Cool Items: Friday, October 17, 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.

	Totoro Carving-Touch Blanket. Great news -- the new Totoro blankets for 2009 are here! Every year J-List sells the softest, most excellent acrylic blankets from Japan's famous maker Sun Arrow, which are truly a pleasure to own. They're famous with our customers, and we regularly get glowing feedback from customers who can't believe how soft and luxurious these blankets are. See the lap blanket (also great for babies!), the half blanket and the awesome full sized version, all in stock today.
	Totoro Cushion 45cm x 45cm.. We've also gotten in the fantastic new Totoro cushions for 2009, which can be used as decorations for your sofa or sat on like Japanese zabuton (sitting cushions). Newly posted are the grey Totoro cusion and one featuring the blue and white Totoros.
	Japanese T-Shirt - Afro Ryoma Sakamoto. A wacky new T-shirt from J-List, this features the famous Ryoma Sakamoto, one of the most respected founders of modern Japan, the famous samurai who wore modern Western boots and carried a six-shooter. This shirt features Ryoma with a great afro, and the slogan wakon yosai, which means "Japanese Spirit, Western Technology."
	Gothic Lolita Bible vol. 30 Autumn 2008. For fans of EGL / Goth-Loli, we've gotten the new issue of the most excellent magazine in the world in stock for you, packed with tons of photographs of gothic outfits and various awesome accessories. Square backed, so it looks great sitting on a shelf.
	Ryoko Asakura 1/4 Figure Blue Bunny ver. ~ Freeing. When you want to have a really outstanding anime figure in your room, one that's a huge 1/4 scale and featuring a level of detail that's unimaginable, this is the figure for you.
	Lucky Star Nendoroid Puchi Season 1 Full Set of 11. The full sets of the Lucky Star Nendoroid miniature versions has been restocked. This is a great series of figures that you can display anywhere. Each figure comes with a base and an innovative mounting arm so you can position them in interesting ways, too.
	Nikyoro Slim 3 tiers Bento Box. It's slim! It's cute! It's the new 3-tier bento box from Prime Nakamura's Nikyoro line. Nikyoro comes from niko niko (the, er, sound of smiling -- Japanese are really into onomatopoeia) and kyoro kyoro (the sound of eyes looking from left to right).
	Metal Fight Bayblade -- BB-01 Pegasus 105F. Great toy from the Bayblade anime, which you can use to do battle with your enemies by spinning the traditional Japanese top.
	New Japanese Snacks One of my favorite Japanese snacks is Koeda (ko-EH-dah), which means "twig" in Japanese, which are delicious chocolate covered stick snacks -- made with thick matcha (green tea powder) in the flavor we're posting today. Also see Strawberry Sasa chocolates and Jagariko potato snacks. Yum!
	Pink Smiling Hello Kitty ONSEN Kimono Strap . We have more of those cute Hello Kitty plush phone straps, which can be attached to your phone, keys, camera, Nintendo DS and so on. Hello Kitty is on her way to the onsen (volcanic hot springs)!
	Hello Kitty Pink & Blue Health Mask ~ 3pcs. Cold and flu season is here, and you can protect yourself and others from germs using this cute Hello Kitty face mask, which keeps you from breathing cold air when you're feeling under the weather, and is also consider to others.
	50 Things to Love about Japan. A great book from Manga University showing 50 things they love about Japan, which you may not have known about. Great illustrations throughout.
	Blue NINJA Japanese Paper Swing Doll / OKIAGARI KOBOSHI. If you're a fan of ninja themes from Japan, we hope you'll check out our selection of items, from cute ninja keychains to serious books on nijutsu (the Way of Stealth) to our oh-so-cool ninja boots and more. We've also gotten in a new color of the Ninja Paper Swing Doll.
	Lucky Cat. One of our favorite Lucky Cat items is back in stock, the "lying down" figure with two "gods of happiness" standing on her stomach. Bring some good luck into your home today!
	Bento, Kitchen Accessories. We've restocked the Heart Shaped Egg Maker, which lets you cook eggs that are in a perfect heart shape. Since you can use this non-stock egg shaper to cook eggs in the microwave without butter, it's healthy too. Also see authentic Ramen Sponns, Soy Sauce Bottles for bento and our Eco Silicon Bento Cups.
	Restocked Traditional Items from Japan. Then see restocked items that could only come from J-List, including a beautiful red and gold kimono, our Gama-Guchi Mini Chirimen Purse Key Chain, an authentic wooden Kokeshi doll, and our cool carved wooden skull phone strap.
	Mugen Puchi Puchi -- Endless Pop Pop - Pink & Blue. What if you had bubble wrap that you could pop forever? There is, thanks to the Japanese company that made the Mugen Puchi Puchi, or Endless Pop Pop. Various colors are back in stock today.
	2009 Calendar -- Wacky Desktop Calendar *No Tube*. We're always surprised at which of our Japanese calendars will prove popular with customers. This is a desktop calendar that smartly organizes your entire year for you, putting all the info you need right there. Best of all, it's got these cool stats boards that let you show your status, e.g. eating lunch, on vacation, etc. Browse all our calendar stock now!
	Unity Mei 1/8 Figure ~ Unity Mariage *Preorder*. Talk about beautiful figures! This amazing recreation of Unity Mei from a game called Unity Marriage ~ The Two Brides looks fantastic, and is rendered faithfully in 1/8 scale PVC. Makes me wish I were 1/8 scale, too.
	Shana Action Figure Blazing Hair ver. -- figma Series ~ Shana II *Preorder*. Then, the Figma series of detailed anime figures has consistently been popular with J-List customers because of the awesome poses you can do. This is the upcoming Shana of the Blazing Eyes figure and it is great! Preorder it now -- I know I will. Character designed by Ito Noizi, designer for Haruhi.
	Dengeki Moeoh Oct 2008. While you're deciding whether to start a subscription to this awesome magazine about beautiful anime girls, here's the newest issue, filled with glossy full-page pictures for you to gaze at, as well as information on the latest games, anime series and more. Includes info on top games an anime, an included art collection of moe art by Hiro Suzuhira, and a package of slightly naughty postcards, right inside the magazine!
	*Sex Style* Yunomi Green Tea Cup. A yunomi is a green tea cup, and we've restocked several of our "Sex Style" offerings, which show you the traditional 48 positions known in Japan, acted out by cute creatures (panda bears, scary skeletons).
	CODE EROS. I'm a big fan of Code Geass, the excellent mecha anime from CLAMP and Sunrise, and it's got a superb lineup of characters in it. Enjoy this parody DVD in which serious cosplayers fill the roles of Kallen, C.C., Nanally, Euphy and more. A fantastic release from TMA!