Cool Items: Friday, July 25, 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.

	Megami Magazine July 2008. If you don't know how awesome Megami Magazine is, this is a great opportunity to find out. It's the best-selling anime magazine at J-List because of all the cool free stuff they pile on you, like the *20* double sided posters you get in this issue, giving you original illustrations of your favorite anime characters. This issue is in stock now, but Megami is usually only available as a revolving magazine subscription. Why not start a subscription now? You can cancel or change magazines at any time.
	Motoko Kusanagi Action Figure ~ Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 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. This deluxe figure is in stock now.
	DX Bamboo Charcoal Stuffed Chrimen Teddy Bear. Our deluxe Japanse-style teddy bears are made with traditional chirimen fabric, the same thing kimonos are made out of, and stuffed with charcoal from burned bamboo to clean the air. Their unique coloring makes them so darned cool, you'll want to collect them all. Now available as specific individual bears, or get the whole set!
	Headphones Catalogue & Guide book Is there a new Japanese genre of anime girls wearing headphones? That's what it looks like in this new art book, which presents dozens of gorgeous anime girls wearing a variety of headphones while they look cute. Wow.
	Super Micro Lucky Cat Pair ~ White & Black. Get yourself a little good luck with these miniature Lucky Cat toys, which come in white and black. It's darned cute!
	Mini Punch for DECO Bento. For your bento life, we've got more nori punches, which make cute shapes out of seaweed sheets for decorating your bento boxes. The shapes are cat, 4-leaf clover and apple.
	FUURIN ~ Japanese Summer Bell -- SUMO. Summer is the best time for fuurin, wind chimes which make a pleasant sound when the wind blows. This is a really special item that's in the shape of a sumo wrestler.
	Hello Kitty SAIBASHI / Cooking Long Chopsticks ~ 33cm. If you cook, why not use cooking chopsticks, which are extra long to keep you from burning your hands while you deftly move food around in the pan. And if you use cooking chopsticks, why not use Hello Kitty cooking chopsticks?
	3D Bento Eraser Set. Japanese love their erasers. Here are actual bento erasers that are so cute, you almost won't want to use them for their intended purpose.
	Other Bento Boxes. Also, see the stylish traditional Sakura Koban 2-tier Bento Box, which looks like ancient Japanese oval-shaped money (koban), the Sakura Square Bento Box, and the smiling niKyoro Black Round Bento.
	Pink Lucky Cat Tea Cup. Also, look for fresh stock of one of our coolest items, the Lucky Cat Tea Cup, which is a good luck-bringing kitty when upside-down, but which can convert into a cute tea cup by flipping it over.
	The Tale of the Heike. This is a real treat: the classical Japanese historical tome The Tale of Heiki, which tells the story of the Heike clan's battle with the Minamoto. Read it in both languages thanks to this great bilingual book! Comes with audio CD, too.
	Hello Kitty Mini Daruma. J-List carries awesome miniature Hello Kitty daruma, which are roundish little statues of a very wise man, Dharma, who meditated so much his arms and legs fell off. This cute item comes in several colors and is ready to bring you lots of good luck.
	Haruhi Suzumiya 1/8 Figure School Uniform ver. by Chara-Ani ver. *Preorder* . I can't express how much I love this new Haruhi figure, the really nice offering from Chara-Ani, which shows Haruhi as she rushes off to school with a smart gesture. Preorder this now or forever hold your peace.
	Haruhi Suzumiya PVC Figures ~ Beach Side Version. Also, you will surely want to pick up this great Haruhi figure, which is a great 1/7 scale. Best of all, she's partially cast-off-able, allowing you to remove her clothes and reveal her swimwear underneath.
	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, an back in stock.
	More and More -- Risa Kasumi. Risa-chan looks darned cute in this new issue of More and More, a very special photomagazine that has nothing but lovely photographs of this dynamite woman -- and no ads, either.
	Change the Tokyo ~ Tokyo Jihen -- Asami Tani. Asami-chan really takes out all the stops as she shows you her beautiful self in a variety of dynamite costumes, photographed all around Tokyo. Just lovely.
	Sherrice 1/8 Scale Cast off Figure ~ Ma ga Ochiru Yoru. We've gotten in this great new cast off figure of Sherrice from an eroge and anime called The Night the Demons Came Out. You can cast off her clothes, which opens all kinds of possibilities.