Cool Products Wednesday, June 10, 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.

	Haruhi Suzumiya's Games Official fanbook Here's the just-released official artbook for the two popular Haruhi games, The Series of Haruhi Suzumiya and The Parallel of Haruhi Suzumiya, loaded with art and fun visuals.
	The Series of Haruhi Suzumiya DS You can play the brand new Haruhi game, too, on any standard Nintendo DS game unit. It's summer, and Kyon gets a phone call oh his cell phone. It seems there's a monster loose in the school, and Haruhi wants to investigate right away. Features all your favorite SOS Brigade characters with dating-sim style action and multiple endings.
	FIVE FOR J-ROCK Magazine In Stock J-List now carries Five For, the high-quality English language visual-kei and J-ROCK magazine. We've gotten in the current issue along with back issues for you to browse and buy.
	Comic REX June 2009 Comic REX is an outstanding monthly manga that gives you 600+ pages of the best comic material ever, including Etrian Odyssey 2, Te to Te TRYON and more, plus free stuff, like the pencil board in this issue.
	Hello Kitty Mug Cup & Cup-in Plush Set At J-List we love the recent trend towards retro Hello Kitty toys, allowing fans to buy the "natsukashii" (nostalgic) Sanrio toys they remember from bygone days. This plush Kitty-chan toy w/ coffee cup is a great set.
	Rilakkuma Soy Sauce Serving Bottle Or if you're more of a San-X person, why not consider this Relax Bear Soy Sauce Bottle, which will make your kitchen table more relaxing.
	Amazing Snacks from japan First we've gotten in a giant bag of fun nut snacks featuring Mameshima, the cutest character in all Japan these days, followed by Hi-Chew in exotic "Kamkam" flavor, plus Lotte Stitch "chewing candy" (which looks like gum but is more like a flat Starburst).
	Green Tea Coca Cola In Stock! It proved so popular we actually sold out of our first order before it even arrived, so we had to scramble and get more. But the awesome Green Tea Coca Cola is finally in stock and ready for you to order now. Sold only in Japan, each bottle will be carefully wrapped bubble wrap.
	Yuki Nagato Action Figure School Uniform ver This is a really nice figure of Yuki, the enigmatic character from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. She's really an android from space, and she can speak in SQL code. This popular Figma toy has been restocked.
	Platypus Face Coin Case "Kamonohashikamo" (kah-mo-no-ha-shi-ka-mo) is the longest name of a cute character from Japan that we can think of, and it just means "platypus." This super-cute item is a plush coin case for holding your money or other important things.
	Fresh Stock of Hello Kitty Vibrating Massagers Then, you've seen the awesome My Melody Vibrating Massager we posted recently, and now we're happy to announce fresh stock of the multi-colored Hello Kitty massagers, too. This is likely to be the last ever restocking of these, though, so browse now.
	Totoro Metal Charm Collection This is a great new item for Totoro fans, a metal tin that holds a cute charm from Totoro, which you can attach to your keychain or phone strap. Six different metal designs.
	Hello Kitty Bento Items We've restocked several popular Hello Kitty bento items today, including the basic Hello Kitty Face Bento Box, the deluxe Wagara Bento Set DX traditional lunchbox, and more.
	Fun Hello Kitty Products Restocked Also: make delicious Japanese rice using only a standard microwave oven, thanks to the Microwave Rice Cookers that we've restocked. They come in standard and Hello Kitty versions, this being Japan and all.
	Various Onigiri Accessories Onigiri is the "soul food" of Japan, delicious rice balls that taste delicious whether they're in the standard triangle shape or instead in some cool shape like hearts or stars or fish. See some popular onigiri items restocked today.
	Traditional Japanese Recipe Book (Bilingual) A wonderful new cookbook for fans of Japanese cooking, this is even better because it's a full "bilingual book," with both English and Japanese right on each page. I'm really impressed with both the quality of the printing and the variety of interesting dishes they teach you how to make.
	Nihongo Journal Price Drop I've put Nihongo Journal, the monthly magazine for students of Japanese, to great use over the years, and recommend it to all students. Today we're lowering our price on the remaining stock of the magazine and giving an extra discount if you buy 3 or more issues.
	Restocked Nintendo DS, PSP Software We have fresh stock of some software tools that make learning Japanese fun, including Kanji Test for 2.5 Millions (along with the DS Kanji Dictionary one of the most useful study tools ever made), Beautiful Kanji Training, and the popular dating-sim game Memories Off ~ Sorekara.
	Yamanote Line Station Light Also: see managed to get in more stock of the popular replicas of the actual train signs you see on Tokyo's Yamanote Line. Akihabara and Tokyo stations are back in stock today.
	"Beware Perverts" T-Shirts One of our most popular designs warns women to avoid Chikan, definable as perverts, especially men who touch women on trains. The best part is, it's based on signs you can actually see in Japan. Available in standard and "reverse" versions for women who like to touch men.
	Anime Games for Everyone J-List specializes in carrying dating-sim games, which let you interact with anime on a whole new level, and we hope you'll browse our lineup of awesome games. One of the best is the all-ages Animamundi, a gorgeous gothic adventure for PC and Mac.
	More Classic "Geta" Sandals "Geta" are the amazing traditional wooden sandals worn in Japan for centuries, and there's no better way to spend your summer than with a pair of these things on. Browse all our traditional footwear now!
	Lucky Cat OMAMORI with Mini White Stone We can all use a little more luck, and this is a which charming small Lucky Cat charm inside a paper omamori which you can attach to your backpack or keep with you for good luck.
	Allean 1/8 Cast Off Figure *Preorder* Allean is my new favorite Queen's Blade character, after seeing this upcoming 1/8 scale figure of the sexy Elfin warrior, which can be cast off in several ways to give you more display options. Preorder her now and she'll be yours in September.
	Miku Hatsune Diva Miku T-shirts *Preorder* Then, we're posting several awesome official Miku Hatsune shirts from Cospa that you can preorder now. Featuring beautiful printing and several designs for you to choose from.
	Japanese Mac Keyboard J-List customers have let us know that they like computer keyboards with katakana printed on the keys, so we carry all the great keyboards from Elecom. Today we've got two Mac keyboard, going up on the site.
	Awesome Japanese Photobooks We've fallen instantly in love with Airi Nakajima, the sexy bikini idol with a gorgeous body and sweet smile. Also: fresh stock of other photobooks today, including Oh! Suzanne and the Parlour Maid Cafe Uniform Collection Book.
	Queen's Blade Books In Stock Fans of the Queen's Blade series of artbooks, figures and now a major anime series, we've gotten in stock of the Queen's Blade Ruro no Senshi Comic, as well as fresh stock of The Duel Complete Book, two highly acclaimed items for fans.
	Bible Black Toys Then, enjoy Bible Black a whole new way with these official stress-relieving onna hole toys, which simulate the real of real skin, with totally different designs for each toy. See Kurumi, Kaori, Reika and Yukiko in stock today. Fantastic new novelty toy series from Japan.