Cool Products Wednesday, July 29, 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.

	digi + KISHIN Magazine -- China Fukunaga A fantastic image magazine dedicated to China (CHEE-na, no relation to the country) Fukunaga as she takes you to the rural Kyoto for a photo shoot that we poor gaijin could only try to imagine until now.
	Restocked Cosplay Items We've got more full anime cosplay uniform sets in stock for you, which make it possible to transform yourself into your favorite anime character. See several sizes of the Clannad costume restocked today.
	Yuumil 1/7 Figure ~ Queen's Blade Queen's Blade is a RPG style fighting game and "fan service" anime about an all-female warrior class that must battle every four years, with the victor becoming the all powerful queen throughout the kingdom. This is Yuumil, one of the cutest anime girls to wield a battle-axe.
	Lilith XXnano! Neon Genesis Evangelion The defining anime series of the 1990s was Evangelion. Here's a preorder figure featuring a "XXnano remix" of Lilith in "bishojo" mode. Really cute.
	Magic Diet SHIATSU High Pressure Socks We like to carry things that are popular in Tokyo so you can feel like you're participating in the latest trends in Japan. These are special shiatsu socks that massage your feed and calves to make you look trim.
	Black Charcoal Tongue Brush One of the best ways to control plaque and bad breath is by keeping your tongue clean, and this is a special Japanese "tongue brush" that's got a wide surface and charcoal bristles to remove bad stuff.
	FritoLay Cheetos Combo Spicy Salami & Cheese We love carrying rare versions of snacks you know and love, and today we're posting Cheetos Comco Spicy Salami & Cheese favor to the site. Made by FritoLay for the Japanese market, they're right up there with Teriyaki Doritos in wacky taste.
	Other New Snacks from Japan Other new snacks include a delicious Black Sesame Caramel made with healthy black sesame seeds, plus a new treat, UHA Puccho Ball in Lemon flavor.
	Nikyoro Electronic Money Card Holder The fun Nikyoro (which comes from niko niko meaning smiling and kyoro kyoro which is the sound of eyes looking from side to side) line continues, with a handy card holder w/security strap.
	More Japanese Food Drops Then, we've restocked the popular Traditional Japanese Food Drops, which recreate the most amazing Japanese food items in amazing detail. Classic Okonomiyaki (Osaka Limited) and Tonkotsu Ramen flavored candies restocked.
	HANA-ZEN Bento Sets, Chopsticks We're posting fresh stock of one of our most popular bento boxes today, Hana-Zen, which combines beautiful traditional design with outstanding functionality. Both colors are restocked along with the optional matching chopstick + cases.
	Restocked Bento Accessories Man, we have a lot of bento-enthusiasts at J-List, and we're posting fresh stock of some fun items, including a vegetable shaper that cute objects into sakura and other shapes, shapers to make interesting onigiri and more.
	Restocked Bilingual Cookbooks, More Got some great restocked "bilingual books" today, which feature both English and Japanese side-by-side on the page, including The Tales of Kenji Miyazaki, Doraemon Bilingual Comics (several volumes) and Japanese Family-Style Recipes.
	Japanese Study Materials We've posted fresh stock of our popular kanji practice notebooks, which let you memorize kanji characters by writing them repeatedly. Also, the awesome Japanese kanji dictionary for Nintendo DS is restocked!
	Cotton Tenugui Towel ~ Goldfish Here's a great Japanese hand towel (tenugui) featuring traditional print for your home, featuring goldfish, considered lucky in Japan.
	White Sandal Wood Hand-made JIZO A jizo is a traditional carved statue that sits along the side of the road and near Shinto shrines to protect children. Here's a really nice wooden Jizo figure that will protect you from harm. Comes with incense, too.
	Wacky Fortune Telling Ear Cleaners If you read J-List you know the Japanese have some interesting ways of cleaning the ears, and here is a box of fortune telling, Q-tip style ear cleaners. Awesome!
	Traditional Items From Japan We're restocking our Lucky Lover's Cat Display, a fantastic pair of ceramic Lucky Cats who are deeply in love, along with our Wa-Modern DX Tea Pot made with traditional Tokoname Ware, lucky charm straps for your phone, and authentic yukata.
	Lucky Star OVA EX Figure Set of 2 *Preorder* We love Lucky Star around here, and today we're posting a preorder set featuring Konata dressed as Yuki dressed as a witch from Haruhi, and Kagami wearing Miku Hatsune cosplay. Preorder now!
	Vocaloid Miku Hatsune Vignettium Set *Preorder* Next, here's a set of four extremely kawaii Miku Hatsune figures that capture the essence of moe for fans. Preorder the set of four figures now.
	Miku Hatsune Speaker Glass *Preorder* And since it seems to be Miku Hatsune day around here, we're also posting a great "speaker glass" featuring an image of the virtual star. Preorder it now and we'll send it to you in September when it arrives.
	Uncho Kanu 1/8 Sailor Suit Version *Preorder* Oo, this is a lovely Ikki Tousen figure, and we've got it in stock for you now. This popular figure has sold out, but happily it's being reissued by the manufacturer, so you have another chance to preorder now.
	Shiryu Shoun 1/8 Figure *Preorder* Japanese high school uniform, check. Samurai sword, check. Another winner from the Ikki Tousen (aka Dragon Destiny) universe, which retells an ancient Chinese historical tale remixed as warring high schools, with lots of fan service. This figure is also being reissued and can be ordered now.
	Dengeki Moeoh Aug 2009 Interested in a great magazine that lets you learn about all the top eroge releases in Japan, the 18+ games and anime too? You can't get much better than Dengeki Moeoh, truly the King of moe!
	Be Boy Gold Aug 2009 Another item requested by fans of yaoi manga works, this is Be Boy Gold, a larger format yaoi anthology manga that brings the best and most current yaoi artwork to fans each month. A large magazine, with many pages and a B4 size.
	Planetarium of Girls ~ Shojo Planetarium We love pretty anime girls, and if you do too you'll enjoy this new artbook of beautiful character designed by Misakura Nannkotsu, now in stock.
	Queen's Blade Artbooks Restocked See fantastic artbooks from Japan, including the brand new Queen's Blade Tales of the Wandering Warrior, dedicated to Reina, Nix, and Claudette.