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The newest single from Dear Girl ~Stories~, Dear Girl wa Nemuranai, has ranked in on the Oricon Music Chart. Oricon gathers its sales data from over 25,000 retailers, making it one of the best sales statistic sites. Dear Girl wa Nemuranai debuted on the Daily Singles chart at #10 on its release day, then climbed to #5 the next day, and fell to #9 the day after. On the Weekly Singles chart, it debuted at #13, DGS’ best ever weekly Oricon ranking. (Netsuai S-O-S! has ranked in at #15 on the weekly chart.) According to the OtaSuke website, the single only needed about 500 more sales to make it to #10 on the weekly chart. Ranking in the top 10 on Oricon’s

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weekly chart is a huge feat. Though Dear Girl wa Nemuranai fell a bit short, it is still hard to get into the top 20 and ranking in at #13 doesn’t negate the fact that this single has produced the best sales DGS has ever had.

Aside from Oricon, Dear Girl wa Nemuranai also ranked in at #1 on Billboard JAPAN’s Top Independent Albums and Singles chart, updated October 4th. It’s quite amazing to see a DGS CD rank in so high on the most prestigious music charts. It shows just how much popularity and influence this radio show has. Yeah, don’t forget– This is a radio show!

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In other news, Dear Girl Sanda is now being sold at Family Mart convenient stores all over Japan (except Miyagi-ken, Kagoshima-ken, and Okinawa; Hokkaido pending investigation). They were supposed to go on sale Monday, October 4 but it seems none of the stores had them out yet. The next day, I checked a Family Mart in Akihabara, and it was already sold out! I guess that’s what you expect from Akihabara though… The day after I checked a Family Mart near my station and they had it! Yay~! There aren’t many Family Marts where I live; there are mostly 7-11s, so it’s kind of unfortunate that Dear Girl Sanda is only sold at FamiMa.

Postcards

Yesterday, pre-orders for Dear Girl Sanda were available for pick-up at Animate, so I went and got my two boxes with bonus postcard. Shortly after I got home, the delivery man came with my order from the Chou! A&G Shop with four more boxes of Dear Girl Sanda! (Two are for a friend.) There is also a bonus postcard you can receive from Chou! A&G Shop if you buy two boxes. Since I bought four, I received two postcards, which was a bit surprising since I thought you only get one per order. Well, I’m not complaining!

PS Two more weeks til the DGS movie!!

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Plushies

Necklaces

More Dear Girl ~Stories~ Hibiki goods are due out December 16! The new goods include plushies (!) of HiroC and OnoD, accessories (necklaces), and a locket key holder. Preorders can already be made at Animate stores as well as through Animate’s online store. ACOS, Animate’s cosplay line, will also be selling HiroC and OnoD cosplays. DGS just keeps coming out with more and more goods!!

By popular demand, Dear Girl Sanda will be on sale again starting early October. Preorders for boxes of 20 can be made at Animate and Chou! A&G Shop. As with last time, purchases of two boxes from either place will include a bonus postcard. The postcard design is different for each, and they are different from last time’s.

CCP goods from CharaHobby are also now available through online mail-order. The tshirts are available at Chou! A&G Shop and the character goods are available at Dengekiya.

Tickets

Advanced ticket sales at the special price for the DGS movie went on sale yesterday and sold out. A friend caught the first train to Ikebukuro and already there was a huge line. The only special thing about these tickets is the photo on it (as opposed to a regular movie ticket) and that it’s 300 yen cheaper than a ticket at-door. You would still have to line up to trade the ticket in at the theater. The popularity of DGS is craaaaaaaazy!

And don’t forget! The new DGS OP/ED single, Dear Girl wa Nemuranai, goes on sale September 29!! The full version of the songs have been playing inside Animate stores for a while now and I can honestly say that Kiseki is my favorite of all the DGS songs thus far.

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Due to the author’s personal reasons, this month’s SYLPH does not include a chapter of Dear Girl ~Stories~ Hibiki. However, there is a report on the public recording at CharaHobby. Next month’s issue will include a sample drama CD for DGS Hibiki -Black Hibiki Hen-.

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This past weekend was CharaHobby 2010 at Makuhari Messe. The DGS public recording was on the second day and there were several announcements, the biggest one being the announcement of a DGS movie! That’s right– MOVIE! It will start playing at Ikebukuro Cine Libre starting October 23. An official website for the movie can be found here. Tickets for the special late-night showing on 10/23 will go on sale September 25. While it’s called a movie, it’ll be more like a documentary of the trip to Ushiku for OnoD’s birthday. The video was filmed by UchiP, as usual, and will star Kamiya Hiroshi, Ono Daisuke, Yonaga Tsubasa, and Kobayashi Chanko Chanko. The photo used for the movie website and flier is actually just a random photo taken by the staff. It was not taken specifically for this use, hehe.

The jacket cover for the new DGS single was shown. You can see it on the BinaryMixxRecords website over here.

You can find out the contents of the radio show by listening to it this weekend so I won’t go into too much detail about it. Chanko chan was in charge of the explanations and warnings before the recording, but his “tooth hurt” so he passed the baton onto Yagihashi kun who made his first public appearance, sliding onto stage like a rookie. The maguro (tuna) “caught” by OnoD was a present that Irino Miyu gave Kamiya. It finally became of use, haha. OnoD got kicked in the butt by Kamiya again. This has become tradition for DGS public recordings.

After the public recording, fliers for the movie would be passed out at the Bunka Housou booth. There was a mad rush to get over there. We were squished like sardines and unfortunately they ran out before I could get one.

On the first day, I was near the Bunka Housou booth in my HiroC cosplay and Chanko chan came up to me saying, “HiroC no cosplay da (It’s a cosplay of Hiroc!)” I told him I was from America and he said he kind of remembered me from last year. Whoo hoo! I was watching an event at the Bandai Namco booth when UchiP walked passed me. He saw me and I gave him a nod and smile, and he responded back with the same. =) On the second day when we did an all-nighter to get a good spot near the stage for the day’s events, before doors opened, we were near the glass windows and could see inside the hall. Was near the Bunka Housou booth and saw Chanko chan and UchiP. Chanko chan was walking towards us (though of course he would be going under since we were on the second floor.) My friends and I waved at him and after a while he noticed and waved back. So cute! Saw UchiP at the Bunka Housou booth later in the day and went to take a picture with him. He’s so tallllllllll!!! I asked him about a possible public recording overseas and he said only if it they got permission. Well, at least it sounds like they’re not against the idea! In retrospect, I should have asked him to put the video he takes onto DVD, but then later in the day they announced the DGS movie, so yeah.

At the Bunka Housou booth, there was a small display with Haman Khan, the Yonagappa suit, and Doki Doki Kokan Bazooka. There was also a reader thingy to get special mobile wallpapers of Kamiya and OnoD’s drawings of each other. Apparently there was a problem on the 29th so now the wallpaper is available on the mobile website for everyone and not just for those who went to CharaHobby. The mobile website has also been updated with information about the movie and new single.

During the Oshaberi Station stage with Iwata Mitsuo and Suzumura Kenichi, and guests Irino Miyu and Namikawa Daisuke on the first day of CharaHobby, they announced Kiramune Music Festival 2010. It will be held November 6 and 7th at Makuhari Messe. Tickets are already available for early preorder here. Performers will include CONNECT (Iwata Mitsuo, Suzumura Kenichi), Irino Miyu, Kamiya Hiroshi, Namikawa Daisuke, and Kakihara Tetsuya.

The Kiramune sound drop keychains were available for early sale at CharaHobby at the Bandai booth. I got Kamiya’s on my fourth try. His has three different lines:

• Shizentai de iin ja nai
• Ganbattekou!!
• Kui no nai you ni kyou mo ganbaru ka!

Overall, had a great time at CharaHobby. I also went to the Gundam 00 Supporter’s Gathering later in the day on Sunday. That was fun too, though each event was quite short.

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DGS will once again have a public recording this year at CharaHobby. It will take place on August 29 (Sunday) at 1:30PM on the main stage.

The methods to apply for a seat in the viewing area is the same as usual. There are three ways: postcard, AnimeloMix mobile site, and application form in the September issue of SYLPH. More information is available on the mobile website.

Kamiya will also be participating in the Gundam 00 stage on the same day.

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The cast of Black Hibiki was revealed in the latest August issue of SYLPH (released 6/22). Sakuya will be voiced by Okiayu Ryoutarou and Nozomu by Yonaga Tsubasa. A release date has still yet to be announced for the new drama CD. This issue’s bonus includes a mascot figure strap of OnoD. Very cute! The detail on it is quite amazing.

More DGS goods will be released in July and August. Included are new fastener accessories, clear files, mini clocks, seal mousepads, and more! They will be available at anime shops and Animate. Preorders are already open at the Animate Online Shop and Movic. Personally I think it would have been nice if they used new illustrations instead of recycled images from the game and previous goods.

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