Cool Products: Friday, May 16, 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.

	Akira T-Shirt - "OBEY". Our newest wacky Japanese T-shirt is a cool one: a image of the popular character Akira from Lucky Star remixed with the iconic "OBEY" design. Obey!
	Figure Maniacs vol. 26. Figure Maniacs is the outstanding magazine that documents all, and we mean, all of the best pre-painted anime figures from Japan. This issue covers the popular Miku Hatsune PVC figure releases, as well as Lucky Star, Fate/stay night, Idol M@ster, Nendoroid, and more. Highly recommended.
	Wild Flower -- Shunya Yamashita illustrations *Preorder*. Shunya Yamashita is the master illustrator who has created so many amazing works, and had them turned into pre-painted anime figures, too. Enjoy this new artbook, which you can preorder now.
	Kaoru Nagisa Figure Holding Cat ver. by Kotobukiya ~ Neon Genesis Evangelion. Kaoru from Evangelion is one of the most enigmatic characters from anime ever, and we've gotten in a great polystone statue of him complete with angel wings. Made by Kotobukiya.
	SHISHIMAI Ear Cleaner for avoiding Bad Luck . A "Shishimai" is a traditional Japanese lion, based on the Chinese version, and this is a great ear cleaner for making sure your ears are free of wax. Feels great!
	Dengeki Maoh June 2008. Need some manga? How about 586 pages worth? That's what you get every month in Dengeki Maoh ("Electric Shock Magic King"), the gorgeous monthly magazine of manga and more. Features popular manga like Spice and Wolf, Sengoku Basara 2, Tales of Symphonia, info on the hottest games, and a free doujinshi inside.
	Easy Boiled-Egg Shaper for Bento. Alright, this is so cool it's ridiculous: four plastic molds that shape hard-boiled eggs into cute shapes for your bento, like a bear, a car, a rabbit, etc. Also useful for shaping rice into onigiri shapes.
	COOL JAPAN ~ OTAKU Nippon Guide. Here's a useful book for Japanophiles of all types: an "otaku guide" that shows you all the cool places you need to know when visiting Japan. From maid cafes to Akihabara to the all-important "off-Akiba" areas like Nakano and Otome Road, this book has it all.
	Revoltech Evangelion Toys. Eva fans, we've restocked the awesome Revoltech EVA-01, a highly posable toy that can be placed in any setting. Comes with tons of accessories and weapons, too.
	The Manga Cook Book. Okay, okay -- we get the message. We'd restocked this popular book that teaches you how to cook Japanese food and make bento using manga, adding 10-20 copies at a time, only to see them disappear off the site in days as customers snapped them up. We've made a huge restocking this time, so hopefully it will stick around for a while.
	Houkago ha Hakugin no Shirabe Official Visual Fan Book. A cool glossy art book for fans of this popular game for PS2, set in a boy's high school in Japan, known as an "Otome Game" since a majority of fans are girls. The title is translated as "Silver Investigation After School."
	Natural Hemp NOREN with Embroidery Pattern ~ White, Brown. A noren is a door curtain that adds a measure of privacy between rooms, always important in a country like Japan. Here are two different door curtains made of woven hemp and cotton.
	Bento Accessories, Thick Chopsticks for Men. We didn't name these chopsticks this, honest, it was printed on the package, but they are strangely thick, weighty and satisfying to use. Also, see more Vegetable Shapers for bento, and miso soup bowls.
	Japanese Portraits. Donald Richie has had a hell of a life, coming to Japan after World War II and getting to rub elbows with literary greats like Mishima and Kawabata. Here's a great book of his documenting portraits of various real people who he met here.
	Saber Figure Armor ver. Deformer Mate Series *Preorder*. Here's a cool item for Fate/stay night fans: a "super deformed" Saber complete with armor, sword and ahoge (ah-HO-geh), the term for that odd bit of hair that's always sticking straight tup.
	Soft Touch Color Fude Pen ~ Red, Green. A "fude" (foo-day) is a Japanese writing brush, and we carry pen cool "fude pens" that simulate writing with a brush without all the mess of having an ink well on your desk. Two new pens are in stock today.
	Gorgeous New Manga. Fantastic new ero manga on the site today, including Warrior Princess, an anthology of "fighting girl" stories with lots of swords, armor and "ecchi" content, followed by Milky Way ~ Oneechin, exploring the wonderful world of stepsisters.
	Ai Kazama Figure ~ Night Shift Nurse vol. 2. Then we have an incredibly detailed ero anime figure that is, shall we say, anatomically correct in every way. Back in stock.
	Newcomer -- Uta Aino. There's something about watching a debut DVD featuring a beautiful new Japan AV idol as she shyly performs for the first time in front of the camera. Here's the lovely Uta Aino, whose name means "a song of love," giving her first time to you.