I got this magazine mainly for the CCS note pad. It's not really a "pad" though. There are a few pages in the front with CCS themed cards that you can punch out and write on. I would've liked more of these CCS cards, but at least the quality is firmer than regular paper and the designs are cute. I ended up keeping the magazine because the art is so cute, even though I can't read Japanese. Fyi, the paper for huge magazines like this tend to be on the flimsier side.