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. Uncho Kanu Action Figure -- figma Series ~ Dragon Destiny. Figma fans, rejoice: we've gotten in the newest figure for you featuring Kanu from Ikki Tousen, and it's really amazing. Pose her any way you want, from fighting poses to sexy poses and more. Comes with a base and invisible mounting arm allowing her to be posed in mid-air, even. Great new offering from Max Factory! Ponyo Coin Purse ~ Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. The new film created by Hayao Miyazaki is about Ponyo, a fish who desires very much to become a human, and it's the most popular film in Japan right now. Enjoy this great Ponyo coin purse that lets you hold all y our money safely. Comes with a cute string for easy carrying, too. Star Wars USB Hub *Preorder*. Star Wars fans, her is your USB hub! A Japanese company has released two outstanding hubs based on R2-D2 and Darth Vader that move and make sounds when you plug in devices. USB has never been so much fun! In stock now. ESCAFLOWNE (Blu-ray Disc). Another beautiful item for anime fans, enjoy the Escaflowne movie in all its beauty in 1080p. Can be played on North American Blu-Ray players including the PS3. Animedia July 2008. One of the most popular anime magazines in Japan, this is Animedia, which focuses on great shows like To LOVE-ru, Macross Frontier, Vampire Knights, and more. Lots of good stuff in this issue, including a separate seiyu (voice actor) guide and more, plus free posters from Code Geass and Soul Eater. Totoro Music Box -- Meal ~ Oshokuji. We've gotten in another outstanding ceramic Totoro music box for you, featuring all three of the cute forest spirits eating a meal of acorns. Smart Aug 2008. Smart is the magazine that lets you track fashions for men in Tokyo, and see what all the smart guy are wearing, and we've gotten in some individual issues for anyone who would like to try one out before getting a monthly subscription. Also, you get a free BAPE (Bathing Ape) pair of fashionable beach sandals with this issue, in an included box! Classic Hello Kitty Tight Bento Box & Chopsticks Set. Great new Hello Kitty bento box w/ chopsticks for you, featuring a tight lid that won't leak, and plenty of room for rice and other good things to eat. I love the retro Hello Kitty styling. New Japanese Snacks. Got some great Japanese snacks today, including delicious Baked Chocolate from Morinaga that won't melt even in the heat of winter, awesome Whiteen P.S. gum from Lotte that promises to bring you "Happy x Lucky," and exotic Asian Sweets Gummy in mango jelly flavor. Kanji de Manga Special Edition - 4-character Compound Phrases If you want to learn Japanese, why not do it through manga? It's a lot more fun! Here's a book that teaches you specific 4-character compounds, called yoji jukuko. This is a great concept for students of the language. DX Wooden Classic KEN-DAMA ~ Red, Green. Got some more cool ken-dama for you, the Japanese ball and stick game in which you must balance the red wooden ball on the large or small cups on the wood piece you're holding. For ultimate challenge, get the ball to land on the tip! Red and green posted today. Domokun Mimobot USB 2.0 Flash Drive. Look for fresh stock of those awesome Domo-kun USB flash drives, in 1, 2 or 4 GB of memory, with full support for high speed USB file transfers. The 2 and 4 GB models come with "Domo-kun Hoodies" that let you attach Domo to your keychain. These are stocked in San Diego for your ordering convenience. Soft Leek Replica. The lowly negi, or leek, has become the eternal symbol of modern anime fandom thanks to the popularity of a popular Flash animation called "Leekspin" in which a character from Bleach spun a leek while singing a song from Norway. Strange, we know, but you can buy this leek yourself and spin it to your heart's content. These cool soft toys have been restocked, but probably won't last for long as we approach Christmas. Get yours now! Totoro Bento Boxes. We've restocked both of the popular My Neighbor Totoro bento boxes today, too, as well as the "Trio Set" that gives you a spoon, fork and chopsticks for your bento. There's something good and organic about Totoro that makes food taste better. Restocked Wacky & Traditional Items. See fresh stock of several cool items, including the Sakura Jelly Aroma Candle for those who want to smell cherry blossoms around them, Super Micro Lucky Cat, more of those cool Samurai Sword Keychains, and our Retracting Ninja Blade, great for pretending to strike as a ninja! Shin Nihongo A I U E O ~ New Japanese A-I-U-E-O. J-List has lots of tools for beginners for learning Japanese, and the best place to start is hiragana, the syllable based writing system that's the basis for Japanese. This popular book for starting learners is back in stock today. Easy GYOZA / Dumpling Maker. Gyoza are delicious Chinese dumplings that are chewy wrappers containing meat and vegetables which you press together then fry up to eat, dipping them in a concoction of soy sauce, vinegar and rayu spicy sesame oil. They're known by the name of "pot stickers" in the U.S. Here is a great press for making your own gyoza! Rin Natsume 1/8 Figure by Toys Works *Preorder*. This is a gorgeous figure from the popular new game Little Busters, the super-cute Rin Natsume, rendered in 1/8 scale for inclusion in your bishoujo girl figure collection. Preorder her now and she'll be all yours in late October. Lost Angel -- Aki Hoshino. Feast on the delicious Aki Hoshino as she shows you her beautiful body in a wide range of settings and scenes. This stunning gravure idol will delight you with every photo. Young Hip Cover Gal 1/6 Cast off Figure Cassis ver. -- ChiChinoe *Preorder*. One of the most incredible figures to come along in a while is the large 1/6 scale "cast off" figure that was based on an issue of a manga called Young Hip. Fantastic detailing in, er, all regeons, right down to the tan lines. Tan lines! Preorder this amazing figure for when it ships in December. MAX GIRLS Athlete Special. In celebration of the Olympics, Max-A brings you Max Girls Athlete Special, where you can see incredibly cute girls from a variety of popular sports involved in other types of recreation. So cute!
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The official site of (heretofore exclusively) figure maker Daiki Kougyou was updated today with a listing for an item that breaks new ground for the company: a Kanu Unchou dakimakura cover from Ikkitousen Great Guardians. The case is scheduled to retail in November at 10,500 yen (case only), is sized 160 x 50 cm and features two original illustrations from animator Miyazawa Tsutomu, printed on suede fabric. According to the listing the case is available exclusively via Daiki's online shop, so international customers may have to use a proxy. Pillow images below:
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  Better subtitle than Sonken Chuubou, secret wife. Impressions: Screw it. Sonken’s really Shoukyou, Saji’s Ouin, I’m betting next episode, Ryofu will be revealed to be the real Sonken, just because. This is what so many of the other ‘fight’ episodes could have and indeed should have been. Screw the magical beads or Kann-u love power, finally [...]
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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. Comptiq July 2008. From Lucky Star to Gurren Lagann to classic games and anime like Fate/stay night, Little Busters and Metal Gear Solid, Comptiq is a wonderful magazine loaded with page after page of cool information and manga for you. 375 pages, and includes free stuff like Lucky Star stickers, great posters and more. Perfect bound, too, so it looks good on a shelf. Mobile Suit Gundam ~ Char's Counter Attack (Blu-ray Disc). The pinnacle of the original Mobile Suit Gundam universe is this film, Char's Counterattack, although you could translate it as Char Strikes Back, due to the similarity of the Japanese title to Star Wars Episode V. You can enjoy the final battle between Amuro and Char in gorgeous Blu-Ray! Ponyo Plush Small Size ~ Ponyo on the Cliff on the Sea. Another cute plush toy from the Hayao Miyazaki film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, playing in theaters in Japan right now. This is the cute small plush of Ponyo, the fish who wants to become human more than anything. egg July 2008. Then get ready for another issue of Egg, the wonderful magazine that captures Tokyo street fashion life perfectly, with stylish girls on every page. Hello Kitty Sushi "Yunomi". Then for Sanrio fans, we've gotten in a yunomi (or green tea cup) that's great for enjoying tea while you eat your favorite sushi. It has both the English and Japanese names of sushi on the cup. 80's Hello Kitty Double Marker with Chocolate Scent / Black. Just in time for the Back to School season, enjoy this cool item, an 80's style Hello Kitty marker pen that has two tips, for writing fine or bold letters. Best of all, the ink is scented like chocolate! Ryomou Shimei 1/7 Figure Pearl Black version. There's something about a sexy French maid...with handcuffs, and an eye patch, and long stockings, don't you think? This great 1/7 scale figure of Ryoumou Shimei from Ikki Tousen, aka Dragon Destiny, is back in stock in limited numbers. Animal ONIGIRI Bento Box ~ Bear. We've got a new super cute bento box from Prime Nakamura, which is designed to hold onigiri, those delicious triangle shaped rice balls, inside the "ears" of the bento box, in addition to the lower portion for holding the main part of your lunch. Delicious! Coffee Jelly Mix. One of the most famous desserts in Japan is Coffee Jelly, or coffee flavored gelatin, which is cold and refreshing in the summer. (Remember, American readers, that all the world calls the famous dessert known as Jello by the name "jelly.") Now you can try this famous treat at home thanks to House, which has made delicious powdered coffee jelly for you to try. DX Wooden Classic KEN-DAMA ~ Blue. Kendama (also written Ken-Dama) is an ancient Japanese game in which you must catch a wooden ball with a wooden handle, always a challenge and always fun. Here's a Kendama that's made in Japan. Totoro Craft Card Holder -- Red. A delightful item from Japan, this hand made card holder will let you store any standard cards, including important business cards. Has a handy draw string to keep everything securely closed. Socks Glue "Pita" for Loose Socks. Only the Japanese could have come up with this: socks glue to hold your loose socks up. High school girls love to wear these large baggy socks similar to leg warmers, called "loose socks." But they're so massive, they often fall down, but if you use this handy water-based glue to glue the socks to your legs, you'll be fine. We also have the socks in stock. Lacquered Cloth Based Bento Set ~ 2 tiers Bento Box & Chopsticks Set. Restocked bento boxes include the Lacquered Cloth Bento Box, with a beautiful floral pattern, along with more cute niKyoro series bento boxes, Black Bean and Red Bean, and bento accessories like onigiri and boiled egg molds. JINBEI / Relax & Cool Homewear ~ Old Map of EDO Town / Dark Gray. Look for fresh stock of our awesome jinbei (also written jimbei), summer short kimono that is suitable for wearing as pajamas, or put them on and head out to your favorite summer festival. This is the LL size jinbei featuring an old map of Tokyo (Edo) printed on it. Kanji Dictionary for Nintendo DS. Put your Nintendo DS to use learning Japanese with this excellent Kanji DS Dictionary that lets you look up words just by writing them with the stylus. I was really impressed how well this work -- you can enter kanji with the stylus, which helps reinforce proper stroke order learning! -- and recommend it highly. Hello Kitty Chirimen SAKURA Tote Bag. See fresh stock of our popular Hello Kitty plush bag that's large enough to be a main take-anywhere bag for most women. It's made of chirimen, the fabric kimonos are made from, and it's fabulous. Four colors are back in stock: pink, red/black, blue sakura and pink sakura. Hello Kitty Muffin Mold. For Sanrio fans, one of the coolest items we've ever carried is back in stock: the Hello Kitty Muffin Mold, which lets you make delicious Kitty-shaped muffins of all types. Nanako 1/5 Figure Neko-Mimi School Swimsuits ver. ~ Toheart2 AnotherDays *Preorder*. Ahem, they sure know how to make these figures better and better every year, don't they? This is the super-cute Nanako, a gigantic 1/5 scale figure of the school swimsuit-wearing cat girl from ToHeart. It's both kawaii and slightly ecchi at the same time. FX Neo ~ Japanese Hard Minty Eyedrops We've also restocked one of our most popular items, FX Neo, the "hard minty" eye drops that will wake you up with minty freshness! This has been restocked. Panda "Sex Style" Sake Bottle & Two Cups. You probably know about our wacky coffee cups, ash trays and other items that demonstrate the traditional 48 positions known in Japan. See fresh stock of one of the coolest items ever, the Sex Style Sake Bottle and Cup Set! Lightning Warrior Raidy. Remember that the fantastic 3D "ero" RPG Lightning Warrior Raidy is in stock and shipping now. Available for purchase either as a shrink-wrapped CD-ROM version or a convenient Internet Download Edition! Best of all, this ground-breaking game is available for the very affordable price of $24.95.
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Mysterious optical and vapourous phenomenon used to be the preserve of the good Mr Fort, but lately we have been assailed by a veritable barrage of these bizarre occurrences; in a sudden and completely inexplicable turnabout, the healthy near ero-anime Ikkitousen Great Guardians, notable for shamelessness, has been dealt a crushing dose of regional physics, [...]
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Today we will pit Ikkitousen against Koihime Musou just for fun. Since they’re both series that revolve around the romance of the 3 kingdom plot and my Imperial China history’s modules are so boring, I came up with a special one time only Hynavian kill time lecture evaluation. Nuff said; the best representatives from each [...]
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Gametrailers Official Website has announced updates for this game. This game is based of on the Third season of the series, Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians, I already fell for this awesome game and want to put it on the wish lists. Serving it as a Role-playing platform and it will be released on Oct 7, ‘08 on [...]
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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. Ponyo Plush Medium Size ~ Ponyo on the Cliff on the Sea. For fans of the hit new Hayao Miyazaki film, here's a delightful plush toy of Ponyo, a cute girl fish who runs away from her home in the sea, wanting more than anything else to become human. It's so cute! Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea Playing Cards. Also, see the Pony playing cards we're posting, very high quality (of course) because every Studio Ghibli product receives the final approval of Hayao Miyazaki himself, or it doesn't get made. Dengeki Daioh Aug 2008. You want a thick manga? This is a thick manga! A stunning achievement of illustration work, this is the new issue of Dengeki Daioh ("Electric Shock Great King"), featuring some of the best manga in Japan, from Shakugan no Shana to Yotsubato and more. 900+ pages, with lots of fun free stuff! Goshiki Fighter Plane 1/9th Scale Figure ~ Mecha Musume. It's a cute girl with cat ears! It's a World War II airplane! Actually, it's both. This is the super-cute new Mecha Musume figure release, featuring the body of a Goshiki Japanese fighter plane, similar to the classic Zero. Kawaii? Nida Schuetlich 1/8 Figure ~ Shuraki Trinity Box 04. Wow, this is a gorgeous figure designed by Shunya Yamashita featuring a female original character in a military uniform. Best of all, it's a "cast off" figure, allowing you to remove her uniform -- awesome. This figure sold out in record time but is back in stock now! Makoto Sawatari 1/8 Figure ~ Kanon. I *love* this figure from Kanon. In fact, I want to nominate it for the unofficial Firefox web browser mascot, as this is related to this girl's story in the anime. Who's with me? Only one of these figures is in stock so I recommend you get it fast if you love it as much as I do. egg Aug 2008 vol. 142. Egg is an fascinating magazine, a combination fashion mag for stylish Tokyo girls and a glimpse into a unique area of Japanese popular culture. See everything that's going down this summer in street fashion culture in Egg, now in stock. If you like Japan's fashion magazines, remember that we sell all the most popular ones via monthly subscription. Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Trilogy Box (Blu-ray Disc) ~ First Press Limited Edition. Blu-Ray fans, we've restocked the popular Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. box set again, featuring the longest and most gorgeous arcs in the series by Shirow Masamune and Mamoru Oishii. New J-Snacks. We've gotten in some great Japanese snacks today, including Kaki no Tane rice crackers w/ peanuts in rare Pepper Mayonnaise flavor, grape Fruit Juice Gummy with Chardonnay grapes inside, and the famous Bubblicious gum you loved as a child in bold Ramune flavor. iTunes Japan Music Cards -- Free Single of the Week. One of the many cool things about the Japan iTunes Music Store is the Free Single of the Week, which lets you sample Japan's amazing J-POP/J-ROCK world for free. To download, though, you need an account, which means using the prepaid cards that J-List sells, unless you happen to have a credit card issued in Japan. This week's free single is the eerily beautiful Oide Yo (Come Over and Visit) (iTunes link) by Kotoringo. Fun Traditional Items. Today we've gotten in stock of some popular items, including Japanese Jinbei, great short kimonos that are great for sleeping in wearing to a summer festival, Natural Fling Stone with Magatama Amulet, our clever Japanese ear cleaner that looks like a ninja sword, and our popular Happy Tanuki Sake Set for enjoying good sake with friends. Fifteen Minutes a Day Kanji Practice. See some great books and other items to help you learn Japanese at J-List. Today we're restocking the 15 Minutes a Day Kanji Practice Books, which lets you memorize Japanese characters by learning them in order and writing each repeately. Totoro Music Box -- Neko Bus. We've gotten in another ceramic Music Box for Totoro fans, this time the delightful Neko Bus (Cat Bus). Great for displaying in your room. Shiki Ryougi 1/7 Figure ~ Kara no Kyoukai *Preorder*. Beautiful women in kimonos with samurai swords go together quite well, don't you think? This is a great figure of SHiki Ryougi from a popular doujin illustrated novel that will become an anime soon. I love this figure's detail and large 1/7 scale size. Preorder her now. SMC Ekitoku Chouhi 1/7 Figure ~ Dragon Destiny *Preorder*. Next, there's another figure we're posting, the delightful Ekitoku Chouhi from Dragon Destiny / Ikki Tousen, wearing traditional Chinese plate armor and wielding a cool weapon. Preorder it now for shipping around November. Miku Hatsune Nendoroid Figure. The most popular Nendoroid figure that we can remember came back in stock...and then promptly sold out again. However, the figure that became an icon of all otakudom (to say nothing of spinning leeks) is being re-issued, so preorder yours to get it when it comes out in December. Restocked Bento Boxes, Accessories. Got a large update of bento items for you, including the Rabbit & Moon DX Bento Set that's one of the coolest I've ever seen, Blue Dragon Bento, Easy Boiled Egg Shaper and more. If you love Japan's culture of visually appealing boxed lunches, why not browse our entire selection now? Downhill Night 1-3 *Preorder*. The newest PC dating-sim games to be announced are the Downhill Night trilogy (Japanese title, Moero Downhill Night), an exciting series of "H" games in which you must help beautiful female drivers win fast-paced races. The games feature CG animation by the team that did Initial D, meaning tons of great action at every turn, and the third title in the series is actually a full 3D driving game. The new games are being posted for preorder to the site now. Juicy Girl -- Mizuki Oshima. Heh, the Japanese are good at coming up with funny English names, and "Juicy Girl" fits the lovely Mizuki-chan to a T. Fabulous glossy photographs printed in this nice coffeetable-quality large photobook.
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   Not in the sweater vest! Impressions: Wow. Are there really only two or maybe three episodes left? Why does it feel like this show is still trying to figure out where the plot wants to go? Oh right, because there’s a crazed evil bisexual warlord still roaming around who hasn’t done anything but beat up a giant shark and [...]
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IKKI TOUSEN is such a lucrative licence for figurines. But there are mostly only four characters represented : Kanu, Ryofu, Ryomou and Sonsaku. Though, recently, and thanks to the anime's second season, new faces have started to burst out, like Chou'un Shiryuu. And more over, some weeks ago, while introducing ALTER's latest Kanu Unchou figurine, I [...]
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