[kirby2096]

Mine arrived a few hours ago. The poster, manga sleeve and Limited Edition box was arranged on top of a piece of cardboard, covered in layer of bubblewrap and slid into a large jiffy bag. I don't see how that will survive the arduous journey abroad without at least one of the items having been wrecked. I wish Zen United/ASW Europe would give us the option to pay a little more for a box as sites like Play-Asia do.


Anyway, here is my damage report and overall impressions on the Premium Edition:

The LE box has light creases on the left spine but I can deal with that. The PS Vita version comes with a card inlet to prop up the tiny game case sitting it perfectly at the top of the box, with the spine sticking up. The sketches on the textured Torchon paper gives you the impression that they are the actual handdrawn original, and are a great alternative collectable to yet another Blazblue artbook.

Along the centre of the poster where it's been folded horizontally and then vertically, bits of white from the paper is showing through. It's been wearing away on the other side of the poster, so it won't be long before a hole starts to appear there ruining the poster which will be especially aggravating to me when that happens.

The Ragna sleeve feels really cheap and nasty and had creases along the edges, you can tell it was originally just a plain envelope as it has that strip at the opening which you can peel off and stick down to seal it.
At least it does it's job in keeping the manga in perfect condition. The first volume has 24 pages while the second is 40 pages long, both printed on thick paper stock that feel quite durable.

To top it off there was a BB:CSEX art card in the sleeve, and on the back a 'thank you for your support' message handwritten by someone from the Arc Team.