

Is there any normal shop that provides the postal payment? :)

[Keii]

Hum. I'm looking for an online shop, which can ship to Poland (not all can >_>).
I wish to buy Final Fantasy XI + 3 addons at a normal price. Don't get me wrong, but Play-Asia wants 80$ (http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-7s-77-e-49-en-15-final%2Bfantasy%2Bxi-70-17rw.html) for it. And it's only 5000 yen on amazon.jp. Figured there MUST be a shop with it for a normal price X.x

[bluepipebear]

Where can I buy PC games in Japan or that sells the Japanese version of them online? I am looking for a specific title. Yu-Gi-Oh Power of Chaos. I know it may not be worded that way in the Japanese version or other languages. I am also looking for the Spanish version of the English title as well. If anyone knows where I can buy these in the U.S., Japan or Mexico, please let me know. I am also looking for other titles but would like to find these in those languages.

[Black_Rose]

Just keep trying on different sites....Ill let you know if i find any on the way (but you must remember that the jappanese version of the game system mite be different than the ones here.(or if you live in america) Thats what my freind told me...Well just given ya props

[mastertard]

Been looking for days and days but it just seems impossible to do. I have found a hell lot of listing for these games on http://www.tw.ebay.com/ and http://tw.auctions.yahoo.com/ but like Yahoo auctions japan, the only way to get stuff from there is contact an errand service that will get the stuff for you.

But I don't think any errand services exists in Taiwan or China, so the I thought about play-asia and emailed them about that but I have not received any answer yet, but I don't think they will be able to get them for me. yesasia.com has the taiwanese versions listed on there, but they are all sold out of it.

Oh I see that both a chinese and Taiwanese verion has been released. I think the chinese version is called. Heroine Anthem: The Elect of Wassernixie


So far I could make out 3 different publisher for those games (Heroine Anthem 1 and 2)

Chinese publisher for Heroine Anthem 1 & 2:

Winking Entertainment: http://www.winkingworks.com/ (I am pretty sure Winking Entertainment is the chinese publisher for both games)

And the taiwanese publishers are:

Heroine Anthem 1 (Third Wave) (The website is dead)

and

Heroine Anthem 2 (Soft World) sg.soft-world.com/main/index02.htm

I am not sure about all this though.


The only official website for that first game that I could find that still works is:

http://www.winkingworks.com/ha/


The games are spelled like that in Taiwanese (or is it simplified chinese?):

Heroine Anthem: The Elect of Wassernixie 聖女之歌 人魚的新娘

Heroine Anthem 2: The Angel of Sarem 聖女之歌2 撒雷母天使


Besides all that info, I don't know where to look or what to do to get this game.

So what should I do? I don't care if I get the taiwanese or chinese version of those games, I just want the games...

So anyone think they could give me a hand or a tip on to how to get these games?

Hey, I'm looking to sell Heroine Anthem 1 and Heroine Anthem 2. If you live in the U.S., I'm willing to part with them for $40 (this includes shipping).

I studied abroad in China last year and picked the games up because I heard about them from an import gaming community. However, I have not had the time to play the games because I bought a Wii and a DS Lite. ;)

Anyway I have the original CD cases and CDs, manuals for both of the games, a mini-strategy guide and a music CD for the first game (the second game apparently already comes with a music CD bundled in it), and a bonus bookmark that came with the second game. Unfortunately I have no retail boxes because I needed to save space in my luggage. But I kept all the important stuff.

I was looking to sell it on eBay but I sort of felt that I wouldn't get any bids for it. So now I'm hunting for people on Google who might be interested. If you ARE interested, let me know.

[Furude-Sam]

I get some of mine from a shop called Forbidden Planet

[Miko Miko]

I get some of mine from a shop called Forbidden Planet

the games u buy from there, are they still in japanese?

its in england right? :confused:

[MaxwellDemon]

I get some of mine from a shop called Forbidden Planet

You in Leeds? :heh:

Anyway, I am actually looking for stores too... since I want to buy CLANNAD. I could order it from online, but I want to see if I could just buy it first. :p

[konohaJounin]

Dose any one have any info on how to play imports on the Wii? I want to get Naruto GNT EX 2,but I dont know how to mod a wii or where to send it to get it modded.:confused:

[Kristen]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I couldn't find a better place...

Two questions about Himeya shop. First, do they accept Visa Gift Cards? Second, how much tax do I have to add on if they are going to ship to VA? (I know shipping is $19 and the product I'm trying to order is $21)

[Veritas]

Here's a coupon for PlayAsia that I'm not going to use. Get 'em quick.

Code MF-RQT-EGB


Get US$8 off a purchase of US$50 or more


Code IO-RUL-KAU


Get US$12 off a purchase of US$100 or more

Both coupon codes are only valid until the end of 2007 and can be redeemed just once. Feel free to pass either coupon to anyone else if you can't use it for yourself. Please be reminded that shipping costs do not account for the minimum purchase amount and only one coupon code can be used per order. Coupon codes are further not valid in combination with our weekly special promotion.

[Raykun]

can someone tell me where to get?

Ef: The First Tale.

I checked every store listed here and i check ebay

I live in the US

[cristian159753]

Has anyone tried "Mail Order Japan"?
Someone mentioned that shop here but he didn't say what it was like.
Is it reliable or they are a bunch of scamers?

[Lina80]

Hi all! I am new at this forum! What a place!! Yorosheku ^ ^

I have try many of the online shopping (Agent) sites for sometime now, some is just really $$, but since last year i have been using this site www.japantodoor.com (http://www.japantodoor.com)
not sure if any of you are also using them, so far they are the most helpful and worry free site for me.

Hope this helps!;)

[xeenx77]

I go on ebay

[Baka-yuki]

Some one know a place I can get the Touhou games? Been running around the listed sites but I havn't seen them (Unless I missed it).

[selkirk]

Some one know a place I can get the Touhou games? Been running around the listed sites but I havn't seen them (Unless I missed it).

Paletweb should have all of the games on Windows, and IIRC they're still giving away free stuff with Touhou purchases.

[Baka-yuki]

Paletweb should have all of the games on Windows, and IIRC they're still giving away free stuff with Touhou purchases.

Ah, Thanks so much! Found it about 3 seconds after hitting the website^^

[Bernkastel]

can someone tell me where to get?

Ef: The First Tale.

I checked every store listed here and i check ebay

I live in the US

Same here. If someone knows where I could possibly order it, I would really appreciate it (I tried amazon.co.jp, but the game can't be shipped to the U.S.).

[Asamidori]

Do costum order via Himeya if you absolutely wants it. It's gonna be expensive as hell, but that's really the only way to obtain it legally without you going through all the trouble like say, proxy bidding on Yahoo Auction JP or something.

[Lichtkrieg]

I have a silly question. Just to make sure, if I buy a Japanese version of a game, it will be in japanese, right? No dub or sub?

[Asamidori]

Yes, unless it's stated officially that it have multi-language support. (Highly unlikely though.)

[Dreamiel]

I have a silly question. Just to make sure, if I buy a Japanese version of a game, it will be in japanese, right? No dub or sub?

Yeah, and you may need to mod your english consol to play it.

[Ioriya]

Has anyone checked Paletweb recently?

Seems like Google listed the site as a "Attack Site".

I don't know if this will be temporary or not.

[randomuser83]

Whats the place place to go for translated Japanese games?

[Dreamiel]

Has anyone checked Paletweb recently?

Seems like Google listed the site as a "Attack Site".

I don't know if this will be temporary or not.

Yeah, I was wondering about that too, now I'm too scared to follow the link anymore XD

[Dreamiel]

Whats the place place to go for translated Japanese games?

Umm.... translated officially or unoffcially.... I don't think we're allowed to talk about the latter, but generally offcial translation = it's in America.... so just swing by Game Stop or Best Buy or something XD

[demonix]

Yeah, I was wondering about that too, now I'm too scared to follow the link anymore XD

Well it seems that they've removed the warning now (well the warning that shows up under the link when you do a search on google has now gone)

[Ioriya]

And now.... they removed the eroges section all together

i hope they didnt remove it permanently or anything...

i emailed them about it. let's see what they say


... I do not wanna resort to using Himeyashop.

[DingoEnderZOE2]

^ I need another shop to buy my Ero-games, cause the prices for Ero-games at Himeyashop has just gotten plain insane......

[Ioriya]

I contacted them. This is the email i got.

"Dear ************

We removed adult games from webshop to examine stock.
The games will list on web shop again.

Thanks!

from paletweb.com"

I put the stars next to the "Dear...." part, cuz that had my name.

I guess its okay for now. It means we dont have to resort to Himeyashop afterall.

[NEX-File]

Hey dude.
I purchased Star Ocean(psp) and psp slim BROWN in this site. and motorcycle parts(gsxr busa).
http://www6.plala.or.jp/dj-shop_com/

It is early and This shop looks for the enthusiastic game.
The estimate is free of charge. then bye

[Little Machi]

My friend is ordering for the first time from PaletWeb to buy a game, but for sending the payment, all the do is give you the email for their paypal account. Do you really just have to send the money there? No forms or anything? I mean, how will they know who you are and what order you're paying for?

[Ioriya]

My friend is ordering for the first time from PaletWeb to buy a game, but for sending the payment, all the do is give you the email for their paypal account. Do you really just have to send the money there? No forms or anything? I mean, how will they know who you are and what order you're paying for?

First Email:

"[Palet] Automatic mail for order check (XXXXXX)"

This is first email they send u. it contains the confirmation info for the item u bought.

Second Email:

"About your purchase items.{(Your Name Here)}(#XXXXX,)"

This email usually comes the next business day, 24 hours later or so. It asks for the shipping method and all that stuff. so u just add it together and paypal it to them. I ordered Kara no Shoujo from them 3 weeks before the release date and they shipped it the day it came out which was July 4th.

Third Email:

"Thanks for payment!!"

Contains the total u paypal'd to them and the address the item will be shipped to. If its a item in stock they'll ship it within 1 or 2 days. If the item is a pre-order item they ship it around the time it comes out.

Last Email:

"The item was shipped!!"

This is the last email they send u when the item is shipped. They'll tell u the tracking number if u used EMS.


O yea, and try not to cancel orders with them. i hear they ban u after the second cancellation of an order. So make sure u want the item before u place it. They dont give any warnings.


I've bought Scarlet Weather Rhapsody and Kara no Shoujo from them. They package it nicely by wrapping the item with bubble wrap then with newspaper and finally sticking it in a pretty tight fitting box. Don't blame them if customs decides to cut it open though...

[Little Machi]

Um, thanks, but that doesn't really answer what I asked at all.>_>

[Asamidori]

Put down your order number during the payment. In one of the screens there's a field where you can leave a message to the person you're sending money to.

And if the name on your PayPal account and what they have on record is the same, they can match via that, too.

[plmko]

paypal has your name, address, phone number, etc attached to your email. When you pay the receiver is indicated upon accepting the money of your details. So I'm assuming that they will send it to your paypal address.

[Xellos-_^]

is there a store in Japantown San Francisco that sells import Anime DVDs?

and anyone know much abut these guys?

jpophelp.com - found them googling for astore that sells Kara No Kyokai (http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=39961) vol1 LE

[rainking187]

I've ordered from a number of these sites recently and I thought I should post my experiences with them.

Playasia-Very good, sales, tons of coupons out there and preorder bonuses.

NCSX-Good, they have some harder to find games, but apparently not many copies, of the last 4 games I bought from them 3 were the very last copy and the other sold out less then a week later. Maybe not good for preorder, in their daily update it seems like they hardly ever get enough preorder bonuses for everyone, but I always get them from Playasia. Also check Playasia before buying anything, they are usually much cheaper. Also I ordered a game from NCSX and found it on Playasia a couple days later for about $30 cheaper. I emailed NCSX so I could get an RMA number to return it so I could get it cheaper at Playasia and never received any response.

Sorry for multiple posts, but I'm posting from my PS3 and there's a character limit or something.

Yesasia-Ships in 7-14 days means it actually ships in 7-14 days, as opposed to some companies where ships in 7-14 days means "Ha, good luck". They won't let you cancel video game orders though, and I've never had to return anything, but their returns policy on the site makes it seem like if you got a game and it didn't work you still couldn't return it.

Himeyashop-Good service, shipping is kind of expensive though.

Japanvideogames-I ordered a game listed as being in stock from them. A couple of days later I got an email my order had shipped. A couple of days later I got another email that the game was out of stock and they'd have to try and track it down. Not cool. Normally if they told me they didn't have a game I'd just shrug it off, except they told me they'd already shipped it which was basically a lie. I ordered another game from them and they didn't have it in stock either, but they sent it about a week later.

Gamechoiceclub-Ordered a game from them listed as being in stock, it wasn't. Tried to switch to a different game, didn't have that one either. Got my money back.

[fubar444]

Playasia is definitely worth checking out as stated above

[lightl]

oh a head up was browsing himeyashop and the yare spliting the site up himeyashop will sell non eroge stuff whiel new site will the eroge stuf , website said this suppose ot happen on the 20th

[ShuichiChann]

Thank you so much for this...! :3

[Ruezu]

Where can I buy Doujin games? Specifically Magical battle Arena T_T"

[re5fan]

pre order re 5 at http://www.residentevil.com/5/kijuju/index.php?l=en&fbid=DwdCm-xhjrf#

[Ioriya]

Where can I buy Doujin games? Specifically Magical battle Arena T_T"

Paletweb

as of right now, the site is down or something. So just wait

[acr429]

I'm very ineterested in playing Clannad, Shuffle or any other games like (ero is ok) The only thing that stops me is that most of this games are Japanese and I know almost no japanese.
I know Clannad has translation in progress, but is their any other games that are already translated by fans or official, I really would like to play them.
Please pass what you know and how can I acquired the translation patches
I dont mind buying the game and getting ship to the US from Japan.
I would just like to have a english patch so that I may be able to play it.
or is their any games that I can buy here in the US already translated if so from where.

Thank You

edit.

PC games only Please

[Vexx]

First, to the mods - I'm assuming its okay to point out translation patch sites because we have so many threads that contain pointer data to such mod/patches and it passes the Rule 1.1 check, eh? These aren't "warez" or "cracks", just game playing aids for the language-challenged.

Shuffle! *had* a translation project going (since 2005 off and on). Unfortunately, the primary member keeps vanishing for long periods (6 months plus at a time) and he has all the file work. Right now, the project appears to be in deep limbo. Visit the Patch thread in the Shuffle! subforum to find out more.

There's a site called Mirrormoon.org that provides english translations for some visual novels.

Best bet is to simply google the name of the series and "english patch"
(e.g. "Utawarerumono english patch")

You might check out the websites Peach Princess or J-List for games that are officially translated if you just want to get a notion of these "visual novels" (hard for me to call them games). Some of them are quite good if little known.

And yes, its strongly encouraged for you to buy the games. However, they are ridiculously expensive for their ancient technology compared to what you get in an American or European game software package (I'd really like to see a visual novel done in real modern RPG style). The positive side of using what is basically 1980s game tech is that almost any piece of junk computer runs them.

[Proto]

This (http://shii.org/translate/) little list has always helped me.

[Vegard Aune]

Just wondering, aside from Himeya, is there ANY other store that sells Clannad Full Voice that will ship internationally? I would just get it from Himeya, but the already high price+expensive shipping+custom taxes would bring the price up to almost $150, and I just don't have that kind of money. (Or, technically I do, but it's also ALL I have at the moment.)

[Proto]

www.paletweb.com

You can also use a proxy service like japan auction agency if you find a japan store that sells it for agood price (eg: getchu (http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=502245))

[Princess Peach]

Cant we buy them at Ebay?

[rosario+vampireluver]

ooh ;D this is great ~ i've been trying to find Rosario+Vampire and Higurashi no naku koro ni games for the longest time ! Thank you ! :)

[plmko]

Just wondering, aside from Himeya, is there ANY other store that sells Clannad Full Voice that will ship internationally? I would just get it from Himeya, but the already high price+expensive shipping+custom taxes would bring the price up to almost $150, and I just don't have that kind of money. (Or, technically I do, but it's also ALL I have at the moment.)

Try paletweb for the PC version. If not then get the Xbox version or PSP version, essentially they are the same game except they are on a console.

[Gleerock]

Is it safe with net trading? You can be hacked or something like that I'm told...

[Catnips]

I want to buy at Himeya Shop but my country is not supported anymore but then again right now im buying games(non ero galge) on Play Asia.

[Triple zZz]

I see lots of people recommending playasia.
Q: what about custom taxes? how much is it usually?
is it possible to request playasia to ship as a gift to avoid custom taxes?

Anyone knows any local store in Vancouver or Seattle?

[Catnips]

I see lots of people recommending playasia.
Q: what about custom taxes? how much is it usually?
is it possible to request playasia to ship as a gift to avoid custom taxes?

Anyone knows any local store in Vancouver or Seattle?

It would depend on the weight of the product that you've ordered actually but so far my orders(mostly Japanese games) aren't taxed at all which is great!:D

[Asamidori]

is it possible to request playasia to ship as a gift to avoid custom taxes?

Most shops won't do that.

[Shirogane]

I was wondering if anyone has had troubles with orders from Himeya lately? I had a preorder with them and the game has been out for 5 days, didn't get any update about it, they won't reply to my emails and the live support is always off. Starting to get really annoyed now... :mad:

[lightl]

well its the golden week in japan now and ther wharehouse and offices are shut down till thursday it was stated on ther website but here the link that shows all the holiday they are clsoed for can always go to there website scroll down a bit look at the calander aswell. This is also hold true for erogeshop aswell
http://www.erogeshop.com/events_calendar.php/view/all_events

[Shirogane]

Ohhh I see, thank you! Apparently they closed down the very same day that my game was released XD

[ASR1FanSubs]

another way is to play them as "Backups" Using a Exploit on your ps2.

HdLoader and or swap disk are you friends.

[Pirkaf]

Hello, I have a question regarding Himeyashop and their "Shipping country list" as I'm from a country not listed there.
Have anyone from a not listed country tried ordering from them? I'd like to know if there's a chance at all. Frankly, I don't understand why that list is so small. I have no troubles ordering things from Amazon, Rightstuf, Jlist...

[lightl]

They use only EMS shipping or UPs EMS is way cheaper. Does you country get appect EMS shipment? , if it does, c an try emailing them about it. Acually try talking to ther live support, they are around from 10 pm EST to 4 am est , actually it can be anywher from 8pm-10 pm they open. Hope that anser your question

[plmko]

Hello, I have a question regarding Himeyashop and their "Shipping country list" as I'm from a country not listed there.
Have anyone from a not listed country tried ordering from them? I'd like to know if there's a chance at all. Frankly, I don't understand why that list is so small. I have no troubles ordering things from Amazon, Rightstuf, Jlist...

They do not ship to alot of countries because those countries are either highly susceptible to lost packages or charge import taxes on goods. This is to avoid any dilemmas they may have from ignorant customers who claim bad service and spread bad news about the shop when really they have no liability.

[carolina17]

After reading all the posts, Play-Asia (http://www.play-asia.com) seems the best choice. I'm not sure if Amazon.co.jp (http://www.amazon.co.jp) would send you video games (there might be some regional restrictions).
Moreover, You shouldn't pay custom taxes if your order costs less than $50.

[Asamidori]

Amazon JP will not ship anything that's not books or CD/DVDs outside Japan.

Play-Asia is overall good for the low shipping you can choose from, but the pre-order bonus is usually non-existance.

Himeya will get the pre-order for you guaranteed, but they're expensive.

HMV will give discount to games usually and ship to you (via EMS) using the exact shipping (instead of overcharging it like Himeya), but your chance of getting the pre-order bonus is 50%.

[DingoEnderZOE2]

I recently registered for Paletweb, up until now I've only used Shop Himiya but lately I've been thinking it's time to try someplace new and that has cheaper prices but while I wait for my funds to be transferred to my paypal account I have a some questions about them.

Are they reliable?

How quick is their shipping methods?

[GHDpro]

Amazon JP will not ship anything that's not books or CD/DVDs outside Japan.
Not directly, no.

But using Tenso.com (https://www.tenso.com/en/) it is possible - and with any luck I'll have Atelier Rorona (PS3) in my hands Monday. I ordered it from Amazon JP and had it shipped to my Japanese shipping address from Tenso, which then forwarded it to me using EMS for 2290 yen, and that order also includes the last volume of Macross Frontier (so 2 BD discs).

I've ordered once from them before, and that went without a hitch. The only problem was that their shipping rates are weight based, so they're not so great if you want to order many heavy items (like manga). For a few light items (like one or two DVD/BD/games) they should be way cheaper than Amazon JP.

While I've only tried them with two Amazon JP orders so far, I would imagine you can use them with any Japanese shop or auction site. The only problem what may then remain is payment (in case the shop only accepts Japanese credit cards). That's not an issue with Amazon JP of course.

PS. For orders above 2000 yen Amazon JP has free shipping, so you only pay Tenso for shipping.

[Asamidori]

The only problem was that their shipping rates are weight based, so they're not so great if you want to order many heavy items (like manga). For a few light items (like one or two DVD/BD/games) they should be way cheaper than Amazon JP.

Most, if not all, shipping from Japan to the rest of the world are weight-based. >_>

I would try that shop and all, but the middleman fee can get pretty expensive.


PS: Could've used HMV for the game + DVD combo and you wouldn't have to pay any middleman fee for that. (A DS game and a PSP game costed me a total EMS shipping (http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/fee/intel/ems.html) of 1200 yen to North America.)

[LittleBusterslover]

I need to know, but which online shop is Little Busters! avalible on for around $20.00 or is that impossible help me!