Cool Products Monday, November 23, 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 Dec 2009 New issue of Dengeki G's, the square-backed anime magazine that's filled with awesomeness if you love anime and bishoujo games. This magazine comes with a fabulous pencil case for Idol Master fans!
	Coro Coro Comic Oct 2009 J-List provides access to Japan in interesting ways, whether it's the latest wacky bento or magazines like Coro Coro, the official home of Pokemon and Doraemon. Enjoy the new issue, and free stuff! Two free manga, cards and other stuff inslde.
	Mameshiba Plush -- Green Pea There's nothing cuter than Mameshiba, the cute little character that are beans that look like shiba inu dogs, and which know a lot of odd trivia like, "a flamingo's mother's milk is pink." See cute plush toys in stock now.
	Kawaii Dot Room Shoes Then, one of the cutest pairs of slippers we've ever seen, these awesome "room shoes" (as the Japanese call them) are guaranteed to keep your feet toasty all winter long. May also be worn outside if you like.
	NINTENDO DSi LL ~ White ***Pre-Order*** Enjoy all your favorite Nintendo DS games on the new larger DSi LL, "LL" being Japanese for "extra large," which just came in stock. It's frankly the best DS ever, and you can order right away.
	Licca chan DS ~ Let's Study Girls' Lesson A fun fashion game similar to Poupeegirl in which you help Licca create the perfect wardrobe of fashionable clothes, accessories and more. Fun mini-games, the ability to create complex outfits and even hair styles make this game a great one.
	More Hello Kitty Porcelain Kimono Dolls The Hello Kitty kimono dolls we posted on Friday have been selling like hotcakes for the Holidays, and it's not hard to see why, as these are just about the coolest Hello Kitty items we've ever carried. See additional items in stock, including the dolls that come with protective cases.
	Solar Powered Sunshine Buddies Toys in San Diego Want to order some great gifts for the holidays but are in a hurry? We've added stock of some fabulous solar-powered "Hidamari no Tami" (aka Sunshine Buddies) toys from Tomy. In stock in San Diego, so no waiting.
	Transformers Encore 17 Cassette Toys For old school Transformers fans, we've got a treat: awesome transforming "cassette" Autobots and Decepticons, which you can display on your desk, or make them fight. In stock now, but as most stock sold to preorder customers, you should hurry on these.
	Evangelion Gothic Night Figures This is a set of two awesome "goth-loli" costumed figures from Evangelion, which both look great. Limited stock is available, so grab them before someone else does.
	Macross Frontier Calendar, Artbooks, Figures If you're a fan of the most awesome Macross series to come along in years, J-List has some cool items to show you, from the large glossy 2010 calendar to prepainted figures to the gorgeous artbooks we've got in stock now. We also recommend you consider the Macross Ultimate Frontier PSP game, simply the best anime game I've ever played.
	Amazing New Japanese Snacks Enjoy the Meiji Rich Strawberry chocolate, an incredible creation made with 70% fresh strawberries -- wow! -- plus two new varieties of Cho-Pan! and Pupurun deluxe gummy snacks.
	J-List Best Seller Snack Set for Stocking Stuffer Then, J-List has a treat for you for the Holidays: a new Best-Seller Snack Set that's just perfect for using as a stocking stuffer, bringing the joyful gift of the best snacks from Japan to someone special. Also great for office gifts!
	Jimami Tofu (Okinawa) ~ Japanese Food Drops Experience Japanese culture through its food with our Food Drops traditional candies. See the famous Okinawan "Jimami Tofu" added to the site today, plus fresh stock of Tokyo Noodle and Monjya-Yaki Drops from Tokyo and Salt Noodle and Seafood Drops from Hokkaido.
	Pocky Chocolate Parody Chopsticks Next, one of the most awesome products to come along in a while, these are high quality chopsticks that happen to look just like long Pocky snacks -- a fabulous idea! Choose from classic chocolate or strawberry.
	Zojirushi Warming Bento Box Designer Set If Louis Vuitton made a bento box, surely this is what it would look like. A high quality designer bento bag in pink or black which holds three separate containers for your white rice and other bento ingredients, this is the coolest and most stylish bento set we've ever carried.
	CANDIDE Slim Style Tight Bento Also for fans of sleek, beautiful bento boxes from Japan, see fresh stock of the Slim Style Bento, which has two tiers for your rice and the rest of your lunch, and features built-in chopsticks.
	Stand Style SHAMOJI / Rice Scoop When scooping rice, you need to use a rice scoop, called shamoji in Japanese. But where do you put the rice-covered scoop to keep it from getting dirty? Solve this problem with this handy stand-style rice scoop, which you can stand up vertically.
	Ghost in the Shell Bilingual Manga One of our most popular and long-selling products is back in stock. Features a brand new translation of the manga classic in both English and Japanese, and all altered pages from the English version corrected (all other versions cut or edit the pages in some way).
	Happy Earthen Bell ~ 2010 New Year Tiger Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with this cute ceramic bell that's super to display, or even consider hanging him on your Christmas tree as an ornament. Also: we've posted a cute new Solar Powered Chirimen Dog for good luck.
	Mini Lucky Cat Strap with Shoufuku Bag Phone straps from Japan are getting more and more popular, since we started selling iPhone cases that accept Japanese phone straps. This is a great Lucky Cat strap for bringing good luck.
	Fresh Stock of BUB Fizzing Bath Tablet One thing I love about Japan: no matter how busy I am, I spend 60-90 minutes in a hot bath. One way to make a bath special are the BUB fizzing tablets, essentially a giant Alka-Seltzer which makes your bath a Japanese onsen hot springs.
	Restocked Brush Calligraphy Sets, More Another fun gift idea from J-List. We've restocked both the complete shodo brush calligraphy sets, which give you everything you need to try your hand at Japanese/Chinese brush writing. They're perfect for giving to others.
	Restocked Traditional Items Then enjoy some awesome restocked Japanese items, including several Daruma dolls for good luck, the fabulous Sleeping Lucky Cat Chopstick Rest deluxe set, plus an awesome item, Lucky Cat Origami, which you make out of folded paper (and they come with English instructions).
	'I Like What I Like' - Girl's Fitted We love the unique kanji-themed T-shirts we sell, which feature fun and esoteric messages in Japanese. One of our most popular shirts for girls says, "I Like What I Like, so Get Off My Back" (it's taken from the title of a BL game). If you have any hobbies others might not understand, this shirt is for you! Printed in San Diego.
	Drossel Chou-Goukin Figure ~ Fire Ball *Preorder* Wow -- I already loved the Drossel figures we'd carried in the past, but this new version, a cho-goukin line offering, is made of metal. That's too cool for me to pass up -- how about you?
	Piyo Piyo Chick Chocobo *Preorder* Next a fun item for Final Fantasy fantasy fans: a toy version of Chocobo when he was a baby chick. Aww, that's kawaii! Preorder him now.
	Ryomou Shimei 1/6 Shunya Yamashita *Preorder* Master illustrator Shunya Yamashita has been busy again, redefining one of our favorite characters. This new Ryomou version is really amazing, sexy in a way that only a 3D prepainted figure of a 2D illustration can be. Big 1/6 scale, too!
	Fate Testarossa Figma Uniform ver. *Preorder* A super new version of Fate Testarossa in Figma form, this time she's wearing her school uniform. A really delightful figure that you can preorder now.
	Syo-Kei -- Haruna Hana 1st photobook Here's another gorgeous photobook from Japan, with a firm hardcover binding and fabulous glossy printed pages that are dedicated to communicating the beauty of Hana-chan. Click through and see the cover of this book -- is that a melon-skin bikini?
	Cast Off Figures in San Diego Got another present for you in San Diego: local stock of gorgeous anime figures you can order with no waiting for international shipping. Fabulous detail on these figures, which feature clothes that can be "reconfigured." Also see random stock of the choko figure today.
	Snow Sakura, a Great Game for Winter Want to visit Hokkaido and find love? Then enjoy Snow Sakura, the touching English-translated eroge that's great for this particular season. Includes beautiful characters to, ah, interact with, plus a sakura tree that blooms even in the cold of winter, and a great game story.