Cool Products Monday, July 6, 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.

	Young Ace vol. 1 Young Ace is the big brother of Shonen Ace, one of the most popular manga magazine, and this issue is a super dynamite issue dedicated to Evangelion. You even get an Eva figure free with the issue!
	Fruits July 2009 No. 144 Fruits magazine is the premiere street life publication featuring the "Harajuku Free Style." Awesome new issue in stock for you, with no ads at all!
	Higurashi no Naku koro ni Cosplay ~ Rika J-List's cosplay initiative is off to a great start, and we're happy seeing people buy complete cosplay sets of Haruhi, Toradora and more. Enjoy this new uniform from When They Cry, with everything you need!
	Japanese School Swimsuits ~ Skirt type Then: the ultimate in Japanese aesthetics might just be the suku-mizu, also known as the school mizugi, or school swimsuit. J-List has added a fabulous new offering that perfectly captures the "skirt type" school swimsuit lines.
	Mikuru Asahina Gothic Punk Version The newest trend in anime figures these days is to create a cute Gothic cosplay version of every character, which is great for collectors. Now in stock!
	Shana Action Figure -- figma Series I am a huge fan of the Figma toy series because of the detail paid to the creation of every aspect of the figures, and also because of the poses you can put them in -- more flexible than me! See fresh stock of this great Shana figure w/ sword and cool "military color" school uniform.
	Shiki Ryougi 1/6 Figure Then from Kara no Kyokai, aka Boundary of Emptiness, from the legendary Type-Moon. This is a gorgeous figure that's in stock now.
	Spice and Wolf Perfect Guide Spice and Wolf is an enigmatic anime about a harvest goddess in the form of a wolf-girl, and the adventures she has with a trader. This is the perfect guide book for fans of the series, restocked today.
	Re-ment Puchi Airline Everyone loves the Re-Ment line of super-detailed miniature food toys, and one of the coolest has come in today: airline food, recreated in every minute detail. We just love selling cool things from Japan like this.
	Totoro Music Boxes Restocked We've gotten in several outstanding ceramic Totoro music boxes for you, which are great for collectors as well as all fans of Hayao Miyazaki's wonderful creation.
	Japanese Food Drops Enjoy more traditional Japanese foods through Sakuma Drops-style traditional candies. Today we're posting the famous Monjya-yaki from Tokyo, Chanko Nabe Drops from Kyushu (this is what sumo wrestlers eat), and Sasebo Burger Drops, which capture the most famous hamburgers in Japan.
	Microwave Taiyaki Maker For anyone interested in the fun Japanese snack called Taiyaki, which shows up in so many fun anime series, we've restocked our Microwave Taiyaki Maker, which lets you make the delicious snack at home.
	Portable Paper Soap One thing you'll notice in the Japanese public restrooms are the lack of soap dispensers (particularly that in the train stations). Now you can bring your own soap with these amazing take-anywhere soap sheets!
	Popular Bento Boxes Restocked See more fun bento creations from Prime Nakamura, including he Nikyoro Bread Shaped Bento, the super-cute Rabbit PAW Bento, and the large Panda Onigiri Bento that's so awesome to carry your lunch in.
	Restocked Complete Bento Sets Then see fresh stock of one of our most popular bento box sets, the Koban (the name of an old oval-shaped coin used during the Edo Period) 2-tier bento with sakura petals painted on the top, in both pink and brown. Comes with box, chopstick case, chopsticks and bento belt.
	Mousse-chan Paper Clay Toys The Mousse-chan Fuwa Fuwa paper clay molds are incredibly popular, and we've restocked several in Japan, including the bakery and chocolate craft sets. They look good enough to eat, but don't.
	Hello Kitty Wind Chime In the summer, there's no nicer sound than the wind coming in through the window and making your wind chime sound. Here's a super Hello Kitty wind chime we think you'll love.
	Live from Tokyo ~ Listen to Real Japanese! All the foreign staff of J-List speaks Japanese, so we know how hard it can be to build listening skills without actually living in the country. This is a very good idea, which presents real Japanese, exactly the way you'd hear it live.
	Kanokon Manga vol. 1 & 2 Another fun way to learn Japanese is to read, read, read, and what could be better than reading a great manga like Kanokon. We've got vol. 1 & 2 in stock for you today. Features furigana for easy reading.
	SHODO ~ Japanese Calligraphy Brushes Also, we've restocked some cool traditional calligraphy items which let you experience the calming art of writing kanji characters with a brush. Comes with everything you need in one handy wooden box.
	Viral Figure 1/8 Figure *Preorder* He's one of the most interesting characters in Gurren Lagann, the villain who does, well, some cool stuff in the end (I won't give the ending away in case you haven't seen the series). Now you can preorder him.
	Miku Hatsune 1/7 Figure by Max Factory *Preorder* Then, preorder the gorgeous new Vocaloid figure from Max Factory, which is being posted now. I know I'll be getting my copy.
	Revoltech Queen's Blade Echidna Figure *Preorder* Then enjoy the new Echidna figure, which can be posed in any position since it's a fully functional Revoltech. Make her fight. Get creative!
	Saori Hara Photobook Next, super sweet AV actress and all-around ecchi girl released a photobook that sold out in record time at J-List. Now we've posted fresh stock of it on the site.
	Shirow Masamune's Jashin Hunter If you're a fan of Ghost in the Shell creator Shirow Masamune, you really should consider picking up the Jashin Hunter novels (vol 1 & 2), illustrated by the master "H" artist. Back on the site today, although we can't say for sure how long this epic item will stay in print. (Just satin'.)
	New Bible Black Hole Toys The Bible Black stress relief toys for men were the hit of Anime Expo, and we had dozens of people coming by trying to buy them long after we sold out. We've posted three awesome new versions today.
	TENGA Flip Hole, Lotion, More Also, the Tenga Flip Hole has been restocked, along with the popular Tenga Lotion ("real" and "wild"). These are so awesome and well designed, they look like something that dropped out of a future time.
	Amazing Dating-sim Games in English We never know what game will prove a popular one at a convention, but I was happy to see quite a few customers reach for Crescendo, an elegant story-centric H-game that has some of the most realistic and sensual artwork ever. Click to see the top selling CD-ROM games, or if you prefer Internet Download edition games, we have a link for that, too.