Cool Items Friday, February 6, 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.

	The Sneaker Feb 2009 Here's a great new magazine with a huge perfect bound back and 300+ pages of interesting content for you, including "light novel" content inside with easy to read kanji (and hiragana beside the more difficult characters). Comes with great Haruhi stories, and a fantastic Haruhi artbook inside!
	Animedia Jan 2009 Super new issue of Animedia, the magazine all about the best anime on TV in Japan today. Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Bleach, Code Geass, Evangelion and much more, inside.
	FRUITS Dec 2007 No. 125 Then, enjoy Tokyo's fashionable street culture with the new issue of FRUiTs, which is loaded with full page shots of real people in really fashionable getups, walking around Harajuku now. No ads, either!
	S Cawaii Jan 2009 Since we carry so darned many cool fashion magazines, we've created a new page to hold them all. Click to view the revolving monthly subscriptions and in-stock issues of magazines like S Cawaii, KERA, and Egg.
	Nagi 1/7 Figure by Kotobukiya ~ Kannagi Kannagi, aka Crazy Shrine Maidens, is a popular anime about a Shinto goddess accidentally given life. Enjoy this great figure which is in stock today, although as usual it mostly sold out as preorder, so hurry if you want to get one.
	Kaito Nendoroid Figure ~Vocaloid Then we've got a really nice Nendoroid for you from Good Smile Company, this is Kaito, the original Vocaloid character advertising Yamaha's ground-breaking voice synthesizing software.
	New Japanese Snacks Today's awesome new J-Snacks include the new Kiwi Fruit Pocky, with real bits of fruit and delicious chocolate covering the pretzel sticks, followed by Yogurt Choco Ball and Curl snack sticks in White Gratin flavor.
	Traditional 'Dagashi' Snacks Remember that we carry awesome candy items that have been enjoyed in Japan for decades, from the delicious Mochi chewy candies in ramune and other flavors to the recently posted (and almost sold out) Neri Ame candy and more. Best of all, these items are incredibly cheap, so you can buy a bunch and mix and match.
	Cinnamoroll Plush Keychains We love Sanrio's super-cute character around here, and have gotten some wonderful plush keychains that we think you'll love, very soft and fun to attach to your bag, keys or anywhere.
	Cinnamoroll First Kanji Book Another fantastic book to help you learn to write Japanese, thanks to grooves in the pages that teaches you hand to write correctly. Highly recommended item!
	Petit Copain Bowl Shaped Bento Box Set This is a great bento set that features two separate bento boxes, one for your rice and the other for meat, vegetables and other good stuff you want to eat for lunch. Comes with a drawstring bag to old everything together.
	SAKURA Mini Handy Water Bottle Here's a cool item from Prime Nakamura, a thermos water bottle that will keep your favorite beverage hot or cold for hours. Easy push button operation, with a lid that can be used as a cup, and beautiful cherry blossoms on the outside!
	Restocked Hello Kitty Bento One of my favorite bento boxes we offer is the Wagara Hello Kitty bento sets, which comes with everything you need for a really delicious Japanese boxed lunch. Comes complete with traditional imagery on the outside.
	Black Lacquered MAIKO Geta Then see these great traditional Japanese geta shoes for women, which would look great whether you're wearing a kimono or jeans.
	Japanese 'Hachimaki' Headbands Then see restocked Japanese headbands that are fun to wear -- several are back in stock today. Show your ki-ai, or your dedication and fighting spirit, with one of these awesome items! (I used to wear one while studying Japanese.)
	Fundoshi -- White ~ Traditional Men's Underwear Fundoshi (pronounced foon-DOH-shi) is the traditional underwear worn by the samurai, and in modern times, by people in Japanese shrines. These fun items are back in stock.
	Japanese Study Materials The #1 Japanese study item on J-List is the Genki series of textbooks, workbooks and listening CDs, and today we're restocking several of these items, including the Genki I and II textbooks and the Teacher Answer Keys.
	Studying Japanese With Manga Learning Japanese through manga comics is a great idea. We've gotten in more stock of Japanese in Mangaland and Kanji de Manga, both of which help you learn Japanese visually, which is great fun!
	Lucky Cat Tea Pot Like I always say, if you're going to have a tea pot, it might as well be shaped like Lucky Cat. This popular item, with a removable head for a lid and a tea spout shaped like a paw waving good luck into your life, is back in stock.
	Restocked Traditional Items Then, got some other really excellent traditional items, including the Daruma Otoshi ("knock over the Daruma") game, a keychain that looks like a jitte, the defensive weapon of a ninja designed to block an opponent's sword, our Dragon Yukata, and the Tokugawa Crest Case.
	Trading Figures from Japan Trading figures are the inexpensive smaller figure that are so popular from Japan, and we've stocked some great ones for you, from the super-sexy Ikki Tousen figure series to the ultra-wacky Hip Parade "trading torso" line.
	Polo Shirts - Domo-kun, Kanji In addition to our popular T-shirts and hoodies, J-List carries professionally embroidered polo shirt with our great designs, which allow you to keep your geek cred even while at work. I wear my Domo-kun polo shirt all the time, and laugh when people think I work for NHK.
	Restocked Japanese Snack Gift Sets Hot on the heels of the Lucky Star Snack Boxes we restocked last time, we've gotten the amazing Asakusa Kaminari-Okoshi rice snacks and delightful Strawberry Chocolate Daifuku back in stock. Usually given as gifts, but we won't tell if you keep them all to yourself.
	Mikuru Asahina 1/8 Figure Adult ver. *Preorder* Mikuru is a time-traveling girl who has come to observe the Galactic Anomaly that is Haruhi Suzumiya, and this is my favorite version of her: "Future" Mikuru. Preorder this figure now.
	Evangelion Entry Plug ~ Shinji, Rei *Preorder* This is one of the coolest Eva items ever made: a detailed 20 inch long replica of the "entry plug" from the show, holding Shinji or Rei inside. Feature totally detailed interior compartments that even light up. What awesome items! Both are available for preorder now.
	Healing Mechanical Pencils See fresh stock of the mechanical pencil with aromatic leads, which creates a healing aroma as you write with it. Both leads and pencil included, so you'll get years of use out of each set.
	Other Restocked Japanese Snacks Finally, a bunch of good restocked snacks, including Choco Ball Strawberry, Morinaga Strawberry Milk Pudding Caramel (doesn't that name sound great?), Fujiya Torokero (soft) Milky Candy, Tyrant Habanero, and the last Wasabi Cheetos we'll ever have.
	A Day of Princess Life ~ Hime no Ichinichi This is a gorgeous photobook featuring the daily life of a beautiful Japanese girl. It's a fabulous photobook showing this girl living au naturale, but it's also a super item for artists who want to visualize angles when they draw.
	Restocked Manga Then, see a boatload of restocked manga volumes including the Hatsu Inu (First Dog) series, Milk of a Woman, I'll Tell You About the Real "H" Experience I Had, Read Me! and several fantastic Futanarikko works.
	Bible Black One of the most famous "H" games in history, this is Bible Black, the outstanding game that was so popular in Japan, it inspired the famous ero anime series. We've restocked this title in San Diego, after many weeks of the popular game being sold out. Order a copy now!
	Download Games, Too In addition to shrink-wrapped CD-ROM versions, J-List's interactive PC dating-sim games are available through convenient download, allowing you to enjoy the convenience and privacy that only the Internet can offer. Click to view the top-selling download games right now.