Other than fapping a lot, I also remembered enjoying the Evangelion 1:01 ED a lot. ‘Wow! Was this sung by one of the seiyuu?’ Rather, Studio Khara had got the Beautiful World track off Utada Hikaru’s Heart Station album. This has been a strange return to Hikki fandom for me… As seen in the photo above, [...]
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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. Miku Hatsune Nendoroid T-Shirt - Girl's Fitted - Navy Blue Version. For girls, we're announcing a new Miku Hatsune T-shirt, printed on an attractive navy blue shirt from American Apparel and both made and printed in the USA. In stock right now. School Days 2009 Desktop Calendar. This new 2009 calendar is really awesome, showing the dreamy art of the popular eroge and anime which seized the imagination of fans in a big way this year. Nice calendar! Revoltech Eva-00 Proto Type, Sound Device. A really excellent Revoltech toy that can be posed about a million ways, this is the Eva Prototype, recreated in super detail and the trademark Revoltech quality and poseability. Also, we've restocked the Handy MAGI System Sound Device, which recreates the computer sounds from the series, a very popular item. Famitsu DS Plus Wii Oct 2008. A super magazine filled with information on the newest Nintendo DS and Wii games in Japan. The Art of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. For Studio Ghibli fans who want to own something really special, this is the art of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, the popular film by Hayao Miyazaki. Features gorgeous art on every page, all penned by Miyazaki himself. It's like he leaned over to hand you his private sketchbook and said, "Here, check this out." Fantastic item. Ita G ~ Ita Sha Graphics vol. 2. Itasha sounds like it means "Italian car," but it's written with characters that means "painful car." It's the latest trend in otakudom: deck your car out with anime characters, from Miku Hatsune to Saber to Lucky Star. This square back photomagazine captures the very best itasha from all across Japan for you! Smile Slime Plush Toys ~ Dragon Quest. Fans of the cute Smile Slime from the Dragon Quest game series, our order has come in, and we've gotten in all three sizes of these fun plush toys for you. Very squeezable and soft. Rice Cracker Gift Set - DX Senbei. By customer request, we're carrying more Japanese gift items, great for giving out as gifts to others this holiday season, although we understand if you want to keep these for yourself. This is a large box of rice crackers of various types. Other New Japanese Snacks. Then see some other brand-new snack items, including a new variety of Van Houten Dear Cacao Chocolate and delicious Cafe Au Lait flavored Milky soft candies. Sleeping Hello Kitty ONSEN Kimono Strap. Then, something soft and very Japanese for your phone, keychain, camera or Nintendo DS: a super cute sleeping Hello Kitty, who has just gotten out of the onsen (volcanic hot springs). Holding her little towel and everything! Wacky PANDA den-den Daiko Bamboo Ear Cleaner. Make sure your ears are always cute and clean with this mimikaki ear cleaner that features a cute panda with "den" drums from Okinawa! Nikyoro UFO Shaped Tight Bento Box with Built-in Fork. Looking for a really unique bento experience? We recommend the new UFO style Tight Bento Box, which comes with everything you see here. Not only is bringing your own bento lunch apt to be more healthy than fast food you might otherwise buy for lunch, it's certainly going to be cheaper, since rice and bento lunch ingredients are very inexpensive. Multi Mayonnaise Cup with Partition & sticker. A great accessory for bento fans, this is a very useful pair of condiment holding cups with sections inside, allowing you to fill them up with ketchup, mayonaise, tonkatsu sauce -- you have many choices. Also, you get amazingly cute stickers to stock on them! NARUTO Shippuden Slim Aluminum Pencil Case. If you haven't owned one of the really good pencil cases from Japan, you should. This Naruto case is very well made, features an inner tray for separating your writing instruments, and will last you for years. Restocked Traditional Items. Speaking of Daruma, we've gotten in fresh stock of this popular item, which brings good luck to Japanese every year. Here's what you do: make a wish that's your goal for the year, then color the left eye black with a pen. If the wish comes true, color the right eye black. Also we've restocked our Den Den Taiko drums, authentic fundoshi traditional underwear of Japanese samurai, and more. Beherit "Egg of the King" Necklace 2008 ver. ~ Berserk 2008 ver. Then: the most popular Berzerk item in history, this is the eerie but enigmatic Egg of the King necklace, which we've gotten in stock again today. Factory & Modern Ruins Photobooks. Okay, so, moe (mo-EH) is usually reserved for anime characters, but that doesn't mean that you can't feel that little heart flutter when you look at a big, well-oiled factory in all its industrial glory. See fresh stock of this photobook as well as "Deathtopia" photobooks of modern ruins. Fun Items for your Kitchen. We've sold a bazillion of the Natural Bamboo Steamer, which lets you make traditional steamed Asian foods manju -- it's back in stock now. Also, very sturdy DX chopsticks that are a joy to hold and use. Restocked EVANGELION Head Interface ~ Rei Ayanami ver. Next, see fresh stock of the Eva anime hair clips, which let you become Asuka or Rei for instant cosplay. Having trouble thinking of a costume for Halloween this year? This is a great solution! Miyuki Takara Action Figure -- figma Series ~ Lucky Star *Preorder*. Miyuki from the Lucky Star anime is one of my favorite characters. She's got glasses, she's the a shy personality and that sweet, sweet voice. Preorder the new Figma of her, coming soon from Max Factory. 2009 Studio Ghibli Calendar. Right now J-List has stock of over 250 awesome calendars that are printed exclusively for the Japan domestic market, but available through us, and since we have such a wide selection, there's always something fun to discover each year. One calendar I personally recommend to Miyazaki fans is the Ghibli calendar, a giant offering that features *all original art* on every page, which often gives you important cues into the creator's films. Restocked J-Snacks Finally, got restocked snack items for you, including various flavors of Pocky including Original, Man's and more, all flavors of Calorie Mate, and Morinaga Hi-Soft Milk Caramel. Yum! New "H" Manga. We've got some fantastic new items for you today, including the gorgeous new issue of Mai's Room by Yui Toshiki, printing in mind-blowingly beautiful full color, followed by a superb manga for fans of naughty OLs, which are professionally dressed female office ladies. Jibril 1/7 Cast off Figure *Preorder*. A very stylish figure from a popular eroge, this is the sexy cast off figure of Jibril, which is recreated in 1/7 scale. Her halo is awesome, too!
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One of my earliest posts grumbled about how blatantly the Evangelion cash cow has been milked long after the series first aired. And grumbles more about how I’m such a sucker, falling for it all the time and even after all this time. When Rebuild was announced, I was saying to myself: Never again! But, [...]
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The official website for Evangelion’s theatrical remake project has announced that the second release titled Evangelion: 2.0 - You Can (Not) Advance will start its screening schedule sometime in early Summer of 2009.
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I really hope this movie is good because of this delay. Probably Gainax had their funds for this movie on some nasty bank or probably Hideaki Anno had some new depression. NO explanation is given but that movie better be good or else. Time is precious you know.  In another subject, it is interesting to [...]
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The official site for the Evangelion Rebuild Franchise has been updated and confirmed today that Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance [ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破] will be pushed back to early summer 2009. Originally it was set for this coming winter but looks like the production team has decided to push it back by six months [...]
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Artefact brings mention about the updated Evangelion movie website and the announced released date for the second movie, early summer of 2009. The second movie’s English subtitle is also now known; Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance. An interesting choice of words. The official movie poster has also been updated from the first one with [...]
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The release of the second Neon Genesis Evangelion movie has been announced as being due in early summer 2009, with it entitled ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破 (Evangelion Shingekijoban: Ha), and carrying the official English title of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance. Additionally, their promotional poster has been updated with what appears to be the new female character. The sequel [...]
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I attended a cosplay event today at Harumi, and there, the Evangelion Unit 01 pilot was spotted in his school uniform. Where’s Ayanami Rei? I’ve realised how much cooler the Shinji in the anime looks than the one in real life. 逃げちゃ駄目だ��� Shinji has a friend named Kaworu UCC coffee : The official Evangelion drink. Kaworu has musical talent, while Shinji [...]
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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. Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion ~ Perfect Stage Fan Book. Another great book for Code Geass fans, this documents all the characters and art from the series, including all the characters: Lelouch, Suzaku, C.C., Kallen and the rest. 2009 Calendar -- Matoi Goyomi ~ Japanese Traditional Fireman. In addition to the more than 100 we now have in stock, ready for your immediate order, we've added some new calendars by customer request, including the Traditional Firemen of the Edo Period, GeGeGe no Kitaro, cute models Suzanne, Fonchi and Mayumi Ono, and a calendar that teaches you to sing easy Japanese songs in the bath! Haruka Takamori 1/8 Figure ~ Choukou Sennin Haruka *Preorder*. A gorgeous figure of Haruka from the popular game, and a fabulous example of how much talent goes into making these pre-painted figures. Ready to display in your home or office. Ultra Jump Sep 2008. New issue of Ultra Jump, with 400 massive pages of top manga for you, including Hayate Cross Blade, Peach Maker, Bio mega and more -- a total of 19 different stories to read here. Great for students of the language, too. Comptiq Sep 2008. A super new issue of Comptiq, the magazine dedicated to manga, games and anime culture. From info on the new Lucky Star to the super-cute Fate/Zero and Fate/Tiger, Haruhi and more. Tons of great manga here too, posters and so on. Dengeki Layers vol. 21 Oct 2008. Layers, of course, isn't about layers of clothing -- it's really 'Layers, the slang word for cosplayers, and this is what you'll find in spades in this great perfect-bound magazine: tons of shots of the best anime costumes for you to wow at and copy for Halloween, if you like. Includes an anime costume pattern inside, too! Bank Quest. It's a coin bank that's also an RPG! Whenever you put money into this cool electronic coin bank and you'll get to play a little bit of the story, doing battle against the Money Monsters or the evil Nine Coins, or the ultimate boss, Waru Dollar. PUMA New Enamel Pencil Case with Double Zipper. Carry your pens and pencils to school with this cool deluxe pencil case made by the famous Puma, and you'll be the talk of the class. New Japanese Snacks. Now that chocolate is back in town at J-List, we're getting all our favorites in. This is a deluxe bag of Nestle Aero whipped chocolates. Then see one of my favorite items, Calpico, essentially an ice cream cone made with chocolate rather than ice cream. And we've gotten two new flavors of Puccho. CLIP-ON-MULTI 1000 / 5 way Pen. This is probably the most feature-rich writing instrument we've ever carried: four colors of ink and a mechanical pencil, all in the palm of your hand. Plus it's got a great silicon grip that makes it very easy to hold. SAKURA Bento Tote Bag with mini Sakura Mascot. A nice cherry blossom-themed tote bag specially made for carrying your bento to work or school. Features strong cotton construction, secure handles to carry it with and an attractive sakura metal badge. MAMEGOMA Bento Boxes, More. The Mamagoma line of character products featuring San-X's popular cute seal is just great. See fresh stock of both Mamegoma bento boxes and the handy Mamegoma bento carrying bag. Red Lacquer Ear Cleaner with Origami Happy Bird. Have you ever seen a Japanese person with dirty ears? No, and the reason is that they have a very good culture of cleaning the ears using mimikaki, the scoop-like cleaners that have been used here for centuries. Here's a wonderful ear cleaner with an origami crane on the end. Hello Kitty Items. We've got some fun and rare items for Hello Kitty enthusiasts today, including a shaver for removing unwanted body hair, a mascara comb for making your eyebrows look just right, and "double eyelid makeup" for making Japanese eyes appear larger and more "gaijin-like." Otona no Origami 2 ~ Aruchu Masa. Here's a fun book that shows you how to make origami folded paper art that will really wow 'em at the pub. From making realistic dolls that look like Rei and Asuka from Evangelion to how to fold money to look like Space Invader aliens to how to make the monster King Ghidora out of $1 bills, well, this is awfully cool. High School Uniforms from Matsukameya. Remember that J-List carries authentic high school uniforms for both guys and girls, made by the famous Matsukameya of Nagoya (pronounced ma-tsoo-KAH-MEH-ya). All uniforms are made to the size you specify and the quality is top-notch. There is still time to get a great sailor uniform or male high school uniform made and sent to you before Oct. 31, but you should get your order in now! Kutani Ware Yunomi, Rice Bowl. We've also gotten in new Kutani Ware yunomi (green tea cup) and rice bowls, which are expertly crafted porcelain made using a technique in place for centuries in Kutani, Japan. Kallen Kouzuki 1/8 Figure Pink Bunny Girl ver.~ Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 *Preorder*. 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. CARMINE -- Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Illustrations (Limited). Here's a special artbook that's being posted for preorder: the finest ever artbook collection of artwork by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the talented artist who brought us such Gainax favorites as Evangelion, Aim for the Top 2, FLCL and The Girl Who Lept Through Time. This large art collection will come with a protective box and never before seen illustrations, with more than 100 art pieces included. This will be shipping in March, and you can preorder it now. Smile Slime Plush Toys ~ Dragon Quest *Preorder*. Fans of the cute Smile Slime from the Dragon Quest game series, we're going to be restocking the line soon. Click to preorder these great soft toys. Japanese T-Shirts of the Month. J-List carries many fun and wacky T-shirts with kanji messages, and the new T-Shirts of the Month are our popular I Love "H" and I Love Yaoi shirts, which let others know your love for these unique art forms. Get these shirts at a special low price, this month only! Totoro Items. Remember that J-List carries more than 100 amazing Totoro and Studio Ghibli items, from plush toys to bento boxes to the official DVDs. I am a big fan of the super-soft Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service blankets that are sold in Japan each year, and if you want to really feel warm in the cooler months that are coming, we can't recommend this giant blanket highly enough. PC Dating-Sim Games, Windows 64-Bit Compatibility. If you've scanned the J-List dating-sim game pages recently, you'll see that we've been updating the game requirements as we move to officially support Windows Vista 64-bit, as well as XP and Windows 32-bit. While the download versions of our G-Collections titles aren't recommended for Vista-64 users, the shrinkwrapped CD-ROM versions work fine, and the newly posted download games from Will are also fine with any Windows system. Uncho Kanu 1/7 Figure Damage ver.~ Dragon Destiny *Preorder*. This is really an awesome figure, Uncho Kanu in one of her best poses, ready to grace your most special shelf or collector's case. If you think this "cast off" figure is cool from the front, click to see what she looks like from the other side.
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