Clow Cards and Fortune Book reprint

[cutesherry.livejournal.com]

I know many people have been looking forward to this: the reprint of all the 52 Clow Cards and also the Fortune book (divination manual to be used with the cards).
They are both scheduled for release on January 29th, 2015 and are now available for pre-order.
I saw them for sale first on Animate online store, but since it's limited to Japan (else you would have to use a proxy, pay fees etc..), I think it's much more practical for international buyers to simply get them from Amazon:

Full reprint Clow Card Fortune book (KC deluxe Nakayoshi) - 734 jpy

Full reprint of Clow Cards set (Kodansha) - 3900 jpy

I personally already own both (spanish version) and was a little surprised by the price of the clow card set: it cost me 15 euros when I bought the Glénat version of the set, while they cost 27 euros now, almost twice the price. That said, being re-released again after so many years, I don't know if there will be any changes in the quality of the paper? The printing? The box in which they will come in...? They call it a "luxury box set" after all...To be seen!

Comments

[kiriezero.livejournal.com]

spanish version? *--* I would love to have that version! (so I can actually understand the instructions on how to use the cards :P)

I think I saw them on CDJapan too ^--^ there's nothing easier than buying from them! ^-^b

[cutesherry.livejournal.com]

There it is on Amazon.es for 7.12 euros:

http://www.amazon.es/juego-cartas-Cardcaptor-Sakura-Shojo/dp/8483578425/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416763674&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=gl%C3%A9nat+juego+cartas+clamp

I also found in on amazon.co.uk, for 7.59 GBP (which is 9.6 euros, more expensive).

And I made an error: it was released by Glénat, not Norma.

Spanish version: Glénat, dust cover, 96 full color pages, glossy heavy paper (think artbook), dimensions 17*12cm

And you are right: no matter how attractive the japanese version could be, there is really no use if we can't understand a single word written in the book ^^; Owning the spanish version, I definitely won't be buying the jap. fortune book.


I've known about CDJapan for many years, but for a reason or another I never ended up purchasing anything from them; for a person like me who order online so often it's curious ^^; But they are indeed popular and trustworthy :)

[kiriezero.livejournal.com]

thanks for the links and info!!! *o* now I really want to buy it! :D (but I'll have to wait a bit longer to save internet money *doesn't have a credit card*)
yep, the idea of a fortune book is to actually play with the cards but if we can't understand it, then it ends up being an artbook *shrugs*

Oh, I bought 4 or 5 times from them and I have never had a problem, I even use the cheapest/not tracking SAL shippment and I always received the package ^^ (but I can't compare it to other stores since it's the first and only internet shop I ever used :P)

[luna-m0on.livejournal.com]

I ordered mine yesterday through Cd-Japan! I am soo excited to finally get the official Clow cards!!! I was never allowed to get them when i was younger and now I finally am able to get them! Especially considering they are really expensive on ebay (the original release ones). I also ordered the fortune book but luckily I have been learning Japanese for a while so I should be able to translate it :)!

[karriesduck.livejournal.com]

I've been off the radar for CSS for some time, so CLAMP are releasing new merch for CSS and are having a spinoff manga? please correct me if i'm wrong.

[ashlichan]

Yesss, I've been waiting for this. xD

[flower-miko.livejournal.com]

I was so happy when I saw the Spanish version of the Fortune Telling book. x_x; I'd buy the Japanese one but then not being able to use it would've made me mad. Still, maybe I'll get it now as a collector item. :D it's helpful having the Spanish edition.

There is an English translation flying around the interwebs if you do some Googling, though it would be nice to have an official English release for most people.

And yeah, since they're books, I'll go with buying these on Amazon Japan. Their Global shipping is express and way cheaper than CD Japan.

[kiggy007.livejournal.com]

I pre-ordered mine on cdjapan =).
Very expensive books though...