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. Megami Magazine Apr 2010 If you're not subscribing to Megami Magazine, the amazing anime mag that gives you dozens of free posters in each issue, you're missing out on some serious awesomeness. The new issue is in stock, but as usual it will probably sell out before some customers get theirs... COSMODE Super Cosplay Magazine No. 32 Then, a gorgeous new issue of Cosmode, the magazine of cosplay culture from Japan. Featuring a metric ton of high quality cosplay, from K-On! to Clannad and more. Nanoha Takamachi The Movie 1st ver. Nendoroid Figure I love the Nendoroid toys from Good Smile Company, and the new Nanoha figure is really cute. Make many different poses and facial expressions with the included parts. CLAMP Mokona no KIMONO When she's not making awesome manga and anime, Mokona of CLAMP also designs kimonos -- how awesome is that? Here's a book with information and photos of her beautiful creations. Evangelion iPhone & iPod Cases Restocked Nice desu! Those popular Evangelion cases for iPhone and iPod are back in stock, so if you've got an iPhone 3G or 3GS or the new iPod nano, click to see. Decoration Mini Mouse Here's a great optical USB mouse that will really put the bling in your computer life. It's standard USB compact mouse with beautiful jewels on the surface. Needs no drivers! Mini Sumo Wrestler Solar Powered Relaxation Toy J-List has a lot of fun products that run on solar power, and we're posting a new item, a sumo wrestler who dances for you but never needs batteries. You won't be able to take your eyes off him! Lucky Cat Omamori Mascot for Safety Driving The Japanese are big fans of what's known here as "safety driving," and this is a great traditional Shinto omamori (good luck charm, talisman) featuring Lucky Cat for your car. Mameshiba / Edamame Animal Die-cut Origami Letter Mameshiba is the cute bean-shaped Shiba inu dog that knows a lot of fun trivia, like, "A pink flamingo's mother's milk is also pink." We've gotten in some awesome omamori letter sets of Mameshiba, and his tiger-striped friend. Rilakkuma DX Evolution Pencil Case Another really outstanding Japanese pencil case, with many compartments and ways to organize all your writing instruments. Rilakkuma will always help you to be more relaxed. Moe Choco & Moe Gum (Akihabara) The moe boom is taking over Japan, and we've gotten two awesome new items you can normally only buy in gift shops in Akihabara. Enjoy Moe Choco (in signature strawberry flavor) and Moe Gum, two delicious ways to feel like you're in Akiba now! Azumanga Daioh, K-On! Products In Stock If you love Azumanga Daioh, then snap up the Osaka figure we just got in today, since most sold to preorder customers. Or check the K-On! fan that came in today, totally kawaii! Aquarian Age ~ Perpetual Period A superb example of Japan's visual novel culture that you can sample on the Nintendo DS, this is Aquarian Age ~ Perpetual Period, a game in which you have the ability to bring out latent esper powers in cute girls. Study Japanese with your Nintendo DS See fresh stock of the most popular Japanese study tool we've ever sold, the Kanji DS Dictionary, which has 240,000 words and every dictionary you could need -- it's great! Also, we've restocked Beautiful Kanji Training. Restocked Queen's Blade Artbooks Got some great Queen's Blade / Queen's Gate artbooks restocked, including Dizzy from Guilty Gear and the Bitoshi Gaiden Tales of the Wandering Warrior. Moe Moe Encyclopedia Restocked The Moe Moe Encyclopedia series is so popular because it combines really useful information with moe moe cute art. See fresh stock of the Lingerie guide as well as famous megami (goddesses) in history and literature. DX Green Tea Bath Gift Set from KYOTO Another great product that brings the heart of Japan to you, this is a set of matcha scented bath powder and tablets that you can put in your bath to turn it into a wonderful onsen hot springs experience. Made in Kyoto. Culturally Significant T-Shirts And since today is Green Tea Day, I thought I'd plug our fun T-shirt, which turns your body into a giant bottle of Ito En green tea. "If you want to know Japan, enjoy green tea!" Fujiya Country Ma'am -- Rich Chocolate Today's new snack items include a delicious Rich Chocolate flavor of Country Ma'am soft chocolate cookies, each individually wrapped because this is Japan. Also Pankish, a fun snack made with real bread dough. Restocked Green Tea, Other Food Drops The traditional "food drops" from Japan that we carry are both beautiful to look at and fun to eat. Today we've restocked the Matcha Food Drops with ukiyoe art on the can, plus Takoyaki from Osaka, Tonkotsu Noodles from Kumamoto, and Shochu (a kind of sake)! Kiki's Delivery Service Bento Boxes We're always on the lookout for special anime-related bento products for our customers, and today we've gotten two really superb lunchboxes featuring Jiji the black cat from the Ghibli masterpiece. Springtime is the Bento Time! Also, celebrate spring with restocked sakura-themed bentos, including the Sakura Square and "Koban" shaped bento, as well as the "Waon" traditional/modern bento box. Hello Kitty Nori Punch, Onigiri & Bento We always have awesome Hello Kitty related bento products for you, and today we're restocking some nice ones, including the Hello Kitty Nori Punch for making Kitty-chan's face in onigiri rice balls, plus other "deco bento" items. Lucky Cat Tea Cup, Pot One of the most awesome items we've ever carried are the Luck Cat tea cups, which cam be turned over and used as normal cups -- great. We've restocked these, as well as the matching Lucky Cat Tea Pots! Kanokon Manga Restocked 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. See all volumes of this series restocked today. They feature furigana so the kanji are easier to read! Other Traditional Items from Japan You never know what cool items from Japan you're going to find on J-List, like the Chirimen Paper Dresser Style Jewel Box we've restocked, awesome mimikaki traditional ear cleaners, Pocky chopsticks and a tiny Hina Doll to display. Nowa Revoltech Queen's Blade No.010 *Preorder* Another outstanding Queen's Blade figure from Revoltech, this is cool because you can put her in any pose you like, including the bizarre ones from her artbook. Positively awesome! Macross, One Piece Tote Bags Then: more good stuff available from COSPA, we're posting the official Macross U.N. SPACY messenger bag, plus two new One Piece tote bags featuring your favorite characters. Bomb Dec 2009 Then, a new issue of Bomb, the legendary magazine of cute Japanese idols. Virtually every idol you could care to name is here, waiting for you to find her. Stock is limited, so apologies if this issue sells out. Shirow Masamune's Jashin Hunter If you're a fan of Ghost in the Shell creator Shirow Masamune, you really should consider picking up the Jashin Hunter novels (vol 1 & 2), illustrated by the master "H" artist. Back on the site today. Click to see the new scans. STARLESS *Preorder* The newest game from Sei Shojo, the creator of Bible Black and Discipline, is coming soon, and you can preorder this hotness from J-List now. Amazing Cast-Off Figures We're posting two cast-off figures, which have clothes you can, er, "re-configure." First there's the incredible Tomo Yamanobe from The Qwaser of Stigmata. Then enjoy Masane Amaha from Witchblade, who is holding a cold brew for you.
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So I'm back with a sheet music - a request from a friend in deviantart which was being held for *cough* pretty long time.Originally played with acoustic guitar with a little touch from strings, Fureau Kokoro is totally a calm and earthy music. Though the sound is minimalist, it gives the proper impact of beauty and calmness.Overall I don't think this song is hard. Especially those who work with piano, I'm sure you won't encounter difficulty. For guitarist, well,.. if any of you once try, let me know whether it's hard or easy for you :)ENJOY!-----------------DOWNLOADDownload page: hereDirect download: here
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Worlds of Haruhi Suzumiya (WoHS) is a fan-made visual novel created by English-speaking fans. The novel incorporates a unique crossover storyline using characters from Haruhi and other anime, as well as original characters. The WoHS staff started work on the novel in 2008 and have since completed the prologue and chapter 1… I’m usually not interested [...]
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So, Otaku Dan and I decided to write up another Otaku twist on a holiday classic. Here is what we came up with for the holiday classic of "A Christmas Carol". It is now "An Otaku Christmas Carol". Enjoy! Scrooge-sama was walking down the hallways of his school with a smug look on his face. He is the President of The Anime Club and has the biggest perversion complex with a big attitude of “he is always right”. It didn’t make things any better that Christmas was approaching. The other students began to whisper to each other as they noticed Scrooge-sama with his usual smug smile. “You know I heard that he’s an ego maniac. How did he even become the President of The Anime Club?” One of the girls asked another girl. He finally arrives to the club room on Christmas Eve and the only person that is his actual friend, James is in the room waiting for him. James is doing the paper work for a future anime convention that they are going to. When Scrooge entered the room James greated him saying, “Happy Holidays.” Scrooge’s smug smile instantly turned into a frown. “Humbug, what’s so great about this season?” Scrooge looks to James like he’s stupid. James sighed. “The season is about people coming together and helping your fellow men.” Scrooge scoffed and replied, “You mean helping your fellow man, which is me. If anything this season should be about me because I’m perfect. Now, you said that you had something important to tell me. What is it?” James shook his head and brushed it off. “What I wanted to tell you is really more of an invitation to a party tonight to celebrate Christmas Eve.” He looked hopeful at Scrooge, though he had a feeling that his invitation will be for naught. It seemed Scrooge was actually considering about going but then completely destroyed what little hope was left in James. “I’m not going to a stupid party to celebrate a stupid holiday. I have better things to do, “ Scrooge said as he walked around the room in arrogance. In his mind he pictured the perfect girls in his H-games and chuckled under his breath as he imagined all the things he could do to them. Tell the girls how beautiful they are so he could see their big breasts uncovered. Hear their sweet voices tease him make him horny. James recognized that look. He groaned inward and grabbed the papers. “So, you’re not going to the party. That’s a shame.” He walks to the door and says one last time, “Merry Christmas Scrooge-sama.” Scrooge scoffed. “Christmas…bah!” He took one last look around the room and then took off to his house. It was a few hours before Scrooge was going off to bed in his room filled with figures that looked like beautiful anime girls when while he was playing his favorite H-game the screen went from sexy girl to a picture of the former President of The Anime Club. He then appeared outside the screen next to Scrooge in a ghostly form. “Scrooge-sama, you are an arrogant young man and I have come here to warn you that you would-“ Scrooge cut him off with a question, “Why are you so ghostly looking when you aren’t dead? You graduated last year, and I think I saw you a few days ago.” The former President’s eye ticked, “That’s not the point. Look, three ghosts are going to visit you tonight whether you like it or not. Now I’m going to leave you in your stupidity. Have fun.” With an annoyed look on his face, the former President disappeared and Scrooge sat there wondering if his drinks were spiked with some type of drug. He then fell asleep at his desk with drool coming out of his mouth and mumbling out the things he wants to do to his favorite H-game character, Neko-chan. It wasn’t much longer when white smoke was on the computer screen and seeped out to cover the air above Scrooge’s body. As the smoke slowly woke him up he saw the image of Neko-chan standing next to him with her cute big eyes watching him. As his mind began to process that he was seeing her in real life he jumped up then fell to the floor and says, “I’ve finally lost my mind.” “No silly, nya.” She smiled sweetly at him. “I’m here for real as the spirit of your Christmas past, nya.” Her long black cat tail was waving cutely as she smiled wide. Scrooge pinched his arm and as he felt it hurt him he believed that this must be the most realistic dream ever. ‘Well,’ he thought to himself, ‘if this dream has Neko-chan in it, it can’t be bad.’ He then began to unzip his pants until Neko-chan noticed and stopped him. “What are you doing you pervert, nya?” she gave him a stern, but really cute look. Scrooge’s face went blank and then he hung his head. ‘Damn it. She turned me down.’ He looked back up at her as he remembered something, “Well this is a dream, right?” “No, nya. Now let me take you to your past, nya.” Neko-chan grabbed Scrooge’s arm and dragged him to the door when he asked, “What do you mean my paaaa~st?” Neko-chan’s cat ears were perked and she said, “I mean your Christmas pasts silly, nya.” She giggled cutely and it gave Scrooge a stiffy. ‘God she’s so cute and beautiful.’ “Stop checking me out, nya.” Neko-chan gave him that same stern look as before. Her tail continued to wave around and her cat ears were a little pulled back to show slight annoyance. “Pay attention, nya.” <o:p> </o:p> Scrooge looked to the scene before him and saw that it was when he was ten years old. It was Christmas and his first present he opened was the box set of the anime “Tigermon Z”. His face was so full of joy; he smiled so brightly. “Awesome!” his ten year old self exclaimed. “I’ve been wanting this so badly!” He looked to his parents and got up to go hug them. “Thanks Mom and Dad!” “This was when I was ten. I remember that Christmas. It was so awesome!” Scrooge smiled smugly. Neko-chan blinked. “Why was it awesome, nya? Because of the anime, nya?” Scrooge shook his head. “No,” he replied. “It’s because I was with my Mother and Father.” As he reminisced on those feelings of joy from that particular time, it caused him to feel sad that he doesn’t get those feelings anymore. He then wakes up in his room and he sees a maid looking at him. “You’re wide awake my master. I am the ghost of Christmas Present.” She smiled sweetly. “Let’s go visit where your friend James is at.” She and Scrooge magically appear floating above the karaoke bar that James and the other club members are at. They were celebrating Christmas Eve by singing anime songs and having fun. Everyone was getting along and laughing happily. As Scrooge looked around, he saw all the wonderful foods they were eating and noticed the many anime products there, including a few that he’s been wanting. He looked to the maid and asked, “What’s the point of this?” The maid answers, “Don’t you see what you’re missing? You could be here having fun with your friend James and be somewhat likeable, yet you were selfish and thinking only about yourself.” Her stern, little voice cut through his mind and Scrooge began to understand a little bit of what the sexy little maid told him. She smiled as she saw that what she said was getting to him. He seemed to really be paying attention now. He looked around the karaoke bar and realized that it wouldn’t have been a bad idea to accept the invite James gave him earlier. He wakes up again. “Damn this dream!” As he gets up from his desk and turns around, there it was. Mechazinger T was standing before him. “Let me guess, you’re the ghost of Christmas Future,” he says with a sweat drop. Mechazinger T replies robotically, “Affirmative.” “So now what?” Scrooge asked Mechazinger T opened a portal and throws Scrooge into it. Scrooge is back in his room and looks around, “wait a minute. I’m back in my room.” He looks toward his desk and sees a fat balding man. “So who’s this slob?” He was silent for a while then he reacted in horror. “No! It can’t be! That can’t be me! Can it?!” He fell to the floor in despair. Mechazinger T answers robotically again, “That is you in the future, due to you alienating everyone in your life and you fell into a deep depression in hatred and died alone in your room.” Scrooge cried sorrowfully saying” I will change! I will change! Give me another chance! Please, another chance!” He wakes up on the floor crying with tear down his eyes. He opens his window and it’s light outside. He sees the neighbor kid and asks, “what day is it today?” He replies dryly, “It Christmas you weird Otaku.” Scrooge calls James on the phone. James answers, “What happened?” He asked in a tired voice. “James! James! Call and round up all of the club members to meet me in the park at noon,” Scrooge said frantically. “You sound very excited this morning. Sure, I’ll do it.” They then hang up. The clubs members were at the park and Scrooge appeared with boxes of pizzas and drinks. He then began a speech. “So I know that I have not been the best president of this great anime club. I have realized how selfish I had become and how I have not taken anyone else’s feelings into consideration. This is my apology to everyone about how awful of a person I have been. So I’m sorry and Merry Christmas! Dig in!” Everyone accepted his apology and began to raid the many boxes of pizza. And James speaks up with a pizza slice in his hand. “Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!”
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I worry that these posts are getting a bit light as all the sites post a bit less for the holidays, but I don't think I'd know what to do with myself if I wasn't starting out every morning with Second Shot, so I'm afraid you may just have to put up with it. Sorry about that, guys.Giant Bomb didn't post anything new, but user sasnipes posted about a nice sale on Steam-- okay, technically it's about their Thanksgiving sale from back in November, but I'm using it as an excuse to mention that they're having another sale now, so those of you who use the gaming software (and I know quite a few of you do), have at!Meanwhile, at Comic Vine...word is that Mary Jane might actually not appear in Spider-Man 4. I don't personally mind too much, as I always felt like Kirsten Dunst's Mary Jane managed somehow to be less lively than the 2D counterpart I was more familiar with as a kid, but it's still surprising news. I'd hope this makes some room for Black Cat, but since there's all this "Vulturess" nonsense going around, who knows? Aaaand over here at Vice we've got the trailer for the upcoming live-action Girl Who Leapt Through Time flick, we've got a slew of upcoming figures of varying degrees of awesomeness, and we have OH MY GOD CHI IS SO FREAKIN' CUTE I COULD JUST DIE. @_@
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 Rawr. Now, you guys know that most of my comic book knowledge comes from '90s cartoon adaptations like Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men-- and Spider-Man: The Animated Series. And while I always liked fiery Mary Jane over, say, Lois Lane, but I always found myself attracted the most to Felicia Hardy, aka the Black Cat. Maybe it was the ridiculously low-cut outfit, I dunno, but either way I'm excited that Felicia might make an appearance in the next Spider-Man . Mmm. <3  Ice-T and Modern Warfare 2 Some of you guys also know that I am a frequent watcher of both Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the latter of which features Ice-T (at least for now, since his character Fin Tutuola has made reference to putting in a transfer request). So wen I saw this picture on Giant Bomb I let loose a flurry of snickers the like of which you could not even imagine. Vice kept pretty busy yesterday, and the one thing you absolutely must check out from yesterday is Fumiko no Kokuhaku , a really impressive short anime by 21-year-old student Hiroyasu Ishida, who I'm debating officially calling the next Makoto Shinkai, minus all the emo. We'll see!   After all this I had to go back to Ikea to exchange a couple of items. It's like I can't escape now! What did you do to make your Monday pass?
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The preview images already look so lovely! I can't wait to see bigger versions of it!There are other interesting news out there . . . I was too lazy to do a post for each (they're freakin' many). I'm picking those that got my interest and compile it in this post~ I guess I'll be doing that from now on, unless the certain news article doesn't have other interesting news released together with it . . .=== OVA/OAD ===Saiyuki Gaiden Manga Gets OVA~ Whoa! It just ended (though I haven't read much of it yet) and now there's an OVA coming! Hooray!Bakemonogatari's 1st Unaired Episode Begins Streaming~ I am very very very excited to see it subbed already~XXXHolic Rou OAD Included with Limited Edition Manga Bundle on April 23rd 2010 in Japan~ I'm curious on what the limited edition manga bundle will contain~Hellsing OVA 7 On December 23rd in Japan~ New Hellsing OVA? Nice~=== Live-Action/Movies ===Warner Brothers Japan Officially Announces Gintama Film~ I'm not that updated to Gintama but . . .looking forward to it~Peace Maker Kurogane Gets TV Drama Series~ I don't remember much about the manga (but it's a supernatural samurai series so it has to be awesome even if I couldn't remember if I liked ir or not either). Interesting to see how it'll be like as live-action~DreamWorks announces Ghost in the Shell Live-Action~ I like DreamWorks so oh I hope Hollywood version of this title will be as good as the anime!Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya on February 6th in Japan~ So it's finally announced . . .=== Others ===To Love-Ru, Kuruneko Creators Launch New Manga Series~ Please let the new series be something liek Black Cat and not something like To Love Ru ;_;Clive Barker, Ryuhei Kitamura Plan Horror Anime Works~ I only read one Clive Barker novel (Abarat) and though I don't find it addicting, I liked it. It would be very interesting if he gets involved in creating a horror anime. looking forward to it~
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Hott vampire boys are hott:Oh I miss Kyou Kara Maou~Anyway, this time, H*P offers horror manga oneshots recommendations! Check out the list of titles that you may find interesting to read!List Notes:= I'll only be able to include what I know and have read. Some are recommendations from friends, and I love them so~ If you have recommendations that aren't in this list, please do~ I'm sure I missed something.= I'm only including scanlated ones in the list.= I'm not including Arcana oneshots in this list. Go here instead.= I can't include those that are too mature/adult and so much sexually explicit stuff. They're horrifying in a different sense . . .= I including those that I consider/recognize as horror, no matter if MU or other sites say otherwise.= I'm giving chapter links + plot for those I highly recommend, then info links for the other ones I also recommend, then I'll just mention those that are also okay to read.= I am only including oneshots. Oneshot collections would be in a different post (hopefully). Horror series/movies/anime would be for . . .next time.=== TOTALLY AWESOME ===Oneshots that I loved and enjoyed reading and HIGHLY recommend!Covered in Cinders - KOTOKAWA Aya It's the story of Cinderella...but far darker...( I wish it was more cruel . . . but it's morbid enough! Nice dark adaptation of Cinderella's story~)Kiben Gakuha, Yotsuya Sensei no Kaidan - FURUDATE HaruichiYotsuya-Sensi likes to tell stories, and his most recent one stems from the mysterious death near the school. Now the question is... was it a suicide or was it something more sinister?( It had been very enjoyable! I wish it was a series! The story-telling guy was fun! )L∞P - KANO YasuhiroJean, the sole heir to a fortune and mansion, is stuck in an endless loop, repeating his brutal murder over and over again. As the 100th time comes, he brings forth incredible determination to fight back and save his servants from their needless murder.( Freakin' bloody awesome! Great story, awesome twists, and so much blood and violence~ And there's some romance too! I love this so much~ )Obake Life - TAKAHASHI IchirouA girl who can see spirits opened up a manga and read "Those who read to this point in my manga will die without fail on the same day". Terrified, she tries to break her curse, with a jumpy spirit who wants to marry her...?( It's very very very cute and oh I wish the ghost would remain in his dark form~ )Snow in the Dark - KANO YasuhiroA one-shot fairy tale which shares many elements of the traditional story of Snow White but is certainly unique and complex enough that it is more than just a reinterpretation.( a great dark adaptation of Snow White! It's also very romantic but tragic . . made me teary . . . *sniff* )=== REALLY FREAKY ===Oneshots that have freaked me out or disturbed me in one way or another~ Read them at night! (Heck, I've read most, if not all, of these only during the night!)Fat - OGATSU Kazuo ( It's certainly the creepy type of fatness )Grave Robber - Hoiyaie Ha(the art was nicely drawn and it looked really ghastly.)Look Me in the Eyes When You Talk - IWAAKI Hitoshi ( The big eyes spread sure gave me a surprise! Interesting oneshot! )The Collection - KAGO Shintaro( It was really morbid. What a freaky girl. Disturbing mature stuff though, so, warning! )=== PRETTY GOOD ===Interesting oneshots that are really good (but I just think they could've been better). Nevertheless, I still liked them~Die - YUKI Kaori( Narcisstic dudes are creepy. I liked this! )Falling - ITOU Junji ( It was interesting but I wish there had been an explanation on the strange phenomenon. I liked the little romance in this~ )Kaine - YUKI Kaori( It had identical twin boys, but no fanservice for me. Twists were nice, but some felt forced for the sake of having a twist and to do some mindf*cking )=== OTHER NICE READS ===Other nice horror oneshots to read~Alice in Underground - MIHARA Mitsukazu (it was only dark to the parts with the rabbit for me.)Angel's Share - TAKAHASHI Tsutomu, OOHINATA Gou (it's okay. only the end made it interesting.)Cole - MATSUMOTO Yoko (I had twins but he was a bad twin so waaah)Curse of Yamamura Sadako (Side Story) - OCHAZUKE Nori( I wouldn't have understood much of what happened if I didn't read the article about Sadako )Hidari Te - CLAMP(Tried to be scary, but for me it lacked explanation. The kid is just so freaked out especially when it really happened then that's it)Kyuuketsuki to Boku - MIHARA Mitsukazu( It's okay. Gotta love vampires~ )Little Sweet Delusion - Hasegawa Shunsuke(the art is very very very pretty. I like the art very much.)Psycho Knocker - YUKI Kaori( I like Isaiah, but the oneshot overall is so-so )Rome Rome - Hamaoka Kenji ( First time I encountered a manga with zombies as an ordinary thing. Haha! The milk advertisement amused me~ )Semi-Eternal Happy End - MACHIDA Shiyuu( It was a very unique and interesting story~ Interesting dark tale of an ugly girl that became pretty because of something evil. It has sexual stuff though, warnign! )Sabrina - TSUTOMU Nihei( It was interesting but I still don't get much of what happened. The girl's pretty though . . . and the mysterious dude intrigues me )The Black Cat - ITOU Yukari ( Drunk people . . . they cause so many chaos to themselves and people around them. Story's okay. Poor wifey. There's mature stuff though, so, warning! )The End in Common Ruin - MIHARA Mitsukazu ( I wish they were twin boys instead . . . )The Monkeys Foot - OSAKA Mieko ( Title reminded me of an arc from Bakemonogatari. It was okay . . . Bakemonogatari's just hell better )Under Execution, Under Jailbreak Story 1 - ARAKI Hirohiko ( I dunno what the hell just happened with this, but that's one weirdly horrifying prison cell )Vampire Fantasy - HANAMURA Rie ( Okay . . . sort of a so-so vampire story wiht a little Snow White twist. There's some nude, so, watch out! )When the Bell Rings - Shinohara Chie ( It's actually nice and romantic~ I guess I've just read too many stories with revenge that I got kinda sick of them. But this one's not really bad. )White Rain - ABE Yoshitoshi(the art on the colored parts were so awesome but the actual b&w pages were meh. Story's pretty interesting though)Yubikiri Hime - YUMEKA Sumomo(it was pretty nice. morbid lolis ftw. haha)Enjoy and HAVE A NICE SCARE!
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The Black Cat Doesn’t Have a Dream of the Star… Alternative Title: Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor Studio : BONES Length : 16 Episodes Year : 2009 Genre : Adventure, Action, Mystery Synopsis: Two years have passed since Hei and Yin [...]
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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. Noritake Totoro Green Tea Cups, Rice Bowls There are some things J-List was put on this Earth to sell, and the new Totoro yunomi (green tea cups) and rice bowls from Noritake certainly fill the bill. Made in Japan. Anime Calendars in Stock! Don't look now, but we've gotten in a ton of really awesome 2010 anime, traditional photo, kawaii-kei and other calendars in stock. Toradora, Queen's Blade, Yamato, CLAMP, Sora Kake Girl, Bleach and much more! Street Fighter II Voice Action Straps Then enjoy what has to be the geekiest phone strap ever, a cool electronic device that recreates your favorite Street Fighter sound effects when you tap out the correct move with the joystick and buttons. Ryu, Ken, Chunli and Dahlsim in stock now. Hadouken! Animedia Oct 2009 Great new issue of Animedia, focusing on Darker than Black, the new A Certain Scientific Railgun anime with kawaii Mikoto and Kuroko, the new Inuyasha, Katekyo Hitman Reborn and more. Dengeki Layers vol. 26 Another issue of the awesome Dengeki Layers, for all the 'layers (cosplayers) in the world who want access to the amazing reference photographs and illustrations in each perfect bound issue. See cosplay from Gundam 00, Lelouche of the Rebellion, Miku Hatsune and all the Vocaloid characters, Macross Frontier, Touhou and more. Japanese Style Eye Patch for Cosplay Our Japanese anime eye patch sold out so fast, we had to rush to get some more in, but they're back on the site now. Recreate your favorite bandaged anime character! Lovely Chirimen Kimono Hello Kitty Omamori Then, we can all use more good luck, and the two Hello Kitty omamori -- good luck charms from a Shinto shrine -- are extremely awesome. Made of kimono fabric and they come in pink and red. Hello Kitty Mini Square Pouch Then, keep all your stuff securely with this cute Hello Kitty all-purpose pouch, which will safely store just about anything you need: make-up, small computer peripherals, contact lens cases and so on. Macross Ultimate Frontier Restocked I have to say, if you've ever considered yourself a fan of the Macross/Robotech franchise, you should consider the new Macross Ultimate Frontier game for PSP. Multiple levels from each series, the ability to play any mecha, flying Macross-like missiles everywhere, and great music make this a real winner. Do you remember love? Taiga from Toradora Wins Saimoe! Congratulations to Taiga Aisaka for winning the 2009 Saimoe ("most moe") championship, beating Yui from K-On by a slim margin. We think Toradora! is an awesome series and we even have a great parody T-shirt for Taiga. Click to see it (oh, and her 2010 calendar). Beherit "Egg of the King" Necklace If it's really cool and a little weird, it must be Berserk, as I always say. The latest bizarre but oddly compelling product to come out for fans of the series is the official "Egg of the King" necklace, in stock now. More Ghibli Plush Toys Fans of Hayao Miyazaki, browse the restocked plush toys we have for you today, including the Plush Keychain Sets featuring Totoro and other characters, plus the Soot Sprite and Cat Bus decorations for hanging in your car. Glico Crush Pocky, Other Fun Snacks Did you know it's the 20th anniversary of Glico's Crush Pocky? Neither did we, but they're giving you an extra bag of amazing Almond Crush and Cookie Crush Pocky sticks in the box this year. Also see POM mikan-flavored Hi-Chew and a fun snack that goes good with beer. Kushi Katsu (Osaka Limited) ~ Japanese Food Drops The newest traditional Japanese food to be enshrined in Sakuma Drops-like drop candy is Kushi Katsu, delicious fried pork cutlet on a stick. Also restocked: Sapporo Beer, Chanko Nabe (the food sumo wrestlers eat) and Nattou! NATURAL LUNCH TIME Slim 2 Tier Bento Box Then, here's a really nice bento box for people starting out with their bento collection. Available in three colors, it has all the features you need, including a two tier design and a place for your chopsticks. Bento means economical lunches and built-in portion control for better health. NATURAL LUNCH TIME Mini 3 Boxes Set This cute set of three mini bento boxes are nice too, since you can easily bring a little extra food with you at lunchtime, or use them as miniature Tupperware containers for storing your leftovers. Restocked Animal Bento Boxes, Chopsticks The cutest new bento box in town in the "niKyoro series" (remember, from niko niko or smiling, plus kyoro kyoro or looking around), and today we've restocked both the Black Cat Paws and Frog Paws lunchboxes and matching chopsticks w/case. Banana Carrying Case, Onigiri Shaper Avoid the embarrassment of eating a bruised banana with our spiffy Nikyoro Banana Carrying Case, which has been restocked today. Also, our popular Triangle Onigiri Maker for making perfectly shaped rice balls. Cup Noodle Mug Cup One of our hands-down coolest items for enjoying coffee at work would be our Cup Noodle mug cup, which is a perfect replica of a cup of ramen, except that this is made of ceramic and will hold your coffee. Back in stock today. 200 Favorite Dishes for Obento Here's a really nice all color bento idea book from NHK, the Japanese version of the BBC. The Japanese-language book shows you 200 awesome bento creations. Think of all the fun Japanese lunches you can make with this. KOAKUKMA Minnie Mouse Memo Pad More Gothic Minnie Mouse, with this full color memo pad that presents different illustrations of this awesome new Shibuya-key Disney design on each page. Japanese Pens, Erasers See fresh stock of some of our most popular Japanese stationery items, including the MONO-ZERO Super Thin Eraser Pen, the three-color Zebra Sarasa pen set, some awesome fude brush pens and more. Genki: Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Also see more stock of the Genki textbook and workbook series, which is the #1 method for learning Japanese in the world. Textbook, workbook and student tapes are restocked. We heartily recommend this textbook series to anyone interested in learning nihongo. Study Tools for the JLPT Right now, many students of Japanese are preparing for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), held every year in December. J-List offers a huge number of excellent tools for improving any Japanese level, like the downloadable vocabulary lessons for level 4 and 3, which you can listen to on any music player. Miku Hatsune Speaker Glass *Preorder* And since it seems to be Miku Hatsune day around here, we're also posting a great "speaker glass" featuring an image of the virtual star. The first run sold out before we could say "Vocaloid" but they'll be reissued, so we're posting them for preorder again. More Training with Hinako *Preorder* Training with Hinako is the ultimate exercise video for us otaku types, featuring the hard workouts of Hinako, the cute and sexy girl who seems ready to fall out of her workout clothes at any moment, The official artbook of the video is up for preorder now. Sanya V. Litvyak Cosplay Set *Preorder* Next, you can transform into your favorite furry flying witch with this cute cat ears and tail. Preorder it now and we'll send it to you when it's released in January. Yamanote Line Rubik's Cube Clock *Preorder* J-List readers know that we like to carry fun products from the Yamanote train line which loops around Tokyo, and today we're posting a preorder for a very special Rubik's Cube clock. Demonbane *preorder* We have awesome news for fans of eroge from Japan -- you can now preorder the fabulous game Demonbane from Nitroplus, which we've been able to license. A breathtaking game filled with rich characters and a Cthulhu-inspired story, get your preorders in now! TENGA Flip Hole, the Best Stress Toy Ever Perhaps due to the glowing review by Tech Crunch, the popular Tenga Flip Hole is selling better than ever, so Tomo had to rush to restock. It's an ero revolution from TENGA?
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