Cool Items Wednesday, January 7, 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.

	Megami Magazine Jan 2009 vol. 104 All the best anime series can be found in this awesome new issue of Megami, including an amazing 18 posters (9 double sided) featuring great original art from Toradora, Ichigo Marshmallow, Steel Linebarrels, Clannad, D.C. ~ if, and much more.
	Dengeki Maoh Jan 2009 It's time for another issue of Dengeki Maoh, which brings you a staggering 800 pages of gorgeous manga from Japan, including Utawaremono, Tales of Vesperia and Tales of the Abyss, Wolf and Spice, Sengoku Basara and more. You get a super thick "Tales of" character guide inside, too.
	Kera Dec 2008 KERA is the bold and beautiful magazine of "gothic pink loli" from Japan, and each issue is a treat to browse through -- even the ads are fun to look at. See the new issue, capturing the coolest trends from Harajuku.
	Shirow 2009 Calendar Restocked Lucky! J-List has been able to get our paws on another dozen or so of this year's runaway hit calendar, the Shirow Masamune Saber Tooth Cats calendar, featuring his fantastic art and characters. But just like our other amazing Japanese calendars, the current stock is all we'll be able to get this time around. Don't miss out!
	Lovely Heart Hello Kitty Nail File Keep your fingernails beautiful with this Hello Kitty Nail File, which features beautifully printed images of our favorite kawaii cat from Japan.
	Red Hello Kitty x COURREGES Photo Album Sanrio and super designer Courreges team up to bring you some cute new products. Today we're posting two fantastic photo albums, which can hold all your standard-sized photographs (either traditional ones you have developed or digital ones you print). Comes in a protective sleeve.
	MIni Oreo Bar Pack It's fun when Japan puts it own unique twist on our favorite snacks, which you can see in everything from Japan Kit Kat flavors to Bubblicious gum. Today we're adding a really nice Oreo Coolie Bar set in a large bag.
	SAKURA Mini ONIGIRI Case Then for our (many) fans of onigiri, the trianble shaped rice balls from Japan, a great triangle-shaped onigiri case that's essentially a whole bento box unto itself.
	Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go See fresh stock of this great bento cookbook, which is filled with information on how you can make bento and other dishes that are healthy, delicious and downright beautiful to look at. Newly restocked.
	HINOMARU / Japanese Flag Strap Shwo your Japanese spirit with this cool phone strap that can be put on phones, keychains, camera, Nintendo DS or Sony PSP. Features the "circle of the sun" flag.
	Classic Ceramic Soy Sauce Bottle Want to bring a bit of Japan to your kitchen? We've got many fun suggestions, from bento boxes to cool chopsticks and more. Here's a very nice ceramic soy sauce bottle for your table.
	Hello Kitty Bento Accessories Life is more fun when you have Hello Kitty bento products to make things brighter. Enjoy fresh stock of several items we've got for you today, including the Hello Kitty Face Onigiri Wrap Sheets, the Hello Kitty Bento Flag Pick Set and more.
	Housen Ryofu Hug Pillow Case ~ Dragon Destiny Throw down the gauntlet as an otaku with this gorgeous dakimakura cover, the ultimate way to express your love of Ryofu from Dragon Destiny in three dimensions. Use this hug pillow cover with any standard long pillow.
	Warm Hoodies In Stock in San Diego Winter is here, which means it's a great time to browse our selection of soft hooded sweatshirts, which are a super way to keep warm without losing your geek cred. While I personally dig our Echo Base Star Wars parody design, you can choose from many other cool offerings, from "Japanese Girlfriend" to Domo-kun and much more.
	Awesomme Traditional Items from Japan Enjoying sake is more fun with friends, and we've restocked our great Earthnware Sake Set. Also see made-in-Japan T-shirts celebrating the Samurai Spirit and Buddhism, and a cool "working yukata" called a samue (sa-moo-eh).
	Traditional Japanese Ear Cleaners (Mimikaki) You haven't lived until you've had your ears cleaned by a Japanese mimikaki, a traditional ear cleaner that looks like a bamboo scoop and is used to gently remove ear wax from your ear. Beautiful Japanese girl's lap to lay your head on sold separately.
	Fun Japanese Erasers, Pens More fun erasers you make yourself using the included microwavable eraser stuff and molds. Make erasers that look like little cakes or sushi! Also, see fresh stock of several pens, including our most popular fude (brush) pens and our Pinky Black Light Pen.
	Restocked Re-Ment Toys Re-Ment is the wonderful company responsible for those miniature food and other toys. See fresh stock of several items, including Let's Go! Panda Class and Harapeko (Hungry) Animal Village.
	Revoltech Danboo, Patlabor Figures Also: see even more fresh stock of the very popular Revoltech figure of Danboo from Yotsuba, which sold out in record time before. Also back in stock is the cool Patlabor Ingram Type-Zero.
	Metatron 1/8 Figure ~ Demonbane *Preorder* This is a really nice-looking figure from a popular game, which is extremely detailed and ready to rock on your shelf of choice. Preorder her now!
	Shiki Ryougi 1/6 Figure *Preorder* Then from Kara no Kyokai, aka Boundary of Emptiness, from the legendary Type-Moon. This is a gorgeous figure that you can preorder now.
	Rin & Ren Kagamine 1/8 Figures *Preorder* Also, Rin and Ren are the perfect Vocaloid figures, so gorgeously designed as Rin sings and Ren plays his instruments. Both of these figures from Goodsmile are up for preorder on the site now.
	More Japanese Snacks, Gum Got some excellent restocked snack items too, including Felix the Cat strawberry flavored bubble gum (a huge cult favorite with our customers) as well as Lotte Toppo in tasty Praline flavor, Lotte Cube Plus Grapefruit Mint Gum, and Sasha chocolates in two great flavors.
	Sabra Magazine Jan 2009 Sabra is the #1 magazine of beautiful women in Japan, and each issue brings you amazing top-name swimsuit idols to fawn over. See all the top stars in this issue, from Yuuri Morishita x Natsuko Tatsumi to Mai Satoda and more. Free DVD, too!
	Linda Project Bleach Parody Doujinshi Then see three brand-new doujinshi comics from Linda Project, the amazing artist circle that creates some of the best hentai art imaginable. In addition to the three Bleach parody books, we've got the brand-new books released for the past Comic Market in stock.
	More Artbooks, Too The recently posted Dendrobium artbook sold out in record time, but don't worry: we've gotten more and they're on the site now. This is the most beautiful artbook we've seen in years, from its large pages and glossy printing to the protective box it comes in.
	Extended Dating-Sim Game Sale J-List has extended our special sale on shrinkwrapped PC Dating-sim Games on CD-ROMs right now. On top of getting $5 off the package price of selected games, we'll send you free titles from Hirameki with every 2 games you buy. Dozens of our games are covered in the sale, including a fave of mine, Casual Romance Club, one of the most gorgeous games ever released in English. It's a great time to browse our selection of games and complete your collection!
	TENGA EGG ~ Spider Introducing the Tenga Egg Spider, a stress relief toy for men so innovative, it could only have come from Japan. Just crack open the protective egg case and inside there's a very realistic-feeling "lovely hole" (as the Japanese call them).
	TENGA WARMER Also, the incredible Tenga Warmer has come in stock. This is a great device you can use to add a layer of enjoyment to the various stress relief toys that J-List sells. It will actually warm up your favorite "hole" type toy to match that of a real woman's temperature! OMG!
	Restocked Hitomi Tanaka Titles Hitomi Tanaka has become an instant legend at J-List because of her beautiful J-Cup body and status as a swimsuit idol before she made this, ahem, rather career change. See fresh stock of all of her great DVD releases!