The obsessed among you will be glad to know that you, too can buy the
NHK series official guide books for the Shinsengumi drama through Amazon
Japan which is nearly identical to the US version of Amazon. They are
approximately $9 each I'm not sure what the economy shipping is but the
2-5 day express shipping is approximately $30
Stop gasping in shock. I know Masayoshi got the first book in NYC
sometime ago and I think he said it was $20 so the cost kind of evens
out in the end.
If you have already an account on amazon.com it's available to all
amazon of the world,and the purchase step is same. About the language
problem, this site would be useful. http://imaginatorium.org/books/aj.htm
FYI--the imaginatorium person does not clue you in to the set up new
account box that reads "Furigana" apparently it means E-mail address
because it worked once I put that in since it seemed to match what was
asked for on the US site.
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