Cool Items: Monday, November 10, 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.

	Hai Hai Daisuki Akachan (Crawling Baby)-- Frog Green Pants. In Japanese, hai hai is the wound of a baby crawling, and these cute crawling babies are all the rage in Tokyo this season. They crawl just like the real things, shaking their butts as they crawl. So cute!
	Revoltech Kenshiro Fist of North Revolution. I'm a big fan of Fist of the North Star, the classic 80s anime and manga that combined a Mad Max world with martial arts and really strong men who look like Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren and so on, and this new Revoltech figure is to die for -- make any pose at all!
	Megami Magazine Nov 2008. Oh yes, it's another issue of Megami Magazine, the #1 reserve subscription item we sell, since everyone just loves all the free posters and other stuff in each issue. This issue is bursting with great anime, like Zero no Tsukaima, Code Geass, Ikki Tousen Great Guardians, Platonic Heart, Rosaria and Vampire and of course Clannad After Story.
	egg Oct 2008. A gorgeous issue of egg (all in lower case), the smooth magazine of stylish Shibuya and Harajuku lifestyle, which shows you all the trends embraced by young people in Japan, especially the cute sub-set known as gyaru (or "gals"). The quality of the photography is top-notch.
	Aliens 1/12 Scale Power Loader. One of the most excellent toys ever made from the classic Aliens film, this is the fully detailed Power Loader used to combat the Alien queen in the final scene of the movie, which made everyone who loved Japanese anime robots know that their dreams would come true if they'd just be patient. Order this amazing toy now!
	Mizuho Kazami 1/7 Figure ~ Please Teacher. I'm a big fan of Please! Teacher and Please! Twins, having made a pilgrimage to Lake Kizaki, Nagano Prefecture, where the show was "filmed." This is a gorgeous Please Teacher figure of Kazami that's in stock and ready for you to order. But hurry, since (as usual) most of them sold out as preorders.
	Fate.T.Harlaown Figma Action Figure ~ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS. For fans of the extremely awesome Figma toy line, we've gotten in this deluxe figure of Fate. T. Harlaown, also known as Fate Testarossa Harlaown, from the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha anime series, as well as Figma toys for Haruhi fans. These figures are amazing because you can put them in any pose you like.
	Great New Snacks & Gum. First, Glico (the Pocky people) have a super new snack for you: Prime Gauteau, delicious medallions of chocolate and cocoa and strawberry that will warm you all winter. Then enjoy great chewing gum from Japanese snack maker Bourbon, made with Japan-grown apples and peaches, and more amazing Meiji Copan ("small bread") in Mentaiko, a popular flavor from Kyushu.
	Japanese T-Shirt - Personal Health Instructor. Next, we've gotten a wacky new kanji T-shirt in San Diego: Personal Health Instructor, which is a euphemism for someone who gives, ah, private lessons. A fun T-shirt that could be the start of some interesting friendships with the Japanese coeds on campus.
	Japanese Paper Craft ~ Let's Make 2009's Calender. We sell a lot of traditional things from Japan because they're so darned cool. Here's a nice twist on origami that lets you make your own 2009 calendar, complete with a folded image of the Year of the Bull. It's fun!
	Code Geass Artbooks. We love Code Geass, the awesome anime by CLAMP and Sunrise that takes the medium to its highest point yet. For fans of the new Code Geass season 2 ("R2"), enjoy fresh stock of great artbooks that capture all the characters and story.
	Restocked Bento Boxes. Then see some great restocked bento box sets that come with everything you need to enjoy fun Japanese boxed lunch. See the Putifresh serires (puti meaning pucchi or small and cute). Also, the deluxe bento box we posted on Friday wasn't added to the site properly so we're posting it today.
	Mini Boiled Egg Shaper. In Asia, it's common for families to eat not just chicken eggs but also smaller eggs from quail, and this is a wacky bento "egg shaper" that will turn small eggs into cut characters for your lunch. You can also use it to press regular eggs into fun shapes (if you separate the whites), or use it as a mini onigiri presser to turn your everyday rice balls into something more interesting.
	Restocked Bento Accessories. Then see some fun items for your bento life, including our Monkey-shaped Furikake Bottle for bringing your favorite condiments with your lunch, onigiri shapers that turn boring rice balls into cute bears or flowers, and more.
	Japanese 3D Greeting Card ~ SAKURA. We always get requests for Japanese Christmas cards at J-List, so this year we're posting our offerings early. See some uniquely Japanese cards here, with beautiful holiday messages inside.
	Fresh Cuts Vol. 2. Enjoy the hottest indies music from Japan with this great release from JapanFiles, with such bands as Ketchup Mania, Dogg Bone, Rocket K, Swinging Popsicle and more. In stock in San Diego for you now.
	BAKKANTOU ~ Diet & Detox Germanium Hot Bath Salt. Here's an interesting way to experience your very own Japanese hot springs bath: a Hot Salt Bath that makes your body very hot as you sit in the tub and get clean. Fantastic new item for the onsen-curious.
	Great Anime Calendars (Clannad, More). J-List carries hundreds of the best anime, manga, traditional photo and other magazines for you. One of the most popular calendars this year has been Clannad, the beautiful game from Key that was turned into an anime in 2007, and the sequel is running right now. We've posted great photos from the new calendars, so browse them now!
	Other 2009 Calendars. We've got tons of other calendars on the site today too, including hot idols like Yoko Kumada and Rina Akiyama, art calenadrs by Seizo Watase and Kiyoshi Nakajima, JPOP legend Ayumi Hamasaki, and off-the-wall but fun calendars like Classic Japanese Cars or the New Roadmap of Japan. More than a dozen calendars are now in stock!
	Japanese Study Materials. Just a reminder that the Japanese Language Proficiency Test is coming up fast. If you need any tools to help you study, we've got them in stock right now, from study cards to the legendary Genki textbook series. Browse the top-selling study items now.
	Ceramic Totoro Music Boxes. J-List carries really great ceramic music boxes from Sun Arrow , and we've restocked several today, Wind them up hear beautiful Totoro music.
	Yuki Nagato 1/7 Figure Lolita Costume ver. *Preorder*. This is a great prepainted figure for Haruhi Suzumya fans: Yuki dressed in a really pretty ELG / Elegant Goth-Loli outfit. This figure is 1/7 scale, larger than usual and positively beautiful in its detail.
	Claire 1/8 Figure Excellent Model ~ Claymore *Preorder*. Claymore fans who missed out on getting this figure the first time have another chance, since the manufacturer will be reissuing it soon. Preorder your copy now!
	Restocked J-Snacks Finally, got restocked snack items for you, including the amazing Men's Pocky, Glico Breo breath mints in Peach Flavor, Choco Eggs with Super Mario toys inside, Glico Cratz snacks that go great with beer, and Cheeto's in Wasabi flavor (!).
	Sabra Magazine Nov 2008. Sabra is the #1 magazine of beautiful women in Japan, and each issue brings you amazing top-name swimsuit idols to fawn over. This is a special perfect-bound issue that focuses on Rio, aka Tina Yuzuki, the half Japanese, half Portuguese who is all woman, as well as Miu Nakamura, Aki Matsumoto, and Aki Hoshino. They also give you a free document protector starring Mikie Hara!
	Dengeki G's Festival vol. 13 ~ *Preorder*. Dengeki G's Festival is an awesome special issue of the popular anime and game magazine that comes with special extras. Vol. 13 will be released soon -- it comes with a free hug pillow from Koi Hime Musou, and since we expect it will be very popular, we're posting it for preorders now.
	Queen's Gate -- Mai Shiranui (Fatal Fury). Fans of the Queen's Gate / Queen's Blade series, the best-selling Mai Shiranui artbook from Fatal Fury is back in stock. Amazing art on every page, and you can use the book as part of the Queen's Blade battle system, or just drool over the pages.