Cool Products Wednesday, October 7, 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.

	Animage Sep 2009 We love Animage, the magazine which popularized the term anime after all. The new issue is filled with good information on the newest shows, including the awesome yuri show Aoi Hana that I talked about on Monday.
	Excellent Punitto -- Itsuki Akata illustrations A dynamite artbook by Itsuki Akata that captures all of his amazing characters, from the kawaii to the sexy to the panchira.
	B's Log Sep 2009 If you love the genre of gaming in Japan known as otome games, with stories centered on girls finding love among beautiful boys, we present a great new issue of B's Log, the best resource to gaming for girls there is.
	Egg Oct 2009 Then it's time for another issue of Egg, the darling magazine of Shibuya and Harajuku fashion culture, with a special focus on gyaru ("gal") fashions and more.
	Naruto Cosplay set, Naruto Anime Wig J-List is declaring war on boring Halloween costumes with a bunch of great new complete anime costume sets. First see our awesome Naruto costume and equally cool Naruto "spiky anime hair" costume, which are great any kind of anime-related use.
	Inuyasha, Evangelion Cosplay Full Sets We've got new complete anime costumes for girls, too, including Kagome from Inuyasha that's very kawaii, plus the classic Evangelion school uniform.
	Japanese Style Eye Patch Then see an awesome new Japanese eye patches, which are great for creating that "battle damaged" look in anime cosplay this Oct. 31st or for your next anime convention.
	Dragon Ball Sound Kamehame-Ha Another fun item from Japan, this is a device you wear on your wrist that allows you to make the classic Dragonball Turtle Destruction Wave attack. Great fun!
	Queen's Gate -- Iroha (Samurai Spirits) Fans of the Queen's Blade book-based combat RPG, which can be enjoyed as really excellent artbooks even if you never take up the game part, rejoice: we've gotten in fresh stock of the runaway hit Queen's Gate book featuring Iroha from Samurai Spirits.
	Gurren Lagann YOKO Portraits We love Gurren Lagann around here, and have fresh stock of the fabulous photobook that's filled with nothing but images of Yoko, the hottest anime babe this side of Fujiko from Lupin III.
	Saber Lily Nendoroid, Macross Valkyrie If Saber from Fate/stay night fought a Valkyrie from Macross, which would win? You can find out, since we've gotten both of these cool anime figures in stock.
	Suzumiya Haruhi Special Premium Figures Then, see two great sides to Haruhi Suzumiya with the figures we've restocked today, including the Haruhi Special Premium Figure w/ Guitar and the purely awesome Goth-Loli Haruhi.
	Amazing Snacks from Japan See Nabisco super-crunchy Arial snacks which are really amazing to eat -- like chips but with multiple layers -- plus FritoLay Garlic Maniac snacks we're pretty sure they don't sell in the U.S., Meiji Chip Chop cookie snacks and Smart Time gum for weight loss.
	Hello Kitty Sakura Petal Small Dish Then: we've got fresh stock of those amazing sakura petal-shaped dishes for serving any food you like. It's one of the coolest Sanrio kitchen items I've seen in a while, and that's saying something.
	MIFFY Round Shaped Tight Sealed Bento Box Bento lovers, we've gotten in the super kawaii tight bento box featuring Miffy, which is both beautiful to look at ad very functional. We also have the matching non-slip chopsticks made of real bamboo.
	NATURAL LUNCH Kin-Chaku Style Bento Bag A really nice natural cotton bag for bringing your bento lunch in, this is a standard kinchaku (drawstring) bag that's the perfect size for your Japanese boxed lunch. Three colors in stock.
	Restocked niKyoro Bento Boxes, Onigiri Shapers The Round 2-tier Bento from niKyoro is back in both blue and black. Nearly the most perfect bento box ever because it's so functional: you have a large lower section for rice, a middle area to put the rest of your bento lunch, and the top becomes a soup bowl. Also restocked, some of our most popular onigiri shapers.
	Japanese Food Dictionary Here's a really special item: a complete dictionary for finding words related to food in other languages. Includes words in English, French, Italian and Chinese.
	Cool & Hot Foot Relax Pillow Apparently people like squishing little pandas and frogs between the toes, as these "food relax pillows" are a very hot seller. Both varieties are restocked today.
	Sushi Candle set Next up, one of the coolest sushi related items we've ever seen, this is a realistic set of delicious-looking wax sushi that you can light . They come in a wicker basket for storage, too.
	2010 Calendar -- Heart of Garden J-List is loaded with 2010 anime, kanji study, J-POP and bikini idol and other calendars right now. I especially love the nature scenes that capture Japan in the four seasons. Click to browse the calendars we've got in stock!
	Kyoto Dyed Hand-made Origami J-List does love to find fun items from Japan for you, and here's a deluxe package of origami made using a special dyeing method still used in Kyoto. The designs are brilliant to see.
	Star Wars USB Hubs, Remote Control Toys What's the coolest USB hub in the galaxy? My vote would be this awesome R2-D2 hub which has four ports on the front to allow you to connect devices, no doubt quoting obscure lines from the film as you to do. Restocked today.
	Restocked Nintendo DS, Sony PSP Games First see Let's Play in Japanese, a great game for teaching elementary nihongo that's compatible with any Nintendo DS in the world. Then we've restocked the nice Series of Haruhi Suzumiya game for fans who want to interact with Haruhi!
	English Guide for Tokyo Then, we love bilingual books that give you both English and Japanese right on the page, and this is a nice book that helps you learn about Tokyo in both languages.
	70 Japanese Gestures See fresh stock of the popular book that teaches you Japanese gestures, as well as a perfect guide to classic anime shows, the Guide to Etiquette in Japan and more. Stocked in San Diego.
	Queen's Blade Rebellion ~ Shigi *preorder* If you're a fan of Queen's Blade, there's a new book coming that you'll want to preorder. It's the book about Shigi, an armored Japanese nun who looks ready to do some awesome battle.
	Chopper Man Hat ~ One Piece *Preorder* Here's a fun cosplay item that you'll like, a plush hat worn by the character Tony Tony in One Peace. Both fashionable and geek-chic.
	Poogy Plush -- Monster Hunter *Preorder* Monster Hunter is one of the hottest properties in Japan these days, and this is a pair of cute plush pigs from the series, featuring pink and blue stripes that seem somewhat shimapan-esque to us.
	The Season of Miu -- Miu Nakamura Last Photobook This is the "sayonara" photobook of cute idol Miu Nakamura, filled with her sultry and sexy photographs.
	Restocked Photobook Love We've got restocked items for you too, including two gorgeous AKB48 "graduations albums" plus the awesome Scene of busts, with Tokyo girls showing the camera their oppai freely.
	Gush Sep 2009 Another thick and satisfying issue of Gush, the yaoi manga that gives you 480 pages of BL stories by the top artists in Japan today.
	The Best PC Dating-sim Games in English J-List has the most awesome example of Japan's bishoujo gaming culture available for you to try, and they're translated to English so you can enjoy the story. We recommend The Sagara Family, one of the best games ever made and a favorite with all fans. CD-ROM or convenient Internet Download Edition!
	Naked Star 1/5 Cast Off Figure by Oh Great One of the greatest artists to grace a manga page is OH Great, who made the Tenjho Tenge manga as well as many classic "H" comics. This is a 3D cast off figure of his popular character creation. 1/5 scale!
	QUEEN'S BLADE 3&4 (Blu-ray Disc) The Queen's Blade anime is one of the most enjoyable to come along in a while, since it's got a great story and characters depth. Who am I kidding? It's ecchi as hell, and glorious to watch on Blu-Ray.