Cool Products Friday, November 27, 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 Dec 2009 No one will call you "Mr. Skinnymanga" with this super issue of Shonen Ace, which gives you 800+ pages of the best manga from Haruhi to Fate/Stay Night to Macross F and Sgt. Frog. You get a free Haruhi clock, too!
	Unofficial Hatsune Mix 02 J-List carries dozens of great products for fans of the Vocaloid singing idol Miku Hatsune. Today we're posting volume 2 of the awesome "Unofficial Hatsune Mix" manga collection, penned by KEI himself. Vol. 1 is also restocked today.
	Real 'Nyaund' Cat's Paw Sound Keychain "Nyaund" is a word the Japanese have coined which combines Nyan ("meow") with the English word "sound." These cute keychains emit very realistic sounding cat meows when you press their soft little paws.
	KYOTO Traditional Japanese Soap J-List strives to surprise and delight our customers every day, and the Kyoto soaps we've added to the site today -- in beautiful sakura and momiji shapes -- would be perfect for your Christmas list. Made in Kyoto.
	Macross Movie Guide Book ~ Roman Album Macross Frontier fans, here's a really nice item: the official guide book to the new Macross Movie Edition that's playing in Japanese theatres right now. Features tons of information and visuals for the excellent film, including all the new scenes and costumes.
	Lucky Star OVA EX Figure Set of 2 Fabulous pair of figures that all Kyoani fans will want to get, yet sadly almost all sold as preorders. Henceforth I will call nothing moe unless it be these two figures.
	Cool Trans Reserve subscription J-List offers dozens of outstanding revolving magazine subscriptions from Japan, including the best anime, manga, toy, and fashion magazines. This is Cool Trans, a men's fashion magazine that shows you what's cool in Japan today. Best of all, you get free stuff, like the designer men's boxers in the Dec. issue.
	More Awesome 2010 Japanese Calendars We've added pictures of more of our gorgeous 2010 Japanese calendars, featuring the best anime, swimsuit idols, Race Queens, and JPOP stars. Click to view the new images, which are of course much more vivid and beautiful in real life than the digital photos we're taking.
	Hello Kitty Wireless Laser Mouse ~ Elecom We've got new versions of the awesome Hello Kitty wireless mouse from Elecom: pink, silver and white. This mouse is extra-cool because it comes with a small USB featuring Kitty-chan's hair.
	Transformers USB Laser Mouse Then, the coolest mouse ever! We're posting two USB mice featuring Transformers characters that you can use as a fully functional USB mouse, or transform them into something cooler.
	Orange -- Koji Morimoto Good news: the popular artbook Orange by Koji Morimoto has been reissued, and we've got the fabulous artbook on the site now. Also restocked: Moe Moe Lingerie Encyclopedia, which is of course intended as a source of information on lady's underwear, despite the cute moe artwork inside.
	Restocked Kanokon Artbook, Manga Kanokon is the story of a Japanese boy who met a girl, but it turns out the girl is really the immortal spirit of a fox deity who's in love with him -- you know, the stuff that happens in Japan all the time. See fresh stock of the official artbook as well as all volumes of the popular manga.
	Kallen Kouzuki 1/8 Figure ~ Code Geass A super prepainted figure of Kallen (also written Karen), the spunky sidekick of Zero and classmate of Lelouch from Code Geass. This is her classic bunny girl suit from season 2, which we got in stock again.
	Delicious Snacks from Japan Today we're posting wonderful Sapporo BBQ Potato Snacks with amazing flavors of a Japanese barbecue, plus new White Ball Crunky chocolate-cookie snacks and amazing Kit Kat Little with...chilli powder? Yes, this is the world's first spicy Kit Kat.
	Give the Gift of Anime Snacks This Year There are so many interesting products on J-List that would be perfect for giving to others as gifts, it's hard to decide where to start. One suggestion is to browse our Anime Snacks and Gift Snack Sets page for ideas, like the Lucky Star Gift Sets we just restocked.
	Fuku-Bukuro Traditional Set (Lucky Bag) We recently posted our traditional fuku-bukuro, or "Lucky Bag" grab bags that have fun random products inside which are worth much more than the price you pay. Of course you get the awesome orange bag (still sealed) when you order.
	SENGOKU SAMURAI DX Bento Box Set Japan is having a jidai-geki boom, as samurai period dramas on TV become more and more popular. We've got two fabulous Samurai-themed bento boxes that are very well designed and feature the family crest of a famous warlord from Japan's "Warring States" period.
	Microwave Rice Cookers Also: fresh stock of our popular rice cooker that makes it easy to get hot, steaming white rice just like the Japanese love, without the expense of buying a rice cooker. Great for college students.
	Onigiri Shapers, Other Items Restocked Onigiri are the fun rice balls the Japanese eat like sandwiches, considered the "soul food" of Japan. They're usually triangle shaped, but if you like they can be Hello Kitty or Pikachu shaped, with the rice ball shapers we've restocked today.
	Easy Boiled-Egg Shapers Also: how do you like your eggs -- fried, scrambled, or boiled into amazingly cute shapes, like rabbits, hearts, cars, bears, or even famous Sanrio characters. They make fun stocking stuffers, too.
	Finger Protector, Potato Brush J-List always has fun and random things for your kitchen from Japan, and today we've got more. See FINGUARD, a finger protector for use while cutting vegetables, and an edamame-shaped brush for cleaning vegetables.
	Light Paper Clay Refill ~ Karui Kami Nendo J-List sells a huge number of cute Mousse-chan molds for making fun objects of art with Japanese "paper clay." Today we're posting some very affordable refill paper clay for all your awesome crafts.
	Solar Powered Japanese Chirimen Cat One of the coolest Lucky Cat related items to grace J-List's pages are the Solar Powered Chirimen Lucky Cat, made of beautiful kimono fabric, which moves his tail from side to side through the magic of solar power.
	My Neighbor Totoro Playing Cards ~ Great Fun! If you're going to play cards, you might as well play with high quality Studio Ghibli cards, which are a pleasure to hold in your hands. I've played many games with my kids using this exact set of cards, and I recommend them. Restocked today.
	Miku Hatsune Pull-Dash Leek Car *Preorder* Alert! Awesome Japanese toy sighted! This is a set of four different Vocaloid toy cars from Choro-Q which perfectly encapsulate the awesomeness of the characters. Click to view them all.
	Ranka Lee, Sheryl Nome Figures *Preorder* The new Macross Frontier movie brings a new design for both Ranka and Sheryl, and many new costumes. Enjoy these two figures, posted to the site for preorder today. The Ranka "workman" bikini is so moe I think I'm going to die.
	Awesome Restocked Photobooks Then see some great restocked photobooks for your pleasure, including Kanami Okamoto's "H no Recipe" (heh, we'll take some of that), plus Hitomi Komatani's AKB48 "Graduation" photobook.
	Stripe Panty -- Shimapan Light Blue Then, one of the biggest in-jokes in anime these days are female anime characters who wear shimapan, or cute striped panties. Now we've restocked the classic light blue underwear in M and 5L size.
	TENGA WARMER , Bible Black Toys Restocked One of the greatest ideas of all time is the TENGA Warmer, which heats your novelty toy before use -- wow, just wow. Also restocked are several Bible Black hole toys that might make a great joke gift for someone on your list.