Cool Stuff Thursday, April 9, 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.

	Dengeki Maoh Apr 2009 Here's another outstanding issue of Dengeki Maoh (Mao), a super thick manga magazine with 500+ pages of manga goodness for you, including the official Spice and Wolf comic, Persona 4, Death Edge, and much more. Plus, a free doujinshi inside for you!
	Dengeki Layers Bible vol. 1 Dengeki Layers is the excellent magazine for 'layers, that is, cosplayers, and this is a special Layers Bible filled with great costumes for you to make. Special focus on male costumes and yaoi games.
	A One-man Show of "KOHAKU" Keisuke Kuwata is the legendary singer of the Southern All Stars who has defined music in Japan since the 1970s, and on this DVD he performs his very own version of the famous Kohaku Red-and-White music festival held every New Year's Eve. Enjoy his memorable versions of 61 classic JPOP songs.
	Pato Light One odd thing about Japan is, you see flashing red lights quite often, at gas stations or other businesses to draw attention from customers. Here's a cool patrol-style light that plugs into any standard electrical plug. Hook it up to your home automation system!
	Anime 4 GB USB Memory USB memory sticks are more fun when they're shaped like anime characters, and we've gotten in stock of Rei from Evangelion, Konata from and Ranka Lee -- kawaii! Each gives you 4 GB of high-speed flash memory to copy all your stuff to.
	Reighborhood! -- Rei Hiroe Illustrations Beautiful girls in military uniforms...girls with guns...professional-looking female characters in uniforms... All are present in this fabulous artbook that we've just gotten in stock.
	GATSBY ~ Men's Hair Wax / Spiky Edge The most popular product for guys in Japan is the Men's Hair Wax from Gatsby. Each stylish container holds the secret to making your hair do exactly what you want it to, all night long.
	Nintendo Point Prepaid Card Remember that J-List now sells the cool Nintendo Prepaid Cards that allow you to access the fun Japan-only content for Japan Wii and DSi systems. Excellent for serious fans who want to get their hands on the free and fee-based Japanese Nintendo content.
	Socks Style Cell Phone Holder Here are some great socks...for your cell phone! These cute cell phone cases are made from the same material as Japan's cutest socks, and they have long straps so you can put your phone around your neck, carry it over your shoulder and so on.
	DX FUROSHIKI ~ Chirimen Kimono Multi Cloth Like the thneads created by Dr. Seuss, a furoshiki is many things: a large all-purpose cloth for wrapping things you want to carry or give as a gift, an awesome way to wrap your bento, you name it.
	DIY Restaurant Candy Apparently the newest trend in Japanese candy is "DIY" or do-it-yourself. Like the recently posted DIY Sushi Candy, which allows you to make your own delicious gummy sushi, this set lets you create all your favorite foods from the local family restaurant, then eat them up.
	Other Japanese Snacks Then see two other fun items for Japanese snack lovers. First, there’s the Tirol Variety Pack, a huge sampling of the famous bite-sized Tirol chocolates, with all flavors here for you. Then enjoy authentic tried ume (plums), a classic treat enjoyed in Japan for centuries.
	Wonderful Studio Ghibli Items You don't have to come to Japan to visit the Ghibli Museum: there's a fantastic DVD that gives you tons of information on the place, which we have in stock today. Also enjoy fresh stock of our most popular Totoro bento boxes.
	Morinaga Milk Caramel Mei and the Kitten Bus is the short film that tells what happens after the legendary anime film. Mei befriends a "kitten bus" by giving it a delicious Morinaga caramel, which you can order on the site now!
	Deluxe "TENMARI " Bento Box Sets This is one of the most popular bento sets in J-List's history because you get everything you need -- 2-tier bento box, chopsticks w/ case, beautiful furoshiki to wrap everything in, and a separate case to keep your bento hot/cold. Restocked today.
	Animal Crossing Bento, More Then see fun items from the Nintendo game Animal Crossing, which my daughter is currently such a fan of. Bento box, "trio set" of utensils, and more.
	Restocked Artbook: KEI's GALLERY Enjoy the gorgeous works of Japanese artist Kei Garou, who is the creator of Miku Hatsune as well as the other Vocaloid characters. Back in stock today, but be warned: the book is "lot up" (as they say in Japan), so this is the last of our stock.
	Shingetsu - New Moon ~ The Art of Chouniku Also see limited fresh stock of this artbook by illustrator Yamamoto Keiji, aka Chouniku ("super meat"), creator of Disgaea, Phantom Kingdom/Makai and Phantom Brave. This hardcover artbook has been restocked, but this is also the end of its print run, so get it quick.
	Handbook for Living in Japan, More See fresh stock of the popular handbook for living and working in Japan, which answers many of the questions you might have. Also, useful bilingual books like Say it in Japanese, Living Japanese Style 2 and Eating in Japan.
	Restocked Shodo (Calligraphy) Items Shodo, or Japanese brush calligraphy, is a famous traditional art form that's fun to play with. We've restocked both of our Shodo Mini Calligraphy Sets as well as several fude (brush) pens for you today.
	Japanese Hachimaki Headbands for Certain Victory Japanese like to be issho kenmei, a word that means "trying very hard," and one way to show this is with a fashionable Japanese hachimaki headband. Whether you're launching a sneak attack against an enemy's battleships or are busting your butt to pass the next final exam, this is what you should have on your head.
	Hats from J-List Did you know that J-List sells awesome anime and kanji-themed hats? Whether you're looking to display a wacky message like "Now accepting applications for a Japanese girlfriend" on your head, or just like the style of our Totoro or Domo-kun embroidered caps and felt beanies, it's a great idea to browse our hats now!
	Queen's Blade Ruro no Senshi Comic *Preorder* Fans of the Queen's Blade series of artbooks, figures and now a major anime series, we've added the upcoming Ruro no Senshi comic for preorder -- it's going to be a great read for fans QB lovers!
	The Obama Action Figure *Preorder* Then, Japan goes quite ga-ga over President Obama, and they've even named a city after him! (Well, it already had the name, but whatever.) Preorder this fun item now and we'll send it to you in May!
	Nanoha Takamachi Action Figure *Preorder* I am constantly amazed at how good Japan's prepainted action figures are at capturing facial expressions and body language. This is a super large-format figure that you will not want to miss!
	Queen's Blade -Hide and Seek- 1 Queen's Blade is in the air these days, and we're happy to have fresh stock of the first official manga for you.
	Awesome New Hentai Manga Fabulous manga offerings today, starting with Welcome to the Boy's Dormitory of Momozono Vocational School by the super talented artist Sameda Koban. Then see Muchi Puri, an incredible example of the amazing works of Zin Arima. Both highly recommended!
	Price Drop on Comic AG Backissues! J-List is proud to sell the outstanding Comic AG, which gives you 80 pages of the best ero manga in Japan in English. Now enjoy the permanent price drop on backissues vol. 60 and earlier. Order individual issues, or bag the issues you want via our AGSET back order packs and save even more! Remember that these issues are going to sell out soon, so the best time to make your ordre is now!
	Flog Pillow, Other Items Restocked For the ultimate experience in anime-assisted stress relief, we've restocked the Flog Pillow, which lets you become one with our favorite tsundere (angry anime girl) Kagami from Lucky Star. Also see the classic Pink Rotar [sic] and the enjoyable E-JAN Girl in a Cup.
	Lala 1/7 Cast off Figure *Preorder* See two color variations of this amazing cast off figure, which was created for a cover of the popular hentai magazine Aun and was such a hit with fans that they made a 3D version of her. *Fully* removable clothes add to the fun.
	Snow Sakura Celebrate the beautiful cherry blossoms in bloom in Japan right now with ero dating-sim Snow Sakura, which tells the story of love and sex against the backdrop of a sakura tree that blooms even in the cold of winter. Available as a shrinkwrapped DVD-ROM as well as Internet Download.