Ichiban Kuji on release day, not twelve days later.

Second-hand goods, R18 doujinshi, event or concert tickets, more than the permitted quantity of anything with a "one per person" limit, items needing a Japanese ID or membership I don't hold, and anything prohibited for export from Japan or import into your country. Aerosols and some battery-powered goods can't fly.

No. This service is for personal collectors. I'll ask what an item is for if an order looks like it's for resale, and I'll decline it. Checking your own country's import rules before ordering is on you, though — several countries restrict drawn depictions, and I can't refund a parcel that customs seizes.

Yes, every order is prepaid. If I can't buy something, its cost is refunded in full. If I come back with nothing at all — the kuji was cleared out, the shelf was empty — you get my fee back too, even though I made the trip. Event days are the one exception, since they commit a whole day.

You tell me in the request whether to skip it, ask you first, or substitute a similar variant. Sold-out items are refunded as above.

The pull, not a specific prize. I photograph each ticket and each prize as it comes out, so you see exactly what happened. I'll tell you the prize breakdown and remaining stock before you commit.

You can, and for some sets that's the sensible choice. But the online release is usually days or weeks behind the shops, and the A and B prizes are often gone by then. If timing doesn't matter to you, I'll say so rather than take your money.

Please do — but the fee is not the whole story, so here is the honest arithmetic. My fee for one draw is ¥600 (≈$4). What you can't avoid is the ticket itself, the ¥900 packing and postage — and postage is charged per parcel, not per item. One draw shipped to the United States comes to about ¥6,200 (≈$42); to Singapore, about ¥4,200 (≈$28). Ten draws to the United States is about ¥20,200 (≈$135), because it travels as one parcel. So yes, start small — just know that most of a small order is postage, not me. First-time customers can also split the payment: ticket cost upfront, my fee after it arrives.

Receipt photos, packing photos and a tracking number in your ticket for every order. Past orders are posted anonymised on this site.

Everything goes by Japan Post EMS, which is tracked, insured and usually the fastest option to most countries. Japan Post retired its cheap small-packet service at the end of 2025 and surface mail hasn't come back, so EMS is genuinely the sensible choice now rather than an upsell. I check the current transit estimate for your address before you pay.

You do, and I declare the true contents and value on every parcel. I don't mark anything as a gift. The one wrinkle is the United States: since the $800 allowance ended, parcels declared between $100 and $2,500 need duty paid before Japan Post will take them. I do that on your behalf and pass on what it costs.

Yes. I hold items for up to 30 days at no charge so they can ship together and you pay one shipping cost.