Cool Items Monday, May 18, 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 Daioh May 2009 We're big fans of Dengeki Daioh ("Electric Shock Great King"), one of the thickest and highest quality manga monthlies around. Features top notch stories, from Shana to Yotsubato to Toradora and Ichigo Mashimaro. 660+ pages, with lots of fun free stuff, including a pencil board from The Girl Who Leapt Through Space.
	To LOVE Ru vol. 13 Limited Edition (Comic + DVD) Urusei Yatsura To Love-ru is the popular anime and manga about a normal Japanese boy and the sexy space alien who wants to marry him. This is a special issue, vol. 13 of the manga + the DVD in a boxed set.
	Fruits No. 142 May 2009 See another issue of of FRUiTs, filled with pictures of vibrant young people from Tokyo's hip Harajuku region. Each page features a super full-size photograph of street fashions, and there are no ads!
	Angels III -- Kanan's Works Here's a great artbook for fans of the "Galaxy Angel" anime and game series. This illustration collection features the original works of character designer KANAN. Beautiful!
	Star Wars Tenugui Some of the coolest Star Wars-themed item ever to grace J-List, these are awesome traditional hand-towels with cool Star Wars art on them, like Darth Vader crossing a Japanese bridge, or C-3P0 and R2-D2 in a very traditional setting. Enjoy!
	R2-D2 Desktop Trash Can *Preorder* then, geek-ify your desktop with this cool R2-D2 trash can, who will cheerfully hold all your gomi (trash). The head pops up to reveal the trash compartment inside.
	Doritos -- Wasabi & Mayonnaise There are certain things J-List was born to sell, and I'd have to say that these awesome spicy Doritos chips were one of them. Delicious wasabi taste in every chip. As usual, these are available by the sealed box of 12 for an extra discount.
	Haruhi Suzumiya, Other Figures Restocked See fresh stock of one of the most popular figures we've ever carried, the Haruhi Suzumiya Figma, which allows her to make just about any pose and express any emotion when displayed. Also, the Asuka Aero Cat Figure!
	Restocked Totoro Music Boxes, more J-List [hearts] Totoro, and today we're restocking our Totoro music boxes (several types), plush toys, and more. Totoro makes us feel calm inside.
	Hello Kitty "Tempura" Cups As you know, we love to find awesome traditional Hello Kitty items to bring you, and we've got two tempura-themed cups on the site, in which Kitty-chan teaches you the names of several types of traditional fried foods.
	Classic 80's Hello Kitty Calculator Then: the cutest calculator you're going to see for a long time, this solar-powered classic Hello Kitty device will make your desk a friendlier, happier place to crunch numbers.
	Black x Black Minus Ion Tooth Brush The Japanese are into "minus ion" (negatively charged ions), and many products advertise this feature. Here's a "minus ion" toothbrush that is very well designed, with black bristles.
	DX Woman's YUKATA Set with English Instructions Then: a beautiful yukata (cotton kimono) with everything you need to look great. Best of all, it comes with full English-language instructions, so you won't have problems figuring out how to get it on properly.
	Restocked Hello Kitty Bento See some great restocked bento boxes, including our most popular traditional Sanrio lunchbox ever, the Wagara (Japanese pattern) Hello Kitty bento.
	Easy Boiled-Egg Shapers How do you like your eggs -- fried, scrambled, or boiled into amazingly cute shapes, like rabbits, hearts, cars, bears, or even famous Sanrio characters. Click to see the items we've restocked.
	Banana Carrying Case for Bento Bento culture is more than just the bento boxes themselves, and we've restocked some fun accessory items, including our Banana Carrying Case for Bento, our Smart Mode Soup Bento Case, a cup for Cinnamoroll fans and the Hello Kitty 3D Cookie (or toast) cutter.
	Solar Powered Relaxation Toys in San Diego We love the toys that use the magic of solar power to rock themselves back and forth, which creates a calming and soothing environment for you. In San Diego, we've restocked the Sakura Lucky Cat, Lucky Horse and Lucky Hina Doll items for you to order.
	BENTO Eraser ~ Hamburg, Omelet Bento from Japan is cool. Interesting erasers from Japan are cool. Therefore it follows that cute erasers shaped like bento boxes are cool.
	Restocked Nintendo DS Software See several restocked products that turn your Nintendo DS into a great platform for learning Japanese, including Beautiful Kanji Training and the Kanji Test for 2.5 Millions (Premium Edition), which supports all levels from 1st grade up through high school.
	Restocked Netsuke Phone Straps J-List has a huge selection of netsuke, the traditional charms used to seal a bag of money in the Edo Period, which are called by the more modern name of phone strap these days. See fresh stock of the cute Lucky Cat and Lucky Rabbit straps, today.
	Taiga Osaka 1/8 Figure Series *Preorder* A really cute 1/8 scale recreation of Taiga from the popular anime Toradora, it shows our favorite tsundere character holding her bamboo sword.
	Yasu illustrations Toradora Pictures *preorder* Also: there's a super all-Toradora artbook coming soon, illustrated by the famous Yasu. (No, not the Yasu who works at J-List). Toradora means "tiger" and "dragon" since it's about the love between Taiga and Ryuji.
	Yoko 1/6 Figure Real Version -- *Preorder* If anime girls were real, they'd be pretty cool to look at. Here's a super-realistic recreation of Yoko from Gurren Lagann, guaranteed to make visitors to your office or room take notice. Big 1/6 scale.
	Sabra Naked Style -- Mika Orihara Sabra is the super-sexy magazine of Japanese idol photography, and you can't find a better way to view beautiful women. Here's a deluxe perfect bound photobook that comes with a DVD.
	Dengeki Hime June 2009 Dengeki Hime ("Electric Shock Princess") is a great magazine dedicated to cute girls seen in anime and "H" games. Enjoy the new issue, which comes with an amazing 16 posters inside!
	Dulce Report 10 Ahem. The Behind Moon people have a new doujinshi out, if you are a futanari fan.
	Queen's Blade Artbooks Restocked And we've gotten even more Queen's Blade artbooks. In addition to Mellona, my own favorite Queen's Blade character, we've got Menace, Nanael and more.
	Peach Princess's "Tokimeki Check-in!!" If you were to only play one "H" game in your life, you could do worse than make it Tokimeki Check in. As the owner of a traditional hot springs inn, you have the most wonderful adventures with the girls who come to stay, with 17 different endings. Plus you learn about Japanese onsen culture.
	More Hentai Games from Japan Wow, the Japanese-language games we posted last time were extremely popular. See another volley today, including the amazing Hoshizora Planet and Trouble! Sister Room.