Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru / カエルの為に鐘は鳴る
GBUS price ≈ 1.3x the Japanese price
Japan vs US prices for Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru from the YenVault database. The headline comparison — loose — is ¥1,760 in Japan against $15.00 in the US.
Japan vs US, at a glance
Bars are scaled to the first figure recorded for each row, with yen converted at ¥150 = $1 (the rate used across this database), so the two markets can be compared on one scale. Labels show the recorded figures exactly as published in the table below.
Prices, loose and complete kept separate
| Condition | Japan price (source · date) | US price (source · date) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | ¥1,760（ブックオフ公式オンラインストア ※箱説なし※、出品・在庫あり、2026-11-08確認） | 輸入価格 $15.00（PriceCharting 日本版ページ、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 約+¥490・1.3倍（差なし） |
| Complete in box (CIB) | データなし（ブックオフで箱説付き単品を確認できず。参考・完品ではない: 駿河屋Yahoo!店 ¥3,230、内箱欠品・外箱状態難と明記、出品、2026-11-08確認） | 輸入価格 $74.88（PriceCharting 日本版ページ、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 判定保留（参考の状態難品では約3.5倍だが完品価格ではない） |
Source notes are reproduced exactly as recorded in the database (in Japanese) so no detail is lost in translation. Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes.
How to read these numbers
- Loose and CIB are never mixed. On many titles most of the gap lives in the box and manual.
- Sold vs. asking asymmetry. US prices come from PriceCharting, built from sold listings. Japanese prices are mostly shop and marketplace listings (asking prices), except where a sold median is noted — so every ratio is a guide, not gospel.
- Conversion is ¥150 = $1 throughout, the same rate used across the database.
- No US release? For Japan-only titles the US column shows the US import price of the Japanese version, labelled as such — that gap is mostly the import margin.
- Snapshot date: this database was generated 2026-11-13. Verify current listings before buying.
How to buy Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru from Japan
Copies in Japan are sold through domestic marketplaces and used-game shops that generally do not ship overseas, so most overseas collectors buy through a proxy (buying) service or a forwarding service. Our step-by-step guide covers how proxy services work, what the fees look like on a real example, and how to work out the total cost before you commit:How to Buy Retro Games from Japan. The wider picture is inthe price-gap guide, and every tracked title is on the price database page.
What to watch out for
- Loose: 海外需要はゼルダ開発系譜頼みのニッチ。CIB成約は年4件程度と極端に薄く、価格差＝即収益にはならない
- Complete in box (CIB): 同上。完品の国内実売が取れたら再判定