Introduction...

In the beginning... There was a statue of an anime man on the toilet...

On the 23rd of January 2024 I found myself in a bit of a pickle. I wanted to pre order this figure of Towa from Slow Damage by Native. Sitting on the dunny in all his glory. I had the money, the space in my collection and the lack of shame to purchase him. I just had one little problem. Native does not ship to New Zealand. I asked around my Australian friends but alas none of them were willing or able to act as a proxy for me! That's when my dear friend Koinuko of koinuko.pink reminded me she was looking for someone to go on holiday to Japan with.

She had the money to go to Japan but nobody to go with.
I also had plans to go to Japan but nobody to go with.
She also had an address in the United States of America.
A country Native was willing to ship to...

Fast forward 13 months of savings and planning later- Koinuko and I actually did it. We met up in Japan at midnight on the 13th of February at Narita airport for two weeks of fun, fashion and fangirling!!!

Psst you can also read Koinuko's blog HERE!!!

Content warning!! This blog will contain foul language and photographs and in depth discussion of sexual content. Japan can be a bit of a grody place sometimes, especially when you stray into otaku areas. Proceed with caution!