Buddhist lucky and unlucky days in Japan, a funeral for a great anime character, and do you have a "good head"?
If you want to get married on the cheap in Japan, I suggest you do it on Butsumetsu ("Buddha's Death"), the unlucky day according to a 6-day cycle that can supposedly affect a person's luck, including cause you to get divorced if you aren't careful. This is one of the more prevalent Japanese superstitions, and it's common for people to consult a special calendar that indicates these Buddhist days before making big plans like getting married, starting construction of a house or taking delivery of a new car. People will always aim for the luckiest day (Taian, "Big Peace"), and avoid at all costs the unlucky day of Butsumetsu, and in certain industries, this can affect the cost of services provided, e.g. weddings get more expensive on Taian, but drop in price on Butsumetsu. Today (Saturday) is Sensho ("Early Victory"), when it's lucky to make important decisions in the morning but not at other times of the day. The other five days, which cycle in order, are Tomobiki ("Taking Away Together") when you must not have a funeral or the dead will take you away with them; Senpu ("Early Defeat") when the morning is considered unlucky; the all-around unlucky day Butsumetsu; lucky Taian; and Sekko ("Red Mouth") when the 12 o'clock hour only is considered a time of good luck.
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Neko Bus Fuka Fuka Plush -- Small. Who doesn't like a plush Cat Bus? | |
Jashin Hunter vol. 1 - Shirow Masamune Illustrated. Shirow fans, this is one of the rarest items you can find -- it's a novel that the Ghost in the Shell creator illustrated, and it's very rare. We've got them in stock now though. | |
Fundoshi -- White ~ Traditional Men's Underwear. Traditional underwear of Japan! | |
The Scene of Busts ~ Onnanoko no iru Bust Kei. A bizarre photobook -- beautiful girls exposing their breasts in various public places in Tokyo. Not recommended for Mother's Day. | |
Sport Chu! -- Tina Yuzuki. Tina Yuzuki continues to tear up the track with her beautiful body and half Japanese, half Portuguese good looks. | |
Female Teacher Miss Akane is a Chijo Gal!! -- Hotaru Akane. Hotaru Akane is a very "ecchi" teacher in this restocked DVD. | |
Mamegoma Bento Box Set. Mamegoma is so darned cute, I can't believe it. Mame means "bean" and goma means "sesame seed" so his name is pretty meaningless. But it's cute! | |
Revoltech No.019 -- Convoy (Transformer) ~ Kaiyodo. Optimus Prime, he's cool as hell. But his Japanese name of "Convoy"? Not so much. | |
Neon Genesis Evangelion Stamp Set *Rare Limited Edition *. Remember we've still got thos ecool Eva stamps, a limited edition series put out by the post office this year. | |
Hello Kitty Car Aroma Ball *Ramune*. More Hello Kitty Aroma Balls for your car. Or really anywhere that you want a nice fragrance, to be honest. This is the "Ramune" version. | |
Glico Hard Pretz -- Salt'n Pepper Flavor. I can't say as I've ever thought of Salt n' Pepper as a flavor before, but these are good. | |
Arita Ware Mug Cup ~ Lucky Cat. Another nice item for Mom if she likes Japanese things of high quality. This is authentic Arita Ware porcelain, very beautiful to hold and own. | |
Totoro Music Box -- Rainy Day ~ Scene Collection. My mother collects music boxes. Here is a nice Totoro music box. | |
My Neighbor Totoro Deluxe Cuckoo Clock. Or show Mom that you love her with this outstanding Totoro Cuckoo CLock, just fabulous to look at! | |
Totoro Alarm Clock -- w/ Umbrella. One of our most popular Totoro items, a cool alarm clock that plays (what else?) the Totoro theme song when it's time to wake up. Good for Mother's Day? Maybe... |

It's fun going to Tokyo and hitting the toy stores to look for things to order for J-List. This is the "Soft Tank" line of toys. They're awfully cute.

However, "you cannot know which toy is inside."

Really, really tiny manga that are actually printed correctly on those little pages.

Man, I am so ready to start smoking, just so I can carry around these cool Gundam lighters. Hyaku-shiki (the gold mech that Char/Quattro pilots)? A Zeon lighter? So cool.

Or if you want to be really esoteric, go for a ring with the Aniheim Electronics logo on it. This is the company that made the original Gundam RX-78.
Labels: anime, Fist of the North Star, Japanese superstitions


















6 Comments:
The fact that they have Zeta Gundam lighters out tells you a lot about Bandai. They're finally getting rid of the old guard, if you could call it that.
2:00 AM
Ok, when is J-List going to start carrying those lighters? I've been needing a new Zippo for my cigars for a while, and getting a Gundam one just tickles my fancy!
(as a side note, I really need to update my picture. I look much older than I am in that one.) :(
4:32 AM
Peter,
You can use a lighter for lots of things other than smoking - I use one for the heat shrinkable tubing used in electronics. It is more convenient than a heat gun, but the results aren't always as clean (soot & scorch marks on the tubing).
You could always get one just to light the BBQ.
Cheers,
Adrian in Phoenix
5:00 AM
Sending lighters through the mail is always worrysome, but they would be cool. I'm sure it's okay to send non-filled lighters.
Yes, Ade, that's true. I'd be worried about accidentally taking it to the airport and having to throw it away when I boarded a plane ^_^
9:27 AM
Hi Peter!
I'm one of your affiliates [jlist.com/click/393], Taro of 3Yen.com, and I was thinking of writing about the "Fist of the North Star" series in my blog.
However, cannot find any Fist of the North Star products or tie-ins in your catalog. Is your L-List database search function getting senile (again)?
12:55 PM
Taro, can you email me at peterpayne, domain name gmail.com?
2:04 PM
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