Ichiban Kuji on release day, not twelve days later.
Kuji reach Japanese shops long before they reach the online store, and the top prizes go first. I'm in the shop on day one — and I'll walk into Animate, a pop-up or a doujin event for you too. Every order comes with receipt photos and a tracking number.
Quotes within 24 hours · Prepaid by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay · First 10 store runs ¥1,000 off
A request form and a Discord are going up this week. Until then a DM is the fastest way to reach me.
What I buy
Anything that needs someone physically standing in Japan.
Ichiban Kuji & lotteries
Kuji hit Japanese shops days or weeks before they go online. The 5th Anniversary FINAL Jujutsu Kaisen set lands in stores on 26 September and online on 8 October — twelve days in which the top prizes disappear. I'm in the shop on day one.
Most services charge $15–22 for a single ¥680 ticket. I charge ¥500 per pull plus the actual ticket price. You pick the set, I pull, photograph every prize as it comes out, and ship the lot.
Store exclusives & bonus items
Animate, Gamers, Toranoana, Melonbooks, official shops. The tokuten, the shop-limited variant, the thing that never appears on any website in English.
Pop-ups, collab cafés, exhibitions
Limited menus, café-only merch, museum goods, first-come lines. Tell me the venue and the date and I'll be there.
Doujin events
Comiket, COMITIA, genre-only events. Send me a circle list and I'll plan the route and buy what's on it. Wall and corporate booths cost more because the queues are longer.
What I won't do: anything on a normal online store. If a shop ships it domestically, Buyee or ZenMarket will handle it for about ¥500 and you should use them instead. I only charge for the part that needs someone standing there.
This service is for personal collectors only. No bulk purchasing, no resale requests, and I never exceed a "one per person" limit — however many you ask for. Breaking those limits gets proxies barred from events and takes stock away from other fans.
Pricing
Flat fees, published in full. No percentage games on small orders.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Store run — one shop, up to 3 items | ¥3,000 |
| Extra item | +¥500 |
| Extra shop | +¥2,000 |
| Ichiban Kuji / gacha / lottery, per pull | ¥500 + ticket |
| Event day — up to 5 circles or booths | ¥8,000 |
| Extra circle (wall, shutter or corporate +¥1,300) | +¥800 |
| Items over ¥15,000 total — charged instead of the above | 20% of items |
| Queueing beyond 1 hour | +¥2,000/hr |
| Packing (fragile items ¥1,200) | ¥800 |
| Payment processing | 5% |
| International shipping | at cost |
| Storage — free for 30 days, then | ¥300/week |
Launch offer. The first 10 store runs are ¥2,000 instead of ¥3,000, in exchange for a short review and permission to post anonymised photos here.
Example — ten Kuji pulls
Tickets ¥8,000 + pulls ¥5,000 + packing ¥800 + processing ¥890 = ¥18,690 (about $126). Ten pulls of badges and stands weigh roughly a kilo, so add ¥3,150 shipping to Singapore, ¥4,400 to the UK or Australia, ¥5,300 to the US.
Example — one store run, two items
Items ¥6,000 + service ¥3,000 + packing ¥800 + processing ¥690 = ¥14,490 (about $98), plus shipping. With the launch offer, ¥13,440.
Shipping, at cost
Japan Post EMS, tracked and insured. I weigh the packed parcel and charge you exactly what the carrier charges me.
| Destination | 500g | 1kg | 2kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | ¥1,900 | ¥3,150 | ¥4,550 |
| UK, Germany, France, Australia, Canada | ¥3,150 | ¥4,400 | ¥6,700 |
| United States | ¥3,900 | ¥5,300 | ¥7,900 |
US customers, please read. The United States ended its $800 duty-free allowance in 2025. Parcels declared between $100 and $2,500 now require duty to be paid in advance before Japan Post will accept them, which I handle for you and bill at cost. It adds a step and some cost to every US order, so tell me your budget and I'll tell you honestly what it works out to. EU and UK customers pay import VAT and duty on delivery, in their own country.
Everything is charged in Japanese yen. Quotes show an approximate US dollar figure so you can judge it, but you are only ever billed in JPY, so neither of us carries the exchange-rate risk.
How it works
- Send your request.Item links, a circle list, or just "the new Hololive Kuji, ten pulls."
- Get a quote within 24 hours.Itemised, in JPY. Pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Nothing is bought before payment clears.
- I go and buy it.Receipt and photos land in your ticket the same day. If something is sold out, you're refunded and I tell you straight away.
- Pick your shipping.I weigh the packed parcel and show you the real options and prices. Tracking number the day it ships.
Ordering again this month? I'll hold your items free for 30 days so everything goes in one box.
Proof
Every completed order gets posted here and in the Discord: receipt, packed contents, tracking. Names and addresses removed.
I'm just starting out, so this space is empty for now. Completed orders will appear here as they finish. If you'd like verification before ordering, ask me in the Discord and I'll show ID and my business registration.
Questions
What can't you buy?
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.
Can I order in bulk for resale?
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.
Do I pay upfront?
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.
What happens if an item sells out?
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.
Kuji prizes are random. What am I actually paying for?
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.
Why not just wait for the online release?
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.
I've never used a proxy before. Can I start small?
Please do. One pull is ¥500 plus the ticket, so the most you can lose on a first order is about the price of lunch. First-time customers can also split the payment: ticket cost upfront, my fee after it arrives.
How do I know you actually bought it?
Receipt photos, packing photos and a tracking number in your ticket for every order. Past orders are posted anonymised in the Discord.
How long does shipping take?
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.
Who pays customs duty?
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.
Can I combine several orders into one shipment?
Yes. I hold items for up to 30 days at no charge so they can ship together and you pay one shipping cost.
Tell me what you want from Japan.
Quote within 24 hours. No account needed, no minimum order.
Tell me the title and how many draws you want. I reply within 24 hours.