Cool Products Wednesday, February 25, 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.

	PIECES 1 ~ Masamune Shirow Premium Gallery This is a fabulous deluxe artbook for fans of Shirow Masamune, creator of so many wonderful illustrations, including the Ghost in the Shell manga. In stock now, but for how long?
	Ultra Jump Jan 2009 Japan has a highly addictive manga (comic) culture that captivates everyone from young people to Mercedes-driving businessmen. This is Ultra Jump, the 500+ page manga that's full of intensity and quality Japanese comics. Great new issue!
	Strike Witches Official Fanbook The coolest new anime to come along in an age, Strike Witches tells the story of magical girls with furry features who fight against a great evil in a World War II-like alternate universe. We've finally gotten our mitts on limited stock of the artbook.
	Rin Natsume Oppai Mouse Pad Sometimes a person needs to feel something soft and round under his hand while slaving away in front of the computer, with realistic shape and, er, firmness. Great oppai mouse pad for Little Busters fans.
	Shoko a la mode -- Shoko Nakagawa Shokotan, as she's known to her fans, is the super popular anime idol who sings such popular songs as the theme to Gurren Lagann. Enjoy her lickable new photobook with plenty of cosplay fun.
	AIR Blu-ray Disc Box (Blu-ray Disc) One of the most popular PC dating-sim games is now a fantastic anime series on Blu-Ray, in this awesome boxed set containing the whole series. The visual nature of this top-quality animation by KyoAni and Key is not to be missed! Compatible with North American Blu-Ray players.
	New Japanese Snacks Learn about Japan through its snack culture with J-List! We're stocking Purple Potato Pretz (yes, you read that right), Hi-Chew in new Blood Orange, and fun Mini Peach Ramune Candies.
	Laughing Man Cookie J-List customers love our anime-themed snack sets, and today we're posting some delicious cookies featuring the Laughing Man from Ghost in the Shell fame.
	New 80's Hello Kitty Bento Box w/ Chopsticks A great retro style Hello Kitty bento box with two sections and a top lid that hides included chopsticks, so you've got everything you need for delicious Sanrio bento fun.
	Hello Kitty Kawaii Handmade Bag Also: learn to make awesome crafts with the new Kawaii Handmade Bag guidebook by Eriko Teranishi. Tons of pictures on how to make each bag.
	BUB ~ Healthy Sparkling Bath Tablet ~ New SAKURA There's really nothing like Bub, the large tablet that fizzes when you drop it in the bath, filling the room with a relaxing aroma and turning your bath into a Japanese hot springs. For best effect, sit in the bath while it fizzes, and the bubbles will make you feel great. New Sakura aroma.
	SAKURA Fake Flower Decoration And speaking of sakura, we've gotten in some fun cherry bottoms that are made of plastic, which you can use to decorate your room for Spring, Japan style.
	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. These bentos are the round type with bowls built into their tops -- very handy!
	Purple Dragon Omamori ~ Japanese Shinto Luck Charm Bring some good luck to yourself with this authentic Shinto omamori good luck charm, designed to bring protection from bad things happening. Carried by millions of Japanese every day.
	New Real ORIGAMI ~ DX Dinosaurs with Panorama I can't believe we're posting yet another amazing origami set so soon. This package contains everything you need to make your own Jurassic world out of paper.
	PUMA Gold x Black Aluminum Pencil Case Puma is a popular brand in Japan, and we've always got fun Puma items you probably never expected to see. This is a high quality 2-tier pencil case that looks great.
	Perfect Kanji ~ Kakitori Kun 2 Then for students of Japanese, we've restocked the popular Kakitori Kun, a fun Nintendo DS game that helps you learn to write kanji characters properly.
	Kanji Drill Workbooks The way to learn kanji is to write, write, write -- the act of repeating the stroke order of kanji characters is what helps the brain to learn. We've restocked some great kanji drill books used by elementary school kids in Japan.
	Sunshine Buddies Hello Kitty version Hidamari no Tami, aka Sunshine Buddies, are the popular line of solar-powered relaxation toys from Tomy, and now they've released a fabulous Hello Kitty toy that never needs batteries, modeled after the classic 1976 original Kitty-chan, back in stock now!
	Restocked Netsuke Phone Straps J-List has a huge selection of netsuke, the traditional charms used to seal a bag of money in the Edo Period, which are called by the more modern name of phone strap these days. See fresh stock of several popular traditional items.
	Traditional Toys From Japan Then see some great toys that have been delighting children in Japan for centuries, like the Take-Tombo or "bamboo dragonfly" helicopter, which you can do amazing things with.
	Laki-Bina Hina Matsuri Dolls If you want to make your own Hina Matsuri display, we've got stock of the awesome Lucky Star Hina Dolls. Both full sets and random individuals are now in stock.
	Elecom Products See restocked items from Japanese computer peripheral maker Elecom, including the their Retro USB Game Pad that lets you experience old school gaming on your PC or Mac, the popular Bit Grast small-sized mouse, and Mogmo, the plush keychain that "eats" your USB memory stick.
	Restocked Nestle Kit Kat, More Fresh stock of the super new Japan Kit Kat in Tiramisu and Matcha Tiramisu flavors -- buy them by the sealed box! We've also restocked the popular Calorie Mate (perhaps the reason the Japanese are so thin? Hmm), Morinaga Green Tea Caramel, and Hi-Chew Strawberry Cheese Cake flavor.
	Queen's Blade Artbooks Then for fans of the red-hot bishoujo combat RPG and now anime, we've restocked our popular artbooks, including Nix, Reina and Echidna.
	Jibril Zero Hug Pillow Case ~ Jiburiru 3 Wow, is all I have to say at this life-sized anime hug pillow of Jibril, from the naughty eroge and anime. Display her proudly in your room, or use it as girlfriend repellant!
	PC Dating-sim Game Price Drop, Game Sets Remember, J-List has dropped the prices of a ton of our best English-translated PC dating-sim games, with a bunch of great games priced at $19.95 or less. Also, you can pick up some awesome series together and save extra $$$.