AI-TEN Updates

Bulk Doujinshi Buying for Resale - Design Contest

2005-04-07T01:05:04Z

A couple of AI-TEN news items today.

1st of all: Convention Season is Coming~~~~

For those small businesses or individuals interested in selling doujinshi at their dealers booths, AI-TEN would like to extend an offer of our [b]bulk buying service[/b].

Preowned Doujinshi can be purchased for resale by series (at our discretion, you do not get to specify more than series) in bundles of 50. Our regular charge for doujinshi is $10 a book + shipping (regular air). But under our bulk offer, we will sell books to businesses at a rate of $6 + $85 total shipping (book-rate air) per pack. (approx. $8.00 per book in breakdown)

Unless otherwise requested: packs will most likely be a mix of gen, yaoi, yuri, and ocaisional hentai material (hentai runs a bit expensive even resale).

Multiple series may be requested: ie. "50% Full Metal Alchemist, 50% Naruto". Multiple packs may be purchased, but payment for large orders is required in advance.

We can also provide doujinshi flyers at no extra charge for decorating your booth.

Serious inquiries to shounenaiten@yahoo.co.jp

2nd:

AI-TEN has donated prizes to our friends at dokidoki for their [b]Design contest[/b]. All of the prizes are yaoi/shounen ai themed. If you have interest in joining in, please check out the contest webpage:

http://www.aragami.org/contest.php

Visual Kei doujin ending + New auctions

2005-03-28T13:33:12Z

Link to all Auctions

Visual Kei Doujinshi

Psycho le Cemu doujinshi 2-pack #1
Psycho le Cemu doujinshi 2-pack #2
Dir en Grey doujinshi 2-pack
Dir en Grey doujinshi #1
Dir en Grey doujinshi #2 ~ indies/Missa
Gackt yaoi doujinshi
Malice Mizer Mana X Gackt doujinshi

Other VK

Indies VK flyer lot

Prince of Tennis doujinshi
TezukaXRyoma 2-pack
FujiXRyouma & SengokuXRyouma 2-pack
AtobeXOshitari 2-pack
SengokuXOshitariXAtobe

Fushigi Yuuji Plush

Banpresto Chichiri
Banpresto Hotohori

Shitajiki

Sukisyo 1
Sukisyo 2

Posters

Clover
Card Captor Sakura
Angel's Feather 2 promo poster (yaoi)
DNAngel #1
DNAngel #2
FMA poster #1 ~ Ed & Al
FMA poster #2 ~ Ed pinup
Oujisama lv 1.5 (yaoi)

Harry Potter douinshi Auctions (22 books)

2005-03-16T14:32:17Z

2-packs
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Lot 1
Lot 2
Lot 3
Lot 8

Single Books
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The Way of the Silver Serpent
Moonlight Serenade
The Liar's Heavenly Bodies

Last Call on Doujinshi Direct-Sale

2005-03-06T05:25:02Z

Naruto, Yami no Matsuei, Inu Yasha, Fruits Basket, Full Metal Alchemist, Fushigi Yuugi, Gundam Seed, etc.

Still 40+ books available

Apologies To Those Waiting

2005-02-21T05:01:19Z

AI-TEN is just finishing up a pretty rough spot: most of our staff was knocked out by Finals Week at Japanese University, then a holiday fell on one of our two regular weekly shipping days ("School Foundation Day" T_T; ), then tsurara was overloaded by a much-needed Obsession recruit drive.

We'd like to thank everyone for their patience in waiting a few days longer than usual for their items, email replies or photos of their doujinshi search results.

Today marks the beginning of a very long Spring Vacation for all at AI-TEN!! So we're working hard to get back in the swing of things ^_~/

Today also marks the end of our doujinshi search period. We will post the final results on the 22nd. So please check back then to claim your items.

Once again, We'd like to thank everyone for their support and patience!!

Love,
-AI-TEN

FOUND: Feb douin search results FINAL

2005-02-09T10:51:20Z

Those who requested books, please look here to see if we've found any for you:

Please respond to this post on this thread with any questions or rejections. Include the items you are accepting, the items you are declining (if any) and (ideally) an email address where we can reach.

Any additional shipping fees for oversized books are detailed in this post. Otherwise shipping terms are as outlined in the original offer.

Thanks for your requests, as always, we're limited to what's available in the Tokyo area at the time of our search, so we apologize to those whose items we were unable to find.

++++Sorted by livejournal name OR email handle used to make the original request, if you don't appear here yet don't worry, we have a lot more to photograph/post++++

-adokenai

"Gamerz Heaven vol. 2" (requested) $17 + oversize $2

-ayonoi

no luck

-blackjackrocket

no luck

-britannicamoore

"Evil Eye" (requested)
"Drop Asleep" (requested)
"Kiss Me Mattenai" (requested)

-by_christine

no luck

-cfchan

no luck

-crimsonjoker

"Hana no Ko" (Itachi X Sasuke)
"Hanabon #3" (Orochimaru X Sasuke)

-Darasu-chan

Gravitation Remix 1+2 $18 +$2 oversize
Gravitation Remix 3+4+5 $18 +$2 oversize

-demongame

no luck

-galerian_ash

"Hone No Mori Jo" by Mayura ~requested~

-instant_music

"Kamisama no Gogo" (KandaXAlen)
"flower" (KandaXAlen)
"Unbalance" (KandaXAlen)

-kamiwannabe

"Metallic Lover"
"Brothers"
"Dounimotomaranai"

-kawaiipinay

no luck

-kaworu

no luck with the two titles requested, we do however have a small pile of KaworuXShinji doujinshi if you'd like to browse through that (let us know)

-k0uryuu

Azumi Toru ~~~> Kirsche artbook + 3 flyers, 3 pencilboards & calender (price quoted in chat)
FFVII "End of the Game" (requested) $15+2 oversize
FFVIII "Innocence Moritorium" (requested) $15+$2 oversize
Yubinbasya ~~~~> "Sanctuary"

Yubinbasya --> "Too Late, Too Little" +$2 oversize
"Tragic Kingdom" +$2 oversize
color works selection $30 + $4 double-oversize
"Honey Edge" $15 +$2 oversize

ACCEPTED, SEARCH COMPLETE, PAID, SENT 2-15-04

-kuuhaku

"Blue Sapphire" (AyaXKen) - +$2 oversize
"Aoi Jiyuu" (AyaXKen)

-miyu_sakura

no luck

-osaeta

no luck

-poufywerewolf

ACCEPTED

"Life with Ears" by STRIKE ~requested~
"When I Ask for You" - SiriusXRemus (Sisters of Flanders)
"Territory" - SiriusXRemus, Padfoot
"Prayer of the Soft Arms" - SiriusXRemus (Sisters of Flanders)
"Shiriru 100%" - SiriusXRemus (anthology), oversized +$2
"Kurayami Inazuma" - SiriusXHarry, SiriusXRemus
"Borderline" - SiriusXRemus (114 pgs), $12 ~ double-oversized +$4
"Sensei to Inu" - PadfootXRemus (anothology, vol 1-4 of "Sensei to Inu"), $12 ~ oversized +$2
"Nouvelle Lune" - near canon Marauders history (120+ pages) $15 ~ double-oversized +4
"animal therapy" - Sirius X Remus (mostly parody, some serious)
"Lupin Maniax" - RemusXSnape (humorous, angatonistic... sexual harrassment, PGEN crossdressing, Lupin in nothing but a Gryffindor tie, S&M jokes, Snape in a cheerleader outfit, Sirius in loose socks, etc)
"Duplicator" - Petshop of Horrors (Count-centered, parody, light shounen ai) oversized +$2

OFFERED

"Convert" - SiriusXRemus (w/Harry) ~ oversized +$2
"Fatal Bonds" - SiriusXRemus, damage to front left corner, cover is rubbed white about 1/6th inch ~ oversized +$2
"Moonlight Serenade" - SiriusXRemus ~ oversized +$2
"Tomato" - SiriusXRemus (Sisters of Flanders)
"Happy Family" - SiriusXRemus (with Harry, Sisters of Flanders)
"Lucky Dog 2" - SiriusXRemus
"karafuru Bowwasu" - SiriusXRemus (Marauders, parody)
"Reminiscence" - JamesXSirius, SiriusXRemus
"You Were There" - requested
"kouhuku no ouji" - SiriusXRemus
"Red Stage 1" - SiriusXRemus, RemusXPadfoot (slight bestiality)
"Family Hour" - mostly novel but includes a really nice comic (10 pages) $5 if you want it

"La Luna" - Remus's childhood & early Hogwarts education +$2 oversize
"Animal Leader" - SiriusXRemus

-reeshya

no luck

-reishin

"(Ryouma vs. Fuji)Tezuka 7th Book" - mild innuendo, mostly canon-style ~ oversized +$2
"Pure White Day" - FujiXRyouma (shounen ai)
"Please Smile Again" - FujiXRyouma (yaoi)
"akacocco" - Trio, Childrens' Gen, PGEN & Children's gen sketchbook (gen) ~ oversized +$2
"Give Me a Reason" - half P-gen (James/marauders), half Children's generation (trio)
"Rough Maker" - Children's generation (trio)
"eyes" - Orlando/Elijah RPS

-sailor_limabean

no luck

-samara__

"Let's Go to the Highschool" oversize +$2
"Nipponia Nippon" ~ $11 ~ double oversize +$4

-shinigamikender

no luck

-thefreefall

no luck

-thingsthatshine

~our big PoT experiement... well... we tried :P It seems no one can tell Oshitari from Tezuka~

"Melty Kiss" (OshitariXGakuto)
"A World Without Love" (OshitariXGakuto)
"Two people, 3 legs, let's go!" (OshitariXGakuto)
"Sick" (Sengoku X Oshitari X Atobe)
"Love Life" (Shishido X Atobe)
"Start Line" (Oshitari X Atobe, half novel)
"Honey Dew" (Atobe X Jiro, Oshitari X Gakuto)
"No Return" (Atobe X Oshitari)

-torame

no luck

-tristinai

"Tsuki no Ko" (Moon Child)

-uki_fune

"Koisuru Wakusei" (requested)
"Sora No Naka De Yume Mita" (requested)
"Great Nostaligia"

-yaten_k

no luck

-yukiXue

no luck

-Ying Mei

3 Naruto books $6ea (requested)
"Kimi wa Eliza hesu" (RoyXLiza)

More to come...

watch this space...

AI-TEN's Bargain Bin

2005-02-07T13:51:31Z

Priced down items, doujin-search rejects, and stuff we just need to get rid of ASAP to clear up space T_T;

WE SHIP FROM JAPAN - prices posted do not include shipping - WE CAN NOT ACCEPT MONEY ORDERS AT THIS TIME - PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL OR CASH-BY-MAIL - IF YOU CAN'T PAY, DON'T MAKE AN OFFER

~more pics to come~

++Manga (all Japanese-language)++

Kazusa Takashima - Mad Love Chase vol. 1
(shounen ai/comedy/occult manga by the author of "WILD ROCK") $6

You Higuri - Ludwig II vol. 2
(yaoi manga w/historical romance theme, brand new w/obi and ad inserts) $6

Yun Kouga - Ren Ai Crown vol. 1
(shoujo manga w/musical romance theme by the author of "Earthian" and "Loveless") $5

Yuu Watase - Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Saga vol 1-3 (3 volumes, all that are currently published in Japan, new 2 w/obi strips... vol II's has gone missing *scratches head*) $13/set

++Doujinshi (by series title)++

Fruits Basket - be in love with (KyoXTohru)
A condition, $10

Fruits Basket - hana to yume book 4 (some light shounen-ai ~ jokes)
A condition, $9

Inu Yasha - Fighting Bravo Inuyasha Fanbook vol. 4 (Miroku parody, light shounen-ai ~ jokes)
A condition, $9

Inu Yasha - Paradise (Inu Yasha X Miroku, yaoi) $10

Lumen Lunae - Oukokukishidan Book 6
yaoi (hard) - 38 pages, A+ condition
$7

Naruto - Ritikuru (by Riisystem) - KakashiXSasuke (shounen ai)
A- condition, some color (red ink mixed with black and white) $6

Naruto - Irotoridori no sekai (by Riisystem) - KakashiXSasuke (shounen ai)
A- condition, full-color (12 pages) $7

Naruto - Uzumaki (by Saru no Yaata) - Trio + Kakashi (gen/parody)
A condition, metallic slip-cover $6

Yuu Yuu Hakusho - Kagerou
gen (Hiei/Kurama) ~ 18 pages + text file translation, A condition
$4

++CDs++
(all official Japanese press)

X Japan - DAHLIA (1st press~thick cover version), preowned, B+ condition (the cd is perfect, but case has some wear and some pages in the booklet have come unglued over time)
$12

Malice Mizer - Goodbye Blood and Rose single (1st press, cardboard version with obi), preowned, A condition
$8

La'Cryma Christ - Sculpture of Time (1st major album/1st press w/embossed band symbol on the case), preowned, A condition w/ obi
$12

++Pinky's++

PK010, (violin-case/hair clipped up)Mint on Card
$7

PK011, (orange hair, 8-ball shirt) Mint on Card
$7

PK012, (pink tank top, pigtails) Mint on Card
$7

Pinky st PK005A (cheerleader/schoolgirl), Mint on Card
$13

++Figures++

Sailor Moon S - Sailor Uranus capsule figure (from Sailormoon World series OOP, HtF but has blue factory-error stain on one arm ~ shown)
$15

Hughes FMA series II trading figure (color version)
$6

Lacus Cline Gundam Seed trading figure (wall-sitter, idol-version, new/sealed)
$15

++Misc++

Oujisama lv1.5 shouen ai game for PS1 (Japanese region only, new/sealed)
$12

GanGan Dec issues color splash-pages & feature articles (includes lots of full-color previews and pictures for new SQUARE ENIX games/anime/products including FF12, the Fullmetal Alchemist movie, tons of FMA products, FMA the game II, Dragon Quest 8, Kingdom Hearts 2, Itadaki Street Special, Radiata Stories, Romancing SAGA, Final Fantasy Before Crisis) ~ booklet is 62 pages (cut from the front of GANGAN Dec) + 3 double-sized color splash pages, a two page b&w manga pullout and an ad for Itadaki Street Special.
$2

Comment to claim. Please do not claim the items unless you're SURE you want them and can pay for them quickly.

Usual Rates for Special Orders

2005-02-02T08:57:35Z

Please note that our Special Orders are not limited to this list, but these are items that we can usually get a wide selection of and sell to you ~at the rates posted~

Shipping is NOT included and will depend primarily on weight.

MANGA

-artbooks (in Japanese) $25 OR our price + $5 commission (whichever is more)
-B's LOG magazine backissues $10 each (usually no extras)
-doujinshi (by pairing or series) $10
-doujinshi (by circle or title) $10-$13 OR our price + $5 commission (whichever is more)
-manga (new, in Japanese) $10
-manga (pre-owned, in Japanese) $8

VISUAL KEI

-SHOXX, Arena 37C, Vicious, Pob Beat backissues $20 each for Malice Mizer, Dir en Grey, or X Japan ~ $10 each for all other covers OR our price + $5 commission (whichever is more)

When ordering printed material please include the author/artist, title (in Japanese if applicable/possible), and in the case of magazines: desired vol/issue number

Also please note that special orders are NOT always available due to time and money constraints.

inquiries to shounenaiten(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)jp

Sincerely,
AI-TEN staff

Opening for doujinshi Request Feb 7th

2005-02-01T09:48:55Z

( here's a one week head-start for our friends ^_^/ )

For a limited time, AI-TEN staff will again be accepting special orders on doujinshi.

We will search for doujin based on artist, pairing, and/or series and sell our findings to you for a flat fee of $10 per book (with a few exceptions in the case of extremely thick or expensive books). We will provide as many books as you specify, up to 10 for first-time customers and up to 30 for returning customers.

If you have pulled out of finders-deals with us in the past, please refrain from requesting.

Shipping will be an additional $7.50 (air) for the first book + $2 for each book after. There will also be a $2 over-size charge in the case of books larger than B5 size or with more than 60 pages. Sea mail is available on request for large orders at a cost of bit less.

You will have a chance to review the cover images of any books you buy for you BEFORE you are billed. Any books you reject will be sold on ebay or offered to those on garagesale japan at a reduced price (at which point, you will not be able to purchase them yourself).

Payment by paypal or cash via registered mail only. Japanese Yen or US $ (please contact us for correct exchange information).

post inquiries here, send via email ( shounenaiten(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)jp ), or try AIM ~ hikari naki yami :)

Please do not request any more books than you can afford to pay for in the case that you accept ALL of them. Also please note that, as your pile grows, it will be your responsibility to tell us when to stop looking (we do expect you to purchase at least SOME of the books we find for you).

Gravitation doujin offer on garagesalejapan

2005-01-22T01:41:53Z

Click Here

Discount Sale -- PRICE DOWN ver. 2 --

2005-01-18T02:12:02Z

Cutting Prices... this stuff needs to go. Anything that doesn't go this time around goes into misc lots for ebay ^_^

edit 1/23 ~ some more items added due to non-payment of customers.

WE SHIP FROM JAPAN - WE CAN NOT ACCEPT MONEY ORDERS AT THIS TIME - PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL OR CASH-BY-MAIL - IF YOU CAN'T PAY, DON'T MAKE AN OFFER

++Doujinshi++

Harry Potter doujinshi - Alexandrite
Harry X Draco (yaoi/hard) ~ 60 pages, A condition
SOLD

Harry Potter - Montage (Rito Kohsaka)
gen - Harry/Riddle; Riddle (P-GEN), Lucious ~ 44 pages, A+ condition
SOLD

Lumen Lunae - Oukokukishidan Book 6
yaoi (hard) - 38 pages, A+ condition
$6, ON HOLD

Pierrot doujinshi - "Devil Maker"
Kirito X Jun ~ 42 pages, A condition
$8

Yuu Yuu Hakusho - Kagerou
gen (Hiei/Kurama) ~ 18 pages + text file translation, A condition
$4

Fruits Basket - Nekojitagokoro mo koi no uchi
A condition, SOLD

Fruits Basket - Delicious Way
A condition, SOLD

Fruits Basket - Tea Box & Tenshino Yakata
A condition, SOLD

Fruits Basket - be in love with (KyoXTohru)
A condition, $10

Fruits Basket - hana to yume book 4 (some light shounen-ai ~ jokes)
A condition, $8

Inu Yasha - Fighting Bravo Inuyasha Fanbook vol. 4 (Miroku parody, light shounen-ai ~ jokes)
A condition, $8

Inu Yasha - Paradise (Inu Yasha X Miroku, yaoi) $10

Ritikuru (by Riisystem) - KakashiXSasuke (shounen ai)
A- condition, some color (red ink mixed with black and white) $6

Irotoridori no nsekai (by Riisystem) - KakashiXSasuke (shounen ai)
A- condition, full-color (12 pages) $7

In the Calm and In the Storm (by Riisystem) - KakashiXSasuke (shounen ai)
A condition $6

Kazeka (by blue blood) - Sakura X Sasuke (gen)/Sasuke & Naruto (gen)
A condition $6

Uzumaki (by Saru no Yaata) - Trio + Kakashi (gen/parody)
A condition, metallic slip-cover $6

++Pinky's++

Pinky st PK003
PRE-OWNED on-card (meaning the figure has been opened before)
SOLD

Pinky st accessories - hair, hat, 2 shirts, 2 pants, bag
PRE-OWNED, off-card
SOLD

PK010, (violin-case/hair clipped up)Mint on Card
$7

PK011, (orange hair, 8-ball shirt) Mint on Card
$7

PK012, (pink tank top, pigtails) Mint on Card
$7 ~ original offer withdrawn

Pinky st PK004A (cheerleader/schoolgirl), Mint on Card
$13

Pinky st PK005A (cheerleader/schoolgirl), Mint on Card
$13

++Special Sale Offers++

all purchases come with a free shounen ai or FMA trading card

~buy two items $1 off
~buy four items $2 off

Comment to claim. See our info page for shipping charges

~~~Damage Control~~~

2005-01-16T07:05:58Z

If you recieve a product from us that is damaged in mailing please detail the damage in a comment here as well as your country.

It has come to our attention that some countries are using rubber bands to hold the mailers together which can cause some damage to the spines on single-packed books.

We are concerned about developing better shipping methods but would like to keep costs as low as possible given the already high price of international shipping. Still, our priority is to ship our products in the highest condition!! So please help us to identify any problems that occur. As a result, countries with shipping practices that may damage books will be handled differently in the future (ex. cardboard inserts)-- but with the possible raise of shipping cost due to added weight.

As always, we apologize for any damages in shipping m(_ _)m

-AI-TEN staff

Revision of Shipping Fees - Future Shipping & Handling Cost Chart

2005-01-11T04:38:02Z

Beginning Jan 11th, 2004 (today) AI-TEN has raised shipping costs a bit to make up for our own rising costs.

All fees apply to USA, Asia and Europe:

Here is a breakdown of the new fees for ~doujinshi~ and ~manga~
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~One book (under 50 pages) - $7.50
~additional book charge - $2.00(ea)
~oversize charge - $2.00 (ea)

magazine/artbook rates
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~one book (up to 130 pages) - $10.50
~additional book charge - $5.00(ea)
~oversize charge - $2.00 (ea)

other rates
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please inquire in person

We apologize for the raise, but unless we cover all the shipping charges sufficiently, we will continue to take a small loss on every order...

On the up-side, if we can find a good supplier of bulk packing supplies in Japan, these fees may drop again in the near future (by about $0.50 per order)

Please bear with us. We know International shipping is expensive and we're thankful for your support in spite of this fact m(_ _)m

Reguards,
AI-TEN

Happy New Year!!!

2005-01-02T06:02:33Z

明けましておめでとう～

今年もよろしく！！