Itabag/Fandom Fashion General

>>9537557
Thank you OP for the new FAQ link!

Is Surugaya usually slow to ship? I've been waiting almost two weeks for some merch from there.

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Update on my bag! Got some badges and a couple of other charms. I'm wondering if I should change anything, like the placement of the badges? I'm also wondering if I should add more decoration but I'm not too sure what I would add.

>>9537996
>That Majima badge at the top
I laughed harder than I should have. I love your bag, it looks great!

>>9537746
Yes, they are always slow to ship. Notoriously so.

>>9537562
That bag is so cute!

>>9537996
Absolutely perfect. The top right Majima badge makes it even better. It looks great anon!!!

>>9537996
Wonderful bag! I love the little rivets on the rosettes/trim!

>>9538143
Thanks!

My complaining must have been magic cause I just got the email saying it arrived.

>>9537562
I really love how they made a flower design.

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new yoi/sanrio merch collab... i'm not into yoi, but it definitely looks cute. prepare your wallets...

>>9538620
Im going to go down fighting for my Purin!Viktor merch, though I wish they used Cinnamoroll for him instead. Do you guys think they're going to do other characters besides the main 3 or is this it?

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>>9538625
from what's been released so far it's only these three.

>>9538620
I was praying this wouldn't be cute.

>>9538620
It seems Hello Kitty has a type: blonde and occasionally blushing.

>>9537209

I love this so much, anon.

> goes on Facebook
> "look at my new bag!"
> Yuri on ice in a bootleg heart bag

Man I wish I got paid every time one of those came up.

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>>9539615
I wonder if people will start using these bags too now that they're on Ali.

>>9539653
I've already seen two or three on the FB group. I like them if not for the cat ears and lack of colors.

>>9539653
They look like nice quality from the picture! Do you have a link? I'm tempted to buy one and see how it is.

>>9539808
Searching Cat Ear Transparent Backpack brings up a dozen listings.

And they're really nice, actually! Or at least the one I got from Taobao is. A lot nicer than the knock off Wegos, just sturdier materials all the way around. You'll definitely want a backing board though, the lining to pin on in this one is a synthetic kind of plasticy fabric that won't self heal the way a natural fabric would.

>>9539808
http://s.aliexpress.com/aY36fyUB

nayrt but here!! its been on my wishlist for a while and went on sale

>>9539808
I just got this bag in the other day. The quality is pretty nice, but the material of the faux leather feels kind of sticky-ish. Window needs a back board, but I prefer using boards. The zippers on the clear window scared me because for a moment I thought they were broken, but both zippers do indeed zip in both directions. The straps of the backpack might feel uncomfortable since the underside has the typical backpack strap material on the underside. It has two small pockets inside big enough to put your phone or wallet in. Oh and it also doesn't smell bad when you take it out of the packaging.
I was going to put the link, but someone beat me.

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in case anyone has orders going with FromJapan.

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>>9539076
Awwh, thank you!

>>9538620
This is cute but the osomatsu-san one was cuter t b h probably because they had more characters to work with

>>9538648
>Victor also has a butthole
Why did Sanrio let this happen?

>>9540088
Everybody poops

>>9539653
Honestly I was planning to use one for my Yusuke bag to begin with, but them being on Ali makes it a little easier, so I'm happy.
>>9539840
I'm assuming when you say backing board, you mean something like a cardboard insert? I'm still trying to figure out if that would work okay for my Tsuyu bag, all the stuff is too heavy and pulls down the fabric insert, even with velcro.

>>9540175
I want to believe this bag doesn't need something like cardboard since it's well structured unlike most knock off heart bags. Cardboard and maybe a long strip of velcro along the top might help if you're really hellbent on keeping your bag together/from drooping inwards.

how do you attach things like ribbon or other trimmings to your bags? I have a knockoff-heart backpack and was wondering if hotglue etc would be ok bcs I know for sure that If I start sewing things on the faux leather will start slowly ripping open from the needleholes.

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What should i fill this with? Are those little paper stars too cliche?

>>9540398
Try the paper stars and see what they look like. I've not seen anyone use them.

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It's not an itabag but i like the concept a lot!

>>9540406
That's actually pretty clever. Too bad it's a tote and not something more sturdy.

>>9540368
Hot glue is fine! Sewing would be secure but whatever you do don't use gorilla or any kind of super glue as it'll melt the fuck out of pvc. You can get specialist glue if you're worried

>>9540406
I kind of love this. Do you know where it's from?

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>tfw ordered a Midoriya charm from Japan

Tracking hasn't updated in 7 days
Last time it was scanned it was in LA which is pretty close by, I'm sure it's a customs delay or something but goddamn I'm worried

>>9540445
thanks for the tip! I'll avoid the strong stuff!

>>9540469
My package arrived in the states on the 12th and hasn't updated since then. I feel you.

Does anybody have the link to those clear plushie carriers? The ones we were joking about looking like coffins?

>>9540703
Search "Nitotan Pouch" on AmiAmi.

>>9540454 i dont, sorry. I found it on twitter

I'm making my first itabag and I ordered that heart bag everyone has from Wego and now I regret it because the window is so small and I realised bigger bags are so much nicer because there's more room for merch and more merch is always better

welp maybe I'll just upgrade someday, I don't have that much stuff yet anyway.

Is there good places to order your own custom pins or do how do you guys do them?

>>9540980
faq

>>9540980
This girl was advertising her custom sparkle heart button services in an art group, might be useful for you itabaggers. The holo sparkle foils are a nice touch.

www.etsy.com/shop/SparkleBoxUnicorn

>>9540980
The FAQ and Google are your friends, anon.

>>9540454
https://twitter.com/ddrng_
reverse image search next time

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>>9540398
what about pearl beads or cute deco roses?

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>>9540469
I feel you anon, I have some nendos I'm waiting on that were out for delivery on the 28th and I didn't get them. When I checked tracking again it was marked as alert status because the info hadn't been updated, I waited, expecting it but I still haven't gotten it. Probably gonna have to swing by the post office to check if everything is okay.

Have any of you guys ever preordered something off of amazon jp? I found a box set I've been looking for and it's listed pretty cheep (540 yen). I have no idea if it's a typo or if you pay so much when you preorder, and the rest when it comes out.

>>9541771
when I've preordered DVDs off them you pay the invoice when it comes in stock.

>>9540398
Where can you buy the cube, anon?

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Just came back from an idolish7 delayed live viewing event and one of the attendees had an amazing bag. I have like 5 bags but I dream to get to her level....

>>9541771
Are you sure this is a box and not a listing for an individual item? That's really low for a preorder price on a set of keychains or whatever.

>>9542102
>being so epic you need a suitcase to wheel your collection around
Beautiful.

>>9542300
I'm wondering if that's what it is, since I found another one listed for 5400 yen. I'm just hoping that if they have some to release on the 5th, that amiami will also restock, so it'll be easier.

>>9542102
>The fingers of the one guy in the heart
>Nightmare fuel

>>9542102
Those yaoi hands in the fans...........

Dang these bags are addictive

>>9542790
They really are. I went from one, to two, to four.

>>9542790
>>9542795
I'm doing like 6 for one series. It's awful.

>>9542790
I'm getting my friends into them so I can live vicariously through their bags as well. There's a thrill to finding merch.

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>>9543976
>poisoning your friends so that they could suffer with you
I should do that too.

>>9543995
What do you do when you hate the color orange! Haha.

>>9543976
Same. My friends never knew what hit them. Lol

And now they give me my husbandos merch whenever they pull them so yay?
>not what I intended to happen but I can work with it.

>>9543995
This makes me so nervous just looking at it. Like a giant anime themed domino where one wrong move and everything just scatters all over the place.

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>tfw I really want to make my own itabag
>not sure what character/franchise to pick
>all the characters that I'd be willing to dedicate an entire bag to are kinda irrelevant so finding any merch is near impossible.

>>9544303
If you're an artist, make the merch yourself. That's what I'm doing. Otherwhise use screenshots and make buttons I guess. It's possible if you're willing to put effort into it.

>>9544303
True love is being able to make something out of nothing for your husbando/waifu.

In all seriousness, a handful of anons here have bags dedicated to characters with little to no merchandise. Try looking into making buttons/rosettes or resin-doming stickers. You can do it, anon!

>>9544303
What character is it? I thought there was none for my husbando until an anon here helped me out and I found a ton after. Also DIY! It's not bad to DIY if you have literally nothing to fall back on.

>>9544432
Zaphod Beeblebrox from HHG2G

>>9544433
https://www.etsy.com/search?q=zaphod

>>9544485
nayrt to but I also love Zaphod and Etsy has VERY SLIM pickings as far as merch goes. >>9544303 I would do what >>9544378 >>9544410 suggested and make your own buttons and stuff.

>>9543976
Some of my friends got into it because of me and their bags are ugly button bags. I'm so sorry gulls.

>>9538648
>Yuuri has glasses.
AT FUCKING LAST

>>9544695
Is there a way to correct this

>>9544695
>ugly button bags
So do you think button bags are ugly in general or are their bags just unfortunate

>>9544795
When anons in this thread say "button bags" they're typically referring to random buttons thrown in a heart bag, not a bag filled with buttons of something specific.

>>9544804
It's evolved. It used to be just any bag covered with a ton of buttons, usually associated with conventions or weeb girls. Now it has evolved to include heart bags and others meant for more cohesive themed itabags.

So many heart bags at Fanime. Worse knowing that most probably came from the dealers room where they ere $40-50 and definitely not Wego.

>>9544433
Oooh fuck. Western stuff and especially live action stuff is a pain in the ass I feel.

On eBay it seems like there were some comics based on the series. Perhaps you could buy one and scan pages to make buttons or cut out pieces, laminate, and pin them on?

There's a few buttons of quotes, but I feel like you could design nicer ones. There's also some homemade plushes, but they're a it ugly. Someone in the FB group makes custom plushie heads which look kinda cute (not sure if they're a reliable seller tho).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Hitchhikers-Guid-to-the-Galaxy-PROMO-Postcard-ZAPHOD-BEEBLEBROX-/382144555641?hash=item58f9972a79:g:wEMAAOSw3YNXa5cE

This postcard is actually really cute I think! And the size would work fine for a bag.

Good luck, gull!

>>9544815
I don't understand your reply because you essentially just repeated what I said lol

Anyway I can't feel bad for ppl who get their bags from the dealer's room because there are several facebook groups that include the old FAQ and this thread with the new one, all of which tell you where to buy them.

>>9544815
I've seen so many bad heart bags lately that I've kinda started to hate mine :/ I got it because I wanted something "subtle" but right now I just want to go all out like >>9537561

>>9544844
I always thought of heart bags as beginner's bags in the sense that they don't have a ton of room that needs to be filled and have a shape that can be considered easier to show case things. Larger bags, bags with a different shape altogether and shoulder bag style bags I would consider more dedicated since they require A LOT more merch and usually some kind of design/color sense if you don't want to just do symmetrical displays.

I can't be too angry or even disgusted by heart bags since idk they're very "babbies first ita bag uwu". Only heart bags that are full blown/extra af are usually what I see as an exception to the rule since usually the bag owner is showing their power level.

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>>9544707
I've tried but they complain about the price of most straps. They think anything over $5 is a lot.

>>9544795
What >>9544804 said. But most button bags are pretty ugly imho unless they look like >>9537562 or pic related.

>>9544844
Yeah I feel the same. I still like my heart bag for occasional everyday use but for cons I feel I need to go all out.

>>9544844
>>9544852
I think heart bags are good as babby's first bag because sometimes people get into the hobby and don't quite realize how much money your average bag costs to fill. They're a way to test the water instead of just diving right on in and blowing a bunch of money on something that you'll regret later on.

I sort of regretted my heart bag at first too, but now I have it for that extra merch that doesn't fit in my main bag.

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Bag's ordered, and I'm starting to put together merch while I wait for it to arrive! Not a lot out there for Garrus, but I'm trying. It feels weird putting other artists' art on buttons, but I'm not sure what else to do. I guess it's not like I'm selling it...

>>9545316
I really hope you asked their permission first.

>>9542102
On a sort of related note, Japanese are stepping up their itabag-game even more. I visited Yowapeda-event over the weekend at Sky Tree and saw elementary-age kids with itabags. Those were really good bags too, but to be fair the kids were usually with their mothers, so the moms probably helped. Some of the moms looked straight-up fujos too. Either way, it was my first time seeing anyone younger than a teenager have an itabag. Kinda fucks you up when you see a nine-year old girl with a god-tier bag full on Midosuji.

>tfw no daughter to poison with itabags and help her put together a cute child-sized bag.

>>9545385
Should I? I haven't done anything with them yet, I could always just toss them in the trash if they don't want me to use them

>>9545431
You should have asked before you even got them pressed/ordered, anon. At best, that's very rude.

>>9545436
I have a button machine, I just printed some out and pressed them. I guess because I just printed them, I didn't even think about it. I'll definitely get permission before I use them

>>9545436
I checked to see if the artists had merch for sale, even of the images, before I printed them if it helps. I would have bought them if I could have

>>9545478
Even if it's just for personal use it's always better to ask, especially since you're planning on posting your bag online and chances are the artist will see it or someone will show it to them, even if it's slim. You don't have to explain anything to me but definitely ask the artist/s. Another option is commissioning them for custom button designs to press yourself which is something I've done in the past for my own bags.

>>9545481
Custom commissions are a really good way to get art for buttons! It also makes sure the button will fit your theme/color scheme.

My favorite artist stopped taking commissions just as I saved up enough to comfortably ask for stuff. Augh.

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lol

>>9545488
>professional itabag decorator
Sure, but idk who would even consider hiring them lol

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>>9545488
> can i just become a professional itabag decorator?

>>9545486
This is true. In addition to the character references I also included a color swatch to all the artists I commissioned so the art at least looked similar in theme/tone.

>>9545488
This person can't be older than 15.

Also the idea of someone else doing your bag just... defeats the purpose of the bags I feel.

>>9545517
It absolutely does. You don't love your waifu/husbando if you can't even be assed to do the bag yourself. Maybe this is gatekeeping, but if I ever heard of someone doing that I would definitely consider them a fake stan.

>>9545481
Not original anon but this is why I'm sticking to official images of my husbando for my bag. Only got a friend to make me some art in a trade to use for a button. There's a lot of nice art out there but so is a steep language barrier. Which sort of sucks because I do want prints of some fanart out there but even getting something custom printed without permission, even if just to put on my wall, feels (and most likely is) wrong. I can understand though as an artist.

>>9545478
It's still extremely rude, and you can easily find official art to print and make into buttons. If you didn't want all official art, commissioning exists.

>>9545478
Also, as a fellow fem!Shepard/Garrus shipper, I suggest if you have a way to take screenshots of the game, to totally make buttons of those. There's some iconic scenes with them, like the dancing one, that would look great on your itabag! Also Garrus makes some adorable faces ingame that could be made into buttons. Just a suggestion!

>>9545431
If you have to ask "should i?" that should answer your question. Worst case scenario if you went on without ever asking and one of the artists saw this, they could have no idea your intentions and blast you for stealing/selling/etc. So yes, as a precautionary always ask. Also as stated before, it's just polite.

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>Local mail can't do shit about my lost parcel because it hasn't arrived in the UK yet
>Japanese post can't do shit either because it's apparently left the country

My parcel is in limbo!

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>mfw my first itabag merch has finally arrived
>mfw its a national holiday so I have to wait

>>9545895
Good luck anon! As someone who ships I've had packages be in limbo for a month, but they always arrived.

>>9545953
Yeah it's been a month so far. I keep checking the tracking every now and again, but no luck yet.

Congrats on making your first steps into this dangerous hobby.

>>9545431
I asked that same question when making my own itabag and the consensus was "don't use random art without permission".

Anyone have friends who jumped on to the itabag bandwagon but like... have no will to put their own bag together? Like they buy the bag and the merch but won't put it together themselves?

> Like I've had one friend who has arthritis in her hands, so she asked me for help
> She told me what she wanted and I just pined where she said, worked out well
>It did open the flood gate other people to put together their bags
>one friend asked me because she 'didn't know what she was doing'
>she bought me merch for my husbando for me showing her how to pin shit to a bag?
> Was a weird day
> another person didn't even ask and just thru all the supplies at me and whined for hours on a plane till I gave up and pined it all.

It seems to defeat the purpose of the itabag because while there is a concentration on the merch, there is also the whole aspect of spending time designing your own bag. Like my main itabag took me hours to get everything pined in just the right way not saying everyone needs to spend hours designing their bags but it should be something you do on your own and not get your friends to make it so you can join the bandwagon.

>>9546059
Yeah wtf. Apart from the first friend the others seem kinda lazy. At least the second one payed you in merch?

Does Japonicamarket send out any kind of confirmation that they got your order or something? I didn't get anything and I'm worried, other Proxys I've used have always sent something.

>>9546064
I suppose, like she was way nicer about it then person number 3?

I suspect 3 just wanted to show of and brag about her merch but no one gave a damn about her mess of a bag. She is a proven attention whore bandwagon jumper. It was a Touken Ranbu series bag, at one point she got pissed because people asked to take pics of my bag but said nothing about hers.

Okay so i just got enough merch to make my bag. I have made an insert in 3mm foam and covered it in fabric. Do you prefer to pin with safety pins or sewing your merch onto the insert?

>>9546142
Why the hell would you sew it's actually better to use safety pins, threads can't hold the weight of plastic.

>>9546082
Yes they do! They send you one to confirm the order. Another to say it's placed and a third to say it's arrived.

>>9546082
When I've used them they always tell me when my items have arrived and if I want my final invoice

>>9546148
My friend sews her onto the insert when she's done designing it. If you sew them well they hold up really good and you won't see any ugly safety pins.

>>9545895
>>9545965
Is this a thing going on? I've got a package from China and one from Japan and both have been in the wind since they left their respective countries June 14th/June 15th. That'll be three weeks each in two days.

>>9546148
You're a dumbass who has obviously never sewn anything. Using safety pins creates metal bar lines everywhere and allows the charms more movement to slide out of place. Sewing is more secure, more subtle, and you can even use clear thread if you're picky about colors.

>>9546152
Ugh they have not messaged me anything, but the things I wanted are sold now... And I'm sure I gave the right email... Welp, maybe I'll wait another 24h and if then there's still nothing, I'll message them...

>>9546148
My merch is sewn in? And it stays fine? Don't be a bitch if you don't even know what your're talking about.

Itabag newbie here. How important is it to make a foam backing board for your bag? I read the google doc and the previous forum and it seems to be mentioned only occasionally. My first bag is going to be with the To Alice heart bag if that helps knowing in order to answer my question.

>>9545618
I appreciate your kindness. I wasn't trying to be rude. I've definitely gotten some good advice here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhyJ6nr3fTA

>>9546148
Safety pins are more likely to pop rather than thread. If you're worried about weight, there's button thread. Mine are sewn down onto my insert for this exact reason.

>>9546476
It isn't necessary but a lot of people like to use them. When it comes to any bag with a shaped window, people often use them so the fabric that's "supposed" to hold all of your stuff doesn't sag (and it absolutely will if you have just 5 items sometimes). The sagging can usually be counter acted by stuffing the bag itself with a pillow/sweater or something else. Shoulder style base bags don't usually have a sagging issue but usually need to be stuffed as well.

>>9546476
It honestly just comes down to preference and the type of base bag you use.

>>9546476
I like them for ease of use, and also because I use the same bag for a couple of different characters and just change out the backing boards with the merch.

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>>9546148
>threads can't hold the weight of plastic.
Here's a pic of my 2kg handweight hanging form the ceiling on a thread to prove your stupid opinion wrong.

>>9546729
I love you.

So do you usually use itabags as just regular bags or do you just stuff them with pillows or something and have another bag for your things?

>>9546930
Depends on the person, but personally I entered this hobby specifically because I wanted to get practical use out of merchandise I was going to buy either way, so I use mine as normal bags, and wear them while running errands etc in addition to at conventions.

>>9546930
I have one itabag I use for casual/daily things and one meant for cons/events, primarily because the one for cons is really loud and attention grabbing while my casual itabag is more toned down. I use a shitty ebay heart bag for my day to day since I don't mind that getting dinged up.

Happy 4th! I have literally nothing to do today. First one to reply to my post, can request an enamel pin design of their husbando/waifu. I'll just make a up a mock up, just for shits and giggles.

>>9547153
My husbando is Gabranth from FFXII !

>>9547160
...DONE. Holy shit, I haven't thought about Gabranth in years. He's one of my main armor fetishes.

Stand by.

>>9547162
Yesss, thanks ! Funny thing, it's 1am here and I really should be sleeping but I'm still up because I'm making a plush of him.
And yeah, that armor is the good stuff !

>>9537996
who are all the same artist charms by if you don't mind me asking? I have a yakuza obsessed friend who'd be all over them

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>>9547164

Doll!? Post that when you're done!

>>9546930
I use mine when I'm hanging out with friends or at cons. I have another purse for when I go to work.

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>>9547244

Oh my god, it looks incredible, thank you ! Can I use it on my bag ?
The doll is very much a work in progress but I'm finally done with the embroidery on the face !

>>9547268
Oh dang that's detailed. Very cool.

Pfft, that thing? Go for it! Post your bag later.

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>>9546515
> when your two obscure interests come together into one completely decent video

>>9546515
I had to skip to the end and it's just another shit bag, even if they only made it for the ASMR aspect.

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>>9546515

>>9547617
Thanks anon for the next thread image

>>9547617
> ita bag
> it's just random crap inside

>>9547153
Any other requests?

>>9547652
Niles (AKA Zero) from Fire Emblem: Fates if you're still interested?

>>9547652
Yue from CCS

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>>9547652
If you're up for it, the AV-98 Ingram from Patlabor.

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Has anyone purchased this bag? It's cute in comes in a few colours, but it looks like the front heart window isn't actually a window - despite clearly having transparent plastic and a different coloured liner. I'm wondering how easy it'd be to mod.

> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/heart-bag/32806973066.html

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>>9547729
Photo of the inside of the front pocket.

>>9547582
Anon...

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>>9547582
This is very telling.

>>9547742
>>9547784
the bag is terrible but as an asmr video it's pretty relaxing

>>9547729
From what I understand there is no pocket, that's the actual lining of the backpack. It might not be too difficult to mod depending on your skill but since the window is so small I would suggest maybe another backpack style just to save yourself some annoyance.

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>>9547700

>>9547809
Oh, thank you!!
Is it okay if I make it into a button for my bag? (since pins are a bit out of the budget)

>>9547900

Go for it. But only if you post a pic of your bag later.

>>9547652
Oh man I'm kinda late but if you're still up for requests, how about Noriaki Kakyoin from JJBA?

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>>9537996
This is perfection!

>>9537996
Marry me

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>>9547701

More tomorrow!

>>9546930
I use mine for school and work or when I'm going out with friends.

>>9546729
You walked right into that bait. We already know Facebook users come here to troll just fucking ignore them don't retaliate.

Anyone have manga itabags? I remember someone here with an Ichi the Killer bag but I can't seem to find them again.

I'm putting one together for Kiriyama from the Battle Royale manga and would love some inspo!

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I found a nice way to decorate the outside of my Koume-bag. At first I tried the frill lining on the heart but it did not match Koume so well so I tried something else! Sorry for spamming in almost every thread.

>>9547652
If you are feeling up to it could you do Koume Shirasaka from deresute? And yes I am >9548324

>>9548338
and I am also dropping my marks shit.

>>9547617
Oh this is RICH

>>9548324
I like how you did the faux stitching!

>>9548105
Bless you. I'm going to make this into a button or charm if that's okay?

>>9537996
Link us up to where you got your charms, I'm working on a Majima bag and struggling

>>9548563
Nayrt but use the FAQ to find more items. There's tons of official stuff from Yakuza series but especially Majima.

>>9548513
Must post bag when done then! Enjoy.

>>9548475
Thanks! I was having a hard time making up an alternative idea for the ruffle that most people do.

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>>9538397
>>9538014
Thank you! I was wondering if having a dumb meme would be too much but that image of Majima always makes me chuckle so I had to include it.
>>9538408
Thank you! They're smallish rhinestones cause I felt like it needed some sparkle.
>>9547214
>>9548563
I got a lot of my charms off Taobao! Certain Chinese artists do limited runs of stuff, if you look up the characters names you'll find a few things. A few artists on twitter will also post about limited charms but there's also official merch you can buy on amazon/buyee etc. My bag has the Majima official water bottle inside to match with the official phonecase and shit like that.
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>>9548045
Thank you very much!

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>>9545953
I got one of my packages today.
Ch-check out this bonus clearfile that I got from one of the stores.

Can anyone post some pics of heart cut out bags with plush keychains in them? Plush keychains are so bulky that I'm not sure where to really put them in the smaller heart shape. I have two I need to place.

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I think I'd like to make a Korilakkuma bag. Looking forward to being able to show it off here eventually!

>>9549334
Post the keychains? Also I don't think I've ever seen bags with many of those, especially if we're narrowing it down to heart bags.

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>>9549339
That sounds like it'll be really cute. Definitely post when you can!

>>9549334
I'm having this exact problem with mine. :/

>>9549334
It honestly doesn't work that well because the bag's area is so small. Unless your plush is pretty flat. Even heart bags with mini figs look stretched out.

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>>9549334
I tried googling but didn't find much...

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>>9549417

Does anyone have any creative ideas for incorporaging an articulated action figure into their bag? It's a figma, so the hands/head aren't sturdy enough to use as attatchment points

>>9549491
Use the chest and pelvic areas if they seem strong enough.

>>9549491
Kinbaku

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>>9549348
i feel like i saw some a while ago, but not heart bags so i'm not sure. i just wanted a small cute bag, i dont really want to buy something bigger. i might have to do without my keychains. ):

>>9549501
Hahah holy shit, maybe, if I can't come up with anything else

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>>9549507
Why not just use a shoulder bag base instead? They're particularly large and sound like it'd be easier to work with in this situation.
>http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/w-import/item/bag-346/?s-id=borderless_browsehist_en

>>9549544
not particularly, sorry.

>>9546930

I have one I've been using as my everyday bag for the last few months and a smaller one I'm about to use for weekends and when I don't want to carry around my big one. My third one is still a WIP and will be for carrying bigger items and/or showing off at cons. In the future I want to be able to have more bags and will probably use them depending on my purse needs for the day, outfit, or mood. I like crossbody or large shoulder bags though.

>>9549210
Good lord. Who would even use this?

I can't help, but I'm excited to see your bag!

>>9549669
Same guys who use titty mouse pads.

>>9546930
I use mine for quick trips like seeing friends and cons. I brought my shitty wego knockoff Kylo Ren bag to Disney and it held up surprisingly well, considering I was carrying a ton of shit like umbrellas and popcorn buckets in there, so I might use some of them more often. But no, I don't currently use one as an "everyday" bag.

>>9549805
titty mousepads are actually really nice on the wrist

I don't have a base bag yet but i've collected 15 pieces of merch and looking at it all together is. horrifying. when making you first bag or ever now, have you ever gotten to a point where you're like 'what have i done??' because. i feel that right now. in fact, i wanted to get a heart bag because its less space to fill but 15 pieces of merch is probably too much, considering the size of some of these keychains and buttons...

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I got this as a base for my first itabag. So excite!

>>9550093
I definitely feel you on this anon. I've been itabagging for over a year now and I still don't have very good control over stopping myself from buying more merch, even with mostly completed bags.

>>9537557
I'm tempted to make an ita bag but the character I love is so basic and common, I might feel bad wearing it in public. Any ideas for cute bag design stuff I could wear in jfash at cons or stuff without looking over the top or stupid? On the plus side, tons of official merch though.

How do you get through that initial anxiety of wearing or buying up for a bag?

>>9550157
If it makes you feel better, most people don't give a shit about them. I've worn them multiple times and the only people who cared were other huge nerds.

>>9550157
What character, anon?

>>9550157
Usually people just make collage shirts or if they want something more subtle they add little symbols the characters has or some other type of reference. I don't know why you'd feel stupid just because a character you love is common? People make Naruto and Inuyasha bags.

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i bought this bag and its really floppy because i have so much stuff on it. how could i make it sturdier?

>>9550408
Either shove stuff in it to make it look bulky or add interfacing.

Anyone ever able to get an order back after AmiAmi cancelled? Tried explaining I didn't have reliable internet the past week and missed the deadline because of it. Now waiting for a response ;_;

>>9549805
>Tfw I have a titty mouse pad of my husbando and a matching ita bag.

>>9550157
I wore my itabag (full window backpack base) to a convention two months ago and didn't have enough room for it in my suitcase when I went to take the bus back home but literally no one noticed or said anything. Sitting in a Greyhound depo with 30+ other people and no one looked at it twice or made any comments. It was wonderful and made me a lot more comfortable toting my bags out to the point where I'm working on a daily bag. It's going to be a lot less OTT than my other bags but still fandom.

>>9550157
I have the black knockoff heart bag and it's pretty full of merch. I use it publicly and no one bats an eye. I mean people wear anime/comic print t-shirts everywhere nowadays so a bag with a window full of stuff is not going to grab attention. And if it happens to grab someone's attention I'm pretty sure they will not say anything. Feel free to use your bag publicly, anon!

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>>9550469
T-thanks anons.

>>9550390
Hatsune Miku. She's been my gay anime crush since middle school. I was thinking of theming the bag in a special way like doing a winter theme cause she has many options.

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>>9550435
Is your husbando Polnareff by any chance

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>>9547244
>>9547273

As promised, here is the doll ! The armor is pretty rushed so I'll most likely remake it later.

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>>9550435
I had a custom artcow mousepad of me and my husbando, but they fucked up the printing in the corner.

>>9550598
Anon that's so cute! I love the armor.

>>9550530
I don't Jojo, sadly. But those reverse yaoi hands are impressive.
>I know its the angle but all I can think of is baby hands.
>>9550631
I aspire to have the confidence to have such a vain item. Bless you, anon.

>>9550711
Tiny hands make his tits look bigger

>>9550524
There's a lot of stuff for her and I doubt anyone would give you a second look unless you're wearing ita armor. They have happi coats and everything of her, so finding stuff should be a breeze. Good luck for whenever/if you start your bag.

>>9550744
I'll post progress sometime soon. I'm inspired

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It's KuroTsukki itabag Anon who's come back to post progress. Got a couple more charms in and pinned them haphazardly to figure out what I'm doing. This is my first time working with this kind of bag so I'm aware the arrangement is messy! (Also Kuroo is definitely getting more merch.... But alas, he's my cursed boy.)

>order cat kuroo/ bird tsukki charm and then ask artist about a restock
>artist is really nice, and checks for the Tsukishima charm I wanted
> She sends me a FREE charm

Overseas artists are so nice compared to domestic ones ;_;

>>9550598
AH! I love him!!! That's awesome. You HAVE to make him a little removable helmet though.

So great. Good job, man!

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Why the fuck do Japanese shopping services have a million more bullshit fees than Taobao ones?

>mfw 1000 yen just to "consolidate" my package

>>9540398
I think the only thing that might work and go with the character is something holographic, sparkly or girly themed so pearly beads and some star beads mixed in (and/or maybe those crystal type beads) sounds like a good idea or maybe some sort of glitter confetti if you could find some way of securing it into just the sections behind the character so it doesn't float around and cover her.

>>9551339
Because they sense our desperation. At least FJ only charges a flat 500 yen fee to consolidate.

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>Not done making bag for husbando
>Already spent at least $400-500 because his merch is scalped
>Slowly buy, preorder, and hoard over the course of a year because he's worth it
>Finally order bag
>Realize how much I also like this one character who is underrated
>Her merch is super cheap, like $1 on auctions
>Urge to make mini itabag

Now I see why people say this hobby is addicting.

>>9551755
Welcome to hell.

>>9551339
Smells like buyee. What service are you actually using? You likely could have chosen someone else.

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Finally put together a bag for my waifu, after having casually collected merch for a while. Problem is, it looks like shit, and I can't figure out why. Is the solution really just more merch?
Never buying a Salus bag again, either, the quality is shit. Any other small cross-body bags available in black? Either I'm blind or there aren't any available right now.

>>9551853
I was interested in a Salus bag for a while, do you mind giving a review? Also I know there's some crossbody bags that are very similar to the Salus design but are a different brand/cheaper version that anon linked here >>9549544


There seems to be a lot of empty space, so maybe consider filling it with embellishments/accents? Flowers or rhinestones or things like that.

>>9551857
Don't really know how much I can help, I'm afraid. For me, the material seems flimsy, and the bag needs to be overstuffed, or it'll sag. The adjustable strap is nice, and it comes with an extra short strap, if you want to carry it over your arm. It seems cheaper, overall, than other bags I've had, including Zakkamart, Movic, and whatever brand that bag is that's called Mise tote on Ami2.

I was afraid I'd have to fill it a bit more. I'll try to think of something, if not, great excuse to buy more merch. Thanks!

>>9551859
Thanks a lot for your review! I was hoping the canvas would be pretty thick but I guess that doesn't seem to be the case. I prefer not to stuff my bag but I really do like cross body bags... I may end up caving and just getting some kind of backpack style.

If there's any corresponding colors your waifu has, I think making the little details those colors would look really nice! I would definitely suggest any type of ribbon or flowers, or even try making some of the buttons a rosette since that tends to make bags look more full!

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>>9551864
Personally I love pic related for cross-body bags, same range of bags as the Mise totes. Although they're tiny. An option, if you only have a few items. Movic has some bigger ones, too.

I really like the rosette style, I think it might work with that one large button I have, thanks for the idea!

>>9551844
>>9551594
I used FJ and Buyee because I'm still testing out different places. Buyee had a pretty quick and easy system for Yahoo Auctions and I only had a couple hours before an auction I wanted closed.

Def only going with FJ after this.

>>9551870
Ohh, I do really like those even if they're small. Maybe something I can use for a lesser known husbando, thanks for the suggestion!

>>9551853
When you have a big badge like that yellow one; I suggest making it the center of the bag. Meaning try placing it exactly in the middle and then working around it.

Try using the rest of the badges as a border and fill the middle around the yellow badge with the rubber charms.

Just something that you might consider.

>>9551853
it's because you have a shit waifu

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Dunno if anyone ever wondered about the crossbody Wego heart bags, but I got one a few months ago. It's study feeling and nice, I carry this bag as my regular purse and it's held up super well (even the satin lining is doing good). It's way nicer than my knockoff eBay heart backpack that I ended up giving to a friend, but it is definitely small. Like, I have too much merch for this bag and Nick is not a popular character with a ton of merch at all.

(It has the same pocket-window situation as the Wego backpack, I just used a piece of felt from the craft store trimmed to make my backing.)

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I preordered some merch for the Radiant Historia reboot coming out. I'm excited because I loved the DS game, but there are some stylistic choices I don't care for like giving Eruca long hair/moe face.

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>>9552439
y'know I always thought comments like this would stir shit in the community, but instead it's pin bags

what a twist

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Progress on my Kuroo bag, not sure how I feel about it any suggestions?

>>9552540
Maybe break up some of the red with white rosettes/lace? It's really really red but that's my own personal taste coming in. Looks great!

>all time favorite character is very popular
>merch is scalped
>always sold out first
why am i so basic anons

>>9552557
Who is it?

>>9552525
I think making an itabag requires a certain level of confidence in your love for a character - random hate from an anon is too shallow to challenge the kind of devotion that inspires a person to build a portable shrine.

>>9552557
If it's Viktor from YOI I'm sorry I can't hand out sympathy.

>>9552504
>Radiant Historia reboot
What! I had no idea. I've had the original on my backlog for ages, but wow, I feel weirdly hyped for the reboot, solely because of all of the acclaim I heard. It must be really great to get a reboot and new merch!

>>9552540
try and find some fabric that is white with small red polkadots? Not polkadots that are too large that it looks busy.

>>9551755
Who's your husbando, how bad can the scalping be?

anons, what do you recommend for displaying mini-figures in itabags? (to be exact, one coin figures)

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>>9549501
>>9549511
Please at least attempt this and post it for shits & giggles, even if you don't stick with it.

>>9552903
Clear thread around the neck should hold it subtly, as long as the thread is tight enough and the shoulders aren't too narrow/sloped. You might also want to put some up through the crotch to the armpit (over the leg) for security, as long as it doesn't look too lewd (unless you're okay with lewding your mini-figs).

>>9552925
hopefully that works. husbando has big hair. so might be a little bit difficult to secure through the neck. i'll keep you updated

>>9552863
Gilgamesh from the Fate franchise. Straps average about $20-30 each due to popularity/old/exclusives. Have already gotten most of everything from places like amiami. Even saved a bit by finding nice fanmerch on booth/tictail (got a friend to mail me stuff from an artist alley from a con she went to). It's not bad but it adds up and I wouldn't pay those prices if I didn't love his character lol

Once I get my bag, I'll probably make custom buttons off of official artwork.

>>9553051
If your bag isn't gold, throw it out and pick another husband.
Do the king of kings justice.

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So I think the consensus is to not mix manga scans with regular colored merch, but there is a particular one that I want to make a button of like really bad
Wat do

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>>9549339
>I think I'd like to make a Korilakkuma bag

Please do anon, I'd love to see it!

I'm currently trying to put together a rilakkuma bag, I love him so much
My love for my hot anime husbands can't even compete with the love I have for this lazy ass bear

>>9553080
if it's just one button i think it's fine

>>9553051
At least your waifu isn't Saber. Though might actually be easier due to the sheer amount of merch she gets, I'm not super into Fate but I don't think Gil (or really most characters) get merched quite as heavily as she does.

Also seconding >>9553055. Deck it all out, red velvet drapery and gold chains hanging on the bag, etc.

>>9553080
Do you want someone to color the manga scan? Like either directly add color or trace the lines and then color? Because I wouldn't mind doing that, if it's going on a button I'm assuming it's a small image.

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>>9553115
Thank you based anon it's this one of Griffith (mostly just the top half of this image)
Do whatever you can for my boy

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>>9553132
Samefag but this is how they colored it in the anime

>>9552525
>>9552600
Adding on to this, pin bags feel like an insult because some fuck who just threw shit on a bag and wants it to be considered on the same level as the shrines people have worked hard on. It's like posting an action figure in a gunpla group and trying to get asspats.

>>9552540
I'd back your acrylics with white washi tape to make them pop more and break things up a bit.

>>9553080
It's your bag anon, don't let some online randos who don't like a certain decoration stop you.

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>>9553055
I want a messenger styled bag and the only one I've found is the heart one from toalice, which is too small for all my straps/buttons. I want a smaller bag to use sometimes, so I'm going to order it for the sake of it being gold and cutely small.

>>9553112
Saber's merch is abundant yeah, so it's relatively cheap. Except her figure aftermarket...

I do plan on decking my bag out in gold chains and gold in general since my base bag is red (attached: an inspo but without the straps on the outside because hot damn just why). Yellow didn't fit because it blends too much with his merch and red is his secondary color which everyone uses. I was thinking of jumping bandwagon on battery-powered lights to give it a "glowing" effect like how his armor tends to do. idk I just want my bag to be obnoxious like he is

>>9553195
Godspeed anon, I hope your chains are very jingly and make it nice and obnoxious. I'd worry that lights would make the merch too comparatively dark or otherwise draw attention away from it, but I don't know how intense/widespread you're planning on making them. How about arranging small LEDs in the shape of Tokiomi's or Kotomine's command spell, or in a pattern based on his armor/tattoos? Also I like how that bag mostly uses rubber straps, I've never really liked the look of acrylic.

>>9553698
Ai really really like this bag.

>>9553897
I really dislike that bag. Fuck hamburgers.

>>9553195
Good luck anon! I always run Fate box splits and the Gil items always go so fast. I've been half tempted to make my own bag for Gil but instead I'm going the opposite end of the hard to make spectrum and working on an Ozymandius bag and he has like no merch haha. I'm slowly accumulating what I can both official and fan made.
On the other hand my fate waifu bags, Nero and Tamamo, are expanding to multiple bags already.

>>9553926
>Ozymandius
Wonderful taste, please share when you're done (or WIP).

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>>9553132
I'm not the anon from earlier but I thought it might be fun to color by hand, so I gave it a shot.

You don't have to use it but I think at button scale it would be ok. It's a little messy OTL

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so cute and fluffy.

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>>9553132
Fuck someone else already did it, but I really wanted to color so hope you like it anyway

I heard this boy is a bad boy but he is certainly cute

Opinions- a friend of mine accidentally bought me bootleg merch (they used Amazon) for my itabag, bless their heart. It's two keychains. Should I use them on my itabag just 'cause I know they meant well, or will I be severely looked down upon?

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>>9553132
>>9553134
Well this is awkward. Sorry about the delay, I'm the first anon, I got preoccupied and didn't get around to coloring it for a while. I vote you print all three and put them all on your bag as a memento of /cgl/'s love.

>>9553903
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79wV5JVrnc Anon. You missed the meme.

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>>9553256
Thanks! I have two sides for my bag, one will have the straps and buttons. The other will have the Extella towel and the Hollow Ataraxia pillow case. Was thinking of putting the lights on the non-strap side so it's not too cluttered.

>>9553926
>>9553957
I agree. Ozy is good taste. Good luck with your bag as well!

>>9553965
>>9554116
>>9554149
Oh wow thank you anons!
I am gonna use all three
I love you all

>>9553903
Filthy casual.

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Does anyone have experience buying itabags in Japan namely ,Osaka?

>>9554335

last time I went, Animate had an itabag section.

>>9553698
Beautiful bag of my daughteru, good job anon! What did you use for the big picture of her?

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>>9552459

I have that same one in purple and I love it, but do wish it was just a bit bigger. I got it for my Christophe bag and quickly realized it's not at all gonna fit all my charms. At least I was just doing it to use up my extras from all these full sets I'm buying for my Victuri bags.

>>9554147
Honestly, just use them if you want. While I'd normally not recommend bootlegs, if it were me I'd rather have them on my bag as a reminder of my friend's kindness than ~*omg gotta leave them off to protect my bagging rep!*~. (it's highly unlikely that anyone looking at it will care that much anyway)

>>9554147
My boyfriend accidentally bought me bootlegs because I told him how rare and exclusive these rubber straps were. Bless his heart. I put it on my phone instead since my bag was pretty full at the time.

I don't usually encourage bootlegs, but if it's just one or two that was gifted, it should be okay. Shouldn't be too obvious if it's hiding among a bunch of other official merch anyways.

>>9551857
The person who did the review for the To Alice bag is apparently doing a Salus and Wego one according to twitter, I'm not sure if she has the cross body bag though? But I love me some reviews

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>>9551857
>>9554770

Different anon with a Salus bag here, and I quite like it a lot but the design has some issues. The canvas itself is high quality and thick, but the bag has no interfacing at all and is very floppy because of it, I have a small bag so I don't have to stuff it (it's stuffed enough with my personal items) but I could easily see a large Salus bag being much too floppy without something to hold it up.

My big issue with it though is that the way the clear window is forced to fold over itself combined with this lack of interfacing means the plastic is constantly bending, and has developed quite a few minor tears, rips, and cracks along the edge where it folds over because of this.

Photo of the rips, they're not big but it's annoying and they get worse over time. This is after using the bag fairly regularly for daily use over about 10 months.

>>9552557
>>9552602
It's not from YOI, but from a 3-4 year old series.

>>9554803
You're making me very curious anon! Who is it?

>>9554149
How did you get the alpha channel so clean? I'm a traditional scrub so I'm curious how you got out all the white.

>>9554917
I just put the scan in a Multiply layer (most digital programs have this option, I use Krita) and colored in a normal layer under it. That way the white didn't show and I didn't have to disturb the lines to erase it. So the only erasing & redrawing I did was to remove the corner of the speech bubble.

>>9554235
Can you post photos of your bag? I'm also working on a berserk bag ( with guts, griffith and casca) and would love to see another bag from that series for inspiration.

>>9554803
Gonna guess and say the main character from tokyo ghoul? Or from sword art online?

>>9554782
Can anyone think of a way to fix this? Or maybe prevent it from happening to this particular bag? Im in love with this bag but i really don't want a bag that's not gonna last :(

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>>9555264
Usually the only way to repair these types of things is to replace the entire vinyl window or to use a patch, which isn't particularly great as shown in the pic. Replacing vinyl altogether isn't difficult it's just annoying and not something you want to have to do when you drop $20-30 on the bag before SS/proxy fees and shipping. All I could suggest is trying to patch it and then hide the patching with outside decoration.

What's shown is a patch from Tear‑Aid Vinyl Repair Kit Type B.

Are there any particular other kinds of clothes that people wear with itabags? Do people wear their itabags with normie fashion or Jfashion styles in particular?

>>9554515
I love this, the purple looks great on him. By "full sets" do you mean all the characters? If you're looking to get rid of JJ Leroy I might be interested.

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>>9555264
the thing I've found with the salus bag is you need to pin it to the clear window to give it some support. I can't promise this will fix the problem long term as I've only owned my bag for a short while.

>>9555264
Dif anon with a Salus bag. I did this >>9555337 with mine for support and I'm not sure if that's a contributing factor or what, but after some use it tore in one spot. Going down the side of one of the top corners where the seam is (so not straight into the plastic, just along the zig-zag stitch). I moved my stuff to the opposite side of the bag and carried it that way and the same thing happened.
Unfortunately I don't have any solutions for repair. I ended up removing everything for my ita-tree around Christmas and waited for a new bag to arrive. It's currently sitting in a box.

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>>9555342
now I'm nervous for my bags future.

>>9555342
>>9555337

Would reinforcing the seams with something like carefully placed clear shoe goo or another flexible rubbery adhesive help, do you think?

>>9554782
>>9555337
>>9555342
This is apparently such a prominent issue and it hasn't been fixed and people still buy from them? What?

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>>9555354
Sorry. Maybe it was too many safety pins?
Pic related, dug out my bag and drew a picture. Red represents all the spots I pinned to keep it secure.

>>9555363
It's a design flaw that can't really be helped given the style of bag. They would have to completely abandon the design and make a completely new bag, but they figure "Why" mostly because it's a unique bag and people buy them. It's not really any different than any of the other base bag's and their faults that don't make them functional or defeat the purpose of the entire thing. No bag is perfect but the vinyl tearing is a big problem.

>>9555283
When I was in Japan people just wore it with normal clothes.

I only plan on wearing mine out to cons.

>>9553132
I'm angry cause it's Griffith but happy cause there's gonna be another Berserk itabag, I'm working on a Guts one making most if not all the art myself haha. Good luck and post when it's done!

>>9554927
>>9555629
Def gonna post mine when it's done!
Hope to see both of yours as well.

I have my first WEGO bag on its way, and would like to know where to stock for decorations. I've been looking for stuff on Etsy and googling but haven't been very lucky.

Particularly looking for YOI, CCS and Evangelion stuff based in the EU because customs suck.

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I want to make a No more movie thief bag, and I have two options: either a yellow bag with the background decorated like police tape, or a black bag with a white circle in the middle (and the merch inside it) so it looks like a spotlight.

Thoughts?

>>9555823
I didn't even know what this was until I googled and now I full heartedly support you. I'd go with the yellow bag just so your merch stands out since they both wear black suits.

>>9555731
Going through a proxy can be a great way to find stuff. I use zenmarket and prowl through yahoo auctions

>>9555731
Also the Facebook group for itabag sales always has TONS of YOI posts

new thread >>9556015

This has been so helpful! Thank you <3