Cool Items Wednesday, March 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.

	Megami Magazine Apr 2009 Megami Magazine is the top selling anime magazine at J-List because of all the wonderful free stuff they give you, like *22* posters on this issue, all original and all featuring your favorite anime characters. Toradora, Clannad After Story, Haruhi, Kannagi, Queen's Blade...well, you get the idea.
	Shoxx Mar 2009 Japan's music scene is popular all over the world, and you can track the coolest "visual-kei" bands (the kei meaning "related to") with Shoxx, the awesome Visual and Hard Shock Magazine. Tons of hands in this issue from Antique Coffee Shop to Phantasmagoria to Parade, and the printing on all pages is gorgeous!
	Lucky Star Private Collection ~ Full Set of 8 Here's a nice new set of Lucky Star "one coin" figures, meaning affordable figures that you can display anywhere. Full and partial sets are in stock.
	Haruhi Rock Band Figure Set We also got fresh stock of the Haruhi Suzumiya Rock Band, featuring Haruhi, Mikuru and Yuki with their instruments, which had sold out in record time, but we managed to get some fresh stock in.
	AIR for PSP Yet another beautiful Japanese dating-sim game that you can experience on your Sony PSP, this is AIR, one of the most beautiful stories I've ever experienced. A great visual novel for fans of Sony's portable game unit.
	Sakura no Ame CD Single Miku Hatsune is the popular digital singer who was created to promote the Yamaha's Vocaloid voice synthesizing software, and her songs are so popular you can year them all over the country. This is the popular single Sakura no Ame (Cherry Blossoms in the Rain), a song for reflecting on endings, beginnings and graduation in the cherry blossoms. Long-playing "Maxi CD single" format.
	New Japanese Snacks Positively yummy new offerings for you today, including Kakipea spicy rice crackers and peanuts, made with real wasabi, delicious McVitie's Digestive Biscuits in Pumpkin flavor, fun Super Mario Coin Candy, and a popular item in Japan, fake chocolate cigarettes that are fun to eat.
	Authentic Bento Origami It looks good enough to eat, but it's really made of paper. We've restocked the very popular Bento Origami series which includes everything you need to make a boxed lunch with rice, sushi, hamburg, lettuce and even chopsticks, all using folded paper.
	Mini KAKEJIKU Japanese Scroll Art An item that's custom made for us foreigners, these are small and attractive kakejiku (traditional Japanese wall scrolls) that you can hang up to Japanify your room. Features the famous Red Fuji.
	Metal Mode Blue Men's Lunch Box I'd have to say that my own favorite J-List bento box is the Metal Mode series, since it's designed so well and looks so good, and has everything a hungry person could ask for: built-in chopsticks, an insulated case, and even packets that keep your bento lunch nice and cold.
	Cute Bento Boxes For fans of our cute bento products, we haven't forgotten you: today we're restocking the Kiki & Lala Little Twin Stars 2-tier Bento and the super-cute Tomica car-shaped bento for you.
	Niko Niko Seaweed Punch for Bento Fans of Japanese Boxed Lunch know that J-List has the best selection of rare items for making traditional Japanese boxed lunch special, and today we're adding a deluxe new nori punch that makes cute faces in sheets of seaweed.
	Sanrio Ice Cube Tray Also: our authentic Sanrio Ice Cube Tray, which lets you make 3D versions of your favorite characters, like Hello Kitty and Bad Batz Maru and more. Back in stock today.
	Sake Bottles from Japan In times like these, we all need to pour a stiff drink, and what better way to do this than with a traditional sake bottle and cups for two? We're restocking several popular items, including our Sushi Sake Bottle, which shows all the names of sushi in English and Japanese.
	Totoro Plush Toys Restocked Studio Ghibli fans know that J-List has tons of really cute Totoro items. Today we're restocking several plush toys including the great Fuka Fuka Cat Bus Plush.
	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. Highly recommended series!
	Nintendo DS Japanese Study Tools Did you can learn Japanese quite effectively using the Nintendo DS? We've restocked the Kanji DS Dictionary, a wonderfully functional all-purpose dictionary for looking up words and kanji, as well as Kanji Test for 2.5 Millions, great for all levels of kanji.
	Maria Holic Manga Another very effective way to learn Japanese is to read it, and J-List carries many Japanese manga, and J-List has many excellent offerings on the site, from Maria Holic (restocked today) to Clannad to Kannagi and more.
	Men's High School Uniform Soon after coming to Japan, I bought two things: a really big Totoro plush and a Japanese high school uniform for cosplay, and J-List carries both of these items now. The boy's uniforms are called gakuran, based on school uniforms worn in the 19th century in Holland.
	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!
	Soul Eater Sticker and Postcardbook *Preorder* This is an upcoming postcard book w/ stickers for Soul Eater fans, which should be great when it drops later this month.
	Mikuru Asahina Action Figure Fighting Waitress We love the Figma toys because you get such a great feature dozens of ways to pose. This is Mikuru in her "battle waitress" mode. Preorder her loveliness now!
	Tsuruya-san Action Figure Maid Version Tsuruya-san is another popular character from the Haruhiverse, and you can preorder this awesome Figma toy of the character in her school waitress mode. Tsuruya-san is the inspiration for that cute Nyro~n T-shirt, too.
	Sea and Forest and Love -- Ai photobook A sweet hardcover photobook for fans of beautiful Japanese women, this features the chesty Japanese idol Ai (love) in a variety of great poses and settings.
	Kanokon Complete Kanokon is the awesome ecchi anime about a fox spirit who's dead set on jumping Kouta's bones, although she's thwarted at every turn. This is the super complete artbook for fans of the series.
	b-Boy Phoenix 16 A great manga for fans of yaoi art and themes, this anthology contains nine stories exploring love between males who are especially hentai in their tastes.
	Great PC Dating-Sim Games in English Remember, we've permanently dropped the prices of many of our most popular PC dating-sim games, meaning you can pick up some great titles for reasonable prices, starting at just $14.95. Why not a great multi-layered dating-sim like Little My Maid (one of my favorites) today?
	Female Teacher Minako Fujisawa Figure *Preorder* Posted for preorder is this gorgeous realistic figure of a very sexy teacher created by Mizuhara Masaki, great for fans of the kyonyu genre.