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Monday, March 10, 2008

Cool Stuff: Modern Ruins, Revoltech Toys, Happo Bijin art book, Green Tea Chocolate

Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see all the J-List products, check out J-List or the JBOX.com updated products link.
Monthly UNDINE 04
Monthly UNDINE 04. fabulous item for fans of Aria, this is a great artbook filled with information and visuals of the characters from the popular anime show encased in a gorgeous box. You also get figures of Aria-shachou and Hime-shachou.
Evangelion 00 - Tamashii Spec XS-04
Evangelion 00 - Tamashii Spec XS-04. Then, enjoy this fabulous deluxe Evangelion toy from Bandai, capable of making every pose the human body can, with a huge range of movement and dozens of additional parts.
Revoltech No.36 Strike Valkyrie VF-1S  Macross
More Revoltech Toys -- Robots! For Macross / Robotech fans, we've gotten in fresh stock of the Valkyrie VF-1S Skull-1 special, one of the coolest toys from the series ever made because you can pose it more ways than any Valkyrie ever made. Also for old school fans, see the awesome Megatron Revoltech!
Revoltech No.028 -- EVA-01 Type F AFC Experiment
Revoltech Evangelion Toys. Eva fans, we've restocked the red-hot Revoltech Fraulein figure which can be posed in so many beautiful ways -- this is a figure you won't want to miss! Also see the cool Eva-01 Type F AFC Experiment toy back on the site.
Lotte Tea Ceremony Green Tea Chocolate
Lotte Tea Ceremony Green Tea Chocolate. Wow, Lotte has really outdone themselves with this deluxe chocolate loaded with matcha powder from Uji, the region of Japan most famous for its green tea.
KERA Dec. 2007
KERA Dec. 2007. Kera is the incredible Japanese street fashion magazine that tracks what young people are wearing in Japan right now, from the latest trends in Harajuku to the coolest new "Goth-Loli" outfits.
Chirimen 'Omikujii' Fortune Telling Key Chain
Restocked Traditional Products. Finally, see some great restocked DVD items, including our Sake Style Cup, our Natural Stone Magatama Strap, and that really nice "Omikuji" phone strap that tells you fortune, just like the boxes they have a Shinto shrines.
GETA  Okaku White
More Classic "Geta" Sandals. J-List sells some really cool traditional wooden shoes from Japan, and we've restocked the classic Okaku White type, one of our most popular types of wooden sandals.
HOKUTO NO KEN  Parody Comic Balloon Eraser Vol.2
HOKUTO NO KEN ~ Parody Comic Balloon Eraser. "You wa Shock!" One of the greatest anime and manga from the 1980 is now...an eraser! We've gotten these cool miniature Fist of the North Star erasers in which look like little volumes of the manga, but which have funny eraser speech balloons inside.
High School Uniform Top (Summer type, short sleeve) - Traditional
High School Uniforms from Matsukameya. Just a reminder, J-List authentic high school uniforms for both guys and girls, made by the famous Matsukameya of Nagoya. All uniforms are made to the size you specify and the quality is so good, I can truthfully say I've never gotten negative feedback from a customer. A highly recommend item for cosplay fans!
New GENPI-CHA / Diet Tea  20 Tea Bags
New GENPI-CHA / Diet Tea ~ 20 Tea Bags. There are many kinds of tea in Japan beyond "green tea." One of the more famous is this genpi-cha, a tea based on oolong that's designed to make you lose weight. Easy to make by adding tea bags to hot or cold water, your choice!
P:Chara Mikuru Asahina Pinky Street *Preorder*
P:Chara Mikuru Asahina Pinky Street *Preorder*. I don't know about you, but I'd love to have green tea served to me by Mikuru from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, who is a time-traveller. (Note, for the full Haruhi experience, read the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons.) Here's a great Pinky Street figure set with changeable bodies!
Yuumil (Iron Princess) 1/8 Cast-Off Figure Repaint ver. Excellent Model Core  Queens Blade  *Preorder*
Yuumil (Iron Princess) 1/8 Cast-Off Figure Repaint ver. Excellent Model Core ~ Queens Blade *Preorder*. Then for fans of the popular Queen's Blade RPG that uses hardcover artbooks with gorgeous art to allow players to fight each other, enjoy Yuumil, the goth-loli fighter who wields a huge battle axe. Preorder this figure now!
Castle in the Sky Laputa (region 2)
Restocked Ghibli DVDs. See fresh stock of the official Studio Ghibli releases of their films, complete with optional English subtitles and dubbed tracks. Today we're reposting Castle in the Sky Laputa, one of the all-time best anime films ever made, as well as Spirited Away and The Cat Returns.
The Scent of Puppy Love  Hatsukoi no Kaori -- Inrin of Joytoy
The Scent of Puppy Love ~ Hatsukoi no Kaori -- Yinling of Joytoy. What is it about sexy Taiwan-born Race Queens wearing cowboy hats that affects me so? I'm not sure, but I love this massively thick new hardcover photobook from Yinling of Joytoy (name also written Inrin) , a woman so bold she has posed for photos in the Forbidden City in China. Love her new photobook.
Haikyo Hyoryu - Images of Destruction in Japan
Haikyo Hyoryu - Images of Destruction in Japan. What's cool of looking at old dilapidated buildings and the ruins of our modern society? Ask the Japanese, who seem to love books like this. This is a deluxe size photobook loaded with images of broken, ruined modern places.
Blue Eyes 9
Restocked Manga. Look for some great restocked manga titles, including Blue Eyes vol. 9, Midoku - The Fascinating Poison, Pink Sniper (I love that title for some reason), My Lovers, and Tames.
Boin Best Selection
Boin Best Selection. We're happy to report that the legendary artbook by Happo Bijin, Boin Best Selection, is back in print and available again. Filled with some of the best art you'll ever see, this is one item no collector should be without.
Queen's Blade vol. 15  Mellona
Queen's Blade Artbooks. Look for fresh stock of two volumes in the popular Queen's Blade series. Enjoy Mellona, the cute shape-shifter who has telepathic appendages that, er, cover her body or allow her to fight. Also, the gorgeous Claudette, who looks so good with her lightning sword.
Moerutan
Moerutan. Moetan is the super-cute anime and mana that was based on a bizarre series of English conversation phrasebooks that taught otakus English using cute anime characters. This is a super cosplay parody starring Hinata Seto, who will fulfill any wish for you.

3 Comments:

Blogger timo said...

I like that first product. There are 3 series of aria, and I'm watching the first series right now.

7:58 PM

 
Blogger Peter in Japan said...

Is it good? I started watching the first episode of Zero no Tsukaima the other day and fell in love with it. What a great show. What else are you watching?

1:09 AM

 
Blogger timo said...

aria is great anime; slice-of-life sort of thing; no guns or mecha, but a fine story and plenty of moe characters.
I'm also watching spice and wolf, school days, clannad, and goshûshô-sama ninomiya-kun. all excellent series; probably old stuff over there.

8:13 PM

 

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