Visiting Japan - BL day & Libre

[lynixe]

for a fantastic trip

i wish i could go and avoid this horrible haze here

that bookmark and cafe is sure fun

and those wonderful books in the bookstore

it is very nice of u to share such wonderful pictures with us

now i can visualize my imagination

[KadajChan]

wow!

such awesomeness


BTW , I am curious about that BL shop. Does it sell translated stuff too? or it is just Japanese ?

sorry if my question is kinda stupid but I have always wondered if there is English translated BL manga shops in Japan XD

[charo]

ASAMI !!! Marry me!
i need that real life board on my bed
bet that tokyo is lively city with yaoi goodies!
i really want Asami!!!!
thank you for sharing photos!

[bronakopdin]

that sounds so awesome I'm somewhat jealous xD
need to visit Japan one day, too! And make a BL related tour

btw I like the new design of the AarinSecret site @aarinfantasy;

[aarinfantasy]

wow!

such awesomeness


BTW , I am curious about that BL shop. Does it sell translated stuff too? or it is just Japanese ?

sorry if my question is kinda stupid but I have always wondered if there is English translated BL manga shops in Japan XD

Unfortunately, all the manga and doujins in Japan are in Japanese. I don't see any English translated manga/doujins selling there, not even the English section (which only contains imported books from overseas). So the amount that we (non-Japanese readers) are missing out is actually really massive. I actually sighed to my team members at that bookstore how much I am missing out because out of the 4 of us that went, I'm the only one who doesn't read kanji or Japanese. However, all 4 of us actually prefer to read in English despite knowing a few languages ourselves.

That's one reason me and my team went to Libre... which is to make them understand that we really want to support their English released works, in hopes that they can have them translated and make it more accessible for us.
There were lots of discussions regarding international fans as well. What I did was took most of forum member's feedbacks over the time and tell it to Libre like what's changing, what you all want/like, etc.

[shattered]

Wow that sounds amazing, I LOVE Japanese bookstores and not just for their regular manga and BL sections but also for having so many goodies and merchandise, like at Animate!
I wonder if the Libre office is open to curious fans, I'd love to stop by (admire life size Asami) and have a peek next time I go to Japan!

Glad you could give them some feedback about international fans, I've resigned to reading raws and understanding anywhere from 10-90% of the story because it's so hard to get English versions and they are not usually as good quality compared to the original.

[sephslover]

...and i bet that many people would love the life-sized Asami...

*raises both hands greedily*


Thanks for sharing, Aarin! ^^b And I'm glad for all the fun you had!

[DeadlyViolence]

Ah, the life-size Asami~

Thanks for all the pics, Aarin. I look forward to reading more about your adventures in the magazine. I would have killed to go to the JR themed cafe!! Alas, I have no money to travel to Japan but I will go one day. That coffee and the candy cigarette look so tasty. Hope you had lots of fun!

[Otome]

*take note.... BL bookstore...* This is the one place I shall not miss on my future Japan trip.

Sounds like so much fun! I'm glad you have a fun time. I'll be looking forward to the detailed report in AaSe Mag!

[charo]

i kept looking at that standee. it is big. it makes me wonder how tall asami is?
Asami real life standee looks like so tall
i looked for asami ryuichi profile for his height
so tall!

Asami's profile:
His birthday is August 4
Currently lives in Tokyo, and has also lived in Hong-Kong.
His blood type is AB.
He is 185 cm tall (6'1").
He weighs 75 kg (171 lbs).
His shoe size is 28cm.

i am short 162 cm tall (5'4")
i guess i have to jump and grab asami's neck!