Cool Items Monday, May 11, 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.

	Ita G ~ Ita Sha Graphics vol. 3 Itasha sounds like it means "Italian car," but it's written with characters that mean "painful car." It's the latest trend in otakudom: deck your car out with anime characters, from the Touhou characters to Zero no Tsukaima to Haruhi and more. This square back photomagazine captures the very best itasha from all across Japan for you.
	Revoltech Yotsuba One of our favorite Revoltech toys is back in stock, too: Yotsuba from Yotsubato. These figures are amazing because you can move them and pose them and even change their hands and faces in interesting ways, making them much more awesome than any single pose figure.
	Restocked Artbooks If you browse our top-selling artbooks page you can see that all the Queen's Blade books are very popular right now. We've gotten in fresh stock of the Queen's Gate book featuring Dizzy from Guilty Gear, as well as several other popular anime artbooks for you.
	Graph Gear ~ Semi Hard Type Camera Case Japan has the best cameras, so it makes sense that they have the best camera cases as well. This is a great case from Elecom that will fit any standard sized point and shoot. Or carry your other important stuff in it, like iPod, charger and more.
	Konami SF Movie Selection Star Trek Star Trek is everywhere these days, even in Japan. We've got stock of the gorgeous Konami Star Trek SF Movie Selection series, which presents incredibly detailed models of the most popular Ships of the Line. Both full and partial sets are 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. Use them with iPod / iPhone or any other music player. Back in stock today.
	Fun Japanese Snacks & Gum Today we're posting some really fun items, including Meiji Sushi Gummy, with fruit-flavored "fish" and "rice" that you actually assemble before eating -- wow! Then see Japanese Purin (Pudding) balls, and fun fruit-flavored bubblegum.
	Fuwarinka Gum Restocked Also: the amazing rose-essence gum and candy that helps keep your body smelling nice has exploded over the past few days, thanks to CNN calling it "the greatest Japanese innovation in the fight against B.O." We sold out in record time over the weekend, but we've restocked all flavors today.
	Meito Royal Milk Tea Next, the Japanese love green tea plenty, but they've also got a soft spot for a good dash of British-style milk tea. Enjoy some really delicious instant tea, Japan-style. Resealable bag.
	Mousse-chan Paper Clay Restocked See more of the popular Mousse-chan kami-nendo (paper-clay) mold toys, for making the most amazing decorative works of art, from little cakes to chocolates to donuts and more. Molds can be used with other kinds of clay, too.
	DX Totoro Wall Clock Prepare for the most awesome Toroto item ever: the new deluxe wall clock, featuring an amazing wood carved look and all your Totoro friends. Truly a treasure for any Hayao Miyazaki fan -- plays the Totoro theme every hour!
	Totoro Bento Boxes Then see the last-ever stock of the Totoro 3D Mascot Round Airtight Bento Box, which is finally "lot up," as they say in Japan (finished its production fun). We've also restocked the delightful new Totoro bento for 2009 -- be sure and browse our HD YouTube video review of this item!
	Coca Cola Kneading Eraser The Japanese really love making awesome erasers, and here's one that we think you'll want to pick up. It's a Coca-Cola "gum eraser" that you can knead like gum, and it's got a great cola scent.
	KOUME-Chan Mini Memo Pad Then, here's a simple notepad featuring Seiichi Hayashi's simple and elegant character Koume-chan, more or less the official mascot of the Meiji Confectioner Company. Beautiful art to look at while you write notes.
	Cutie Honey Roll Paper The Cutie Honey anime by Go Nagai is legendary, and you can celebrate it with this new Cutie Honey official toilet paper. Display it in your bathroom! Also good for people who hate the show.
	Restocked Bento Boxes We're adding stock of some really cool bento items, including the "Uneri" traditional 2-tier Bento Box series plus the popular Lace and Butterfly Gothic style bento set.
	Mini Sauce Bottles for your Bento Fresh stock of fun and affordable bento accessories, including the little fish-shaped soy sauce bottles for bento, a great real bamboo steamer for making many Chinese food dishes, an Easy Gyoza dumpling maker and more!
	Fun Hello Kitty Products Restocked See some fun Sanrio items back on the site, including the Hello Kitty Microwave Rice Cooker, cute onigiri shapers, fun Japanese pens in several colors, and our popular Hello Kitty toilet paper.
	Lucky Cat, Other Traditional Items We have a few other cool traditional items, too, including the Black Lucky Cat display item, the Lucky Moon Rabbit Display for Happiness, a "Six Organs" strap that will help you stay healthy, traditional Japanese sake cups, and a fun ninja blade strap for your phone.
	Japanese 'Hachimaki' Headbands Then see restocked Japanese headbands that are fun to wear -- several are back in stock today. Show your ki-ai, or your dedication and fighting spirit, with one of these awesome traditional items!
	Lucky Japanese OMAMORI Strap The Japanese love Shinto good luck charms, which they believe bring a kind of "pinpoint luck" in a certain area of their life. See the cute omamori we've posted to the site, which promise to bring you love, health and general happiness.
	DS Study Tools What's the best place to start learning to read Japanese? Hiragana and katakana, and our AIUEO Study with Anpanman and Dora Gana DS games for kids can help a lot. Both are restocked today.
	Kannagi ~ Nagi Photobook *preorder* This is a "photobook" featuring "photographs" of Nagi from the hit anime and manga Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens. Great original images of Nagi for you to enjoy.
	Hanyu Figure ~ When the Cicadas Cry *Preorder* I am a big fan of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, the eerie anime horror festival. This is a great upcoming figure of Hanyu, a mysterious girl who shows up as a transfer student one day. Great detailing on this beautiful figure -- preorder her now.
	Comic Yuri Hime Mar 2009 vol. 15 I'm a big fan of the yuri genre, that is, the highly emotional drama born between the coupling of two females, and the manga for anyone who loves the genre. You can get a regular subscription, or buy the individual issues we're posting today.
	Amorous Professor Cherry Fans of Amorous Professor Cherry is one of our best PC dating-sim games, telling the story of the love between Chieri-sensei and her student Kota (you). Enjoy the great game, by the creator of the best-selling Sagara Family, at its new lower price.
	Menace 1/7 Cast off Figure - *Pre-Order* Then, Queen's Blade fans can check out this great 1/7 sculpting of Menace from Griffon, so you know the quality will be good. Features a great pose and cast off-ability. Preorder yours now.