Cool Items Wednesday, April 22, 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.

	Animedia Apr 2009 J-List is a wonderful place to find the best anime magazines, loaded with gorgeous art and free stuff inside. Here's a new issue of Animedia is loaded with information on Maria Holic, Gundam 00, Clannad, Soul Eater and more.
	Cure vol. 67 Apr 2009 Japan's J-Rock world is a beautiful place, and with the new issue of Cure you can stay on top of things, enjoying tons of photos of the best visual-kei bands in Japan right now. Large, glossy pictures on every page.
	Famitsu DS plus Wii March 2009 Great magazine filled with information on the DS and Wii world from Japan. Comes with a special present for Animal Crossing fans inside!
	Boys ~ Danshi by Ume Kayo We're big fans of the photobooks of Ume Kayo around here, and love the way he captures Japan in unique ways. In this new effort he takes pictures of boys doing what they always do, being boys, making funny faces, playing in the street in the summer, and so on.
	Haruhi Suzumiya Figma Action Figure ver We've secured fresh stock of two of our favorite figures in Max Factory's Figma Line: the classic Haruhi in summer school uniform, and the deluxe Yuki, which comes with many props to help you pose her just so.
	DX Louise Nendoroid Figure The Nendoroid figures are among the most popular items we sell, and they're cool because you can make many poses with the parts they give you, which is tons of fun. This awesome figure is now in stock, although as usual most sold as preorders, so get yours before the remain units go out the door.
	Training with Hinako (Region 2) *Pre-Order* A wacky new DVD for fans of moe style anime girls, this is an aerobic training program with a twist, since it's taught by the super cute Hinako. This DVD is only being sold in a few venues in Japan, and J-List will be the only shop carrying it internationally. Preorder now!
	Restocked Artbooks We've got some nice artbooks back in stock for you today, including the popular Pixiv Official Art Collection, the gorgeous Fate/stay night Saber Portraits book, and more.
	Ramune Candy, Green Tea Oreo It's J-List's primary function to delight you with great products from Japan. Today we've got a large bag of delicious Ramune candy and incredibly rare Matcha (Green Tea) Oreo cookie bar. Remember that we'll be removing all chocolate from J-List soon as it starts to heat up, so we recommend you order now if you want the great chocolate items we have in stock now.
	Sakuma Drop ~ Grave of the Fireflies Also: if you love the films of Studio Ghibli,check out the new Sakuma Drop Grave of the Fireflies edition, which features a picture of Setsuko on one side and a perfect recreation of the WWII-era packaging on the other. A great item for collectors and Japanese candy lovers.
	Nikyoro Egg Case Then, here's a really awesome way to bring hard boiled eggs with your bento. Just pop open the cute smiling egg case and put your boiled egg inside, and it'll be ready for you to eat at lunchtime!
	Hello Kitty Bento Accessories See fresh stock of some of our most popular items, including the Hello Kitty Onigiri Decorate Set, with everything you need to make kawaii rice balls, plus the Hello Kitty Vegetable Cutter and Boiled Egg Shaper.
	Restocked Goth-Loli Bento, Onigiri Case Japan's culture of visually-pleasing boxed lunches (bento) is popular all over the world, and J-List offers a huge selection of bento boxes for you to browse. Today we're restocking the Goth Style Cat Bento (both colors) as well as the Prime Nakamura onigiri cases, which are like miniature bento boxes themselves.
	BUB Cool ~ Summer Limited Sparkling Bath Tablet BUB is my favorite way to take a bath: just drop the large tablet into the water and it will fizz like a giant Alka-Seltzer, filling the water with healing onsen aroma while the bubbles relax you. This is a special "cool" Bub, which makes you feel minty fresh in the hot summer.
	TATAMI SETTA Sandals Slide into summer with the amazing setta sandals we've restocked today, which are made from the same materials as tatami mats, making them a joy to walk on. Several styles added to the site.
	WAGARA Ninja Tabi Socks Set ~ SAKURA Tabi are the traditional split-toe socks worn with various types of traditional kimonos, and they're also worn by ninja. Enjoy these beautiful split-toe socks with lovely cherry blossom themed art. Sold in sets of 3.
	KURURIRA New Crayon Style Pencil Set these are the best crayons ever! Pen-style crayon cores that you use by twisting the pen, and the writing part twists out for you. An outstanding idea from Pentel. Comes with eight colors in an attractive plastic case.
	Restocked Studio Ghibli items Then, our major restocking of the Totoro the Kiki's Delivery Service plush toys and other products continues, with many items back on the site, including huggable Totoros, fun Jiji the Cat toys and more.
	Ponyo Plush ~ Ponyo on the Cliff on the Sea Then, the newest film by Hayao Miyazaki is about a fish that wants to become human. It's a great story, and we've restocked the cute plush toys for you today.
	Kanji de Manga Vol. 6 One of the best ways to learn Japanese us using the visual medium if manga. Vol. 6 of the popular Kanji de Manga series is in stock in San Diego, along with fresh stock of the other books in the series.
	Code Geass @ Heroine's Tribute *Preorder* We're big fans of Code Geass, the amazing anime series from CLAMP. Enjoy this great upcoming artbook featuring a focus on the heroines in the book, to be released in May.
	Range Murata Anime Works 1998 -2006 *Preorder* Also: fans of master illustrator Range Murata will really love this collection of his best works over the years. I know I'll be getting a copy for myself.
	Maria Shidou 1/7 Figure ~ Maria Holic From the innovative anime that can be described as Zetsubou Sensei + Maria is Watching Us + nosebleeds + GOD OH GOD, this is a really outstanding figure of Mariya you can preorder now.
	Maryan 1/7 Figure Swimsuits ver. ~ ToHeart2 Maryan is one of the most enigmatic characters from the ToHeart2 universe, and there have been many amazing figures made of her. Here's a new one, featuring her in a white swimsuit w/ skirt around her ankle, very kawaii.
	Ero Kakko E Max vol. 12 A nice ero magazine featuring hot "gal" models from Tokyo's Shibuya region combined with hot manga. You also get a DVD to watch -- what a value!
	Comic AG Back Issue Price Drop Then, what's better than getting 80 pages of awesomely translated manga for just $4.99? Getting an even better deal! We recently cut the price of all back issues of Comic AG are cut way down to $4.25, or pick them up via our AGSET product and save even more. But be warned: all AG back issues are limited to stock printed, so don't wait so long that the issues you want are gone.
	Casual Romance Club J-List is having our End of Fiscal Year Special Sale, giving you something extra for every $100 you spend on the site. In addition, we decided to drop the price Casual Romance Club for a limited time only, to allow collectors to pick it up. A rare game that was released in Japan in English, it features a wonderful dating-club-based story the most excellent packaging and manual you'll ever see. But beware: our stock of this legendary game will almost certainly run out this year, and then it will be gone.
	More Gorgeous Artbooks Got a bunch of popular ero artbooks back on the site for you, including Girls Girls Girls! vol. 2 & 3, The Bible Black Visual Artworks, and the can't-keep-it-in-stock Dendrobium by master illustrator Nishieda.
	TENGA FLIP HOLE The recently posted TENGA Flip Hole sold out in record time, so we've restocked it for you. An amazing well-designed tool that will wash away the day's stress.
	Cosplayer Frontier -- Macross Frontier Parody A great item for fans of anime cosplay parody AV: Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier, featuring Rio Hamasaki. Is she a closet anime otaku?
	Premium Cutie -- Hitomi Tanaka & Yuri Himegami Then: lovers of Hitomi Tanaka will be overjoyed to see her perform in this dream image DVD, a trend I hope to see more of in the future.