[Rajura]

I know!!! I was lucky... I managed to score an unopened one about a week back for 13,000yen... pretty good all things considered!
Of course, ebay and amazon are notorious for artificially elevating prices if an item is "rare" in the West... if you can navigate Japanese or Korean sites, the prices are still a bit expensive but much more reasonable (as a general rule). Heck, just consider the books... for example Okami to Kin no Mugiho is listed for like $70 on ebay but runs for like 3000yen on some Japanese sites and that new artbook that is ~16 pages... on ebay folks want upwards of $40... I got mine for 700yen (granted still more than the original magazine it came with cost, but I didn't know about it until it was too late so...).

No cats or small children right now to make me have to fear for her safety! Just gotta make sure she stays safe when I make my move to where I'll be working/training for the next 5 years!