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Artbooks & Doujinshi: Buying doujinshi can be expensive and as mentioned above, you can never be 100% sure of the content without viewing it. Koshi Rikdo has done several doujinshi featuring Excel Saga characters, occasionally in pornographic situations, but these are sometimes in compilations which feature 'Lolicon' imagery. Lolicon is a Japanese term derived from the term 'Lolita Complex' and is used to describe images which feature underage characters in erotic situations, or people who like them. Sadly such imagery and sexual violence such as rape are disturbingly common themes in many pornographic doujinshi, which seem to get away with it as the characters are not real people. We in no way condone buying such material and offer this information as a warning, we strongly advise that you try and find out the content of a doujinshi before buying it. The Koshi Rikdo artbooks were also self-published 'doujinshi' releases so only crop up in some online shops or on Auction sites such as eBay*. Plushes & Apparel: The plushes and cosplay caps from ADV Toys are pretty easy to get hold of from online retailers. Prices vary but strictly speaking they should cost between £10 and £16, TokyoToys and Anime-on-Line are good places to look. T-Shirts are currently only available in the US, but some online or specialist high street retailers such as Forbidden Planet may stock them, or you could try to import directly from America. Prices vary, but should be around the £15 mark. Figures & Statues: A series of Excel Saga mini-figures has made its way to the US on the back of the series' popularity. Featuring the female characters from the manga, the full set will cost around £35, with each 4" figure probably costing around £6 each if bought separately. The figures are available from TokyoToys and probably from specialist retailers such as Forbidden Planet and Travelling Man. A 7" statue of robot girl Ropponmatsu is also available for around £26. *Auction sites can be rife with unscrupulous individuals who will
knowingly sell you pirated goods. Although the risk is mainly with
DVD and CD purchasing, there is a notable amount of pirated toys and
apparel cropping up too. To
minimise the risk of being ripped off make sure you check Digital Animé's
excellent
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