Cool Items Friday, January 16, 2009

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.

	Newtype Magazine Dec 2008 Awesome new issue of Newtype for anime fans, which not only gives you tons of information and gorgeous visuals of the top anime shows, but free stuff as well. Code Geass, Evangelion movie 2, Kannagi, Toradora, Gundam 00 and an anime "Miss Contest"!
	Cure Japanesque Rock and Visual Styling Magazine For fans of J-Rock with a side order of dead roses, we humbly present Cure, the really cool magazine dealing with "gothic visual rock." Awesome imagery on every page. This magazine is also available as a revolving subscription, too.
	Miku Hatsune Nendoroid Figure The most popular figure we've ever carried is back in stock, so bag your Miku Hatsune Nendoroid now! Comes with many additional parts to allow you to make many poses and facial expressions.
	Signam 1/7 Figure ~ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha This is a really nice new figure of Signam from the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series, rendered in large 1/7 scale in perfect detail. In stock now, but since most of our stock sold out as preorders, you should hurry to get yours!
	Revoltech No.047 Rodimus Prime (Hot Rod) The Revoltech line of highly poseable toys continues, with a classic version of Rodimus Prime from the old Transformers days. (His Japanese name is Hod Rod.)
	Lovely Animal YUTANPO ~ Bear Then: another innovative way to keep warm is a yutampo, which is a hot water bottle you can use to heat your bed in the winter. These are furry animal versions that are great to sleep with!
	New Japanese Snacks Got some great snack ideas from Japan today. First enjoy Meiji Rich Pistachio chocolate, in what is incidentally the most beautiful packaging I've ever seen, with green foil. Then, Pokka Coffee Caramels and for University Entrance Exam season, "Kachi" Gummy treats to bring you luck.
	Restocked Anime Calendars for 2009 J-List is closing out our line of 2009 anime, JPOP, sexy bikini idol and traditional photo calendars, and it's a great time for you to browse and get some excellent deals. We also have posted several out of stock calendars, a second chance to get these great items before they're gone forever.
	Panorama Fantasy ~ Trains of Japan Trains and rail culture are a part of the Japanese, and you can't separate the two. Here's a great photobook for fans of Japanese trains, showing how intertwined they are with Japan's culture.
	Japan Underground Photobook Series The popular photobook series Japan Underground has been restocked. If you're looking to see a side of Tokyo you've never imagined, this is for you. Back in stock!
	Restocked niKyoro Bento Boxes The niKyoro series of bento boxes is great because of its high attention to design. This amazing bento box has a bowl incorporated into it, and can securely hold all the rice and other good things you could want to eat. Today's bento boxes are the round type with bowls built into their tops -- very handy!
	Special Non-slip Chopsticks for Noodles More handy chopsticks for gaijin hands, they are especially easy to hold, being made of a hard wood with lacquer on the outside and with "bumpy parts" for picking up your food.
	Domo-kun (Black Outline) - Standard Men's One of the most popular T-shirts we've ever made is the Domo-kun Black Outline design, which we have for guys, girls and kids. You can see the top-selling T-shirts and hats on our site via this link.
	Hello Kitty x COURREGES Ring Notebooks Then the awesome Hello Kitty Courreges design collection continues, bringing a new level of elegance to Sanrio's familar feline. These notebooks are great to write in and own.
	Charcoal Nose Pores Cleaning Pack The Japanese may be the most cleanliness-minded people on the planet. Here's a wonderful set of deep-cleaning packs that remove dirty and oil from your pores with charcoal.
	Double Eyelid Clear Stickers --- 20 sets Japanese like to get plastic surgery to make their eyes look more "Western," which means larger eyes like Europeans have. Here are some stickers you can use instead.
	Nintendo DS Japanese Study Tools Then see restocked Nintendo DS tools that can help you learn Japanese, like the impressive Nintendo DS kanji dictionary, which allows you to look up 240,000 words (both E-J and J-E) as well as kanji characters using the stylus, and Let's Play in Japanese.
	Helpful Japanese Study Books We're often asked what the first steps to learning Japanese is. The answer is easy: start with hiragana and then katakana, the two elementary writing systems used in Japanese, and this restocked book can help. Or if you just want to have fun with Japanese girls, check out the also restocked More Making Out in Japanese.
	DX Long Study Flashcards for Study The Japanese are good at studying, a part of this is because of the tools they've evolved to help memorize better. Here's a set of two deluxe long-type study flashcards that you can put to great use, whether you're studying Japanese, history or just about any subject. They feature keyrings so you can keep them with you all the time.
	Popular Traditional Items From Japan See some really amazing items from Japan back in stock, including our popular yokobue flute, that cool Natural Flint Stone Magatama Amulet w/ wooden box, and our "Maiko" style traditional comb.
	Paper StitchLock, Japanese Pens Some cool restocked items today include the very popular Paper StitchLock which stitches sheets of paper together, as well as several Japanese pens, including the Handy-line Slim highlighters with clickable tips that don't need caps, like ball-point pens.
	Hetalia Axis Powers Figures *Preorder* Hetalia is a new series featuring characters represent different countries, the United States, Italy etc. (There was a dust-up recently when the Japanese character grabbed the oppai of the Korean character in the manga, which of course was interpreted as an insult to Dokdo/Takeshima.) Preorder these awesome figures now!
	Pinky Street Figures *Preorder* We love the Pinky Street line of fashionable figures. Change their clothes by popping the heads off and putting them on another body. See several upcoming Pinky Street figures that you can preorder now.
	Restocked Japanese Snacks Got some more delicious snack items for you, my favorite stick snack Meiji Fran Whipps in Caramel Milk flavor, Glico Giant Caplico (a giant "ice cream cone" that's made of chocolate instead of ice cream), Peach and Grape Gum from Bourbon, and the exotic Hi-Chew in Lychee flavor.
	Sabra DVD Mook ~ Fragility -- Natsuko Tatsumi We love Sabra for bringing us the most beautiful Japanese women, photographed in tantalizing ways. Here's a new "DVD mook" photobook starring Natsuko-chan which is so hot, you can heat your house with it. DVD included too.
	Yaoi Games by Internet Download Also, remember that you can now buy our two English "BL" releases via convenient Internet Download for extra privacy and convenience, at a new lower price, too. The level of depth in these games is fantastic!
	"Sex Style" Green Tea Cups Then check out the Sex Style series, which presents the 48 traditional positions in Japan on these traditional Japanese tea cups, acted out by cute animals. Hilarious, and the positions are written in English, just in case you get a chance to use them.
	Super Restocked DVDs Finally, we've got a ton of restocked DVD titles, including the fantastic live-action version of Maria Watches Over Us.