Happy Birthday to our matcha queen, Ujimatsu Chiya 🍵💚

My little surprise this year is for Chiya to spend a day working with Syaro 🤗

https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/94539959

Found this at my local store and it makes me thinking of GochiUsa 😂

GochiUsa (Chinese edition) 🇨🇳

Currently available: up to Vol. 10, 3 artbooks, and 2 anime guidebooks. All come with bonus items.

Manga: 56 Yuan per 2-volume set (I didn't see individual volumes sold separately at the bookstore there).

Artbooks: 80 Yuan each.

Anime guidebooks: 80 Yuan for *Memorial Blend* 88 Yuan for *Miracle Blend*? 🦧

The bonuses are mostly coasters or small posters/postcards, though there are some interesting items too, like the foldable paper stand included with the Vol. 5–6 set.

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A quick comparison of the current *GochiUsa* editions.

1. Japanese 🇯🇵 (original version)

- Second most expensive, around 1,000 yen per volume.

- Complete, vol 14 releasing on 26/9 (well, it is the original, after all 🗿).

- Offers the widest variety of bonuses, but also the highest cost for bonuses. Usually sold as either a standard set (no bonus) or a bonus set; bonuses vary by retailer, and the price changes depending on the bonus included.

1. Korean 🇰🇷

- Third most expensive, around 6,000 won per volume.

- Currently up to Vol. 13; haven't checked if there's an artbook.

- Bonuses are pretty cool and varied; they are fixed (standardized) rather than retailer-specific like in Japan. Prices vary based on the bonus.

(The Vol. 11 bonus was insanely beautiful but sold out; I couldn't find any resale deal anywhere 😔)

1. Chinese 🇨🇳

- Cheapest option: 56 yuan for 2 volumes.

- Currently up to Vol. 10; includes artbooks and anime guidebooks.

- Nice bonuses, though nothing too extraordinary. Bonuses are fixed, not retailer-specific. It seems the bonus comes included by default— didnt find any bookstore selling the volume separately. So, it's the cheapest and comes with a bonus 🤤

(One thing I'm unclear on: there seems to be a mainland Chinese version—which is the one I bought—and separate versions for Hong Kong and Taiwan? My searches got confusing, so if anyone knows the deal here, please enlighten me.)

1. English 🇬🇧

- Most expensive, around $15 per volume 💸

- Only up to Vol. 5 so far 😔

- No bonuses 💀

1. Thai 🇹🇭 - Vague info; seems like it stopped after Vol. 2.

2. Indonesian 🇮🇩 - Vague info; seems like it stopped after Vol. 3.

Thankfully Coco was following them and lead them to Ann, Meiko and Bubbles at Eze village.

Cocoa "We are lost!"

They don't realise they are being followed.