Cool Products Wednesday, June 17, 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 vol. 109 Gorgeous new issue of Megami, the #` magazine at J-List, featuring tons of posters on Clannad After Story, K-On! (Keion), Toradora (Tora-dora), Queen's Blade, and more. 11 dual-sided posters inside for you!
	Tales of Vesperia Illustrations This new artbook presents the official character designs and illustrations of the popular game from Namco Bandai, and includes many pages of beautiful works by creator Kosuke Fujishima.
	Gothic Lolita Bible vol. 33 Another beautiful issue of the fantastic GothLoli Bible, the magazine dedicated to Japan's awesome gothic cosplay & ELG culture. The new issue has just come in, and it's filled with the most amazing pictures and gothic news.
	Fool's Mate Reserve Subscription Then, J-List has plenty of cool J-ROCK items in stock for fans of Japan's visual-kei music scene, and today we're adding a new revolving subscription: Fool's Mate, filled with great information on the top Japanese bands, including Gackt GACKT.
	Mamegoma 1-Tier Tight Bento Box We're big fans of the San-X lineup of cute characters, and one of the cutest is Mamegoma, a little seal whose name literally means "Bean + Sesame Seed." Enjoy this cute new bento box on the site.
	Tomomi Kojima's Eco Recipe Book A nice book for bento enthusiasts presenting a variety of easy to make and economical Japanese lunches that can be made in 20 minutes or less, with no less than 164 recipes presented. Lots of pictures, too.
	Evangelion You Are (Not) Alone (Blu-ray) Why wait to see the all-new Evangelion film when you can see it on fabulous Blu-Ray now. The new release of this film, which features the best animation we've seen, and many twists and turns. Compatible with North American players, including PS3.
	Revoltech Evangelion Figures In Stock Also: to celebrate the coolness that are the new Eva movies, Revoltech has released some totally new action figures of all the Eva units. Totally detailed, they can be put in any pose.
	New Snacks from Japan You know that J-List always has something new and unexpected for Japanese snack fans, and today we've got authentic Salt Daifuku Mochi, chewy rice-based cakes that come in a gift box. Also Pick Up rice snack and Baby Star Ramen you can munch on anywhere.
	Sushi Straps for your Phone Then: some delicious-looking sushi straps that you can attach to your phone, camera, keys, Nintendo DS and so on. Compatible with iPhone, too.
	CLANNAD visual fanbook ~ TV Animation CLANNAD is one of my favorite shows, almost the purest expression of moe (mo-EH) there could be. See fresh stock of the popular TV animation artbook today.
	Other Restocked Photobooks Then, see fresh stock of several other artbooks you will love, including Haruhi/Shana character designer Noiji (Noizi) Ito's first original artbook, and a fantastic book dedicated to the heroines of Code Geass.
	Kamonohashikamo DX Plush Coin Case Kamonohashikamo (Japanese for "platypus") is that amazing cute character from San-X, and today we've posted a new plush coin case that will hold all your stuff safely.
	Hello Kitty Bamboo Long Cooking Chopsticks Next, a pair of Hello Kitty cooking chopsticks made out of easy to grip bamboo, the best material for making chopsticks. Extra long so you can keep from burning your hand while you cook.
	MOTTAINAI Eco Bento Boxes The Japanese word mottainai (mo-TAI-NAI) literally means "what a waste!" and isa great theme for this bento box series, since making your own boxed lunch certainly uses a lot fewer resources (and money) than eating out. Enjoy fresh stock today.
	Onigiri Cases, Microwave Steamer For fans of onigiri, the trianble shaped rice balls from Japan, we're restocking our Prime Nakamura Onigiri Cases, along with the popular microwave vegetable and rice steamers.
	Mugen Puchi Puchi - Endless Pop Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Spend hours with this digital Mugen (Endless) Bubble Wrap keychain, which we've restocked for you today. Ships from San Diego for your convenience.
	Mousse-chan Fuwa-Fuwa Paper Clay The line of cute Mousse-chan decorations made from kami-nendo (a clay made from paper fibers) are very popular. Several items in the series have been restocked today.
	Restocked Genki Textbooks, More We've gotten in a huge restocking of the #1 selling Japanese study aid in J-List's history, used by more students of the language than any other tool. So popular, we have trouble keeping them in stock.
	Poop Pointer Ball Point Pen It could only come from Japan: a convenient pen that extends from 18 cm to 60 cm, allowing you to use it as a pointer. The fun part is that it's got unchi (poop) on the end of it for maximum wackiness.
	GATSBY ~ Men's Hair Wax Whether you're a "herbivore man" or just want to have that awesome Johnny's Agency-esque ikemen look, J-List has some cool items for you, including fashion magazines. Today see fresh stock f the Gatsby Men's Hair Wax.
	Japanese 'Hachimaki' Headbands We've restocked our Japanese headbands that are fun to wear, known as hachimaki in Japanese. Show your ki-ai, or your dedication and fighting spirit, with one of these awesome traditional items on your head!
	Fantastic Luck Cat Items Lucky Cat is the amazing Japanese cat that waves good luck into your home or business. J-List has dozens of items, in stock, and we've posted the Basic Lucky Cat Coin Bank in white and black today.
	Other Traditional Items from Japan You never know what cool items from Japan you're going to find on J-List, like the Chirimen Paper Dresser Style Jewel Box we've restocked, or the Drop-the-Daruma traditional game, or Lucky Charm with 5-yen coin.
	Totoro Cushions & Pillows We've also gotten fresh stock of the amazingly soft and luxurious Totoro cushion for 2009, featuring outstanding quality that will make them a treasure in your family for years.
	Nanoha Takamachi 1/7 Figure *Preorder* This is one of the coolest Nanoha figures we've seen, with incredible detail paid to every part of the figure, from the hair to the face to the body and pose. Preorder her now.
	Revoltech Super Gurren Lagann *Preorder* Also, Revoltech is continuing their popular robot figure line, giving us a new version of the Super Galaxy Gurren Lagann to drool over. Put him in any pose you can think of!
	Gekkan Anettai -- Mika Ninagawa A deluxe perfect bound version of Gekkan ("Monthly"), the awesome magazine that takes one beautiful model and presents nothing but pictures of her -- no lame filler models, no ads, nothing. The all-natural photographs of this woman are fabulous.
	Huge Stock of Super Anthology Comic AG J-List carries all the current and past issues of Comic AG, the popular English-language "H" manga published by Icarus, which is printed from the original artist pages. Enjoy our convenient blocks of back-issues and lowered prices on vol. 60 and earlier.
	Heartwork - The Game *Preorder* Here's a treat: a classic game from Bible Black artist Sei Shojo, called Heartwork. It's the story of Yuu Asakura, a college student who finds himself thrust into a world of guns, assassination and non-stop "H" and more. Preorder it now!
	Tokimeki Check in! One reason I like the dating-sims that we sell is the depth of story and characters you can enjoy, and I just love the games by Crowd, like Tokimeki Check in!, the classic Crowd game about life and love at a traditional hot springs hotel. Just $19.95 after our game price drop.
	More Bible Black Hole Toys We've got even more fantastic "Black Hole" Bible Black toys for stress-relief on the site, offering a fantastic way to experience the popular anime and PC dating-sim game. A great novelty item.