Based on the most recent Vitamin M, she's still in the middle of writing essays for the new book. Knowing how Maaya is with deadlines, it may not be out until late this year. I suppose the best part is that Kodansha is publishing it, which makes me think it'll be more widely available than the last ...

I have the songs I like the most on my mp3 player, so if I'm needing a dose of Maaya I just put the whole list on shuffle. It's like a 100-track version of "everywhere". I have favorite songs, and there are times when I think, "I need to hear 'purachina'," or, "I can't start my day unless I listen t...

Some kind soul has started to upload episodes from I.D. to nicovideo. I recommend using this nicosound tag search to find them -- nicosound converts nicovideo to mp3 for free (no signup required). (But note that nicosound tends to have poor download speeds until late at night in Japan.) There are tw...

With all the I.D. pages done, I'm taking a brief respite from working on Maaya's official site to tackle the various interviews and special features that have come out for Maaya's 15th anniversary and the release of "everywhere". First up is the CDJournal.com serial column: Part 1 is here ; you can ...

[quote="TomoyoHime"]Can someone make a kind of buying guide?[/quote]

This is really rough, but try this: Ordering Guide for the IDS! Shop

If you have any questions or if there's anything unclear in the above guide, let me know so I can edit it.

[quote="#F!"]Where can I buy this? I need to be an ID member?[/quote] The concert goods, to include the pamphlet, are available for purchase by anyone (even if you're not an IDS! member) at http://www.ids-shop.jp/ . You'll need to use a forwarding service if you're not in Japan, as IDS! doesn't ship...

[quote="dillpops"]I think I'll leave the new one to deltafour XD[/quote]

'Twould be a pleasure. Consider it done.

[quote="offthelights"]I can't wait for the scans to this.[/quote]

Though I imagine you can find a full set of scans from a more disreputable source, I encourage you to buy a copy and show your appreciation for the hard work that went into this pamphlet.

Recently I've often wondered about how much airbrushing goes into Maaya's photos. True, she's very health-conscious and I'm sure she takes good care of her skin, but she can't be perfect... That and I think she normally wears glasses when she's not working, so I wonder if the average fan would be ab...

That was a rather furtive way to announce it, wasn't it? All the focus has been on the concert and the best-hits album, and you flip to the back cover to see, "Oh by the way, Maaya's putting out another essay collection." Reading that really made my day. Totally unexpected, too -- I don't think it's...

If you haven't bought the pamphlet yet, maybe this will convince you it's worth getting. The Best of What's Inside More than a dozen pictures from the "everywhere" photo shoot An eight-page interview Twenty-five pages of Maaya photos taken by Yoko Kanno A five-page transcript of a conversation with ...

I'm disappointed with the new version of "Loop". Am I the only one who doesn't like this version? To me it feels uninspired, canned, and devoid of emotion or passion. It's very plain -- it feels like it could have come from any artist. Maybe I'm just too attached to the original version, but these a...

Hmm, so that's what it's called. Sort of an odd word, but I guess if that's the accepted term... I'll have to look up the drama CDs and see if I can pick them up anywhere. I'm aware that she does a lot of narrative works, but it seems like most of them are for things that have limited exposure, such...

[quote="gradualpetrify"]if your correct then that would mean shes already in a relationship for quite some time now.[/quote] That's what I think. She'd still have to be cautious about separating her professional and personal lives, but the media spotlight doesn't shine so brightly on her that having...

I wasn't quite sure how to translate this, so I settled on "narrative drama". If anyone has a better term please let me know. From what I gather it's like a radio drama performed live? Sounds perfect for Maaya. Sometimes I wish she was more involved in things like audiobooks, since her voice has all...