Cool Products Tuesday, April 7, 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.

	NINTENDO DSi ~ White The Nintendo DS is an amazing system that's changed the way we play games on the go. By customer request, J-List is selling the Japan DSi, which is compatible with cartridge software from around the world yet allows you to access the downloadable content from Japan via the Prepaid Cards you can get from us, too.
	Japanese T-shirt "Sayonara" We're big fans of the anime and manga Sayonara, Zetsubo-Sensei ("Goodbye, Mr. Despair"), the story of a high school teacher who gets easily depressed, whereupon he tries to commit suicide. Here's our tribute to this most excellent show.
	GOTH Style Cosmetic Pouches It's back to school season in Japan, which is why we've gotten so many cool stationery and related items in stock now. See these two new "gothic" cosmetic pouches, also useful as pencil cases.
	Domokun Flocked Vinyl Figure Raaaar! Domo-kun is the world-famous Japanese monster that's the official character of NHK, Japan's version of the BBC, and we've got his fun soft vinyl figure back in stock in San Diego. Think of the kittens -- get yours now!
	Low Rider Magazine No. 90 Feb 2009 A new issue of Low Rider, the amazing Japanese magazine that tracks the best American car culture, which is fascinating to view. Each page is brimming with color, including lots of creations by Japanese car owners.
	Music from Okinawa Okinawa offers some of the most beautiful music in Japan, and I recommend the popular songs of Rimi Natsukawa, creator of such hit as Nada Sousou. (Browse all her top songs here.) Or explore the more traditional sound of kayokyoku here. Japan iTunes cards are in stock.
	Yasu Illustrations A super glossy artbook highlighting the incredible works of illustrator Yasu (note: not related to J-List's Yasu who gets great manga for you). Love his art, which includes the Toradora novels.
	Fraulein Revoltech Mikuru Asasina Maid I am so in love with this figure, the super cute time-travelling high school student Mikuru, dressed in her maid costume from episode 0. Comes with parts to allow her to perform any pose, including Mikuru Beam.
	New Japanese Snacks Fantastic new snack items for you today, starting with Dora-Choco, a fun chocolate version of the traditional snack Dora-Yaki, essentially being small pancakes with chocolate sandwiched between them. Also see new Vegetable Pretz and Schwa Puccho in yummy Orange Soda flavor.
	AOJIRU ~ Super Healthy Green Drink A popular health drink with older Japanese who don't get enough vegetables, this is highly concentrated vegetable and fiber powder that you drink to improve your health.
	Green Happy Animal Mini Nesting Box set We've posted several of these popular miniature bento boxes, which hide inside each other like Russian nesting dolls for easy transportation when you're done eating.
	HANA-ZEN 2-Tier Bento Set Then see both colors of the popular 2-tier bento box that comes with everything you need -- main lunchbox, chopsticks, band to keep it securely closed and a cloth bento bag.
	Mini ONIGIRI Shapers, Other Bento Items Also, see fresh stock of popular bento accessories, like the Fruit Colorful Mayonnaise Cups for putting various condiments in, our Onigiri Shapers that create the cutest shapes out of rice, and more.
	Microwave Rice Cookers There's just one problem with the microwave rice cooker we've been carrying recently: they're so popular they sell out before we can get more stock in. Today we've posted fresh stock of several different types including the best-selling Hello Kitty offering!
	Cool Hello Kitty Products Keep your CDs or DVDs in one place with the cute Hello Kitty holder book we've posted today. Also, a cute Hello Kitty "no parking" sign that will surround your home with cuteness.
	Chirimen Hello Kitty Omamori Our real Japanese omamori good luck charms featuring Hello Kitty created out of kimono fabric are great. See this popular series restocked today.
	Socks Glue "Pita" for Loose Socks Only the Japanese could have come up with this: socks glue to hold your loose socks up. High school girls love to wear these large baggy socks similar to leg warmers, called "loose socks." But they're so massive, they often fall down, but if you use this handy water-based glue to glue the socks to your legs, you'll be fine. We also have the socks in stock.
	Transformers Earphones from Japan Like the Transformers? Then we highly recommend our cool Transformer Earphones, which take the form of Frenzy and Rumble and which sit on your ear providing high quality music. Back in stock today.
	A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar Perfect for Japanese language students, this grammar dictionary features all the grammar rules you need to take a further step into practicing and understanding Japanese. Plenty of examples in both languages.
	Restocked Genki Textbooks, More We've gotten in a huge restocking of the #1 selling Japanese study aid in J-List's history, used by more students of the language than any other tool. Also in stock are the Catch Japanese Phrases books, an innovative "situation-based" way to learn to speak Japanese.
	Nintendo DS Study Tools J-List readers know there are some great ways to learn Japanese using a standard Nintendo DS, and we've restocked several popular programs, including Perfect Kanji Kakitori Kun vol. 1 and Kanji Test for 2.5 Millions.
	Restocked Traditional Items from Japan See fresh stock of our popular Washi Japanese Kimono Paper Doll, which comes complete with English instructions. Also, the cool Satin Kimono with Kyoto Pattern, and our Lucky Frog Garden Display are both restocked today.
	Fun Japanese Stationery Items Back-in-stock stationery items include the awesome Electric Banana Eraser that makes removing mistakes from paper both fun and wacky, our precise AQUAPIT Glue Pen, and some awesome pens for highlighting information.
	Ryomou Shimei 1/8 Figure Apron *Preorder* Ryomou is the famous female fighter from the Ikki Tousen / Dragon Destiny series, known among fans as that other anime character with blue hair and an eye patch. Enjoy this awesome preorder statue now.
	Narika Shihoudou 1/8 Figure *Preorder* A really awesome figure inspired by a popular eroge called Beat Blades Haruka made by the famous Alicesoft. Preorder her goodness now.
	Robot Tamashii Gundam 00 Figure *Preorder* Just in time for the 30th Anniversary of the granddaddy of the high concept sci-fi robot anime genre, we're posting this outstanding Gundam 00 figure in the Robot Tamashii (Soul of Robot) series. Order now!
	Sabra Magazine Apr 2009 Awesome new issue of Sabra, home of the most beautiful women in Japan, bar none. Delicious sexy idols on every page, from Rina Koike to Natsuki Ikeda to the delicious Mikie Hara!
	mint -- Ryoko Tanaka Then, enjoy this hardcover photobook by newcomer idol Ryoko, who has released her very first photobook. You can really feel how eager she is to make her fans love her -- she gives us special service on every page!
	Jashin Hunter by Shirow Masamune Shirow Masamune is the legendary artist who created Ghost in the Shell. Today we're gotten in fresh stock of his Jashin Hunter series, two Japanese novels illustrated with the talented artist's unique style.
	Bible Black ~ Yoshiten Artwork An absolutely fabulous glossy artbook documenting the best art from the Bible Black anime universe, directed by the masterful Yoshiten. This most excellent book is now in stock!
	Be Boy Gold Apr 2009 Want more than 400 pages of the best yaoi manga stories by artists like CJ Michaelski, Moto Haruko, Tenjo Renoand Mitsuo Aso? Then we highly recommend the new phone-book style monthly comic Be-Boy Gold.
	Boin Lecture Vol. 1 & 2 Then for "H" anime DVD fans, we present the excellent Boin Lecture series, about a beautiful female teacher and something soft and round that goes, well, boing. Both volumes in stock in San Diego!
	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.
	Koi Nanase ~ Night Shift Nurse *Preorder* Red-hot cast off anime figure from the Night Shift Nurse game and anime series, up for preorder now. I'd love to have a beautiful nurse like this take care of me!
	My Pretty Boy Friends The Japanese are nothing if not imaginative about human couplings, and the latest boom to come along is gal-men, or beautiful men who are really women pretending to be male, which I thought was pretty fresh and interesting. Awesome item for futanari lovers.