Cool Products Wednesday, August 5, 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.

	Shonen Ace Sep 2009 Shonen Ace is one of the top manga magazines available through our revolving magazine subscription service, because of its high quality content and huge page count. The new issue is in, and it comes with a free T-shirt (!!).
	Figure King No. 136 We love the anime figures and other toys from Japan, but keeping informed of all the cool stuff that's released can be a challenge. If you're in the same boat, we recommend quality toy magazines like Figure King, which are filled with news and photos of all the newest toys.
	Five-For J-ROCK Magazines Issue 11 For J-ROCK fans, we've got the new issue of the information-packed FiveFor, the English-language magazine about Japan's J-ROCK scene. Glossy printing and high quality articles for fans of Japan's music scene -- highly recommended!
	GELATIN Summer 2009 Color Original Comics A fabulous color manga for collectors, this excellent artbook-format book pulls together some of Japan's most talented artists to create something really special. Perfect bound and really awesome to read.
	KURU-TOGA ~ Automatic Spinning Mechanical Pencil We're in "Back to School Mode" around here, offering great products from Japan for students of all ages. This is a mechanical pencil that automatically spins its lead, so you're always writing on a sharp edge.
	Guru Guru Omikuji Ball Point Pen Then: a pen that features a traditional omikuji, or paper fortune, as seen at Japan's famous Shinto shrines. Just pull the paper out of the pen to see your fortune. English translations included with each pen.
	Mamegoma 3-Tier Aluminum Pen Case We love finding kawaii things to post to the site, and this is a great item: a 3-tier pen case for storing all your writing instruments. Features Mamegoma, the cute San-X character.
	MAMESHIBA ~ Edamame Animal B5 Note Book Also: see fresh stock of the Mameshiba notebooks, featuring the little Shiba dog inside a bean (mame) that happens to know really strange trivia.
	New Snacks from Japan Today's newly added snack items include Rock, Paper, Scissors gummy snacks in cola and ramune flavor, amazing Wasabi potato shacks, and Glico Cheese Pretz.
	Books on Bento, Sake and More Also: excellent books in English to help you improve your bento-making skills, and the ultimate book about Japanese sake. Two of our favorite subjects.
	NATURAL LUNCH TIME Sandwich Case This is cool: a protective sandwich case that collapses when you're done with your lunch, so that it takes up almost no space. Three colors in stock today.
	Animal Crossing Bento, More Then, there are a few items J-List was born to sell, and the Animal Crossing Bento Box sets are certainly among them. See fresh stock of this popular series today, along with some fun bento accessory items.
	Hello Kitty Canvas Tote Bento Bag A really nicely designed canvas bag that can hold all your important stuff. It also makes an outstanding bento bag!
	Tokyo Float Here's a really nice photobook from Japan that lets you see Tokyo from a new location: the water. All pictures feature Tokyo as seen from its many rivers, its harbor and other waterways, and show you a view of the city never glimpsed before.
	Totoro Key Chain Music Boxes Next: J-List stocks many products for fans of Totoro and Studio Ghibli, and today we're posting fresh stock of our cute keychains that contain music boxes. So small and fun to listen to!
	Mobile Suit Gundam II 30th Anniversary The 2nd Gundam 30th Anniversary DVD is posted to the site, containing the middle of the classic robot series. Contains full English subtitles!
	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.
	Kawaii Kira-Deco Pop Stamp Sets Cute rubber stamps are everywhere in Japan, and we're posting some of these fun items to the site. Each comes in a carrying cast and includes multiple stamps with anime girls and skulls.
	Mousse-chan Paper Soft Clay Mold Toys Restocked J-List's customers love our selection of Mousse-chan "paper clay" molds that let you mold amazing objects for crafts or other uses. We've posted some fun clay molds to the site now.
	Magical Diet Body Shape Roller AS SEEN ON YOUTUBE, this is the unusually wacky body shape roller, which is designed to push fat cells away form the parts of your body you want to slim down. Also good for back massaging.
	My Japanese Coach for the Nintendo DS Great news for Nintendo DS owners: we now stock My Japanese Coach, a fun program for teaching you the basics of Japanese, from reading hiragana and katakana to helping you learn vocabulary. In stock in San Diego!
	Kanji in Mangaland, More See fresh stock of the hit Japanese in Mangaland series, which helps you learn Japanese kanji and vocabulary using our favorite visual medium.
	Live from Tokyo ~ Listen to Real Japanese! Next, we've gotten in additional stock of the popular textbook + CD that helps you study Japanese using real sounds and recorded messages you can hear everywhere in Tokyo.
	Awesome Traditional Items from Japan See some great restocked traditional items on the site, including our Sakura-themed sake drinking set, our Baked Japanese Cedar traditional sandals, Red and Purple Dragon omamori (Shinto good luck charms) and a Lucky Cat statue that you can save money with.
	Wacky Japanese T-Shirts in Stock One of our most popular wacky Japanese T-shirts, this sternly warns you that you that, "You must be 20 years old to purchase alcohol or tobacco." This sign can be seen in any Japanese 7-11 convenience store.
	Risty 1/8 Cast-Off Figure *Preorder* Queen's Blade fans can preorder this upcoming "cast off" figure that looks positively beautiful, complete with mace and shield.
	Gurren Lagunn EX Figure Yoko & Nia *Preorder* Or if you're a fan of Gurren Lagann, the complex Gainax anime that's structured like a great big drill, we've got some cute figures of Yoko and Nio dropping soon -- preorder them now.
	Family Computer Card Case -- NES *Preorder* Up your nerd cred with these Nintendo Family Computer (aka NES)-themed business card holders, which turn boring business into the coolest situation ever. Preorder both types now.
	The Color of Summer ~ Natsuki Ikeda Then, a real treat from the pages of Bomb magazine, meet Natsuki Ikeda in her new photobook offering. With its glossy pages and fabulous poses this delightful and energetic girl will steal your heart.
	Moe Moe Lingerie Encyclopedia Also see fresh stock of the great book that's filled with educational information about women's lingerie, from esoteric types of bras and underwear to all the things that guys don't know about girl's because we're, well, guys. Restocked today.
	More Queen's Blade Artbooks Look for even more awesome Queen's Blade artbooks restocked, for fans of this innovative twist on an American book-based combat RPG. Today we've got fighting Japanese shrine maiden Tomoe's gorgeous artbooks back in stock.
	Princess Waltz on DVD-ROM or Download A game we can't recommend highly enough, Princess Waltz is a gorgeous high-budget H-game about beautiful princesses who clash swords to determine who the queen of the land will be. Sounds like Queen's Blade, but it's really Princess Waltz. Available on DVD-ROM or download.
	Annerotte 1/8 Cast-Off Figure ~ Queens Blade This is a great figure from the Queen’s Blade Rebellion series, the super-cute Annerotte. The figure is a full 1/8 scale recreation and comes complete with s “cast off” features (hee hee). In stock now, but already devastated by preorder customers, so hurry to get yours!