Chance upon a chance: Ichigo Masimaro Voice Actor Event

(tags anime, games-of-chance, Ichigo Masimaro, live, voice actor, seiyuu)

Yet again Animate with the killer promotion. They are hosting an invite-only Ichigo Masimaro live talk show with all the voice actresses. (帰ってきた「苺ましまろでショー」in豊島公会堂イベント)

So here's the deal. You buy the first two OVA DVDs (1, 2) and pre-order the third at the same Animate shop. They give you a raffle ticket which you must send in by mail to the designated address. This ticket is stamped with each ordered/purchased item. They call this a "stamp rally".

(As an aside, I pre-ordered the third DVD after buying the second, but the gal at the register was confused and didn't stamp my card until I brought up the issue. Perhaps I was too early and she forgot about this promotion? In any case I lucked out, because I didn't pay anything for the pre-order, which means I can silently drop it? Animate is full-priced anime, all the time.)

So you have to send in the ticket, but you're not guaranteed an invite because it's a raffle. And unfortunately I did a dumb thing yesterday of trying to send it through the one day before it's supposed to be there, hoping, nay, believing that Japan Post is very timely. You know, Japan has on-time trains. That must extend to the mail, right? Right? So I won't know if I failed to send it on time or I failed to win the raffle.

If I don't get a ticket, I'll be bummed but not majorly. It comes with living so far away from Tokyo/Akihabara. But if I had a chance to see the voice actresses in person, many of whom have parts in many animes that I like, I'd take that chance.