Cool Products: Wednesday, June 18, 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.

	Nanoha Takamachi Figma Action Figure Barrier Jacket ver. ~ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. Super cute Figma figure for fans of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, this is a really amazing figure because of all the poses you can make -- just about anything can be done with this figure that you could do with a real person.
	Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service Wind Bell (Furin). Fans of Hayao Miyazaki, we've gotten in two outstanding items for the summer: wind chimes (called fuurin in Japanese) that make a lovely sound when the wind blows. These are highly recommended for Ghibli fans.
	My Melody Little Taps. It's a cute little My Melody toy that dances when you turn him on. Best of all, you can link up with other Little Taps toys and they'll dance in sync!
	Revoltech No.52 Lagann ~ Gurren Lagann. Another fantastic and highly flexible toy in the Revoltech line, this is Lagann from Gurren Lagann, the popular anime from Gainax. And we've got it in stock now!
	Dengeki Daioh July 2008. Great issue of Dengeki Daioh ("Electric Shock Great King"), a super thick manga monthly magazine with 700+ pages of awesomeness for you. In addition to hot manga titles like Gurren Lagann, Yotsubato Spitfire and Allison and Lillia, you get free stuff in the form of a free notebook and pencil board. Wow!
	Myojo May 2008. The handsomest and best-looking guys in Japan can be seen in Myojo, the magazine for people who like the "Johnny's" look. Individual issues are in stock.
	Simple Men's DX Bento Set. This is one cool bento box set: a large container for rice and two separate containers to hold the rest of your lunch, all of which fit inside a svelte case.
	Japanese Snacks. See some great other new Japanese snacks, too, including Green Tea (!) Chotos, delicious baked bread snacks made with matcha powder, and Frulier Gummy Melon snacks. Also, one of the most infamous Japanese product names in history is Calpis, which sounds like "cow ...." to some, and we've got amazing Calpis candies for you.
	Restocked Photobooks. We've restocked several of our popular artbooks, including Intron Depot 4 by Shirow Masamune, Orange by Koji Morimoto, and the game that my son is hooked on, Monster Hunter Illustrations.
	SHIATSU ~ Handy Massage Bar / PANDA. The next time you have back pain, try the healing shiatsu touch of this ceramic panda massager, which has arms, legs and nose designed just right for applying pressure your aching back.
	Deserted Alleys, Apartments, and Shopping Centers. Got fresh stock of this popular photobook that documents the deserted, abandoned and empty streets and buildings of Tokyo, as Japan's population falls and parts of Japan actually start to empty out. The photographs are simply fascinating.
	Bento Items. See the popular niKyoro Black and Red Bean Shaped bento boxes back on the site, more chopsticks from Japan, and a cool grinder for grinding up sesame seeds, Japan style.
	Hello Kitty Cookie Mold & Stamp. Hello Kitty fans, here's a cool item: high quality cookie cutters with stamp pieces to make outstanding Hello Kitty cookies. Kawaii! You can also use them to make Onigiri for bento.
	Restocked Bilingual Books, More. See many restocked books today, including Life in Japan and Culture in Japan, two books that help you learn about the country through manga. Also, Cool Japan (a look at all aspects of otaku culture in Akiba), a Virtual Hiragana Class, and the Bilingual Handbook on Japanese Culture.
	Lillian (Princess) 1/7 Figure with Scissors ver.~ Princess Resurrection *Preorder*. Here's a very nice figure from an anime called Monster Princess, the character of Princess Lillian, rendered in beautiful 1/7 scale. Preorder her now.
	Gohan Mada?! -- Is Dinner Ready Yet? This is one of my favorite Re-Ment miniature food toy series ever, since it presents ten different sets of incredibly tiny versions of Japanese meals, from curry to miso soup and beyond. Also, one of the meals is a miniature leek (long onion), so you can do miniature leekspin!
	Zebra Sarasa Ball Point Pen 0.4 Set of 5 Pastel Colors. The Sarasa Clip pen line from Zebra is the best-selling line of Japanese pens at J-List, partially because we evangelize them so much -- we do love these pens. Here's a new set of alternate colors with amazingly sharp 0.4 mm tips!
	Perfect Master ~ Zettai Kyosha -- Yoko Kumada. Also, enjoy the restocked photobook by Yoko Kumada, a nearly perfect Japanese bikini idol from Japan who redefines beauty with her every move.
	Restocked Manga. See some really special restocked manga volumes today, including Throwing Heart, Dr. Stampede, Parabellum, Skirt Chasers, Swimsuit Girl, From the Big Oppai with Pi, Wife Keiko's Apartment Complex, and a favorite of mine, Beastie Girls by Sameda Koban.
	Hiroko Takashiro 1/8 Cast off Figure ~ Bible Black *Preorder*. Bible Black is one of the most famous dating-sim game and "H" anime series in history, and the figures have always been popular at J-List. Enjoy this new cast of Takashiro-sensei, in stock now and ready to order!