So as an extreme example, if you were to buy the entire PSME series from BK1 in one go, your package would weigh 10*697g = 6970g which is about 7000 yen ($77)!Ĭompare this with Amazon Japan, where you would be charged 3400+10*300 = 6400 yen ($71) and be reimbursed if it was lost. Please Save My Earth (Perfect Edition) 01 – 697g.Dragonball (Perfect Edition) 01 – 435g.Since BK1 charges depending on the weight of your package, the contents of your order have a big effect on the shipping cost, and can be hard to guess before they’ve actually packaged everything and sent it out. It gets even more complicated from here on. Having said that, the five times I’ve ordered, I’ve received my packages in around two weeks. There’s also no insurance, so if the package is lost, you’re most likely screwed. Shipping via SAL means you have no way to track your shipment, and delivery time can be very unreliable, so you may be checking your mailbox furiously before eventually being lucky enough to find something in it. It’s plain to see that you save enormous amounts of money by going with BK1, but it isn’t always this clear-cut. ( link)īK1 charges depending on weight with no minimum charge, estimating 200 grams per book, which using the SAL method means 1 book = 280 yen ($3.10) for shipping. To give you an idea of the difference, here are the details:Īmazon Japan takes a minimum of 3400 yen ($38) per shipment, and an additional 300 yen ($3.32) per item, which means ordering 1 book = 3700 yen ($41) just for shipping! Delivery time is 3-5 days. That’s why I’ve lately started using BK1 instead, as they provide a lot more options for shipping methods. They have an enormous inventory, extremely fast delivery, and are reliable. Since I began reading manga in Japanese back in 2004, I have ordered literally thousands of books and manga from Amazon Japan. Luckily, this is the age of the internet, and there are plenty of online bookstores hoping to do business with us. Personally I live in Europe, and while there are local stores that sell literature in Japanese, they don’t have much to offer, and what there is can be quite expensive. If you live in Japan, you can just walk to the closest bookshop and get whatever you want. A big question when you’re itching to read a light novel or manga in Japanese is where you can order it from.
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