Cool Products Friday, April 24, 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 Apr 2009 Brand new issue of the popular Newtype, the Moving Pictures Magazine. Tons of information and visuals from Haruhi Suzumiya, Gundam 00, the new Fullmetal Alchemist, Clannad After Story and more. Free stuff, too!
	Gurren Lagann Portraits Artbook A great glossy artbook for fans of Simon and Kamina from Gurren Lagann by Gainax Outstanding original illustrations on every page.
	Juliona Trans 1/6 Figure Shiro Masamune "Oh baby!" is all I can say to this: a fabulous recreation of Shirow Masamune's sexy cowgirl character Juliona from his Wild Wet West illustration series. With a removable hat, this lady will be the centerpiece of your collection.
	Robo Q RQ-04 Retro Robot Toy This is great: a new line of highly functional robots from Tomy Takara that you can control. Great retro design. The "Q" stands for "cute" by the way.
	Stripe Panties -- Shimapan The current boom in Japan's moeverse is characters with striped panties, known as shimapan in Japanese. Now you can own your very own pair, thanks to the amazing items we posted to the site today.
	Amazing Snacks from Japan It's fun to explore Japan through its snack culture, and today we're posting some great items, including Relax Bear snacks, delicious Seishun Shigekix soft tart gummy, Puccho with Grape Gummi bits inside and Ramune and Grape Gum.
	Lucky Star Anime Snacks Don't look now, but we've restocked the popular Lucky Star-themed anime snacks, including the Coronet Cookie and Tokyo Strawberry Chocolate Daifuku. Both come in large boxes that are suitable for giving as gifts, and are usually only available in Akihabara!
	Hello Kitty Face Mini Fan The summer's going to be a hot one, but you can stay cool and kawaii with this electric Hello Kitty fan. Plugs into any standard wall plug.
	Hello Kitty Water-in Straw Cup with Kitty Mascot Also posted today: a super all-purpose cup for drinking your favorite drinks in, which features a "Water In" Hello Kitty toy (meaning she's floating inside water inside the cup). Great for collectors.
	Restocked Bento See fresh stock of two of our most popular bento box ever: the Retro Trading Mark Bento Box and the Lucky Cat 2-Tier Bento. Nice for people looking for a stylish yet non-kawaii lunchbox.
	Cool Things for Your Kitchen We've restocked our device for making gyoza (aka "pot stickers"), for fans of the delicious Chinese dumplings that are chewy wrappers containing meat and vegetables, as well as special molds for making perfect sushi and onigiri every time.
	Ootori-sama Plush Key Chain Great news for Ghibli fans -- Spirited Away plush toys are back! We've posted this awesome beanbag plush keychain of Ootori-sama, one of the characters seen in the bathhouse in the film, and we know you'll love him!
	Huge Restocking of Studio Ghibli Items Got a ton of restocked items for you today, including the Totoro Nap Pillows (both types), the Totoro Acorn Alarm Clock, Jiji plush toys, awesome rubber stamps and the last stock ever of the soft Totoro blankets.
	Learn Japanese with your Nintendo DS Restocked several DS software titles for you, which can actually help you learn Japanese! See fresh stock of the Kanji DS Dictionary, probably the only J-E/E-J dictionary you'll ever need, plus Let's Play in Japanese, AIUEO Study with Anpanman to teach you hiragana and katakana, and more.
	Cinnamoroll Numbers and Shapes This is a fun book that teaches little ones how to write numbers and basic shapes, using innovative pages that have grooves cut where the pencil lines should go. And it's very, very cute.
	Kanji Flashcards, Wall Poster See fresh stock of the kanji and kana flashcards and giant-sized kanji poster by White Rabbit, a company that's very dedicated to helping you learn to read Japanese.
	Kannagi Anthology Comic 1 Crazy Shrine Maidens is a great manga and anime about a Shinto spirit who is inadvertently given life when a tree she inhabited is carved into the shape of a woman. Enjoy this great official doujinshi anthology, just added to the site.
	Restocked Miku Hatsune, Touhou Manga Also: we've restocked the popular Touhou Silent Sinner in Blue official manga (*with game music CD!*), along with the popular Miku Hatsune official manga.
	Japanese Coca Cola Sparkling Pencil Pouch Awesome item for Coca-Cola collectors: a Japan-only pencil case that's filled with water. Squeeze the cola bottle and watch the little plastic butterflies fly and move. I could see killing some time in class playing with this thing.
	Japanese Stationery Items See fresh stock of several fun stationery items, including our Goth Style Cosmetic Pouch/Pencil Case, our Supplio Aromatic Mechanical Pencils whose leads emit a healing aroma as you write, and KADO-KESHI, the most advanced eraser in the world.
	Traditional Japanese Mouse Pads, Daruma Sushi mouse pads! A traditional Japanese mimikaki ear cleaner with an origami crane on the end! Our yokobue samurai flute! Happy owls! And more.
	Dorossel Figma Figma *Preorder* This is a new: a fantastic Figma figure featuring the character from Disney's upcoming film Fireball. Amazing workmanship on this great toy, which can be preordered now.
	Nia & Yoko Figures *Preorder* Then, Gurren Lagann is a grand anime drills -- literally, humans drilling from the lowest point they could be at (living underground, not believing there is such a thing as the sky), up until they live in space and are masters of the galaxy. Enjoy these excellent preorder figures of Nina and Yoko.
	Sabra Magazine May 2009 Taking pictures of Japan's most beautiful women is what they do at Sabra, and this new issue is no different. Great content featuring Japan's top idols, and you get a DVD to enjoy, too!
	Princess Waltz Visual Fanbook Princess Waltz is about the best dating-sim game we've ever seen in English, with an amazing story of flashing swords wielded by beautiful princesses, no fan should miss it. We've restocked both the figure + game special sets as well as the Princess Waltz Visual Fanbook.
	Finder no Hyoteki Character Book - Viewfinder This is the gorgeous official artbook for fans of the popular yaoi/BL game Finder no Hyoteki, Target in the Finder. The art in this book is just unbelievable.
	Asa Mizushima Cast off Figure by Tony *Preorder* This is really special! An incredible figure based on a design by Tony Taka, it's his character as she gets in the bath. Features amazing "Full Cast Off" action, meaning that you can remove all her clothes.
	Queen's Blade Artbooks Restocked We just love the Queen's Blade glossy artbooks, which feature the most beautiful original characters. See fresh stock of several of our favorite books today, including Tomoe, the fighting Shinto shrine maiden.
	Cosplay Fetish Academy Fans of our PC dating-sim games, we've got some good news: Cosplay Fetish Academy, the amazing game about a boy and his twin cousins who get warped into an alternate dimension of pure cosplay, will be the next title released in English. Preorder it now for free shipping when the game is ready!
	Cosplay Idol Collection 4 Hours Fantastic new DVD captures 4 hours of the best hentai anime cosplay in one place. From Clannad to Code Geass to Evangelion and Zero no Tsukaima, all your favorite anime costume girls are here.