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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Cool Products: More Hug Pillows, School Backpack Keychains, Relax Bear

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.

Rilakkuma Plush (Lying on Stomach)
Rilakkuma Plush (Lying on Stomach). Rilakkuma ("Relax Bar") is the popular character from San-X that reminds you to slow down and relax a little. This is a large plush toy, very soft and huggable. Even comes with a zipper pouch for storing stuff!
Zelnogrard Action Figure from Konami  Busou Shinki
Zelnogrard Action Figure from Konami ~ Busou Shinki. For all those who dig females with weapons engineered into their bodies, we've got another Busou Shinki series figure, Zelnogrard, a fabulous figure that comes with dozens of parts for building the perfect weapon.
Monster Hunter Illustrations
Monster Hunter Illustrations. Fabulous dual set of artbooks for the popular Monster Hunter game series, which is taking Japan by storm right now (my son had me drive him to more than ten stores before he found his copy). To be able to see all the art from the game is awesome.
RANDOSERU / Japanese Elementary School Bag Key Chain  Red
RANDOSERU / Japanese Elementary School Bag Key Chain. Here's a cool item: a small keychain that's shaped like the iconic school backpacks called randoseru (from the Dutch ranzel. They hold small items safely for you and won't let them fall out, thanks to the secure lid on the backpack that uses "magic tape" (er, velcro) technology.
Ninja Snack 'Fuwa-Maru' Black Pepper Flavor -- Corn Puff Snack
Ninja Snack "Fuwa-Maru" Black Pepper Flavor -- Corn Puff Snack. Wow, talk about cool! This is a new "ninja snack" from Tohato that has the coolest packaging we've ever seen, featuring a real ninja from the Edo Period. Click to view the cool TV commercial, too.
Rich Toppo -- Green Tea Cheese Cake
Other Delicious Snacks. Other fantastic Japanese snacks today include Matcha Cheesecake Toppo, a fantastic baked stick snack with green tea cream inside, and Croutos in delicious cheese flavor.
Unchi *Poop* Hat
World Famous "Poop" Hat. Around here we like to bring you bizarre and fun items you may not need, but which are cool for one reason or another. See fresh stock of our popular plush Poop Hat, which has made our own Jun-kun somewhat of a celebrity on the Internets! Poop is considered good luck in Japan because the word (unchi) is similar to the word for good luck (unki).
Vegetable Sunshine Buddies (Nohohon Zoku) -- Broccoli
Vegetable Sunshine Buddies -- Broccoli, Lettuce. We love the solar-powered Sunshine Buddies (known as Nohohon Zoku in Japanese, or Sit Around and Act Lazy People), a relaxing toy from Japan that lolls his head from side to side through the miracle of solar power. The "vegetable" series is back in stock.
niKyoro  Round 2 tier Bento Box Bowl  Chopsticks w/case -- Blue
niKyoro Bento Boxes, Chopsticks, More. Two popular bento boxes are back in stock, the blue niKyoro round 2-tier bento and the popular Uneru Deluxe (red), both excellent starting points for a bento collection. Also, the fantatic Love Earth DX Portable Chopsticks.
Rilakkuma Mug Cup w/Tea Strainer
Rilakkuma Mug Cup w/Tea Strainer. Also for Rilakkuma fans, that outstanding tea cup that comes with its own strainer, so you can make fresh tea right in the cup.
Peek-A-Boo Animal Disposable Bento Cup 3 types
Peek-A-Boo Animal Disposable Bento Cup 3 types. Bento is the art of eating beautiful boxed lunches in Japan, and now you can add even more beauty with these disposable condiment containers that look like little animals that can cover their eyes ("peek a boo!"). Are you feeling cute yet?
Hello Kitty New  KIRAKIRA / Shining ORIGAMI
Hello Kitty Origami: Shiny, Apple Type. Origami fans, here are two different sets of awesome Hello Kitty origami paper for you to try some great folded paper designs. We've got reflective shiny paper as well as special Hello Kitty patterned paper which you can use to make cute folded-paper apples.
Fortune Telling Ear Cleaner
Fortune Telling Ear Cleaner. The Japanese are extremely good at coming up with interesting ways to keep their ears free of wax, and today we've gotten in a great new item: cotton swabs that work like omikuji boxes you see at Shinto shrines, with sticks that pop out telling you what kind of luck you'll have today. Awesome!
Super Soft Fluffy Mini TENUGUI  Lucky Cat / grey
Super Soft Fluffy Mini TENUGUI ~ Lucky Cat / Sakura. Got some more handy tenugui (te-noo-goo-EE), or traditional hand towels that are both beautiful and handy to have with you. New Lucky Cat and Sakura patterns posted today.
Motoko Kusanagi Action Figure  Ghost in the Shell S.A.C 'Preorder'
Motoko Kusanagi Action Figure ~ Ghost in the Shell S.A.C "Preorder". Then for fans of the legendary Ghost in the Shell (which is going to be remade as a live action film by Steven Spielbeg if you can believe that), enjoy this deluxe large prepainted action figure with many points of articulation and a removable leather jacket.
Gekkan -- Saya
Gekkan -- Saya. The Gekkan" ("monthly") photomagazine in which each issue focuses on an especially beautiful model, giving you nothing but pictures of her loveliness (and no ads, either). This issue features the gorgeous Saya.
Bomb Mar 2008
Bomb Mar 2008. Bomb is a legend in the sexy idol world, having been in print for more than 30 years. This issue features oodles of hot Japanese stars like Aki Hoshino, Yoko Kumada, the sweet, sweet Aya Ueto, and more.
Hatsu Inu 1  First Dog part 1
Restocked Manga. Today's restocked "H" manga include Indecent, Tousaku -- Delusion, the similarly named but different Mousou -- Delusion, Fallen Angel vol. 1 & 2, and a favorite of mine, the futanari work First Dog part 1.
Hiyoko Brand  Hiyoko Kobayashi illustration
Hiyoko Brand ~ Hiyoko Kobayashi illustration. A fabulous art book from Hiyoko Kobayashi, creator of many a beautiful "H" illustration, creator of such wacky animes as "My Wife is a High School Student" (man those Japanese guys are so wacky). 104 pages of glossy, gorgeous art.
Ryomou Shimei Hug Pillow  Dragon Destiny Body Pillow
Hug Pillows: Ryomou, Kanu. The life-sized anime dakimakura or "hug pillows" that J-List sells are a hit, and we've restocked the Dragon Destiny offerings, with both Ryomou and Uncho printed on these beautiful dual-sided pillow coverings. Yummy.

1 Comments:

Blogger michael said...

Here are today's "really cool products" that they have picked out for us, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. In these some are not good. They are products like More Hug pillows, School Backpack, Key chains, Relax Bear

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