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[ShinjiPG]

I think it's pretty nice actually.

[Ringo~Bingo]

I'm more concerned about the content to be honest, like I hope it's full of pictures (hopefully unseen ones) and that the paper used is scan friendly and not too flimsy (i.e bleeding through).

[Tokyo Jihad]

half the pages will be blank again

[Jesse]

Hmm.. I thought the content was all the photos and articles that have already been printed in previous Rockin' On issues ?

[Ringo~Bingo]

Originally Posted by Jesse

Hmm.. I thought the content was all the photos and articles that have already been printed in previous Rockin' On issues ?

Yeah but I'm hoping for some bonus content, possibly? shots that they never used that kind of thing.

[Glathannus]

My theory is, the Ringo File will have 'everything' Shiina Ringo related from previous issues of Rockin'On Japan. There are only two possible exceptions that I foresee:

Advertisements (in the non-article sense of the word). Any isolated one-page or two-page visuals related to a single/album/concert that was new at the time - will not appear within the Ringo File, nor will you see advertisements of anything not related to Shiina Ringo.

Non-shrunken pages. I don't expect the physical dimensions of the Ringo File to be very large. I expect the pages to be no larger than recent issues of Rockin'On Japan. What most international fans don't know, is that the physical dimensions of Rockin'On Japan haven't always been the same. The pages used to be much larger, so I expect there to still be some advantage of owning original Rockin'On Japan issues - mainly the older ones.

[a_grumble_cake]

I saw this list on a 2chan thread discussing Ringo File. I'm not sure this is a real list of whatever Ringo File contains... it might just be speculation. Here it is anyway:

I put it through google translate:

Interview
November, BUZZ1999
March, BUZZ2000
10.25 ROKINON January 2003 issue of the merger date
July ROKINON 2008
January ROKINON 2000

Photo
August ROKINON 1999
March ROKINON 1999
Monday 11 October 1999 ROKINON
February ROKINON 2000
April ROKINON 2000
10.25 ROKINON January 2003 issue of the merger date
ROKINON February 25, 2003 issue
February, BUZZ2003
March, BUZZ2003
August ROKINON 2003
September ROKINON 2003
December ROKINON 2004
April ROKINON 2005
2007 January ROKINON
2007 August ROKINON
H2003, March issue
July ROKINON 2008

Live Photos
Bat first,学舎,下剋上, erection control, meditation, laughter賣,雙六,
Fuji Rock, Dynamite, Scan Manager, SUPATORI,
RSR, Society, H. apples

[Ringo~Bingo]

^ erection control

Well HMV says mine is in transit so barring any Customs nonsense I'll know the contents for 100% by weeks end.

(I wont hold my breath though I just know it's gonna get held)

[Huruhara]

My Ringo File is also on its way, hope it didn't get detained by UK customs again. *sads*

[Glathannus]

Originally Posted by a_grumble_cake

Live Photos
Bat first,学舎,下剋上, erection control, meditation, laughter賣,雙六,
Fuji Rock, Dynamite, Scan Manager, SUPATORI,
RSR, Society, H. apples

I forgot about those. Yeah, everytime there is a major multi-artist concert event like RSR, Rockin'On Japan has at least two photos for each of the artists involved. Those combined 'photoshoots' can get massive, like they'll dominate like half of an issue, while when you have a one-artist photoshoot with interview, it takes up no more than a fifth of one issue. I'm assuming they are only going to include the Shiina Ringo parts of those mult-artist events.