(Not that I even know what a mulberry bush looks 
like. . . ^_~;;)

I've ordered a good number of times from Mangaya 
and every time I order, it reinforces what I have 
always said about them. In a nutshell this is:

1. Regarding e-mail, they will always answer 
faster around an update. In between, it can take 
up to two weeks or more to get a reply - and that 
is IF you ever get one.

2. I have *never* *NOT* gotten my cels, but I 
have never gotten them any sooner than about four 
or five weeks after I order. The longest I have 
had to wait is five months, the average wait is 
about two months.

3. The site is pretty accurate about what you get 
when you're ordering. If it says it comes with 
background, douga, genga, layouts, timesheets, 
etc, etc, etc, then it does. However there is 
usually no mention of if a sketch is *partial* 
(for example: only the character's eyes).

4. Regarding condition, go with what you see, but 
know it is Mangaya's policy to not leave the cel 
sticking to anything. This even means ripping it 
free from backgrounds or sketches to which it 
might be stuck. Of the two backgrounded cels I 
have gotten at Mangaya, one cel was unstuck. The 
other had been stuck and the background was 
damaged when it was ripped away. This damage was 
not visible in the scan and not mentioned on the 
site.

My advice when ordering from Mangaya: Put in your 
order and forget about it. When you get the 
confirmation e-mail from them, send payment and 
forget about it again. Eventually the cel will 
find it's way to your door, but don't hold your 
breath. Like I said, I have never not gotten what 
I ordered - but with the slow to non-existant 
responses, every time I order, I pray: "don't let 
this be the time something goes wrong."

In that vein, I also make sure every time to have 
them ship via EMS. If nothing else, at least then 
you're covered in *that* department!!

Actually, I'm thinking of putting in another 
order soon. . . (*Drac prays. . .* ^_^;;)

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac