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. Laputa, Kiki's Delivery Service 2009 Schedule Books. Ghibli fans, we've gotten the gorgeous 2009 schedule books in for Castle in the Sky Laputa and Jiji the cat from Kiki's Delivery Service. Featuring art penned by Hayao Miyazaki himself, these books present everything you'll need to keep track of your life all year long, with monthly and weekly calendars, space to take notes, and much more. Gorgeous Ghibli products from Japan! Super Mario Galaxy Compact Soundrop. We love the Soundrop keychain series that plays loud, clear sound effects when you press the button. This is a new series featuring all the best sounds from Super Mario Galaxy. Order now! The Girl who Leapt through Time (Blu-ray Disc). One of the most beautiful anime films in recent years, this is the story of a girl who finds a strange device that lets her jump freely through time. Outstanding story, and it looks gorgeous in Blu-Ray. Fully compatible with U.S. Blu-Ray discs including PS3. DX Phone Braver 7. Wow, this is cool: a police detective that's really a cellular phone, from the popular TV series. It's a phone with many fun electronic features, but it looks best when transformed into robot mode to defend your desk from enemies! Fun accessories, too. Comptiq Aug 2008. New issue of the gorgeous magazine dedicated to beautiful anime girls. Features loads of pictures and information from popular games and anime, like Lucky Star, Fate/stay night, Magical Lyrical Magical Girl Nanoha Strikers, Haruhi Suzumiya and more. Also, free stuff inside -- click to read what. As usual, this issue will sell out quickly since we only have a few in stock, but we have this and many other anime magazines available via monthly subscription service. Cure Aug 2008 vol. 59. Another great issue of the "Japanesque Rock + Visual Styling Magazine" from Japan, Cure, loaded with visual-kei musical culture. This issue is available in limited stock -- of course, regular subscriptions of cool music magazines from Japan are also available. Fuka & Ena Ayase Figure Swimsuit Figures. For Yotsubato fans, we've gotten in the two new figures of Fuka and Ena in swimsuit mode -- awesome. Best of all, the Ena version is, er, "cast off" since you can remove her clothes to expose the swimsuited figure underneath. Ikki Tousen Set FULL SET vol. 1-13. Wow, here's a real treat: all 13 volumes of the amazing Ikki Tousen ~ Dragon Destiny original manga, renowned for its interesting story and characters as well as, ahem, its "fan service." Enjoy the amazing comics without the censorship found in the original U.S. releases. Taiwan Teki Shojo - Taiwan Style Girl ~ E2 Illustrations. Here's a nice item: a gorgeous artbook featuring anime girls drawn by the top artists from Taiwan today, with an amazing mix of styles and character designs. Beautiful glossy artbook. Hello Kitty Sakura Noren -- Black. A noren (NOH-ren) is a Japanese curtain you hang in doorways to add some privacy between rooms, a great idea that helps the Japanese make use of smaller spaces. This is an awesome Hello Kitty noren that we just love! New Japanese Snacks. Our all-new Japanese snacks today include Jagariko potato snacks in seafood flavor, fun Pokemon chocolate snacks that come with limited cards inside, and Chelsea Black Sugar Caramel flavored butterscotch candies. Awesome! DX Chirimen FUROSHIKI. Here are two large and beautiful furoshiki, which is a Japanese cloth intended for wrapping things you're carrying or plan on giving as gifts. You can use it as a unique scarf, too. Manga Bible - How To Draw Manga. Look for fresh stock of the Manga Bible, an interesting series about manga, art and character design. In Japanese, but featuring lots of images and information that would be of use to any budding artist. Nikyoro ~ Green Bean Shaped 2 tier Bento Box. A new variation on the Prime Nakamura niKyoro bento series, which comes from niko niko (smiling) and kyoro kyoro (the sound of eyes looking this way and that). Sanrio CINNAMOROLL Training Chopsticks. If you're learning how to use chopsticks, here are some great "training chopsticks" from Sanrio, featuring easy to grip hooks that make it easier to keep the sticks where you want them. Plus, it's incredibly cute, with Sanrio's famous Cinnomoroll on the ends. Hello Kitty KIRA-DECO Handy Stand Mirror with Rhine Stone. Here are some awesome items for Hello Kitty fans, beautiful "Kira-Deco" (literally meaning "shiny decoration") mirrors in pink and red. Wacky Japanese T-Shirts ("Nice Boat"). The Wacky Japanese T-Shirt of the Month is our popular School Days Nice Boat shirt. When the final episode of the show was replaced with a video of a boat with soothing classical music due to concerns over its violent content, fans declared it to be a "Nice Boat." Tokyo Travel Tips, Kanji Writing Books. See fresh stock of the excellent Tokyo: The Greatest Travel Tips, which gives you fresh and interesting ways to see Asia's most populous city -- it's a bilingual book with both English and Japanese on each page! Also, see our guide book for Writing Japanese with a Ball Point Pen. Dragon Destiny Body Pillows. Our life-size dakimakura have been extremely popular, and we've finally gotten the sold-out Kanu Uncho and Ryomou Shimen hug pillow covers back in stock, a great item for fans of Ikki Tousen / Dragon Destiny. Chichinoe Plus 1/6 Cover Girl Black Hair Figure. Wow, is all I can say to this incredibly sexy cast off figure, which brings the gorgeous 2D Chichinoe girl into three dimensions, In stock today. X-Change Series. J-List is passionate about PC dating-sim games, the "H" games from Japan, and we carry dozens of English-translated titles for fans al over the world. One of my favorite series is the X-Change trilogy, which follows poor Takuya as he get changed from a boy into a girl three separate times. What adventures will Takuya have as a girl? Enjoy a new lower price for the games in this series!
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