Cool Items - Friday, May 9, 2008

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.

	Sharon 1/8 Scale Figure ~ Quiz Magic Academy. Cute character from the anime Quiz Magic Academy, rendered in pre-painted PVC loveliness for you. How do they get the anime hair to look this good in three dimensions?
	Eika Ichijo Hug Pillow Case ~ Sky Girls. The anime Sky Girls by Mecha Musume creator Fumikane Shimada is a great one, about beautiful girls who defend the Earth using advanced mecha. Now you can sleep with the cute lead character Eika with this new "hug pillow" (aka dakimakura). So cute and fun!
	Newtype Japan April 2008. Another new of Newtype, the Moving Pictures Magazine, which is usually only available through our popular revolving magazine subscription service, but we got some extra copies in. Each issue is loaded with free stuff for you.
	S Cawaii May 2008. J-List also carries dozens of great anime, manga, toy and magazines for men via our "reserve subscription" service. We also have many outstanding fashion magazines from Japan which are fascinating to look through. This is S Cawaii ("Super Cute"), normally only available as a subscription, but we have some individual issues in today.
	Exodus Guilty vol. 1-3 Set. J-List carries the outstanding interactive anime games from Hirameki International, all-ages games that everyone can enjoy. We're reducing the price of their Exodus Guilty trilogy of interactive DVD games which are played in any standard DVD player -- you can pick up the whole set for a great price now!
	Wasabi "Kaki no Tane" Rice Crackers w/ Peanuts 6 Packs. Then, the Official Japanese Snack of Peter, this is the amazing rice cracker + peanut treat Kaki no Tane, which means "persimmon seeds" due to the shape of the rice crackers. These are coated with super spicy *real* wasabi, which will clear out your sinuses for you, we can tell you. Highly recommended snack item.
	DX Tatami Setta with Leather Sole ~ L size. J-List loves to bring you cool traditional items from Japan. Here is another pair of really well made setta sandals, which we call tatami sandals since they're made from the same materials. Great for guys or girls.
	Mugen Puchi Puchi -- Endless Pop Pop - Pink & Blue. See more of those popular "bubble popping" electronic keychains that make a pop, pop, pop sound when you press the buttons. Pink and blue are restocked today.
	80's Hello Kitty Microwavable Tight Bento Box. For bento enthusiasts, here's a cute Hello Kitty lunchbox that's got removable sections allowing your rice to be separate from the rest of your lunch Great Sanrio item from Japan.
	Ninja Weapon Keychain ~ Jitte *Goyou* / Red. The jitte (JI-teh) is a unique weapon designed to stop a sword attack, used for centuries by ninja and samurai. We've restocked our jitte keychains in case you find yourself being attacked by small swordsmen and need to repel them.
	Edo Style Handy Accessory Pouch. Also: this is a cool cloth pouch you can use to keep your money, credit card and other important things in. It's modeled after string-tied pouches used in the Edo Period.
	Hiragana Times 258 Apr 2008. Hiragana Times is an outstanding magazine that gives you articles both in English and Japanese each month which are very interesting. Great both for students of Japanese as well as anyone who wants to keep up with current events here!
	Restocked Studio Ghibli DVDs. J-List carries the official English-subtitled and dubbed DVD releases of the films of Hayao Miyazaki from Studio Ghibli, and today we're restocking Howl's Moving Castle and My Neighbor Totoro. We also sell great upscaling region-free DVD players with HDMI outputs to watch them on, if you're interested in one.
	Magic Ink Set ~ Multi School Marker with Retro Design / 8 colors. Here's a set of really cool "magic" marker pens that are as colorful as their retro package design is cool. For making broad, thick permanent lines in any color, this pen set is highly recommended.
	Hoshino Aki Clone ~ Bomb Special Edition -- Aki Hoshino. Unforgettable ero ero glossy photobook filled with Aki Hoshino's gorgeous pictures. Comes with a Windows DVD-ROM game that lets you touch Aki!
	New Ero Manga. Legendary manga-ka (manga artist) Distance is back again with a new offering, B-Chiku, and it's really a winner. Next, Takushi Fukada has a super collection of fantastic stories from this popular artist.
	Mellona Scale Cast-off Figure Excellent Model CORE ~ Queen's Blade *Preorder* Another fantastic Queen's Blade figure, this is Mellona, the mysterious shape-shifter who has telepathically-controlled appendages that she uses to attack enemies as well as cover up her more delicate parts.
	Queen's Blade Artbooks. And we've gotten even more Queen's Blade artbooks. In addition to Mellona, we're posting the books for Claudette the Lightning General with her excellent lightning sword, Reina, created by the character designer for Mai-Hime, and the super sexy Claudette.
	Maritan Concentrated Drill ~ Navy 3rd Year Ver. Here's a brand new book that teaches you English with the super cute character Maritan (which is Mari-chan said as if a child were speaking). The, uh, English is the rudest slang you'd ever hear a sailor utter, which makes this book so precious and hilarious to read.