Cool Products Friday, September 25, 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.

	Comptiq Sep 2009 New issue of the moe-reffic Comptiq features articles with Type Moon, Fate/Stay Night, Melty Blood, Canaan... 200 pages of manga such as Lucky Star, Da Capo II, Arcana Heart, Fortune Arterial...and fun free stuff.
	Figure King No. 138 Then, we're fans of magazines that document the currently popular figures and toys, since years in the future it will be so awesome to look back through these pages. See the new Figure King, on the site now, with tons of figure news for you (and Doraemon).
	Miku Hatsune Diva Miku T-shirts In Stock We've gotten the awesome official Miku Hatsune T-shirts from Cospa in stock today. Featuring beautiful printing and several designs for you to choose from.
	Smile Slime Ear Headphone Another great item for DQ fans are these headphones, which can be used with any standard music player or gaming device. They feature Smile Slime on them and they're in stock now.
	Lucky Star EX Figures vol.2 See two really nice Lucky Star "EX" figures, Yukata and Minami, who make quite a nice yuri pair together in the show. Fully painted and detailed and ready to be displayed.
	Brand New Day -- Aya Hirano The super cute Aya Hirano, also known for being the famous voice actress for Haruhi Suzumiya, Konata from Lucky Star and a host of other famous characters, is back with a new thick photobook.
	Studio Ghibli 2010 Schedule Book J-List is honored to have so many Ghibli fans as customers, and we always work hard to bring outstanding products to you. We're happy to report that we've gotten in the new 2010 Schedule Books featuring Totoro and the Cat Bus, Laputa and Ponyo. They feature original art, full schedule and calendar features and are amazing to behold.
	Shirow Masamune Photobooks Restocked Shirow Masamune is the talented artist who created some of the most famous manga ever, including Ghost in the Shell. We love his works so much, we've restocked his most popular artbooks.
	Myojo Sep 2009 Like Japan's "Johnny's-kei" male idol culture? Then pick up the new issue of Myojo today. Loaded with information on Hey! Say! Jump, Kinki Kids, Kat-Tun, Eiji Wentz and much more. Why not consider a revolving subscription so you never miss an issue?
	GATSBY ~ SUGO-OCHI Scrub / hard Scrub Facial Wash Then, we've gotten in the amazing facial cleaner from GATSBY that promises to make you look like the heartthrob Takuya Kimura. Click through to see the YouTube commercial, it's hilarious.
	Magnetic USB Hub (Plug Style) Since USB has changed our lives about as much as electricity has, it's about time someone made a USB hub like this. This amazing hub from Elecom can attach magnetically to any surface and can even be screwed in place permanently.
	Girlie Border Knee High Socks In order to make the perfect zettai ryoiki, you naturally need to have some "over knee socks" (as the Japanese love to call them). We've restocked these popular socks today.
	K-On! School Uniform Costume Then, since Halloween isn't far off, we've restocked the popular K-On! cosplay sets, which include everything you need to become your favorite member of the band. (Well, everything except instruments and tea.)
	Stripe Panty and Bra Cosplay Restocked The meme of shimapan, or striped underwear has taken over most every anime series these days, and now you can do your own cosplay with the authentic underwear + bra sets we've restocked today. Available in Miku Hatsune, Kagami and Mio versions.
	Dragon Sponge Nunchuck Going quite well with the shuriken throwing stars we posted last time are these awesome nunchucks, which are perfectly safe to play with since they're made of padded rubber.
	Lazy Saber ver. ~ Nendoroid Figure We've got a treat for Fate/stay night fans: fresh stock of the kawaii "Lazy Saber" Nendoroid figure, which can be reconfigured into many different poses so you can change the way she looks every day. Stocked in San Diego for your convenience.
	Fun New Snacks from Japan A new flavor of Japanese "Doritos Air" is here, delicious consome flavor, followed by the fun tart "hard gummy" Shigekix in White Soda flavor, plus popular BREO "tongue care" mouth tablets.
	Green Tea, Houji Tea Tea is to Asia as soccer football is to Europe. Now you can taste some authentic tea from Japan in the form of ryoku-cha (standard green tea) and houji-cha (roasted brown tea).
	Winnie the Pooh & Stitch Bento Sets For fans of Japan's kawaii bento culture, enjoy the new Disney 2-tier bento sets w/ chopsticks and belt included. A very cute version of Pooh-san (as he's known here) and Stitch.
	Restocked Sakura Bento Boxes We've also restocked three of our best-selling bento boxes, including the cool Sakura Jubako ("stacking box") with cherry blossom themes in pink and brown, so much fun to eat out of.
	More Fun Egg Shapers for Bento See fresh stock of some popular bento items, including our 3D Boiled Egg Shaper which turns your garden-variety hard-boiled eggs into various cute shapes.
	Hello Kitty New Fluffy Bubble Body Towel Get clean with Kitty-chan, with this awesome rough towel that you can use to remove dirt and dead skin cells from your body.
	Hello Kitty & SAKURA Chirimen Strap We love the crossover of modern kawaii Hello Kitty with traditional Japanese themes, and today we've restocked the popular Hello Kitty chirimen plush straps. A great addition to your iPhone, too.
	Hiragana Times Sep 2009 New issue of the bilingual magazine that lets you read news and other interesting articles in both English and Japanese. "For relaxing times, make it Hiragana Times."
	Nintendo DS Study Aids Got some restocked DS software tools, too, including Beautiful Kanji Training which comes with its own calligraphy writing brush, plus DS Japanese Literature, a way to challenge yourself in new ways.
	Warm Hooded Sweatshirts Remember that J-List has super-warm hoodies in stock in San Diego, and now is a perfect time to order one. Go for a classic Domo-kun hoodie, or choose wacky kanji designs like "Lone Wolf" or the always fun "Now Accepting Applications for a Japanese Girlfriend." They're the warmest, best hoodies you'll ever own.
	D'Mix Miku Hatsune Silhouette Strap *Preorder* The perfect phone strap for otaku, this is a great Miku Hatsune silhouette strap featuring the image of everyone's favorite virtual singing idol from Japan. Three colors available.
	Nico Robin Excellent Model Figure *Preorder* Then for fans of One Piece, a really well done figure of Nico Robin that's gorgeous, with several parts included so you can change the character's facial expression.
	Bomb Aug 2009 Tons of hot stars in the new issue of Bomb, like the lovely Yukie Kawamura, super kawaii Rina Koike, our fave Yuko Ogura, cute girls who play sports, Aya Ueto wearing awesome meganekko glasses for us, and more .
	Bible Black Doll -- Yukiko Minase The newest trend in stress-relieving toys from Japan seems to be inflatable dolls you can blow up and, do stuff with. This is a blow-up doll w/ included featuring Yukiko from Bible Black. S- Sugoi!
	Another TENGA Product Restocked Recently spotted in my Twitter feed: "If you've ever 'test driven' a Tenga Flip Hole you'd definitely know why Tenga dominates." Today we've restocked several items for the onahole-curious.
	The Coolest Sake Cups in the World The next time you have friends over for sake serve them using these awesome shunga ("spring pictures") cups, featuring the famous art of the Edo "Peter Tries Not To Type Ero" Period. J-List was pretty much born to sell cool stuff like this.