Haruhi and Gundam 00
Three packages just arrived this week. As usual, I had totally forgotten their existence.
Apparently some time during the past few months, I found it within me the sudden urge to preorder both the PS2 and PSP Haruhi game releases, despite the fact that I didn’t actually own a PSP at that point of time. (I do now.) Wow, this is sort of like receiving a belated birthday present from an unknown stranger who broke into my bank account to pay for it.
More pictures after the break.
Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi
Box front
Box back
Box side
DVD case front
DVD case back (crappy photography alert)
The figurine that comes with Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi (PS2) is pretty damn crappy. I’ve seen better gachapon then this sad pathetic excuse for a collectible. Okay, so it’s not that bad, and I’m keeping it in its packaging anyway so it makes no difference. Feh.
Special preorder disc front
Special preorder disc back
The preorder-only disc that comes with the PS2 game is pretty cool. It’s basically the Hare Hare Yukai dance done in full three dee. It’s not long now before cel-shading filters supersede 2D completely. I had of course already seen the dance video on YouTube beforehand, but whatever.
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku
Box front
Box back
Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku (PSP) comes in a packaging that totally looks like there’s a PSP inside, but there isn’t. It’s just a bunch of useless trinkets made by underpaid labour that will break within five seconds if you ever attempt to ever use them. I just keep mine in their bubble wraps.
UMD case and useless junk
UMD case back
Gundam 00 Singles
Surprsingly, it seems that I actually bought the new Gundam 00 first press singles even though, according to some, I hate the show and shouldn’t be blogging about it. This must be some kind of terrible mistake!
Ash Like Snow - CD case front
Ash Like Snow - CD case back
Friends - CD case front
Friends - CD case back
Ash Like Snow first press comes with Allelujah’s ID card and Friends first press comes with Tieria’s ID card. Unfortunately (or perhaps thankfully) you won’t get to see how they look like here, because I have a policy of not opening my CDs. Japanese labels could sell me nicely-packaged blank CD-Rs and I wouldn’t ever find out. Then again, not pressing the CD probably doesn’t save Sony that much money, so I’ll trust them on this.
Friends also comes with a B2 poster that uses the same illustration of Setsuna as the back of the jewel case.
I guess I’ll just go set the CDs on fire now since apparently I hate G00 very much.
February 23rd, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Dark Mirage, I really wish I had the funds to purchase that kind of stuff… nice.
Are you going to do a review on those games? I might consider getting the Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku game…
February 23rd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Geez, just send them all over to me if you’ve already downloaded them! And if you want to collect something, why collect something so expensive?
More seriously, did anyone notice that the Ash like Snow cover looked like a thorny thicket?
March 2nd, 2008 at 4:46 pm
I take it those games don’t come out in engrish? o_o;
March 3rd, 2008 at 9:15 pm
sweeeeet~
lol i would’nt mind buying that crappy figurine off you lol
March 9th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Omg, cool! Haruhi FTW!
March 11th, 2008 at 6:06 am
Engrish! hahahahahah… Bit torrent is my all time favorite store for music, movies and games… and Bearshare too
March 13th, 2008 at 5:18 am
Well I picked up the first OST of 00 along with the singles, I even wrote an article about it a while back. I actually really like the OST and Kenji Kawai’s music in general. Best song on it is Setsuna’s theme by the way folks. No desire to pick up any of the Haruhi games though.
Also there isn’t really any link between buying singles and liking a show. The two can be mutually exclusive if you want them to. There have been shows I’ve liked but hated the music (Dancougar Nova) and shows I’ve disliked but like the music (Gundam Wing). If you want to start a bonfire though I wouldn’t advise burning plastic. It tends to be toxic.
April 18th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
I guess I’ll just go set the CDs on fire now since apparently I hate G00 very much.
Give it to me, then.