Gackt RR2 Tour Goods Review
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Well first off, let's just say that everything Gackt makes is of the highest quality, and I've never been disappointed! But, if like myself, you have a certain amount of yen, this might help you pick and choose what you want. Since I didn't get half the stuff offered, Members are invited to talk about what they got and what they thought of it!
Note - each item comes with it's own cello bag that can be reused to store if you are careful opening it up.
CHIBI KEYCHAINS
These are made of a hard-wearing resin with color embedded, and slightly raised detail, in this year's concerts keychains were offered with each region of Japan in mind, while last year I was surprised the Kenshin Chibi keychains were so large this years offerings are smaller, and I think, function better as a keychain or cell strap.
CLEARFILE SET of TWO
Large 8 3/4" x 12" and wonderfully made, (durable-possibly vinyl) RR2 logo on the front, Ghost logo on the back, 2 different Gackt pics featured on the inside - they are slightly translucent with a high gloss, but I told my daughter, if you try to bring the one of him half-naked to school you will be expelled.
THE TOUR PHAMPLET
Very large 10" x 14 3/4" (ie difficult to scan) comes in a cardboard folder embossed with a glossy RR tour logo. Printed on very heavy thick paper, the cover has an embedded texture (thermography) and is designed overall in a sepia aged tone to look like an old report of the second World War. There are 15 pages with 4 large images of Gackt as Zero, and two centerfolds, one of Proto and Zero and Zero standing amid rubble. Great design, at the back is a large beautiful portrait of Gackt for Orico card, and a disc and videography of his solo works, the whole RR story is here in Japanese.
POSTCARD SET and ALBUM
8" x 6 1/2" The album has a cloth-cover which is already picking up lint, and is black with the Ghost logo in red on the front. Inside are 20 pages which hold four postcards each, made of clear and black vinyl that should be durable. With the album you get a set of ten postcards of Gackt as Zero, with three cards which feature him getting out of uniform! What I did notice that is nice about this book, all your Gackt postcards and cards from Official Desk calendars will fit inside! So that saves the cards from getting damaged taking them in and out of frames, or keeping them in boxes. Now I have to de-fuzz the cover.
RED ARMBAND
8" (measured when flat double for diameter?) x 5 1/2" I was able to compare the armband from the first RR tour to the second, this year's band is larger and comes with a snap on the inside, which would make it nice for cosplay - you would not have to rely on the safety pin enclosed - if you installed a snap on your uniform coat!
The new armband is a dark red felt, might be wool so try not to get wet (the first was made of woven cloth twill) the braid is metallic raised gold and the Ghost logo shield is completely embroidered with higher detail than the first year, that was embossed in velvet. It's a fun thing to have.
BLACK LEATHER BRACELET
8 1/2" x 6/8" This one is nice because it has two snaps to assure a better fit, I had thought it would serve as an armband (as you can see on Zero's uniform) but it's too small for that. Made of leather and embossed with silver, not sure how long the silver detail would stay on with lots of wear and tear, but both spouse and daughter are trying to take it away. (grr)
TOUR BAG
21" (from bottom to handles) x 14 1/2" wide Nicely made of black heavy rip-stop nylon with RRTour logo in grey front and back, it has pleated sides so it will open very wide and hold a lot of swag! I am not used to the handle configuration being on the ends rather than the middle! Would have been nice to have a wide fold- out bottom as well to get maximum carrying use.
STICKER SETS
2 1/8 x 3 3/8 Come individually in paper packages with the Ghost logo, red on black. There are 30 stickers available, some with images of Zero, others of Zero Chibi. In a random set you could find a Chibi saying Banzai! You could exchange this at the concert for a Gackt as Zero Body Pillow! Alas, body pillow not for sale. If you get the stickers from Dears or Lawson, they come in groups of 5
LOOKING for Reviews of the Following Tour Goods
Tour Shirts
Knit Cap
Jeweled Hair Pin
'Belt Pack'
'Cell Phone Case'
'Cesar Strap Bag'
Jewel Cell Strap with Ghost Batalion insignia
Gold Charm necklace
Light up mirror (this has been reviewed by fans as a fave)
Notebook
Pen and Pencil set
2 Poster set
Chibi Gackt and Eneru playing cards
Gackt Chocolate box (limited avail on site)
Any GacktJob Merch.
Note - each item comes with it's own cello bag that can be reused to store if you are careful opening it up.
CHIBI KEYCHAINS
These are made of a hard-wearing resin with color embedded, and slightly raised detail, in this year's concerts keychains were offered with each region of Japan in mind, while last year I was surprised the Kenshin Chibi keychains were so large this years offerings are smaller, and I think, function better as a keychain or cell strap.
CLEARFILE SET of TWO
Large 8 3/4" x 12" and wonderfully made, (durable-possibly vinyl) RR2 logo on the front, Ghost logo on the back, 2 different Gackt pics featured on the inside - they are slightly translucent with a high gloss, but I told my daughter, if you try to bring the one of him half-naked to school you will be expelled.
THE TOUR PHAMPLET
Very large 10" x 14 3/4" (ie difficult to scan) comes in a cardboard folder embossed with a glossy RR tour logo. Printed on very heavy thick paper, the cover has an embedded texture (thermography) and is designed overall in a sepia aged tone to look like an old report of the second World War. There are 15 pages with 4 large images of Gackt as Zero, and two centerfolds, one of Proto and Zero and Zero standing amid rubble. Great design, at the back is a large beautiful portrait of Gackt for Orico card, and a disc and videography of his solo works, the whole RR story is here in Japanese.
POSTCARD SET and ALBUM
8" x 6 1/2" The album has a cloth-cover which is already picking up lint, and is black with the Ghost logo in red on the front. Inside are 20 pages which hold four postcards each, made of clear and black vinyl that should be durable. With the album you get a set of ten postcards of Gackt as Zero, with three cards which feature him getting out of uniform! What I did notice that is nice about this book, all your Gackt postcards and cards from Official Desk calendars will fit inside! So that saves the cards from getting damaged taking them in and out of frames, or keeping them in boxes. Now I have to de-fuzz the cover.
RED ARMBAND
8" (measured when flat double for diameter?) x 5 1/2" I was able to compare the armband from the first RR tour to the second, this year's band is larger and comes with a snap on the inside, which would make it nice for cosplay - you would not have to rely on the safety pin enclosed - if you installed a snap on your uniform coat!
The new armband is a dark red felt, might be wool so try not to get wet (the first was made of woven cloth twill) the braid is metallic raised gold and the Ghost logo shield is completely embroidered with higher detail than the first year, that was embossed in velvet. It's a fun thing to have.
BLACK LEATHER BRACELET
8 1/2" x 6/8" This one is nice because it has two snaps to assure a better fit, I had thought it would serve as an armband (as you can see on Zero's uniform) but it's too small for that. Made of leather and embossed with silver, not sure how long the silver detail would stay on with lots of wear and tear, but both spouse and daughter are trying to take it away. (grr)
TOUR BAG
21" (from bottom to handles) x 14 1/2" wide Nicely made of black heavy rip-stop nylon with RRTour logo in grey front and back, it has pleated sides so it will open very wide and hold a lot of swag! I am not used to the handle configuration being on the ends rather than the middle! Would have been nice to have a wide fold- out bottom as well to get maximum carrying use.
STICKER SETS
2 1/8 x 3 3/8 Come individually in paper packages with the Ghost logo, red on black. There are 30 stickers available, some with images of Zero, others of Zero Chibi. In a random set you could find a Chibi saying Banzai! You could exchange this at the concert for a Gackt as Zero Body Pillow! Alas, body pillow not for sale. If you get the stickers from Dears or Lawson, they come in groups of 5
LOOKING for Reviews of the Following Tour Goods
Tour Shirts
Knit Cap
Jeweled Hair Pin
'Belt Pack'
'Cell Phone Case'
'Cesar Strap Bag'
Jewel Cell Strap with Ghost Batalion insignia
Gold Charm necklace
Light up mirror (this has been reviewed by fans as a fave)
Notebook
Pen and Pencil set
2 Poster set
Chibi Gackt and Eneru playing cards
Gackt Chocolate box (limited avail on site)
Any GacktJob Merch.
My review
Date: 2009-04-02 05:11 pm (UTC)The material is quite thin and the sleeves are pretty short. They only come up to 3/4 of my arms. The hem of the shirt is open (but it doesn't fray) thus the shirt curls up when you wear it. It's pretty small and tight too. It feels like a ladies cut S... I'm sure it's made for skinny Japanese people. x.x I'm Asian and skinny but it's tight for me. (I *think* it was supposed to be a Ladies M) The front of the tee has crystals on it and it's very nice and sparkly. They are fixed on very securely and don't seem like they'll drop easily. The design on the front is in faded white. The whole tee looks like it's turned inside out because of the way it's sewn but that's what makes it cool.
R&R Tour Shirt
I got a Ladies M and the sleeves are longer and it's quite loose. The front of the tee carries the R&R II logo in silver. It is printed on and looks to be in good quality, unlike those that will 'crack' after a few washes. The back of the tee carries the words "GACKT LIVE TOUR 2008-2009 Requiem et Reminiscence II" in the same silver. On the inside of the neckline, there's also the same words with a Dears logo printed in white. You can't see this once you've worn the tee. The material is good and quite thick. It's comparable to the previous tour tees. I have the SDSN and Diabolos tees. The quality for all are very good. If the quality of the previous tour tees are anything to do by, the silver WON'T fade. My tees are still all nice and sparkly.
And I need to add that I LOVE the clearfile!!!! I'll probably want to get another set. XD
Seriously I don't like the R&RII Tour Bag, It doesn't seem like it can withstand much weight and there's no fixed shape. The handles of the bag is just x.X
I'll write about the posters and other bag when I wake up later and nobody else has a review yet. ^^
Re: My review
Date: 2009-04-02 05:56 pm (UTC)Re: My review
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Date: 2009-04-03 02:48 pm (UTC)I got the face towel, cell strap, chocolate, stickers, pen/pencil set, tour phamplet
Towel -
During the first, he was singing one of his new songs and twirling the towel around and fans in the arena were doing the same with their towels. It was fun to get involved. So i got it during my 2nd concert just to do the same. And then it went back into the resin bag, knowing pretty well i will never use it again.
cell phone strap -
I just love the cell phone strap. It's dangling off my phone and it always reminds me of my concert experience. The quality is really good to and it's sturdy enough. Don't have to worry about the stones getting loose. Cos it's really griped on my long claws.
chocolate -
it's dark chocolate. Yum. i finish it in 3 days. Sinful. But i'm keeping the box. I think this makes a great gift. I bought one box for a friends. And he was laughing like how does a celebrity has his own chocolates.
pen pencil set -
they are the only thing i use to write with now as i bring them everywhere. The ball point pen is nice to write with. It glides really smoothly on paper. And the pencil is just any normal mechanial pencil where u can refill the lead.
stickers -
the only reason i got them was cos i want to get banzai! but i didnt! and i keep telling myself maybe i'll get it the next purchase. It took me 4000yen before i told myself im not that lucky. But they stick really well and printing is really good. Now i use it to decorate my laptop.
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Date: 2009-04-03 02:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-04-03 03:58 pm (UTC)POSTER SET
I like the quality of the paper. It's not too thin and I don't think it will easily tear with normal handling (like if you change it's place on a wall or something.)
I'll prolly have to open my notebook and pen and pencil set to do any assessment. ^^;