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>>8894375
Itabag FAQ and Beginners Guide
>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wnFufd64j3cOxe50I8Amhj5lPvjZAlnupbXnhAJ6SbE
Buyf/a/g Guide
>buyfag.moe
>>8908005
>>8908006
>>8908010
>>8908013
>>8908016
End mini-dump.
Polnareff anon here! JoJo itabag anon if you're here it was nice meeting you today! I saw you going back into the dealers room with your bag but I couldn't grab your attention!
I think my DR bag is finished until the new anime/game comes out or I manage to buy some tin badges...
>>8908054
omg anon, i love this! there needs to be more dr bags out there
>>8908062
Yeah, it sucks a lot of the merch that came out semi recently was with art from the anime I'd like to forget was ever made.
If I lived in Japan or had the money I'd definitely buy enough merch for multiple DR bags lol.
>>8908068
i feel you, i went to japan last summer and didn't get nearly enough for a bag, if i ever go again i'm definitely making one for mukuro (true about the anime being shit though good lord)
>>8908054
so cute!!
>>8908062
i'm actually working on a komaeda bag myself! i have a ton of straps and a few badges, but i still have to get my base bag and some more stuff to put on it. just got a new job so i should be able to work on it more soon!! i really like sewing so i'm gonna attempt to make my own base bag inspired by his outfit!
What kind of bag do you prefer? The backpack type, handbag, or shoulder/strap bag? I'm thinking about sewing some clear/itabag bases and possibly selling them online.
>>8908054
Yay!! I'm so glad you finished it; it's super cute. My base bag for Monomi will be here Monday so hopefully I'll put mine together then.
So I'm planning a bag for a character that has zero merch and I'm wondering what places online are best for ordering can badges and acrylic keychains. Any suggestions?
>>8908162
try asking in the artist alley thread? i'm sure they'd have good tips!
>>8908185
Welp, I feel like an idiot. Just checked their resources spreadsheet and it has all the info I need right there. Thanks!
>>8908162
>badges
Artsmoo. Other button making places will have a minimum like 10 of each design, but artsmoo lets you just get one of each.
>keychains
Vograce does acrylic keychains but I believe there's a design minimum as well. Other places you might want to checkout are chillypig and acornpress.
>>8908111
backpacks are really nice imo, they seem a lot safer than bags, and id love more options
>>8908111
I like totes and other shoulder bags. I feel kinda uncomfy having all my merch on my back and I'd rather have it under my arm or whatever.
I got one of the WEGO backpacks and I don't even wear it as a backpack; it's always just hung off one of my shoulders. Makes me wish it was a 2/3-way bag.
>>8908111
I really like those crossbody bags but I can't find clear bags for those.
>>8908229
>>8908162
Artist seagull here. Vograce has 0 MOQ. You can get literally 1 keychain if that's what you wanted. Ordering more will significantly cut down your shipping though.
As for buttons, Vograce does that too. I also have a button maker and am maybe thinking about taking seagull-only orders once the convention season dies down a little bit for me. I could make buttons of anything as long as you're willing to provide me pictures. The only thing I won't do is buttons of other people's fanart. Official art or art you've drawn is all fair game though.
Any guidance for Madoka stuff? I'm sick of merch of this same set of chibi characters.
>>8908062
>tfw you have a lot of dr merch but fandom attracts the worst kind of people so refrain.
Plus itabags werent hot back then so I never thought about making one.
Kinda related is this tote I always use. The photo is pretty old, since then I've swapped the underwear for my ot3 (Nanami,Komaeda,Hinata). Its a bit dirty now but still holding up really well.
>>8908474
Madoka is literally swimming in merch with different styles and designs.(Plus I reccomend you look at the clothing collab with music earth and ecology)
Here some to start you off, you can just use a proxy to buy it all.
> Straps/Keychains http://www.suruga-ya.jp/search?category=1014&search_word=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8B
> Hand towels http://www.suruga-ya.jp/search?category=1018&search_word=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8B
> Hairties/jewllery etc http://www.suruga-ya.jp/search?category=1021&search_word=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8B
>Badges http://www.suruga-ya.jp/search?category=1029&search_word=%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A9%E3%81%8B
>>8908484
You're the best, thank you, anon. I love you.
>>8908111
I like bags that look like your conventional fashion handbag and just happen to have a clear window filled with merch rather than overly cutesy stuff or really plain outer clear bag for a tote.
Question, does anyone have any advice to securely sticking a small character pillow to your bag? Like how some are dangling? I don't want to damage my pillow but like it doesn't fit ether but like maybe if it hung out?
I don't know if I'm explaining this well...
>>8907930
Other UK anon, if you're here, I hope to see you and your bag sometime at an MCM!
>>8908111
Backpacks. I don't know, they're easier to carry around imo?
To the anon from last thread, the search term for osomatsu-san badges in taobao is 徽章 阿松
If you want to find other merchandise, 阿松 is the general chinese term for osomatsu-san and the name in japanese works too.
Pretty sure most of it is bootleg and I haven't try buying any yet since I end up making an itabag for someone else, I did order an artist's ichimatsu charm though.
>>8908111
I'm making a messenger-type bag now, it's cute but it's actually pretty small
>>8908043
Awww! I'm not sure if you are still here for Sunday, but I will be in the dealer's room all day! I also dropped my e-mail if you ever want to exchange for merch finds!
>>8908636
Of course, I dropped my e-mail.
My KageHina itabag is growing strong!
Almost all it's from Artist Alley
>>8908486
np anon, happy to help. Im sure Taobao has a lot of faulty straps you could get in bulk too.
>>8908620
from the top of my head there were some badges released by banpresto for a lottery? either way if badges have a plastic backing theyre usually fake.. Only chinese knock offs have plastic backings.
>>8908478
i'm so tempted to get the komaeda underwear from that set for my itabag you don't even know
i have a lot of friends in the dr fandom and fortunately they're all super chill so i don't really mind advertising that i like it, i cosplay from it a lot too so it's sort of unavoidable anyways. i'm just wary of people i don't know but fortunately i've never had any bad experiences
>>8908501
maybe if you were able to attach a small grommet or something similar in the top section of the pillow? that way you wouldn't have to worry about the fabric tearing or the stuffing coming out around the hole, and you could rope some sort of cord through the grommet to attach it to your bag
>>8908641
hey anon, small tip if you're interested!! i use a backpack just like that for my everyday bag, it's not an itabag but i do have a ton of keychains and junk. it was getting really annoying and cluttered looking for me personally so i attached some safety pins to the inside of the flap so i could hang merch from them so they're not all stuck on just the buckle. i like how it works a lot better so i thought i'd suggest it!! pic related is my bag
>>8908054
is there somewhere online I could buy a heart bag like that? sorry if this has been answered before, I couldn't find it in the archived threads.
>>8908674
It's the WEGO heart bag, it's been posted in almost every thread so far. eBay search with "wego bag" will come up with knock off versions as well.
>we should probabaly just put the link to the wego bag every the OP
>>8908674
>Knockoff
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japan-Wego-Harajuku-Girls-Kawaii-Bling-Transparent-Love-School-Bag-Backpack-Gift-/161913524388?var=&hash=item25b2cc50a4:m:mPHjsE8F_OR6EJzfHgA7-ow
>Official
http://gocart.jp/ap/item/i/A0GC00002W9F
Grayed out boxes mean you have to pre-order it for may. The pink is sold out. Also you have to use a shipping service overseas.
>>8908478
Haha, I bought the lot of those underwears just for Komaeda and sold the rest a couple years ago.
But yeah, like the other anon said, we're not all underage tumblr retards...
Although I'm hoping the new game/anime revives the fandom a bit. Just for the new merch/art and whatnot.
Is there a good guide out there for someone who has no experience with using photoshop templates and whatnot to send in to custom acrylic charm manufacturers like Vograce?
>>8908669
Thanks for the tip! I'll use it
All this DR talk is making me want to make a Komaeda bag too.. dammit anons!
>>8908736
glad i could help!!
>>8908734
Did you ask the Artist Alley thread?
I'm loving all these DR bags! I'm not planning on making one myself (not yet at least) but I recently won an auction for a set of DR merch (shown in the pic) and only plan to keep three of them. (Sonia, Gundam, and Souda) If anyone would be interested in the others let me know! I was planning to sell them once I got them anyway so it may as well be to other gulls.
(I don't have them on hand yet, so I don't want to take any money for them until I actually, physically have them but I've attached an email so if you'd like me to contact you once they arrive feel free to shoot me an email! Once I have them I'll email people back and see if they're still interested in them and if so we can go from there.
If I still have some unclaimed once all that is said and done I may post here again, but with so many people showing their DR bags and talking about them now I figured it couldn't hurt to mention even if it may be jumping the gun a tad.)
>>8908620
That was me, thank you so much! I also found last night that using the Japanese characters brings up a lot too surprisingly.
When it comes to the official merch for Osomatsu-san, I'm personally not too torn up about if it's bootleg or not, as either most of what I want is sold out and gone, or a lot of it just features the same imagery or shots from shows. I do draw the line at bootlegs of fanart, which I see a lot of on eBay sadly.
>>8908700
Taobao has them too, just search "WEGO" and they'll come up. They come up in more colors than on eBay.
>>8908661
For a grommet, don't I have to put a hole in the pillow though? Is there a work around that?
Tfw you can't decide if you want to do a black or purple bag for pic related. I keep fighting with myself that black is more practical but purple...Help?
>>8908474
oh yeah, anon i'm making a madoka bag too and i'd definitely recommend going on myfigurecollection so you can kind of put together a list of what you want. it's basically a huge catalog of merch and it makes going on specific hunts a lot easier
>>8908956
A very dark purple might look cool if you can find a bag in that color, otherwise go with black. I don't think his colors will stand out well against purple unless it's dark.
>>8908956
Personally I'd think a darker purple would look better than black.
I guess it just depends on th density of merch you have, if you have enough purple merch to overtake the black, it would work fine. But because his secondary color is yellow, purple contrasts nicely.
Thought some of you might find these interesting: jojo nails.
> https://soraharuka.taobao.com/category-1122561749.htm?spm=2013.1.w5842-12078699154.30.JH8E7m&search=y&parentCatId=1122556668&parentCatName=%D6%F7%EE%7D%CD%B4%BC%D7&catName=%7CJOJO%A1%A3%7C#bd
>>8908054
i love this <3 hopefully i can make my own some day
>>8908162
for my badges i purchased them from camaloon. the quality is so nice and i could make different sizes for different images.
>>8909057
Reminds me of this,
http://youtu.be/2n0lrz2tg_A
>girl orders osomatsu san "Assorted goods" (tsumeawase)
>gets osomatsu san "nail set" (tsume awase)
>>8909175
>>8908641
Hey anon! I'm currently working on a TsukkiYama ita bag but haven't figured out what to use as a base.
Wanted to ask about this in general: I started a small collection of merch and I have yet to take them out from their original packaging because in Japan, I know things are only as valuable as their status as close to can be in mint condition.
Do you all keep your merch wrappers/boxes, or toss them out? I have things that are cafe exclusives/district exclusives and wanted to know what other ita bag makers do.
>>8908660
I actually had access to the actual gacha machines when the underwear was released so I ended up getting quite a few characters I wanted but its weird how theyre quite hard to find. (tfw you want Komaedas student card but its like 5k yen)
I had a lot of friends that like dr too but taking a bag to a convention would definitely attract the type of hyper teens that I don't want to interact with.Alternatively I wear DR stuff from listen flavor casually and I have a few people compliment it so its not all bad. Just my con experiences with DR people were bad.
>>8908716
Im excited for the new game and I think DR:AE flopped a little but they had a decent amount of merch so I assume the new one will too.
>>8908620
Bless you for this
>>8909478
Out of curiosity (sorry for off topic), where did you get your Listen Flavor x DR stuff? I got a few items from their rakuten shop but the Komaeda shirts I wanted were gone (only got one of them in an L, which I thought wouldn't be too bad since it's an asian L but it's quite big on me). I desperately want the 'Lucky' Komaeda shirt but haven't found it anywhere.
I have a question, everyone. I like the display style of the clear tote bag, but I don't care for totes. I like backpacks, but I hate how the heart backpacks look, and there's a lot less room for mercg to display with those types. So I wad wondering if making my own type of bag would be possible? Or finding one similar to a mix of these two types? I would like a bag that looks similarly to a randoseru, with a pull over front flap. The front flap being a clear plastic pocket where I could display my merch, but without being nearly as bulky as a traditional randoseru. That would give me all the room I like with totes, but with the style of a backpack.
>>8909567
Couldnt you just get a regular clear type backpack anon? Or maybe get a randoseru and make a clear plastic cover to cover the flap.
>>8909567
The zakkamart backpack is exactly what you need it sounds like.
>>8909567
There's apparently a clear cover you can purchase to cover the flap, like >>8909577
mentioned you could do.
The only problem of the pre-made one is that it doesn't close the edges so maybe making your own would be the best way.
Leaving a pic of the pre-made cover as ref.
>>8909478
>mfw i'm wearing pic related literally right now
i love all the listen flavor merch so much
>>8909583
It's this one.
As cute as randoseru are, I'd highly advise against getting one. They're just really bulky and awkward to carry around and it's pretty hard to pin things on one anyway.
>Going to Miku Expo in may
>really want to have a vocaloid itabag to bring with me
>only have one or two vocaloid straps with me now
Aah, I'm dreading the upcharge if I use yahoo auctions to buy a ton of straps/badges in one sitting. I'm used to just slowly acquiring things, do other people use proxies to buy things all at once? Whats the middleman charge end up being compared to the 3-5 dollar cost for the actual goods?
I had an idea come to me when I was at work, do you think that I could attach a pillow to my bag without damaging it using suspender clips?
I've never really used them before but advice? It can hold a light pillow at the very least I think.
>>8909308
I started out with keeping all my original packaging, but found out I never use them so threw all that plastic and little stuff away. It's not really worth keeping, even if you plan on reselling things like badges or keychains.
>>8909555
I actually buy mine off their main online store (as opposed to their rakuten one) just because rakuten store always sells out on the colours I want.
>http://listenflavor.com/shopbrand/ct16
But from the looks of it they dont have the sdr2 komaeda one anymore...
>>8909712
Yeah! My obsessiveness over dr merch has dropped but I still look at all the LF stuff and think about buying them. I have the this nanami one, the junko dispair hoodie, the anatomy of despair monokuma hoodie and both the komaeda t-shirts and I love them so much.
Really wanted image related but they sold out of white....
>>8909308
I usually try to keep it in case I fall out of the fandom and I want to sell everything but i mean if it eats up too much space just throw it out.
My bag got posted in the previous thread but i've updated it with even more merch. Pic related is my bag at the moment but at this point, i don't feel like wanting to take it out to cons anymore lol. Any anons feel that way too with a full bag? Especially ones with rare merch on it?
>>8910024
Sorry for the huge photo, uploaded straight from my phone
I found a seller on etsy that has some bows. I like the concept but I'm not sure how they would look on an itabag.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Sirenlovesyou
>>8910024
I really enjoy the variety of your merch!! It's really lovely.
>>8910024
Really really cute!
I love the placement of everything.
>>8906871
Your Choro bag is wonderful, love it.
>>8907646
Hey! I think I'm pretty sure I saw you, I loved your bag and outfit.
>>8909795
If you use treasurejapan or fromjapan and only buy from one seller/store (eg surugaya) you can buy a shit ton and only have to pay ~800yen for fees depending on how much you buy
>>8909795
>>8909795
>>8909795
If you're buying one strap at a time it's about an extra 250 yen per item (in shipping plus commission fee) just to get it to the warehouse. Then some buying services charge money to combine each 'package' (Fuck off Buyee)
Do you mind second hand goods? If not, my best advice is to open up an account with a forwarding service (I use tenso), and start buying from Surugaya. Just chuck whatever you want into your cart, they'll ship it to a warehouse, and pay the commission and shipping fee it takes for it to get to you. Whatever commission fee it is, I doubt its more than paying shipping and commission fee for every individual item.
Pic related is 340 yen and really cute. Surugaya has free shipping for orders over 1800 yen too
>http://www.suruga-ya.jp/product/detail/601040830001
I really fucking love this site.
>>8910024
Nice bag!! What's the reception you get whenever you go to a con with it?
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>>8910063
Thanks! I've not been getting multiples of the same merch and felt that the bag might have been a bit messy.
>>8910155
i haven't gone to a con with this updated bag yet, but i get comments that range from "who is he?" to "are you selling these?" lol. Oh and don't forget the sneaky i'm-looking-at-my-phone-but-i'm-actually-trying-to-sneak-a-photo people. I'd gladly allow you to take a photo if you asked!
>>8910155
not that anon but i got a lot of little old japanese ladies at hyper japan saying kaidan was handsome and being amazed at the weight of my bag. also someone else had an itabag and was really happy someone else had one too.
>>8909567
http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/zakkamart/item/0004f/
is this what you're looking for?
>>8909795
Anon, try ebay auctions. There are several sellers from Japan who auction off whole 5+ piece lots for series and gulls bid on them pretty regularly. I got about 10 pieces of Free! merch for under $15 from them.
Here's some of my fave sellers and I see Vocaloid merch pretty regularly with a few.
http://www.ebay.com/usr/tora-books
http://www.ebay.com/usr/ngt001
http://www.ebay.com/usr/yamutya001
http://www.ebay.com/usr/yamutya002
>>8910138
>>8910150
>>8910342
>>8910343
Thanks for the tips/info anons!
I'll be sure to post any progress I make on this thing.
>>8909767
Omg. Link to buy it?
Thanks!
>>8909929
aw man that sucks. the only ones i have are the nanami one i posted, and the lucky komaeda one (i also have the keychain of that one). my girlfriend bought them for me when she was studying abroad in japan because she is the best ever
>>8909929
Thank you for the link, anon! So sad about the Komaeda shirt being completely gone, I guess I really am out of luck.
Considering buying the other Komaeda shirt I already own but in a different color and sell mine, since mine is pretty big on me. Though it's my fav color so I'm really conflicted. Hn.
Also taking the chance to vent a bit because I'm so fucking dumb. Managed to desperately bid on an keychain I've been trying to get my hands on for the past couple weeks and ended up bidding (and winning) an auction for it.. except the keychain has a couple white scratches on it and I only noticed after bidding, the seller didn't have that specified on the listing's description. I'm so mad at myself. And since I'm stubborn as all hell, I'm going to spend extra money trying to get the same keychain is perfect condition. It's an animate cafe exclusive, I dunno how easily would be to sell the defective one to someone afterwards.
Pic unrelated
>>8910606
if it's damaged and they didn't put that in the buyer's description, can't you demand a refund?
time for an insta dump. sorry for any reposts
>>8910678
end dump
Can itabags be of real people?
Say I really like this one member of this one band and if I made a bag out of pins and fanarts and whatnot of him, would it still be considered an itabag?
>>8910685
Sure! I've seen people do that before of j-rock/k-pop guys, and one person in the facebook group did a bag of their favorite maid from a cafe.
>>8910690
the maid bag sounds so cute
>>8910712
Yeah it was really sweet. I wonder if she got to show the maid next time she was in the cafe.
>>8910658
I requested the SS to inspect the item for defects so I'm hoping they catch that flaw before it being sent and I can get a refund. But I'm trying to think what to do in worst case..
For people looking for Osomatsu merch for their bags: Ebay is really starting to pump out the merch, especially those for Jyushi and Totty.
I have no idea if it's bootleg stuff, but just mentioning. It's about 45 pages on mobile with a third of it being the jackets.
>>8910762
I bought the Ichi coaster (cat version too) from the one seller who has it. Expect to oay around double if you wajt any of the other brothers.
Same goes for most of the merch on eBay that isn't bootlegs. You can get rubber phone straps for about 5-10 depending on style. Pic related is one I ordered a few weeks back for $4.89.
How do you guys deal with merch of fandom-faves costing more than merch of less popular characters? Do you just suck it up and buy it anyway, or choose an alternative character that won't kill your budget? I'm not having this issue right now, I'm just curious how far some people would go for their top husbando/etc.
>>8910833
suck it up and cry while shelling out the moolah. and complaining about how (character i don't like) is more expensive than (character i do like) even though i'm not planning on buying either of them
>>8910661
I want this base bag so so badly.
>>8910426
aww man thats cute! does she like dr too? Tbh I realy like stylish/low key weeby stuff and I think the dr x LF stuff has that sort of balance for me since the style isnt too animu.but is still recognisable.
>>8910606
No problem! Yeah the sizes are actually pretty big, I usually wear a L but I got M for all my t-shirts and they fit pretty well...
and man shame about the keychain exclusive stuff in not so great condition sucks. Hope you can find another one! Or maybe ask for a partial refund since the item isnt as described?
>>8910806
Not to be an ass but I have a feeling that might not be an offcial strap. Because from experience official japanese straps usually have the crab claw on the rubber strap that clips onto the circular ring/mobile strap. (Unless it has text on the back usually the bootlegs dont have those.
>>8910833
>tfw will never have komaeda student card. its a piece of plastic from a damn lottery please spare us.
>>8910680
>that figure dangling only attached by ballchain bondage
Japanese anons are fearless with their merch.
I'm having a lot of trouble finding those tacky anime character plushes we all used to get when we were small weebs. Does anyone know the original company that puts them out or the best place to find the non-bootleg versions. Working on my Homura bag and I can only find just hilariously bad knock offs of her plush.
>>8911085
Not an ass at all. I actually bought it knowing it wasn't legit, so it's fine.
>>8911092
In case anyone isn't familiar, I'm referencing these things.
>>8911115
I thought I saw a thread on /jp/ calling them "fumo" I think? The thread is probably still up there.
>>8911075
Yeah, I wasn't expecting it to be so big, in the size charts the difference didn't seem so big but I got a Gundam shirt in S and the Komaeda one in L and the Gundam one fits super nicely, which is weird considering I'm usually an M/asian L. Very confusing sizing. The collab stuff in general is great though, I'm too tempted to grab a few more items, just sad some of my favs didn't get anything (where's my Sonia!).
As for the keychain, yeah, that's what I'm hoping to do. And since another anon mentioned ebay is filling up with Osomatsu merch, I might try to resell the damaged one for a lower price.
>>8910833
Sort of related but for my SEM bag my favorite is Michio then Jiro and I don't hate Maita but I still get his stuff because it wouldn't be SEM without him. Yet on YJ the few SEM items that come up that don't have 2000yen bids for a single keychain are usually Maita. I'm ending up with more of him on my bag than I anticipated.
Would it be ok to do a k-pop itabag? I really like BTS and I'm thinking about doing one just to have an excuse to buy more merch since I only have a hat and a jacket.
>>8911075
yeah she does!! we cosplay it together a lot. and i think so too, i especially love that nanami shirt because i'm starting to get into fairy kei and the color scheme of the pink one which is the one i have works perfect for it!!
>>8911326
do whatever kind of itabag you want. follow your dreams, anon
>>8911326
people make bags for their favourite bands/idols all the time. pic related is my next bag idea
>>8911099
Alright then! maybe they have a few on taobao you could get?
>>8911145
Yeah i would have gotten the large if my friend hadnt told me that it would have been fine to get the M. Oh they dont have a sonia one? Weird.
>>8911331
Cute! I never had a dr cosplayh buddy, I still have so mnay cosplays I havent shot because I dont have anyone to do it with... But yes the dr stuff is perfect for fairy kei, speically those cute pastel monomi stuff!
>>8911140
those threads are specifically about fumo's touhou plushies, they're unique designs different from the plushies anon is talking about
>>8911092
i don't think there is a sole manufacturer for those, but a bunch of them were made by "bandai visual" and distributed by geneon/pioneer- i'd try using those search terms?
>>8910661
>>8910885
It's so nice. Does anyone know where this base bag is from?
>>8910833
The free! merchandise market is so saturated with goods anyway that we don't usually see extreme differences between characters' goods (like your pic related), but Haruka, Makoto and Rin are generally more expensive than other boys. I mainly buy Haru stuff for my itabag. When I see items like pic related I just concede defeat and go buy another Haru badge to make me feel better.
>>8911675
Is that fucking about 90 DOLLARS for one fucking pin???
>>8910833
I'm trying to do a bag of my SHIP but one half of my ship is unpopular and extremely cheap to get merch, while the other is one of the most popular characters in the fandom and a single keychain can get up to 80 bucks... it's pretty ridiculous.
>>8911681
Yeah. But they only made 100 of these button sets and they're gotten through a lottery if you buy contacts, so I guess I can understand how it got that high.
>>8911688
What ship?
Has anyone tried to make their own base bag? I like the idea of the keyhole heart backpack, but I'd like it on a shoulder bag instead. I'm considering attempting to make a side of a bag see through since I'm crafty, but I'm wondering if anyone else has tried it yet.
>>8911675
The bag's from one of the clear tote bag series of Uta no Prince-sama. This color in particular is for Camus.
>>8911766
You can try buy the wego heart cutout totes and try convert it to a shoulder bag maybe?
>>8911341
anon, I'm excited to see it. Love loveee them
>>8911766
Came here to ask a similar question - what people's experiences with doing their own artwork/graphics for a totebag and getting it printed? I want to make an anakin/darth vader bag and I haven't found too many bags I really like, plus I thought it might be cute to have one persona? character? on each side with their own accompanying art on the bag. What sources do you guys like for custom printed tote bags? I've gotten some totes off redbubble from artist and those seemed alright, just wondering about other places. (how are society6's?)
>>8911840
i know artsmoo does totes but i have no experience buying from there. another anon can probably help though.
>>8908005
OP here, @ whoever can edit the google doc, could you add links to things like the WEGO bags and other popular bags that people ask for? that way we don't get repeat questions about them all the time.
if that anon doesn't follow these threads anymore, i'd be willing to redo the doc and keep it updated and add it to future threads.
>>8911115
You can't buy them off of their website, but I'm pretty certain all of those are by GE Animation. http://www.geanimation.com/infoonly/productlist.aspx?CategoryID=32&Selection=22
>>8911770
Thanks anon! I didn't know it was a series-specific bag, it's probably too weird to use it for Haru then haha.
>>8912132
Not the person who made the pastebin but I could definitely make a new doc with all the links. I'm also working on a guide to Buyee but that's on my personal blog so I could make a new guide on anon on google docs or something
>find a big lot of assorted badges from a particular series, like 60 items
>starting bid is 400 yen
>figure I'll probably lose in a bid showdown, but why not
>place a sniper bid with buyee, go to bed
>wake up
>"congratulations on winning the auction for 400 yen!"
nice.
>>8912621
>60 items
>400Y winning bid
Please for the love of all things ita, you gotta show us what you won.
Currently working on my Ita bag but I'm too nervous to take it out for fear of loosing something from it and the comments of strangers
>>8912669
looks gorgeous, anon!
get a clear tote to put over your bag if you're that afraid of losing things. you don't have to wear it in public either. they're usually worn at meets and conventions.
>>8912607
No problem! desu, I've seen people use the Utapri bags for characters not from Utapri, so I don't see why you couldn't use it for Haru. There's only one thing on the bag that would indicate the series and it's easy to hide.
>>8913189
I hate to be rude since this is a pretty friendly topic but this question has been answered a dozen times this month and probably 2-3 times already in this thread alone. Try reading.
>>8913202
Much obliged, you're right, I'm an idiot! Thank you nonetheless!
>>8912658
this is just one of the seller's photos. probably not super impressive given that most of it is pretty old merch and it's yowamushi pedal, which is overflowing with the same copy-pasted art slapped onto slightly different things, but eyyy I'm not complaining. I'll keep my faves, send some extras to friends, and sell the rest.
Re-done google doc with a bunch of new links for buying. Let me know if I should add anything else.
>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nzzfTUCq5O0KHA3eqC1Spk0Q9ZxQmZOs4ckHVy4ZIGk
>>8913342
brilliant guide, will it be replacing OP's guide whenever this thread sages?
also, does the nail polish remover trick work with removing glitter from a knockoff wego bag?
>>8913373
Yup, I'll be replacing it on the new thread.
I'm not sure about that, but most likely not. It looks like the glitter is embedded into the plastic on those, unlike the paint which is put on after the plastic is set.
>>8913342
Whoa, thanks for the bootleg TB shops. I'm about 98% certain the strap I just got in the mail is original from the Gintama one. Good to know!
So I was thinking of making an ita-bag inspired outfit to match my ita bag. Has this been done before? Like a jacket covered in merch for example.
>>8913450
I swear wasn't there a pic of LL JP fans wearing merch?
Tho idk how that would go anon, won't that be uncomfortable? :x
>>8912669
Hello fellow mako chan itabagger!! :D am the anon with the white makoto bag above. love your bag! Definitely going to look for more rubber straps during my japan trip next month
>>8913450
>>8913472
I've only found this one so far.
I asked in the taobao thread but didn't get any answers - does anybody know for certain if 日单 is the right term for defect/factory reject merch? I want to update the TB dictionary with some itabag search words.
>>8912669
Good taste anon! Yeah, I'd definitely get a clear tote or even upgrade to a tote that has a clear panel.
>>8908077
Please post your Komaeda bag in here whenever you can. I'd love to see it!
Person who made the itabag guide here, I haven't been keeping up with the threads as much lately, but I would like to know if you guys have any suggestions or changes that you think are relevant and should be added?
I ended up making my own base bag. Here's my wip! I'm doing Daiya (Miyuki & Sawamura mostly) and UtaPri (Cecil & Ittoki) for mine. I have two large Madarake orders on the way so I'll probably have to start on the other side before I'm finished. Also faced with the issue of making a Choromatsu bag, but lack the substantial amount of merch to make one. Guess I'll throw his merch on this bag for now!
Love this thread! Keep posting your bags guys!
>>8913472
Really sorry for shitty phone pic, I wasn't able to find it on the internet so it's a good thing I had it saved on my phone I guess! Is this along the lines of what you're thinking?
>>8913450
And another pic of the same girl
>>8913664
The keyterms list from a couple of threads back that was in English and Japanese
>>8913472
>>8913481
>>8913781
I can't find a really good pic of what I had in mind but this is sorta close, although it would be decorated a lot more like an ita bag in terms of button placement and such. Thoughts?
Also I did not name the file kek
>>8913773
It looks really good anon! The 'you tried' badge made me chuckle.
>>8913277
damn im jealous. ill gladly buy the maki ones off of you
How does one stop buying stuff for their bag? Like when do you decide that your bag is "done"?
Pic related, the latest bid on ya. . .
>>8914050
Here's my method!!
Step 1: Buy as much as you think you'll need.
Step 2: Pin items on bag. Realize that you still have a lot of blank space on bag.
Step 3: Cry.
Step 4: Buy more merch. You will here a muffled scream coming from your wallet as you jam in your Paypal info. This is normal.
Step 5: Be in fujoshit hell forever because the ride never ends.
>>8914057
So... I should just accept my endless cycle then I guess.
Pic related, my other bid becuase combined shipping and all that right?
>>8911688
I feel you anon. I'm doing a ship bag too, and one has half the amount of merch as the other for double the price.
Miyogi Night Kids anon, idk if you even visit these threads anymore but there are a couple GTR keyholders on Y!A since the third movie came out last month
>>8911341
I- I had the same idea, anon...
Oh boy, I put my very few items on my bag to get a feel for it and I should definitely had done that before ordering. I think I have underestimated how much I actually need. Only ordered 20 badges and 10 charms. Might swtich to a wego backpack instead.
>8907105
Etsy is where they're at! I have bought from BowsByTeri in the past. MyFierceBows looks good too. However I have only made custom orders from the bow makers at my local gym.
Over the past year I've been buying. Kashuu merch and before I knew it I ended up having a lot. I want to make an itabag out of it but I'm stumped on what colour bag I should get.
I feel like of I get black the straps might just blend into it (specially for transparent acrylics) and red might be a bit too bold....suggestions?
>>8914304
Maybe go for a more neutral color like a cream or a grey to help making the merch stand out more?
>>8914304
I think a pinkish-red would be nice, like the background of that large acrylic keychain (2nd from left).
>>8913801
Oh this! Not any of the anons you were talking to but I got nostalgia'd hard seeing this.
>be young weeb in con full of also young teen weebs because summer
>meet another teen, dude was amazing
>was wearing Hot Topic pants and a black bondage looking vest? You know the one with all the straps and stuff
>long red flowing cape behind him
>They call me Button-Man
>dude's vest is absolutely covered in artist alley button badges of popular series of the day and random pre-2010 memes
>puts all our weeb bags covered with buttons to shame
>most majestic thing I'd seen that entire con
Hell, I'm not entirely sure when that trend of buying up tons of buttons for $0.50-1.00 each from artists JUST to cover your satchel/backpack died out but I know I miss it which is why I'm so glad I got into itabags.
Friend covered her satchel bag with homemade buttons for a series for a con last year and button bags must have reached nostalgia era because she'd get stopped regularly by people wanting to fan over her bag.
>>8914050
>>8914057
>>8914064
Had to cap this because it's 100% true.
>>8914304
Another Tourabu anon here. If it as possible, get something that has a traditional Japanese looking print to it if you're willing to put in a little extra money. It would just look amazing. If not, try something that resembles a gold color or like >>8914340 said and try a shade of pink since some of your charms have pink parts to them.
>>8914304
If you can get a nice maroon colour or something with a nice red kimono pattern, i think it will stand out! Will dump some touken inspirations i found on twitter
>>8914496
Most tend to go with red for him
>>8914503
And one ichimatsu
>>8914304
If you can sew, something like this would be neat
>>8914385
That just made me feel way too old lol. From middle school to high school I'd do just as you mentioned and buy cheap buttons and cover my bags in them.
Or if I got free buttons that were lame, I'd paint or prime them and either paint an image or collage them.
>>8914496
I'm normally not a fan of repeated merch itabags, but holy shit that looks cool.
>>8913829
>didn't read the thread properly
>missed relevant post several ones above mine
I'm a real idiot. But you should make new pastebins anyway, I made them without an account so I don't believe they can be edited by me either.
Kudos to you for making the new guide, it's a lot more up to date and looks nice. I probably won't be following these threads anymore so it's nice to see someone take over handling it.
>>8914496
This is truly art.
>>8914598
I'm not sure why I never got into it. My friends did but I guess because I didn't own a satchel bag (which was like THE bag to get for buttons) I just had a handful of buttons I'd put on my convention badge straps.
I actually hope button bags make a comeback because despite not being the best thing to look at, it says a lot about a person by what buttons they have and makes it easier to talk to people.
>>8914632
No worriers man. I'll go redo those pastebins then (or incorporate their info into the google doc to keep it all together, whichever works better).
Kudos to you for doing the original guide in the first place!
>>8914699
>worriers
gj, me.
Longshot but I decided to scrap my Free! Nagisa bag in favor of just concentrating on my Rin one.
Would anyone be interested in the 14pcs of Nagisa merch I have + 4 misc Free! merch + 1 bonus freebie gift?
I'm asking $40 with free shipping ($2.22 per item) but I do have it open to Best Offer.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121926678317
I don't suppose there's BayGulls here going to KrakenCon? My itabag panel was accepted and I only have two to show off along with the power point I'm building. It'd be cool to have an itabag meet before or after and have more real ones to show off.
>>8914877
I'm so sad I didn't get that bag when I saw it on sale at Hot Topic. I got the wallet though at least.
>>8914094
omg, PLEASE do it! femm is so great, i'd love to see someone else make a bag for them too!
what kind of base bag were you thinking? i might use the heart wego bag, because it'll essentially just be buttons and commissions charms
>>8914500
free them
>>8914322
>>8914340
>>8914396
>>8914509
Thanks guys! I think maroon might be the colour to look for and I wouldnt say my sewing skills are great so Im not confident about making a bag for myself.
Maybe the colour of his internal affairs outfit?
>>8914500
Its funny how ridic cheap these plushes are, id love to have a hundred of these but I dont have the space for them
>>8915002
So happy to see more tourabu itabags, particularly Okitagumi! My AmiAmi order finally showed up so my tiny collection of Yams is now slightly larger.
Agreed with other anons, I think a dark red is the way to go. I'm sewing Yasuada's bag myself and will probably do Shinsengumi blue with the white edging - he's a little easier to color match though.
kind of a general zakka-mart question....has anyone done a review of their tote-style bags and how the vinyl covers hold up over time?
>>8915288
I got mine recently and while I haven't done extensive wear and tear tests, the vinyl is pretty thick, so I would imagine that it could be good for a long time, especially if you're careful.
Does anyone know a SS that will work with the Broccoli webstore? I so want a utapri parka to go with my bag but I kind of want to just buy it new.
Pic is of something I'm bidding on for my Maeno part of my itabag.
>>8915292
excellent, thank you anon!! i was just worried it might be thin vinyl that might stretch out over time.
time to order one!
I'm actually thinking about making an itabag for my fav seiyuu with pins/merchs of the characters he's voiced but I'm not sure if it'll be a mess and better to just put merchs of him.
>payday, earned more than expected
>immediately order 30+ femm badges
it begins now, anons
Has anyone seen any Hibike Euphonium itabags? looking for inspo before I start
>>8910833
I save money and suck it up, mostly. I bought the servant komaeda keychain and it was like $30 usd but since he's my husbando I didn't care that much. I was about to pull the trigger and order the servant komaeda plush on y!a for like 5k yen but then I decided to wait and he appeared on manda for only 800 yen and I was so happy so yeah, you need to be patient and wait for the price to low a little.
>>8915390
i think that'd be a really interesting take on a bag, anon!
>>8915922
>servant komaeda keychain
which one, the one on the left or the right? my friend bought the whole set (all the characters) that the one on the right came in and i got the servant one from him for WAY less than $30usd. don't remember exactly how much but i wanna say around $5-$10.
>>8913342
More changes on the guide. Added some more links and useful stuff. Again, feel free to suggest more additions.
>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nzzfTUCq5O0KHA3eqC1Spk0Q9ZxQmZOs4ckHVy4ZIGk
>>8916900
marry me, anon
>>8916900
Dumb question because I can't read moonrunes but do you need a shopping service to get Salus' bags?
I really like that they have smaller bags so I don't have to worry about filling up a Zakkamart tote when my husbando barely has any merch in the first place.
I wish those Salus shoulder bags existed a month ago when I ordered my base bag... just gonna have to try to pretend I never saw them. [spoiler];_;[/nospoilersoncgl]
tfw you thought you had a base bag but the image is too huge to place merch around it :<
To the JoJo itabag anons, new acrylic glitter charms are up for preorder of the crusaders!
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=GOODS-00080600&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Djojo%24pagemax%3D40%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D1
>>8917165
Thank you so much, anon! Jojo bag anon here, I pre-ordered them all. I recently just bought a lot of lolita items against my better judgement but I couldn't resist. I was just going to preorder Polnareff and Jotaro, but my boyfriend convinced me to just get them all. (And coming from someone who thinks my bag, although impressive, is an extreme waste of money?)
>>8917183
Haha, you're welcome! Im the Pol bag anon and I just had to Polnareff atleast. I hope they turn out to be really glittery.
In other JoJo news this bag is making me consider making a pt4 itabag
http://www.araki-jojo.com/1022/
with these pins too http://www.araki-jojo.com/1029/
Trying to decide on a color for those WEGO bags is hard...
Also does the material get dirty easily?
>>8917081
I wasn't sure when I found them, but since their site looks pretty similar to WEGO, I would assume that you do need an SS, but they might take foreign CCs so try it out and report back if you just need a forwarder or not! I'd love to know.
I used Zen Market for my Zakkamart bag so if you do need an SS, I'd recommend them. They were pretty nice and charge 300 yen per item.
>>8917193
>sad because no Okuyasu
Hoping the anime will help put out some merch of my sweetheart
>>8910242
>don't ship to my country
why this
>>8917805
aw no anon, which country?
>>8914877
I'll probably go I could swing by. My bags aren't shit but fuck it
>>8917858
It normally is. Last year it was on a boat, but I heard it didn't go too well.
Found some clear bag that might be itabag-able while looking through taobao today, I'm kinda tempted to get the clear messenger bag or the owl one because my wego heart bag is taking forever to ship
http://world.tmall.com/item/39127479141.htm?spm=a312a.7700824.w5003-13372627125.1.gjwJWu&id=39127479141&rn=162d3ec59a7d97e48bf5cda2e04dade2&abbucket=19&scene=taobao_shop
http://world.tmall.com/item/39152725196.htm?spm=a312a.7700824.w5003-13372627125.2.gjwJWu&id=39152725196&rn=162d3ec59a7d97e48bf5cda2e04dade2&abbucket=19&scene=taobao_shop&skuId=68140776315
http://world.taobao.com/item/521393442540.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.i50pS0#detail
http://world.taobao.com/item/521120049272.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w9047262-11738277451.45.eOmA2Y
Question for those of you who have that heart backpack:
Does it have some kind of inner pocket at the heart part you can arrange your merch in?
If possible, could someone take pictures of the inside of theirs?
>>8918136
Check the previous thread, that question was answered and pictures posted.
>>8918148
Bless you anon, thank you!
>>8917819
Spain
>>8915925
Based anon, bless you. I'm so excited for these derpy lil plushes.
I just found out that Movic made a how to for itabags stuff which is pretty neat. Did not know how people did this
http://www.movic.jp/info/itamate/howto.html
>>8918297
Anyone mind doing a little translation for a very non-crafty dumbshit like me? Not sure what's going on in steps 3 and 4.
Jojo anon here- Got my Storenvy haul in today! I got three Devil Summoner charms, a Polnareff, a Crusaders pouch, and the one seller put in a free Diamon is Unbreakable button! I'm so excited to start my Raidou bag, I'll post pictures when I attach some stuff later!
>>8918297
>>8918306
>>8918359
Super cute! I have that polnareff charm on my phone. I want that pouch though!
>>8918359
The Polnareff charm is adorable! Where did you get it?
