Saturday, April 29, 2023

Upcoming Manga Added to the Store for Pre-order! - Week of April 25th

We've added another set of upcoming manga to the store site for pre-order!

Here's what's coming:

Dead Company , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Aug 15
I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Jun 15
I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game But the Boys Love Me Anyway! , Vol #4, Graphic Novel- Aug 15
If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Dec 12
Seven Deadly Sins Manga Box Set 5 (Vol #29-35) - Sep 19
Usotoki Rhetoric , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Usotoki Rhetoric , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Sep 26
Usotoki Rhetoric , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Jan 23, 2024
Who Made Me a Princess , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - May 15
Who Made Me a Princess , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Sep 12
Who Made Me a Princess , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Nov 7
Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic , Vol #3, [Novel] - Aug 22

Date Changes:

WAS - Apr 25, 2023
Tweeny Witches : Complete Book of Spells BLURAY - May 16

WAS - May 16, 2023
Bust to Bust BLURAY (Adult) - May 30
Maya Miyazaki's Encyclopedia Erotica BLURAY (Adult) - May 30
Sex Salon BLURAY (Adult) - May 30

WAS - Apr 25, 2023
Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji , Vol #4, Graphic Novel (360pgs) - May 23

WAS - May 9, 2023
The Apothecary Diaries , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Jul 11
Black Eagle in the Sahara , Vol #1, Graphic Novel (Adult) - May 30
Correspondence from the End of the Universe , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Do You Like Big Girls? , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Jun 6
Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - May 30
Kamen Rider Kuuga , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Aug 8
There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... , Vol #1, [Novel] - May 30

WAS - May 16, 2023
Faded Away , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Jun 27
Faded Away , Vol #1, Graphic Novel (Hardcover) - Jun 27
Fire in His Fingertips: A Flirty Fireman Ravishes Me with His Smoldering Gaze , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Dec 19
Loner Life in Another World , Vol #5, [Novel] - Jun 20
Obnoxious Hero-Kun : The Complete Collection , Graphic Novel - Jun 27
Under Ninja , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Jul 18

WAS - May 23, 2023
World's End Harem Fantasia Academy , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Oct 31

WAS - Jul 11, 2023
Kamen Rider Kuuga , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Nov 7

WAS - TBD
Warehouse , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Jun 6
Warehouse , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Jun 6

Friday, April 28, 2023

RACS STORE MAINTENANCE & DOWNTIME - UPDATE 2

UPDATE: So far so good. Our store maint continues and everything is currently on schedule. We should complete the back-end maint sometime late this evening. 

The store is currently up and running normally, including secure checkout, and orders may be placed on the store site as per normal.

There will be no regular order shipments today (Friday, April 28th). Tomorrow we will begin to process orders and shipments that have accumulated since Wednesday evening. These will be completely caught up by Monday.

Qued email confirmations for orders placed since Wednesday evening will begin going out late this evening. Qued order number assignments will also occur at this time.

For a short time there will be a lot of broken images on the store site. We are bringing up all the back-end systems first. The new templates that pull the new image server URL's will be the last thing we do.

Customer service continues to function normally. If you have any questions about anything at all, just drop us a line.

There will be no newsletter today (Friday). I'm planning to work one up for you tomorrow morning after our systems are back up

We greatly appreciate everyone's patience while we complete this work. Thanks very much!

Thursday, April 27, 2023

RACS STORE MAINTENANCE & DOWNTIME - UPDATE

UPDATE: The engineers weren't quite ready to begin last night, so we had to push the start of the server work up a day. We did end up processing and shipping orders placed on Wednesday April 26th.

After a 24 hour delay, we began our store server migration Wednesday, April 26th at 10PM Eastern Time (EDT). During this time, checkout will be disabled and even if the store is working, adding to the cart will fail. In addition APIs, such as Order API and Catalog API are going be disabled. There will be periods Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning when attempts to access the store site will trigger your browser's 'not private' or 'not secure' error message. This cannot be helped, so do not be alarmed.

After approximately 8 hours, sometime Thursday morning the store will come back online, checkout will be re-enabled and orders will be able to be placed. Once that happens availability and some functions/images will be spotty. Order numbers will not be immediately assigned to placed orders, and email confirmations will not immediately be sent. We have to turn these things back on step by step, so please be patient.

There may be some broken image links once the store is restored. That will be the last thing we fix once everything else is back up and running.

We will not be processing orders on Thursday April 27th. Order processing will resume sometime Friday afternoon, however, we may not catch up on email notifications until Monday May 1st. Looks like we will be working Saturday to wrap everything up. Hopefully, I can sleep on Sunday. ;-)

Again, thanks for your patience!

Monday, April 24, 2023

RACS STORE MAINTENANCE & DOWNTIME

  

On Tuesday, April 25 beginning around midnight EST, the RACS team will be migrating the RACS store site back-end servers and performing upgrades on our store software. There may be short periods early Wednesday morning where order checkout will be unavailable. 

From Wednesday morning thru Thursday evening store availability and some functions/images may be spotty, however, orders should be able to be placed normally. During this period:

  • Order numbers will not be generated immediately
  • Order notification and confirmation emails will not be sent immediately
  • Realtime authorizations will be done, but auto-capture will not occur immediately
  • Existing coupons will function normally
  • Real-time discounts will function normally
  • Gift certificate redemption will not be available
  • Promotions will not be active
  • Some store images will not load properly

During this maintenance period customer service messaging will function normally.

Orders placed thru 5pm EST on Tuesday, April 25th will be processed prior to the store maint.

No store order shipments will be processed on Wednesday April 26th. Shipments should resume in the afternoon on Thursday April 27th, and we should be all caught up on order shipments by close of business on Friday April 28th. 

Having been through many such updates I'm sure there will be little SNAFU's that we will need to sort out on the other side, so our goal is to have all store functions back up and running Friday morning, and fix any cosmetic issues over the weekend. 


And don't worry, the store site itself is not going to change. It's not time for that yet... ;-)

We greatly appreciate everyone's patience during this period as the updates are a necessary step in the process to facilitate some new things we are planning to roll out for the RACS store site later this year.

Thanks!


Friday, April 21, 2023

Upcoming Manga Added to the Store for Pre-order! - Week of April 18th

We've added another set of upcoming manga to the store site for pre-order! 

Here's what's coming:

Am I Actually the Strongest? , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Nov 28
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Royal Academy Stories - First Year , [Novel] - Jun 13
Banished from the Heroes' Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Banished from the Heroes' Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside , Vol #9, [Novel] - Jul 18
Beginning After the End , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Black Butler , Vol #32, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Blue Period , Vol #14, Graphic Novel - Oct 3
Boxer , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Dead Mount Death Play , Vol #9, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Devil Is a Part-Timer! Official Comic Anthology , Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Eminence in Shadow , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Final Fantasy Lost Stranger , Vol #9, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt Hey How about Treason , Vol #10, [Novel] - Jul 18
Goblin Slayer! , Vol #12, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Happy Crappy Life , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Jun 20
Happy Crappy Life , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Oct 17
Higehiro : After Being Rejected I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Aug 8
High School Prodigies Have it Easy Even in Another World , Vol #13, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
In Another World With My Smartphone , Vol #9, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
In Another World With My Smartphone , Vol #26, [Novel] - Jun 13
In Another World With My Smartphone , Vol #27, [Novel] - Jan 9, 2024
Ishura , Vol #4, [Novel] - Jul 18
Kakegurui Twin , Vol #13, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Lovesick Ellie , Vol #12, Graphic Novel - Oct 3
Magical Explorer , Vol #5, [Novel] - Jul 18
Marginal Operation , Vol #14, Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Marginal Operation , Vol #15, Graphic Novel - Sep 12
Marginal Operation , Vol #16, Graphic Novel - Dec 12
Misfit of Demon King Academy , Vol #1, [Novel] - Jul 18
My Gently Raised Beast , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Nana & Kaoru , Vol #3, Graphic Novel (Adult) - Jun 15
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World : Secret File , Vol #1, [Novel] - Jul 18
Please Put Them On Takamine-san , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Quality Assurance in Another World , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Oct 3
Quality Assurance in Another World , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Dec 5
Run on Your New Legs , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Sabikui Bisco , Vol #5, [Novel] - Jul 18
Solo Leveling , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Aug 22
Solo Leveling , Vol #8, [Novel] - Jul 18
Today's Menu for the Emiya Family , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Sep 26
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina , Vol #11, [Novel] - Jul 18
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
World After the Fall , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
You Can Have My Back , Vol #1, [Novel] - Jul 18

Date Changes:

WAS - Apr 25, 2023
I Saw It : A Survivor's True Story of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima , Graphic Novel - May 15

WAS - May 2, 2023
Gantz Omnibus #12 (Vol #34-37) Graphic Novel - May 23
Modern Villainess It's Not Easy Building a Corporate Empire Before the Crash , Vol #3, [Novel]- Jul 25
Welcome to Succubus High , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Jun 13

WAS - Jun 20, 2023
Today's Menu for the Emiya Family , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Jul 25

Upcoming Anime Releases from Crunchymation and Viz - Now Up for Pre-Order!

We've just posted lots of upcoming Anime Releases for pre-order!

Here's what's coming:

Boruto Naruto Next Generations Set 15 BLURAY (Eps #211-231) - Jun 13

Obey Me! Season 2 BLURAY - Jul 4
One Piece Season 13 Part 1 DVD/BD Combo Set (Uncut) (Eps # 783-794) - Jul 4
One Piece : Film Red Movie BLURAY - Jul 11
The Devil is a Part-Timer Season 2 BLURAY - Jul 18
Ancient Magus' Bride : The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm BLURAY - Jul 25

Friday, April 14, 2023

Upcoming Manga Added to the Store for Pre-order! - Week of April 11th

We've added another set of upcoming manga to the store site for pre-order!

Here's what's coming:

Bungo Stray Dogs : Wan! , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Call of the Night , Vol #12, Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Call of the Night , Vol #13, Graphic Novel - Sep 12
Call of the Night , Vol #14, Graphic Novel - Dec 12
Call the Name of the Night , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Can't Stop Cursing You , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Cheeky Brat , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Coffee Moon , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Hinowa ga CRUSH! , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Hirano and Kagiura , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Imitation , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Kowloon Generic Romance , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Love and Heart , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Love of Kill , Vol #12, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Mint Chocolate , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
My Mate is a Feline Gentleman , Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Persona 5 , Vol #10, Graphic Novel - Jun 20
Persona 5 , Vol #11, Graphic Novel - Dec 19
Reformation of the World as Overseen by a Realist Demon King , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Requiem of the Rose King , Vol #17, Graphic Novel - Jun 20
Saint? Nope, Just a Monster Tamer Passing Through , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Secrets of the Silent Witch , Vol #4, [Novel] - Jul 18
Secrets of the Silent Witch , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Shadows House , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Shy , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
The Summer Hikaru Died , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School , Vol #13, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun , Vol #18, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Touring After the Apocalypse , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
Yakuza Lover , Vol #9, Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Yakuza Lover , Vol #10, Graphic Novel - Sep 12
Yakuza Lover , Vol #11, Graphic Novel - Dec 12
Yashahime : Princess Half-Demon , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Yashahime : Princess Half-Demon , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Dec 12

Date Changes:

WAS - Apr 25, 2023
Creature Girls A Hands-On Field Journal in Another World , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - May 16
Dangers in My Heart , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Jul 18
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - May 16
Interviews with Monster Girls , Vol #12, Graphic Novel - May 7, 2024
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling , Vol #6, [Novel] - Oct 31

Friday, April 07, 2023

Upcoming Anime Releases from Sentai - Now Up for Pre-Order!

We've just posted lots of upcoming Anime Releases for pre-order!

Here's what's coming:

Executioner and Her Way of Life BLURAY - Jul 4
Penguindrum Re:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Movie Collection BLURAY - Jul 4
When Will Ayumu Make His Move? BLURAY - Jul 11
Medaka Box Complete Collection (Season 1&2) BLURAY - Jul 18
Tokyo Mew Mew New BLURAY - Jul 18
High School of the Dead Complete BLURAY (Eps 1-12+OVA) - Jul 25
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! BLURAY - Jul 25

WAS - Apr 25, 2023
Gunbuster OVA Series BLURAY -  May 30

Upcoming Manga Added to the Store for Pre-order! - Week of April 4th

We've added another set of upcoming manga to the store site for pre-order!

Here's what's coming:

Alice in Borderland , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Jun 20
Alice in Borderland , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Sep 19
Alice in Borderland , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Dec 19
Ayashimon , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Jun 6
Ayashimon , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Aug 1
Beast Complex , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Jun 20
Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba Signs From the Wind [Novel] - Jun 27
Dragon Ball Super , Vol #18, Graphic Novel - Jun 6
Dragon Ball Super , Vol #19, Graphic Novel - Sep 5
Dragon's Betrothed , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Fist of the North Star , Vol #10, Graphic Novel (Hardcover) - Sep 26
Fist of the North Star , Vol #11, Graphic Novel (Hardcover) - Dec 26
Frieren Beyond Journey's End , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Jun 20
Frieren Beyond Journey's End , Vol #9, Graphic Novel - Oct 17
Golden Kamuy , Vol #29, Graphic Novel - Jun 20
Golden Kamuy , Vol #30, Graphic Novel - Oct 17
Goodbye, Eri , Graphic Novel - Jun 27
Ima Koi : Now I'm in Love , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Jun 6
Ima Koi : Now I'm in Love , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Sep 5
Ima Koi : Now I'm in Love , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Dec 5
Insomniacs After School , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Jun 20
Insomniacs After School , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - Sep 19
Insomniacs After School , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Dec 19
Komi Can't Communicate , Vol #27, Graphic Novel - Oct 10
Love's in Sight! , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Oct 17
Love's in Sight! , Vol #5, Graphic Novel - Dec 19
Mashle Magic and Muscles , Vol #12, Graphic Novel - Jun 6
Mashle Magic and Muscles , Vol #13, Graphic Novel - Sep 12
Mashle Magic and Muscles , Vol #14, Graphic Novel - Dec 12
Minami's Lover , Graphic Novel (Hardcover) - Jun 27
Mission: Yozakura Family , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Oct 17
Mission: Yozakura Family , Vol #8, Graphic Novel - Dec 19
Offshore Lightning , Graphic Novel - Jul 11
Old-Fashioned Cupcake , Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Rainbow Days , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - Oct 3
Rainbow Days , Vol #7, Graphic Novel - Dec 5
Sakamoto Days , Vol #9, Graphic Novel - Aug 1
Sakamoto Days , Vol #10, Graphic Novel - Dec 5
Spider-Man Fake Red , Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Terror Man , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Jun 27
Until I Love Myself , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Jun 20
Until I Love Myself , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Sep 19
Wolverine Snikt! , Graphic Novel - Jun 13

Date Changes:

WAS - Apr 18, 2023
Black and White : Tough Love at the Office , Vol #2, Graphic Novel - Oct 31
Booty Royale Never Go Down Without a Fight! Omnibus 6 (Vol #11-12) Graphic Novel - Nov 21
Cutie and the Beast , Vol #4, Graphic Novel - Dec 19
Haunted Bookstore Gateway to a Parallel Universe , Vol #5, [Novel] - May 23
Husky and His White Cat Shizun , Vol #3, [Novel] - Sep 26
I'm Not a Succubus! , Vol #3, Graphic Novel - May 9
Nejishiki , Graphic Novel (Hardcover) - Sep 5
Reborn as a Vending Machine I Now Wander the Dungeon , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - May 16
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement , Vol #1, Graphic Novel - Jun 13
Story of Seven Lives Omnibus , Graphic Novel - May 23
Sundome!! Milky Way , Vol #6, Graphic Novel - May 9
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop , [Novel] - Jul 18