Wednesday, September 13, 2006

ARIA Excellence

After releasing the third artbook Cielo, ARIA has revealed its superb artworks again. From the official website. Kozue Amano and her team are sure kind (excellent works) and also cruel (money..) to the fans.


ARIA The NATURAL PERFECT GUIDE BOOK
Release Date: 22nd December 2006
Price: 1980 Yen or ~US$16.8
Estimated HLJ cost: 2566Yen/US$22(based on 2006 vintage+SAL)
Estimated Amazon.JP cost: 3480Yen/US$30(based on 2006 vintage+SAL)
Note: The guide book to ARIA The Natural. It features information on Neo Venezia place of interest, detail setting of the characters, interview and others.


ARIA PREMIUM POSTER BOOK 2
Release Date: 22nd December 2006
Price: 3000 Yen or ~US$25.6
Estimated HLJ cost: 5037Yen/US$43(based on 2006 vintage+SAL)
Estimated Amazon.JP cost: 4500Yen or US$38 (based on 2006 vintage+ECO)
Note: The premium poster book 1 has been a hit. The poster book features ten different A2 size illustrations, about 420 x 594 mm.


ARIA 2007 CALENDAR
Release Date: 10th November 2006
Price: Wall (left): 2000Yen or ~US$17
Price: Desktop (Right): 1300 Yen or ~US$11
Estimated cost:
HLJ: (Desktop) 1238 Yen (Advertised Price )
Yesasia: (Wall) US$32.75 and (Desktop) US$18.75
Amazon.JP: (Wall) 3500 Yen or US$30 and (Desktop) US$24 (based on ECO)
Note: The wall version has only 8 pages while the desktop has 32 pages. However, it is noted that both calendar would not have the same artworks. The wall version will feature stylish illustrations while the desktop would feature cuter illustrations.

Legends: ECO=Amazon Economy Shipping, SAL=HLJ Surface Air Lift

The item that really captivates me (well, all of them do) is the ARIA PREMIUM POSTER BOOK 2. I would like to have it as my Christmas present ^o^. But the shipping will be expensive, around the same price as the book, so I might skip it. Plus, it seems bit pity if I dont mount them on the wall as I would be reluctant to spoil them. But I'm getting the desktop calendar from HLJ. By the way, I was the last guy to make it before the desktop order stop at HLJ. ^o^

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