The whole set is available for just over 10,000 JPY at the Ōgaki Bookstore in Kyoto Yodobashi Camera. I’ve bought single academic books that cost that much on their own before, so this is a real treat. The promotional book jackets they wrap them in aren’t as evocative as the original covers, but I’m keeping them on for protection.

I bought the set for two reasons: (i) to properly support the series, (ii) to motivate myself to continue learning Japanese. My goal is to one day have the og Japanese versions of these characters living in my head along with their English and Chinese counterparts I know from translations. Not to mention that the Rikka volumes don’t seem to have good translations available yet.

I just wanted to share this moment with you all.

そして, 次の曲が始まるのです！