Time for another cosplay ROM/Photo book review! This time, I'll be reviewing HaneAme 雨波's new cosplay photo book sets, Tifa Lockhart of Final Fantasy VII and Belfast of Azurlane!!
For those who are not familiar with HaneAme, she's a Taiwanese cosplayer who is best known for her sexy cosplays. Like most modern cosplayers, she's been making photo books and cosplay ROM (or what we call the doujin cosplay photo album stored in CD) which are being sold at Doujinshi fairs like Comiket or Taiwan's Fancy Frontier and she even has her own store for pre-orders and mail-orders. She also have a Patreon where she is releasing photo sets on a monthly basis for her fans around the world. If you're into sexy cosplays, I'm sure you'll love HaneAme! All I can say is, HaneAme is one hell of a babe!
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| Some of HaneAme's notable cosplays, ranging from game, anime and western comic characters. photo source: HaneAme's Facebook Page |
This is not my first time to get HaneAme's merch. Ever since I bought her Scathach and her first 2B photo book on 2017, I've already laid my eyes on her awesome works! So far I already have five of her cosplay PB and ROMs to date.
Is it sexy and ero cosplay? Find out the difference here:
http://digitalworkspaceromance.blogspot.com/2016/05/hanaji-senseis-pov-sexy-cosplay-and-ero.html
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| Photo: My first sets from HaneAme (2017) |
So, how did I get these awesome sets? HaneAme opened a preorder for her Tifa and Belfast cosplay photo book set last June via her official shop: https://haneame.myshopify.com/
What I love about her shop is that she accepts order directly from overseas! Unlike my usual purchasing procedure when buying cosplay ROM in Japan, I won't be needing a proxy service or a forwarding service like Tenso or Blackship to be able to have it delivered to my place. Plus, the shop is accepting Paypal so yeah, more reasons for you to buy her merch! Shipping fee is also good especially if you plan to get more of her works.
Here's what I ordered:
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| Tifa and Belfast sets have arrived!!! Plus a cheki (polaroid photo with autograph) |
Tifa Lockhart Set (Luxury Set)
The set includes:
- Tifa Photo book (1 book; 64 pages)
- Tifa ROM (1 DVD for the Digital Files)
- Postcards (3 pcs.)
- B4-Size Posters (3 sheets)
- Acrylic Stand (1 pc - Random; included only in the "Luxury Set)
This luxury set cost $50.00, six dollars more than the regular set but hey, you'll get this wonderful acrylic stand for your phones. It has two designs and will be sent to you randomly. Fortunately, I got what I want the most! Hell yeah! Got the sexy Tifa design...www
A brief look at the Tifa acrylic stand
The photo book is printed in B5 size art paper with 157g thickness. It has this premium feel and very much appealing covers on both sides. Another thing to love about these books is the perfect printed color of each page. It's not dull, it is not over-saturated or too vibrant, simply perfect and pleasing to the eyes. Well, don't mind the photos I shot coz the color is way much better in actual. Some pages/images contains quotes/phrases and some comments by the photographer in three languages (TW/JP/EN) which I really enjoyed reading as I browse each elegant shot.
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| Tifa Photobook Cover (front and back) |
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| Inside the photo book |
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| DVD Case for Tifa Photo Album |
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| Tifa Postcards (Rhombus) |
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| Samples of Tifa Lockhart cosplay by HaneAme (From left to right) Original costume, In-game Gown, Bunny Bartender |
The set includes:
- Belfast Photo book (1 book; 64 pages)
- Belfast ROM (1 DVD for the Digital Files)
- Heart-Shaped Postcards (5 pcs.)
- B4-Size Posters (3 sheets)
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| Belfast Photobook Cover (front and back) |
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| Inside the Belfast Photo book |
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| DVD Case for Belfast Photo Album |
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| Heart-shaped postcards (Belfast) |
Now, what I love about the set is the number of costume variations she did for this Belfast cosplay. There are five Belfast costumes done by HaneAme: Original Maid, Dating Sweater, Kitty Lingerie, Wedding Dress and Swimsuit. Original Maid and Kitty Lingerie are probably my favorites among them. There is something graceful about this set, it's aesthetically pleasing! Her playful emotions in the Kitty Lingerie album compliment her sexiness very well while her innocence in the Original Maid album will certainly make your heart skip a beat (especially when she started showing that lovely peach ass--- Sorry, I sometimes get carried away by her extreme sexiness!www) HaneAme did a great job cosplaying Belfast especially with those quality costumes she used, I'm very pleased with this set.
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| Samples of Belfast cosplay by HaneAme (From left to right) Wedding Dress, Dating Sweater, Original Maid, Kitty Lingerie, Swimsuit |
Cheki - Tifa Official (Polaroid photo with autograph)
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| 1 random polaroid photo (cheki) with autograph and addressed to my preferred name |
Ok, this is a separate purchase and has limited availability. The polaroid photo cost $11.00. While you can choose which character and costume variation you want, it will be sent randomly so you yeah, you can't choose which exact photo you like. Lucky me I got a nice one!w For collectors of cosplay stuffs like me, this is something I would certainly pay for to get.
Buying this lot cost me $125.00 (including regular shipping which is 20USD flat rate) and yeah, it seems a lot for two sets of cosplay photo books. But personally I think it's worth the price I paid and here's my personal opinion:
- Quality work! The quality of her photos are top notch sexy! I rarely find cosplayers who can do aesthetically pleasing poses and post-processed photos that brought out the feeling of that 2D character she's cosplaying. Not only her photos but the merch itself as well! The photo books feel very premium. Even the posters and post cards are of quality finish!
- Limited Stocks! These sets won't be available forever. Once it is sold out, reprinting these sets might take time or even won't be re-released anymore. So better get your copies now while supplies last. Like I set, the price is justified (at least for me) as you will get a bunch of other goods with the sets.
- Signed books! For a Cosplay ROM/PB collector like me, this is a total deal-breaker! Not that I'm hoping to get it sold for a higher price someday, it just makes the merch more special. Well, she signed both books so I'm sold! I also hardly ever get signed ROMs specially if I order via mail-order sites where cosplayers put their works in commission with Doujin shops or mail-order platforms like BOOTH, so yeah, basically you can only get signed merch when you personally attend and meet the cosplayers at conventions.
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| The books are signed by HaneAme~! |
- Posters! You'll get 3 sheets of poster in each set. Why I love these posters so much is because of their size. It's B4 size (9.8 x 13.9in) and smaller than the usual A2/B2 size poster. "B-But it's smaller!" Exactly! It means you don't have to pin one huge poster in your wall and eventually get tired of seeing that single image after few months. Plus you'll save a lot of spaces for other posters you want to pin on your wall. I'm liking this size and I hope HaneAme will continue to make posters with this size.
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| I got too excited that I immediately put the posters up on my wall!!! |
Of course, it's not all great for me, and there's still more room for improvement (who am I to say that anyway?) so there are some suggestions I have in mind right now and hopefully that can help HaneAme produce more awesome sets:
- More Digital Files/Contents - I do understand that shooting and post-processing these amazing quality photos take a lot of time and hardwork. But I wouldn't mind paying more to get more as well. Well, the overall quality of the photos captured and processed by the photographer is enough to justify the price. Just think about the hard work they put on these. Maybe I'm just really used to cosplay ROMs made by most Japanese cosplayers which usually contain 150 to 350 photos and only cost around $15 to $30 per ROM. But also keep in mind that despite the smaller quantity of digital files, you'll get top notch quality photos of HaneAme's cosplay. Well, I don't really mind the resolution, doesn't need to be 4k or 8k, as long as it is not too low and uniform in sizes, I'll be very satisfied...www Including a short video clip would be nice as well. Anyway, if you want more of her sexy cosplay photos, you can subscribe to her Patreon for monthly photo set releases!
- Individual ROM (CD/DVD) or Photo book - Some people don't like buying sets despite saving a lot, maybe they don't like having the photo book and only like to buy the digital files/ROM. Actually, this strategy is already being done by HaneAme but exclusively on Toranoana, a Japanese Doujin shop. I'm hoping that fans from overseas can also have additional options when it comes to purchasing her works. Well, there's nothing wrong with the set scheme, actually it's the best option so far since you're actually saving a lot and getting lots of bonuses as well.
- More HaneAme Goods/Merch and Bonuses - Some of her merch are good dealbreakers, for instance the Tifa acrylic stand and those posters included in Tifa and Belfast sets. I'm hoping she can come up with new goods that fans can truly appreciate. I know she also released dakimakura (hugging pillow) before, but not all of us has the courage or the money to buy a 1:1 size HaneAme pillow, right?w Still, it would have been nice to have a Kitty Lingerie Belfast dakimakura as well...( *´艸｀) If you guys have any idea or suggestion on what merch/goods you want HaneAme to make someday, you can comment down below this post. Of course, it's still up to her and her team which goods they should be making next time, all will be appreciated anyways~!
To sum it all up, the Tifa and Belfast sets are definitely the two of the best releases HaneAme have ever made so far. HaneAme was able to bring out the sexiness and elegance of both characters with her great body, well-made costumes, perfectly executed poses, and the skill of her photographer. You can't go wrong buying these sets.
You can see how much effort both HaneAme, her photographer and her team did here and all of that are very much appreciated! Thank you for these amazing works and I hope they continue to do their best! So please if you're gonna be buying it, DON'T REPRODUCE AND UPLOAD THE FILES ONLINE!!! Appreciate and understand why they work so hard to produce it, ok?
You can see how much effort both HaneAme, her photographer and her team did here and all of that are very much appreciated! Thank you for these amazing works and I hope they continue to do their best! So please if you're gonna be buying it, DON'T REPRODUCE AND UPLOAD THE FILES ONLINE!!! Appreciate and understand why they work so hard to produce it, ok?
I also highly recommend checking out and purchase her 2B photo book set and her other previous works here: https://haneame.myshopify.com/collections/haneame-last-photobook
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| HaneAme's 2nd 2B Photo Book set released earlier this year. |
With the current situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping out orders might take a while so kindly understand and be patient as her team and HaneAme are doing their best to deliver these goods to your place. More so if your place has tight restrictions on imports, I advice you check your local post office and delivery services like Fedex, UPS and DHL for updates regarding imports.
I hope this review can help you guys get HaneAme's amazing cosplay photo book sets. I'll leave you with a quick look on the posters pinned to my wall and a personalized wallpaper/screensaver I made from HaneAme's Tifa and Belfast ROM for my personal use.
Please support her in her SNS and Patreon:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haneame.cos/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/haneame_cos/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haneame_cos/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/haneame
Fantia (Japanese): https://fantia.jp/fanclubs/26273/
Until the next review~! うえええええ～～！！！
very nice review too, you are also very stafited of this staff of Hane !! me too !! great job and cosplay !!! Nice
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