Cool Items Wednesday, February 18, 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 Feb 2009 All the best anime can be found in the new issue of Newtype, the "Moving Pictures Magazine" and the primary source of anime awesomeness in the world. Toradora, CLANNAD After Story, Macross Frontier, Gundam 00, and more. Free posters, pencil board and more inside, too!
	Smart Feb 2009 Super new issue of Smart, the magazine all about Japanese fashion, technology and other cool things from Japan. This issue is loaded with great pictures of the latest fashions of the season, cool gadgets from camera to electronics, and much more.
	Fate/stay night ~ DX Saber Portraits Fate is the legendary game that started as an eroge and took the anime world by storm. This is a fabulous collection of bold and interesting portraits of Saber by a variety of artists. Highly recommended item!
	iPhone 3G Case for Japanese Straps J-List has dozens of fun phone straps (also known by their more traditional name of netsuke) for attaching to your phone. Trouble is, many phones like Apple's iPhone 3G don't have a hole to attach a strap. That problem is solved with this great new case from Elecom, allowing you to use all the fun straps Japan has to offer!
	New Japanese Snacks & Gum See fantastic new Japanese snack items today, starting with the new Morinaga Green Tea Caramel, a super item for Matcha fans and one that I can really recommend. Also enjoy a new Rose & Strawberry flavored Chopan snack treat and an all-new flavor of Watering Kiss Mint.
	Tachikoma-Yaki *Preorder* Also, for fans of anime-themed snack gift boxes, check out the new Tachikoma-Yaki, or Baked Tachikoma Cakes, manju cakes containing the traditional beans known as anko inside. Preorder now!
	Kanji KOBAN Key Chain for Good Luck A koban is an oval shaped gold coin used in the Edo Period, and we've gotten in some really awesome gold-chromed keychains that feature kanji and images of Japan on both sides.
	Pocket Monster Diamond & Pearl DX Pencil Case Fan of Japan's stationery culture, which is quite well developed, here's an excellent aluminum pencil case with a removable tray inside, to better organize your study materials with. Very high quality and fun to use.
	New Real ORIGAMI ~ Japanese Working Cars Then for fans of origami, Japan's beautiful folded paper art, we've gotten in a new set that lets you build many fun items: police car, fire engine, ambulance, and more! Full visual instructions are provided.
	KIRA-DECO Jewel Stone Set Then, turn everyday objects like your phone, calculator or iPod into amazing KIRA-DECO works of art, decorated with shiny jewels that conveniently stick on. We've gotten in two sets of these decorations that are fun to play with, just like Tokyo girls do.
	Dragon Destiny Figures, More Remember that J-List has a great selection of figures and more from Ikki Tousen, aka Dragon Destiny, the most awesome anime based on an ancient Chinese story and panty shots we can think of.
	Animal ONIGIRI Bento Boxes We've restocked several of those cute bento box with space for onigiri, those triangle shaped rice balls that are eaten as a casual snack in Japan. These are very cute, and made with pride in Japan by Prime Nakamura.
	Totoro Bento Boxes J-List customers love our line of Totoro bento boxes, too, and today we're restocking the new Square Totoro 2-Tier Bento with multiple compartments for particular eaters.
	Totoro Nap Pillow We love Studio Ghibli's high quality Totoro products, and this year the company released two amazing "nap pillows" that are just perfect for catching some Z's on a Sunday afternoon. They feature the same soft construction as the other Totoro cushions we carry, but have more support for your head for sleeping. Back in stock, but please note that these are probably the last stock of this popular series we'll be carrying. So don't miss out on yours!
	Kanji in Mangaland, More From the makers of the hit Japanese in Mangaland series that helps you learn Japanese from reading manga, enjoy fresh stock of the Kanji Workbook. Also, read the most bizarre stories about Japan, explore the world of Japanese izakaya bars, and more.
	Fun Japanese Dictionaries Chibi Maruko is a long running anime show about the life and times of a girl living in the 1980s, beloved by nearly all Japanese, and we've restocked the kanji dictionaries vol. 1 & 3. Also, see our very useful Illustrated Japanese Language Dictionary.
	Lucky Cat Solar Powered Toys Speaking of luck, you can get good luck from Japan's most famous icon of good fortune. Our popular Mini Lucky Cat will wave good luck and peacefulness into your life through the miracle of solar power.
	Haruhi Suzumiya Figma ~ Summer Uniform *Preorder* I *really* love this new Haruhi Figma figure, because of the superb attention they company has paid to every detail. You can even change Haruhi's hair with the accompanying hair parts! Preorder now.
	School Swimsuit Mecha Nurse Girl Nana *Preorder* Then, the most incredibly sexy nurse figure I've ever seen, this is School Swimsuit Mecha Nurse Girl NANA, ready to bring you healing in 1/8 scale when she ships in a couple months. Just check out where she keeps her thermometers!
	Mugen Beer Pull Top -- Yellow Color *Preorder* Then, the Mugen (Endless) line from Bandai continues, with a fun new offering that lets you enjoy the feel of cracking open a cold beer again and again, for all time. Several colors of this popular item are posted for preorder now.
	Delicious Snacks from Japan See some fun snack items from Japan, including Oreo White Chocolate cookie bars (two types), Kit Kat in its fabulous Strawberry Cheese Cake flavor, Morinaga White "Mont Blanc" Chocolate Snack, and the popular Fuwarinka Gum in Rose Flavor, that actually makes your body smell nice from the inside!
	Sabra Magazine Mar 2009 Awesome new issue of Sabra, home of the most beautiful women in Japan, bar none. Delicious sexy idols on every page, from Mai Oshima to Mirai Shita to the amazing Fuko (!).
	Princess Lover! visual fan book Here's a great full color artbook for fans of the fantasy eroge )Princess Lover, with amazing art and detail on every page. In stock now.
	PC Dating-sim Games by Preorder Speaking of Japan's amazing PC dating-sim games, we've got some really great titles coming for you soon, which are being localized into English now. You can show your support for our effects at bringing these titles out for you by preordering titles like Family Project, Cos-Feti Academy, or Moero Downhill Night, for fast shipping when they are ready.
	Be Boy Gold Dec 2008 Looking for a huge book of the best BL comics? We've got the new issue of Be Boy Gold in, with 500 pages of great works by artists like Yamane Ayano, Ryou Sakurai, Shiuko Shikano, Tomoko Yamashita and CJ Michaelski.