exokiel wrote...
Shashin wrote...
Which covers in particular are you referring to? Marks? They're a very popular circle known for their explicit work and art that stays pretty close to the original character design. They mostly sell their covers at events (with the occasional web order) so they can be very expensive. They also don't like to release a ton of sample images/full size ones, unless it's for the mail order cover, so you don't know exactly what you're getting a lot of the time (since they often do 2-5 versions of a character.) You can see some of their auction listings here:
http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/search?n=100&ei=UTF-8&p=%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9+%E6%8A%B1%E3%81%8D%E6%9E%95&auccat=0&tab_ex=commerce&slider=0
Do they have website where they do their weborder? Also it would be nice if you can share a link to here http://blog.埋もれる抱ãæž•er.jp where their works are listed, or just the kanjis of the circle.
I read the name "Anko Koubou" a few times while browsing on reddit, but never found many of his work or other accurate information, please help me out >.<
Do the circles sell dakimakuras at the winter Comiket? I only bought a few books so far, also I was kind of cautious giving much money to a middleman who gets the items you want :S
Marks and Ankokoubou do mail order pretty infrequently, and they're always short; usually 48-72 hours, so it can be very tough to get an order in with a proxy. Both circles don't publish sample images much either, so it can be difficult to dredge up shots of some of their covers. Btw, any mention of Anko Koubou on Reddit was almost 100% done by me (I go by DakimakuraGuy over there.) :P
Marks's (マークス) website is here: http://marks2006.web.fc2.com/pillow.htm
Most of the page is broken text for me; it's pretty easy to tell when they're doing a web order because the black bordered bar in the center of the page will turn into a shopping cart icon.
http://blog.xn--er-573a1isbf1441e2hs87j.jp/?s=%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9+
AnkoKoubou's (ã‚ã‚“ã“工房]) website is here: http://anko.punyu.jp/top.htm
Their website usually just has the newest update for whatever event and such that they're attending. The best way to keep track of when they're doing a web order is either following them on Twitter or just keeping an eye on the dakimakura blog.
http://blog.xn--er-573a1isbf1441e2hs87j.jp/?s=%E3%81%82%E3%82%93%E3%81%93%E5%B7%A5%E6%88%BF
I'd say Marks probably does 3-4 mail orders a year, while Anko Koubou is probably in the range of 0-2.
Both do almost always participate in Comiket, as well as many other events throughout the year (the next is My Wife, which takes place next weekend, I believe.)
Also, as far as YJA goes, if you have any knowledge of the Japanese pronunciation, you have a good leg up on everyone else. YJA has a pretty good search filter, so as you start typing stuff in (even in English), it will list suggested results underneath. So by typing Ma-kusu, you can select the Japanese for "Marks dakimakura". Similarly, typing in ankokoubou will produce the same result for Anko Koubou.