Shizuka the Cat

Hee hee, glad to be of help, even if only a little. My husband is soooo going to kill me for having 2x YF-21 pre-orders in, one at AmiAmi and one at Amazon US. But then again, he likes collecting sneakers and watches, so.... I feel no guilt, LOL!

Charges when they ship.

YF-21 is available for pre-order again at Amazon US. https://www.amazon.com/TAMASHII-NATIONS-Macross-Plus-Spirits-Chogokin/dp/B0CRK23S71?ref_=ast_sto_dp

I think that is why Amazon was showing a US expect to receive date of November 2023 vs Japan release date of September 2023. As such, my pre-order was still 2 months late from when Amazon originally said to expect it.

I actually had 3 different searches prepared, because Amazon's search engine can be.... uhh... not great sometimes. My searches were: "DX Chogokin Macross YF-21" (sorted by Featured) "DX Chogokin Macross Plus YF-21" (sorted by Featured) "DX Chogokin Macross" (sorted by Newest Arrivals) I only discovered that Amazon began listing the YF-21 because it showed up on just 1 of my searches, namely "DX Chogokin Macross Plus YF-21". It did show up on the other 2 searches later on, but I think that was about 5 - 10 minutes later.... then stopped showing up altogether when it was no longer available.

After the issue with my VF-25G Revival pre-order thru Amazon US (It is only now shipping, 4 months after release date, despite me pre-ordering), I no longer trust that Amazon can reliably acquire enough inventory to fulfill long-duration or open pre-order windows. Knowing that the YF-21 was going to be in high demand, I was religiously refreshing my Amazon search results page, so as to not miss the listing showing up.

I just refreshed and the Amazon US listing disappeared. Correction.... now shows as unavailable.

Shows as availalbe for pre-order at Amazon US, as of 10 seconds ago.

The Amazon.com pre-order listing is up... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRK23S71/ So, Amazon's price pretty much matches the Crunchyroll Store and is about $14 cheaper than going thru BBTS. Nothing to write home about, but for those who missed out on pre-ordering elsewhere and are uncomfortable ordering from certain stores they are not familiar with (I am reminded of Nippon-Yasan stealing $200 from me), I guess Amazon is an option.

OMG! I just received an email from Amazon (US). My VF-24G Revival pre-order is finally shipping!!! Considering that actually released in September 2023, my pre-order is only going to arrive 4 months late. At least it is finally coming. For a moment there, I was having Nippon-Yasan flashbacks.

Rare, Very rare, though I have seen it happen before. I think usually it is due to someone cancelling their pre-order, thus re-opening a spot. The only reason I can see someone cancelling an already placed pre-order is because they manage to find a better price elsewhere. For example, when someone places an Amazon Japan pre-order (sold and shipped by Amazon JP) after already pre-ordering from AmiAmi/HLJ/etc since Amazon JP tends to open pre-orders like 20-40 minutes after the official pre-order time begins. I imagine people who still have their pre-orders open at AmiAmi/HLJ/etc probably won't be cancelling them at this point in time, unless when the YF-21 finally gets listed at Amazon US, the price is unexpectedly good. Though given the current state of the Japanese yen vs. the US dollar, I doubt that will happen.

The Crunchyroll listing is up for the YF-21... and as usual, slightly cheaper than BBTS. Also, free US shipping. https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/macross-plus-yf-21-dx-chogokin-figure-guld-goa-bowman-use-ver-4573102655165.html

They don't look like reaction missiles to me....

Nevermind.... Found it at DailyMotion. Looks like the missiles fired by Max's VF-22 are internally-stored micro-missiles.

Thanks for this. I was hunting YouTube for Macross 7's episode 49 but could not find it anymore. I know it used to be on YT a few years back. I was hoping to see the final battle scene where Max flies in with the VF-22. Oh well....

Does the YF-21 have any missile hardpoints? (I guess in the Macross Plus show, the missiles were stored internally?) I noticed that the YF-21 is listed as including Fast Packs, but seems to completely lack all the missiles that had come with the original DX Chogokin YF-19 release.... though, admittedly, the YF-19 re-issue did not include missiles either.

Macross toys tend to be a little cheaper at Crunchyroll's store compared to BBTS, though I am not sure about how much Crunchyroll's shipping cost is. The YF-21 is not showing up yet at Crunchyroll, but will probably appear within the next few days. I would say keep checking there, as well as Amazon.com, for when the YF-21 eventually gets listed.

I thought that was her. VIVIZ's most recent comeback with "Maniac" and "Untie" might be their strongest (post Gfriend). Those are on my workout playlist, along with several Gfriend songs.

For those who missed out on AmiAmi's YF-21 pre-order, I would suggest to keep refreshing. I have occasionally seen and benefited from a closed pre-order listing allowing me to order. Not sure if it is due to a 2nd wave of pre-order inventory becoming available or a cancellation freeing up a spot. I would also suggest refreshing HLJ's listing. On rare occasion, I have seen a closed preorder at HLJ becoming open again because someone snagged a cheaper price elsewhere and thus cancelling their HLJ order, freeing up a spot. It's rare, but it has happened before. Good luck!!! ファイト!!! 파이팅!!!

I also thought I would not succeed. I was refreshing every second since 5 minutes before 11 AM Japan time. I noticed that as soon as TimeAndDate.com showed it was 11 AM in Japan, my refresh showed the pre-order was active. I added to cart, signed in, selecred EMS, and checked out as fast as my mouse would let me. I am so relieved. (P.S. Your avatar looks familiar.... 여자친구 / VIVIZ's 은하? )

YAY! I got my order in at AmiAmi. Confirmation email received.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/264085?o=4

Got cart swiped at HLJ

https://www.hlj.com/dx-chogokin-yf-21-gard-gore-bowman-machine-banc655165

I do kinda miss the days when I was trying to post store-status list updates on pre-order madness nights. But I am a mom now and am way too exhausted to keep that up, LOL.