Cool Items Friday, May 8, 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 May 2009 Megami Magazine is a joyous treasure for anime fans, because each issue is literally spilling over with gorgeous posters featuring your favorite shows -- 18 in this issue alone! Very high quality throughout.
	Shoxx vol. 195 May 2009 Then, always know what's going on in Japan's "Visual-kei" music world with Shoxx, the awesome Visual and Hard Shock Magazine. Tons of hands in this issue from Nightmare to Doremi to Angelo Kra and more.
	Comic REX May 2009 Comic REX is an outstanding monthly manga that gives you 600+ pages of the best comic material ever, including Etrian Odyssey 2, the official Touhou manga and more. It's also the home of Kannagi ~ Crazy Shrine Maidens.
	Kannagi Official Visual Book Speaking of Kannagi, we've gotten in the gorgeous new TV Animation Visual Fanbook, filled with color illustrations of all the characters in the series, including Nagi, Zange-chan and Tsugumi.
	SAND de PANDA ~ Push Style Easy Sandwich Maker The Japanese love to eat sandwiches with the crusts cut off, which are pressed into a special shape to seal in the contents of the sandwich. Now you can make these great Japanese creations at home!
	Nori Nori Punch, Eco Chopsticks Then for bento fans: a fabulous set of nori punch items, which turn boring sheet seaweed into cool shapes to decorate your lunch. Also: personal chopsticks with beautiful chirimen cases.
	Amazing Japanese Snacks Today's new Japanese snacks include a new Shu Creme cookies with delicious chocolate inside, followed by fun Doraemon candy containing peach, pineapple and mango, and more "e-ma" sugarless candies that come in an excellent plastic case.
	Wacky Japanese T-shirt "Noodle Eater" Are you a "face eater"? That's what the word men-kui (men-koo-EE) literally means, and it refers to men who are attracted to extremely beautiful women, especially women with incredibly beautiful faces (men in Japanese). Since the word for "noodles" is also men, it sounds like you're saying "noodle eater," hence the joke.
	Lightsaber Led Light *Preorder* An elegant flashlight for a more civilized age, this is a Lightsaber-style LED light that will guide you to the light side of the Force. In stock, but since it was so popular as a preorder, we have very limited stock.
	MAMESHIBA / Edamame Animal Square Pencil Pouch Mameshiba is the ultra-cute character from Japan that tells you fun trivia. The one on this new pencil pouch reads, "Did you know? A pencil can draw about 50 km worth of lines on paper."
	Hello Kitty Baby CHIRIMEN Card Holder Chirimen is the material kimonos are made from, and it's got uniquely Japanese traditional feel to it. In addition to tons of cool items featuring Hello Kitty that use this traditional material, today we're restocking our Hello Kitty Card Holders, which our customers love.
	DX Genuine Lacquered "Jubako" Bento The word jubako means "stackable box" and it's a great concept in bento eating: boxes that are stacked and which contain different good things to eat. Our most popular item has been restocked today.
	Onigiri Cases Also, onigiri are the (usually) triangle-shaped rice balls that are eaten in place of sandwiches here in Japan. We've gotten in more of our Color Perfume rice balls cases today.
	Mastering Conversational Japanese for Beginners Here's a really good book to help you learn Japanese in conversational situations, which can be a challenge when using textbooks that are too formal.
	Other restocked books Also see fresh stock of the Japanese in Mangaland series, a great way to learn the language through visual pictures, as well as Japanese Homestyle Dishes, one of our most popular English-language cookbooks.
	DX JUZU Buddhist Prayer Beads Japanese prayer beads are called juzu, and you can use them either for meditating your way to nirvana or as a cool fashion item. Several colors and styles posted today.
	Japan iTunes Cards Found over at Apple's iTunes Japan music store: the OP and ED (that's opening and ending themes in case you wondered) to the red-hot anime series K-On! Also, a great Neko Mimi Mode theme, because I have a thing for anime catgirls. Both available with the popular iTunes prepaid cards that we offer.
	Cyber Figure ARis See fresh stock of the fabulous Cyber Figure ARis, the amazing "virtual figure" that's a computer maid that you can interact with. Using any standard USB camera and a Windows PC, the system created an on-screen virtual made you can have loads of fun with, including, you know, that kind of fun. Voiced by C.C. from Code Geass.
	Teacher Yomako 1/8 Figure Gurren Lagunn *Preorder* Yoko's alter-ego from the hit Gainax show Gurren Lagann, Yomako is a calm and cool school teacher who's pretty good at firing a really big gun. Preorder this cute figure now.
	Nia 1/8 Figure DX Swimsuits *Preorder* Then here are two versions of a super-cute Nia-in-swimsuit for the many extreme fans of this character. She looks great with that 3D sculpted anime hair. Posted for preorder now.
	Roxanne Designed by Shunya Yamashita *Preorder* Then, Shunya Yamashita is one of the most highly respected Japanese illustrators, and his figures are prized by collectors. Here's a new release up for preorder, which we think you'll like a lot.
	Airi T-shirt ~ Queen's Blade *Pre-Order* For fans of the scythe-wielding maid from Queen's Blade, we've got a new T-shirt you can order now from the famous Cospa.
	Marugoto Oikawa Nao vol. 1 Marugoto roughly means "the whole enchilada" in Japanese, and that's what you get in this magazine + DVD combo: everything you want to see related to Nao-chan, including her best "H" ever.
	Queen's Blade Books Then enjoy some quality Queen's Blade glossy artbooks restocked, including Irma, Ekidona, Yuumil and my own favorite Egyptian queen, Menace.
	Amorous Sister The stress-relief toys for adults from Japan are really popular with J-List customers. Today we're posting the amazing Elder and Younger Sister toys, which recreate the feel of a real woman. Fantastic!
	PC Dating-Sim Games by Internet Download Sometimes H-games are fun because you can explore a dark side to the genre, like Tsuki Possession, a game in which you're surrounded by beautiful, caring girls who are sad about the death of your parents, allowing you use their sympathy for your own perverted goals.
	Dragon Destiny Body Pillows Our life-size dakimakura allow you to put a beautiful anime girl in your room in full size. The most popular hug pillow we've ever carried is Kanu from Dragon Destiny, and it's back in stock today!