Cool Products Wednesday, September 16, 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.

	Dengeki G's Magazine Sep 2009 Moe (mo-EH) can be translated as the warm fuzzy feeling you get when contemplating your favorite super-cute anime or game character, and you'll get a whole lot of moe in the new issue of Dengeki G's -- complete with a figure!
	Miko Sailor One Piece Cosplay Next, our complete anime cosplay sets are a hit with our customers, especially as Halloween draws near. Our newest offering is an interesting Miko Shrine Maiden costume that's merged with a high school uniform. Wow!
	Totoro, Jiji 3D Ghibli Calendars In Stock The first 2010 calendars have arrived, and if you love Totoro, today is your lucky day! Both of the Totoro 3D desktop calendars are simply amazing, and function as photo stands for pictures of your loved ones when the year is done. The Kiki's Delivery Service calendar is also in stock!
	Totoro Season Plate by Noritake Then: we're happy to announce the restocking of the wildly popular Totoro China Plates from Noritake, which were sold out for several months because they're so darned popular with collectors. See all six plates back on the site now. Made in Japan.
	Egg Sep 2009 If you love Japan's fashion culture, J-List has a ton of awesome items for you, from Kera to Goth-Loli Bible and more. Feast your eyes on the new issue of Egg, the magazine for beautiful young people in Shibuya and Harajuku.
	New 2010 Calendars for Preorder J-List has hundreds of amazing calendars for you to browse and preorder, including hot game Valkyria Chronicles, the sizzling race queen Shoko Hamada, traditional art of Tsurutaro Kataoka and much more. See today's new kanji via this link.
	MAMESHIBA Edamame Notebook, More Mameshima is a cute little bean character that will teach you lots of useless trivia. Like, "Did you know that Flamingoes' mother's milk is pink?" Posting a notebook, pencil case and cute sticker set.
	More Hello Kitty Wrist Watches See more Hello Kitty watches, too, with very stylish designs that will give a dash of kawaii to any outfit. Four new colors posted to the site, made by Citizen.
	WIRELESS SCOPE NODE USB Mice -- Elecom The popular SCOPE NODE USB mouse from Elecom is now available in a cool wireless version, with an extra small RF receiver that won't stick out of your laptop. Based on a design by Shirow Masamune.
	Macross Ultimate Frontier **Preorder** Here's an outstanding game for Macross fan, the ultimate tribute to one of the most awesome anime series ever in which you get to reenact every battle in every series from the original up to now. Yakku deculture!
	Amazing New Snacks from Japan My mind is fairly blown by the new Rich Toppo we've posted from Lotte in delicious Tiramisu flavor -- yum! Also see "World Puccho" with a cool free figure and delicious Meiji Jagamama potato snacks in nori flavor (yes, seaweed, and it's awesome).
	Mousse-chan Paper Clay Restocked See more of the popular Mousse-chan kami-nendo (paper-clay) mold toys, for making the most amazing decorative works of art. Today we've restocked the Bakery, Chocolate and Sweet's Stamp (which makes little stamps of pictures of sweet foods).
	WAON Traditional-Modern Bento Box Set One of our most popular bento box sets, which blends both traditional design elements with modern functionality, we've restocked both the red and black WAON ("sound of Japan") complete bento sets today.
	Books on Bento, Sake and More Lucky we ordered more copies of the popular bento book from Kodansha, which is loaded with concrete information on how to make beautiful boxed lunches like they do in Japan. We've been selling rather a lot of bento products these days...
	NORI (Seaweed) Punch for Bento ~ Smile, Heart Here's a nifty pair of nori punches, used for making cute shapes our of Japanese sushi seaweed that you can decorate your bento with.
	Japanese Bento Accessories We've got other fun bento accessory items restocked too, including the NORI-NORI and PITATTO lunch pics shaped like animals, convenient bottles for bringing your favorite condiments with your lunch, and more.
	Hello Kitty 3D Cookie Cutter, Ice Cube Trays We've restocked one of my favorite products, a special cookie cutter which can make a 3D cookie of Kitty-chan, and can also cut toast. Also: more stock of the Hello Kitty Ice Cube Trays, because everyone needs Hello Kitty ice cubes in their house.
	Magazine Subscriptions from Japan J-List sells many cool things from Japan, including our popular revolving magazine subscriptions. One of the most popular magazines is Megami Magazine, which gives you tons of fun free posters in each issue.
	ENERGEL EURO Black ~ 0.5 mm Super Smooth Pen The problem with writing kanji with a normal ball point pen is that normal ball points are too big making the written kanji often illegible. Here's a really well engineered pen for smooth writing.
	Kanji in Mangaland Restocked See fresh stock of the hit Japanese in Mangaland series, which helps you learn Japanese kanji and vocabulary using our favorite visual medium. All levels of the textbook and workbooks are restocked.
	Kanji Study Calendars We'd be remiss if we didn't point out the excellent 2010 kanji calendars we sell, too. Whether you like the aesthetic beauty of kanji or are trying to study Japan, we've got some great offerings, like Daily 4-character compound word, Japanese proverbs, and even a "daily difficult kanji" calendar to challenge yourself.
	JUGOYA JIZO & Mochi-tsuki Rabbit Display A famous image of fall is a famous image of Autumn, we've got a cute display stand featuring a famous statue of Buddha that protects children along with a rabbit making mochi (rice cakes) under the light of the full moon.
	Other Fun Traditional Items from Japan Other restocked items today include our Sushi Mouse Pad, cute Rabbit and Moon display, Super Micro Lucky Cat Pair and miso soup bowls, including easy-to-make miso soup to go with them.
	Toushirou Hitsugaya 1/8 Figure ~ Bleach *Preorder* For Bleach fans, enjoy this upcoming figure of Toushirou that is mighty cool, faithfully rendered in 1/8 scale figure from Megahouse. Ships in December 2009.
	Rei Ayanami BMX Trick Figure *Preorder* A scene from the famous episode of Evangelion, removed for international distribution, in which Rei shows off her bitchen BMX skillz. Okay, I just made that up, but the figure, which is up for preorder, is pretty awesome.
	Nanoha Takamachi 1/10 Figure *Preorder* A lovely Lyrical Nanoha StrkerS figure featuring Nanoha in a sexy bikini, because we all want to see that. Super detailing and realistic pose. Preorder her now.
	Your Name in Kanji Remember, you can get your own name created in kanji with this cool Japanese hanko name stamp that's even legal for use in Japan. Our native Japanese staff will even help you choose just the right kanji character for your name, for free.
	Yakusoku -- Kaho Yamaguchi Wow, is all we can say when we look into the deep brown eyes of Kaho Yamaguchi has taken time out of her university classes to bring you this incredible collection of her photographs, published in a new glossy hardcover photobook.
	Moero Downhill Night 1 goes Golden Master! Remember: Moero Downhill Night is a fantastic "H" game that combines beautiful girls with fast and dangerous Japanese mountain racing. Can you help all the girls win their exciting races, finding a way into their hearts in the process? CG graphics rendered by the staff that made Initial D. The game is shipping soon, but you can still preorder it!