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 Love Plus vol. 01 ~ Manaka Takane The dating-simulator everyone is talking about is Love Plus for the Nintendo DS, a game that lets you date three kawaii virtual girls. Now here's a fabulous magazine/artbook for fans that comes with tons of free stuff, incl. a life-sized body pillow. Dengeki Daioh Mar 2010 You know, this is just about the best manga in the world -- it's got it all, from Gunslinger Girl to Shana to Yotsubato, Toradora to Gurren Lagann and more. Cool free shitajiki for you too! Rilakkuma no Kawaii Felt Mascot A beautiful craft book featuring the famous cute bear Rilakkuma, the bear who wants us all to relax more, and amazing crafts you can make with felt. Also: Rilakkuma's Life book restocked today. Hello Kitty x Leopard Large Wallet Be fashionable the Hello Kitty way with the cute leopard-skin style wallet and cosmetic pouch we're posting today. Elegant styling on both. Magazines w/ Omake (Cool Free Stuff) J-List carries dozens of magazines that give you awesome free stuff (called omake, pronounced oh-MAH-kay) with each issue, like Cutie, the fashion magazine that gives you free accessories each issue. Goth-Loli Bible Winter 2009 vol. 35 J-List has many awesome items for fans of EGL / Goth-Loli culture from Japan, including the magazine that started the whole movement, which we sell via our popular "reserve subscription" system. Subscriptions are charged month-to-month and can be quit or changed at any time. Restocked Artbooks from Japan See some fun anime artbooks from Japan, including Sengoku Helm, Girls Girls Girls 4 plus the gorgeous Megami Creators, dedicated to celebrating beautiful 2D art. Queen's Blade Artbooks Restocked We have more Queen's Blade artbooks for you today, including popular titles like Mellona, Reina, Claudette, and Erina. They really make the Queen's Blade anime more fun to watch, too. Restocked PSP and DS Games Whether you enjoy the gorgeous visuals of the Sony PSP or the innovative dual screen on the Nintendo DS, J-List stocks awesome anime games for you. Click to browse our selection. Today's New Snacks from Japan Got a delicious Meiji Almond "Hard Crunch" Chocolate, Ham and Cheese flavored Copan from Meiji, plus a new flavor of Xylish chewing gum from Meiji for spring, ume mint. Pudding (Kobe) ~ Japanese Food Drops Take a virtual trip to Kobe for some delicious custard "pudding" (more accurately called flan), today's new flavor. Also restocked: exotic So-Ki Soba from Okinawa, Monjya-yaki Drops from Tokyo, Sasebo Burger drops from Kyushu, plus natto, garlic and more. Family Size SAKURA JUBAKO Bento Box Jubako are stackable bento boxes which are great to eat out of, and by customer request, we have a really nice new one for you, big enough for your whole family, and great for parties. Restocked Blue Rabbit, Lacquered Bento See fresh stock of the outstanding "Blue Rabbit x Moon" bento set, which is both very traditional and very modern at the same time. Also, we have that DX Simple Men's Genuine Lacquered Bento back in stock. Tomica and Mickey FURIKAKE Bottle These are cute: furikake bottles for bento lovers which feature Mickey Mouse and the classic TOMICA "mini car" which are popular with boys. Large ECO Re-usable Silicon Bento Cups Reduce the trash you generate by using these durable bento cups, which keep your food from running together. Since they last a long time, you can re-use them again and again. Dream Land Egg Shaper Also: for people who really want to make a special bento creation, see fresh stock of this device that lets you make star, diamond and other interesting shapes in your slices eggs. How does it work? Click to see instructions. Food Pencil for Bento Nothing makes a man happier than having a heart drawn on an plate of omrice (omelet over rice) by a woman he loves. You can do that and much more with the Food Pencil set, restocked today. Books on Bento See fresh stock of the popular English book on bento boxes by Kodansha, in stock in San Diego, one of our most popular. Ponyo Plush Toys, Bento Restocked Ponyo, Ponyo Ponyo, he's a little fish, and he's also a cute plush toy that we have restocked today. That Ponyo bento is awfully cool, too. Totoro Nap Pillow, Thermos Restocked Imagine the dreams you will have with the Totoro Nap Pillow that we've restocked today -- it's just perfect for sleeping on. Also restocked, the Totoro Thermos for Bento. iTunes Japan Prepaid Cards Spotted over on the iTunes Japan store: a great selection of J-POP songs about spring and sakura, which are fun to browse. Also check out the Certain Scientific Railgun and Baka Test songs. We Love Lucky Cat Got a bunch of fun Lucky Cat items for you today, including the Lucky Cat Family display items, the awesome Happy message Lucky Cat phone straps for living a more positive life, the Lucky Cat Choco Ball traditional candies, and more. Transformers Shoulder Tote Bags *Preorder* COSPA keeps making cool products for us, and we keep posting them to the site for you, Enjoy the Transformers tote bags we've got on the site now, allowing you to choose between Autobots or Decepticons. Awesome One Piece Cell Phone Cases *Preorder* These are really cool -- cell phone cases featuring the Straw Hat Pirates logo and Chopper Man. Fits standard cell phones and comes with a handy carabiner clip. Final Fantasy Plastic Cup *Preorder* This is cool: a set of three cups for Final Fantasy fans, with Chocobo, Moogle Sabotender (Cactuar). Get +100 nerd points! Revoltech No.90 EVA Type-02 The Beast *Preorder* Oh my, this Evangelion Revoltech is sweet, with 21 different joints allowing yo to make any pose. You could even make a diorama of Eva mecha sitting around a kotatsu table. Sweet Peach! Yuri Manga Tohko Mizuno (author) and Chiyu Senju (illustrator) present a super-cute new yuri series (featuring girl-girl pairings). If sweet female elves in love sounds like a good idea to you, click to read more. Download PC Dating-Sim Games While J-List carries all the awesome English-translated eroge from Japan in shrinkwrapped CD-ROM form, you can also opt to buy your favorite games as Internet Download Editions, which is more convenient for many users. First Insert REI.017 Rearing Plan An amazing stress relief toy for anime fans, a kawaii magical heroine character who will heal you with her amazing magic. Miku Hatsune, Other Hole Toys Restocked See fresh stock of the hugely popular toy that simulates Miku Hatsune's most private place, the ultimate otaku item. Also, the fabulous R1 Starter Set and Feel Mont Blanc by Rends are restocked.
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The fact that you can find almost anything on youtube still astounds me to this very day. Wanted to listen to some classical music and I also happened to have Evangelion in thought during that time. Looked up our good old Canon in D Major and found this live concert done by Japan's Philharmonic Orchestra. Adding a bit of rap to Pachelbel's masterpiece. <object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q07jg4sNIxU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q07jg4sNIxU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>
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Kaiyodo is going to release the Fraulein Revoltech 017 Makinami Mari Illustrious ( 真希波・マリ・イラストリアス) 1/10 action figure from the anime movie “Evangelion 2.0 You can (not) Advance” ( 新劇場版エヴァンゲリオン「破」 ). Will be released on May 01, 2010. Around 150mm tall, 2,762 yen. “Mode reverse, hidden... **This is a content summary only. Please visit Nekomagic for full content!**
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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. Anime Shakugan no Shana II We love Shana of the Blazing Eyes, designed as she was by Noizi Ito, who also gave us Haruhi. This just-released fan book documents everything about the Shana anime series for you. Afternoon Dec 2009 Then, I'm a huge fan of Afternoon, the elegant and super thick monthly magazine that is so cool, Oguie from Genshiken wants to draw manga for it .Enjoy a new 1000+ issue, posted to the site. Hiragana Times Feb 2009 No. 280 Read about world events or local Japanese culture in both English and Japanese with Hiragana Times, a fantastic study tool that I recommend to everyone. Kanji Practice Flashcard SALE Good news -- we're having a big SALE on the White Rabbit kanji flashcards, which are frankly the best way to learn Japanese we can think of. The Kanji Poster is included too. Monster Hunter Hunting Card Artbook Monster Hunter is the popular video game line by CAPCOM, loved by fans both for its fun gameplay as for the gorgeous art the series has always maintained. Here's a great artbook for fans. Restocked Anime Artbooks J-List has a huge stock of artbooks from Japan's top artists, and today we're restocking some of them for you. I'm a big fan of the Bakemonogatari Official Guidebook and the Pixiv Fantastia offering. Rilakkuma Deco Mouse This year has really seen a boom in "DECO" fashions, which means things decorated with bright and flashy colors. Here's a great USB computer mouse featuring Relax Bear made out of colored jewels -- awesome! Miku Hatsune Diva Miku T-shirts Restocked See fresh stock of the awesome official Miku Hatsune T-shirts from COSPA, unique shirts with beautiful designs. Make sure you get your size before they sell out. GATSBY Quick Moving Mist ~ Three Types When the commercial starring Japanese heartthrob Takuya Kimura and a cute little dog went viral on the Japan blogging scene a few days ago, we were inundated with requests for this product. We have it for you now! My Melody Lovely Mini Ring Memo For those of you wanting to spruce up your office with a little Japanese kawaii, here's a Lovely My Melody Mini Ring Memo pad, in the new design for 2010. Happy Buddha Pen Large ears are considered to be good luck among the Japanese, who believe that good luck and especially money will "flow into the ears." This is a seriously wacky pen that features the Great Buddha of Nara with ears you pull down to release the two pens inside. Japanese Fish Parody Fishing Action Strap A wacky fish keychain that opens up like a door when you pull the string. Can even be attached to your iPhone, too. Delicious Snacks from Japan Fun new snacks from Japan today. We have two new flavors of delicious Meiji Copan rusk like snacks, a positively yummy Oreo Chocolate Bar in Strawberry Milk flavor, plus a limited flavor of Choco Ball from Morinaga. Soup Curry FURIKAKE (Sapporo) ~ Japanese Food Furikake The boom in furikake (powered food you sprinkle over rice) continues, and J-List has restocked several flavors for you to sample. Metal Mode Stylish Bento Set Here's an elegant bento lunchbox with a top made of stainless steel, for a super modern look that you will really love carrying with you. Remove the metal lid and it's a standard bento box that's microwave safe. 950ml Volume Lacquered Bento Box Set Need a bento box that looks great and has the volume for heavier eaters to be satisfied with? Then enjoy this great offering from Hakoya which we restocked today. Awesome Japanese Sandwich Makers Remember when you were a kid when you hated eating bread crusts? The Japanese feel your pain, and have developed amazing sandwich cutters which remove the crusts and "seal" your sandwich for you. Several types restocked. Kinchaku Bento Bags by Sanrio Wow, these Hello Kitty, My Melody and Little Twin Stars cloth printed bento bags are great -- carrying your lunch has never been so much fun. All new designs for 2010. Hello Kitty Special BENTO Making Set Then: get the most popular Hello Kitty bento accessories ever with this handy set. You get the Hello Kitty onigiri shaper, furikake sprinkling bottle, vegetable cutter, boiled egg shaper and more. Restocked today. More Totoro Bento Boxes Another day at J-List, another opportunity to type the magic words "Totoro bento boxes" which always makes me happy. Both of the new "Totoro in Flower Garden" bento boxes are restocked. Mousse-chan Fuwa-Fuwa Paper Clay Set When we started carrying the Mousse-chan kami-nendo ("paper clay") fun toy sets, we had no idea they’d be this popular. You take the included molds and make different things, like jewelry or little cakes, which you can dry and display. Several mold sets and clay refills have been posted to the site today. Lucky Cat, Lucky Frog Display Items Increase your personal good luck with the Lucky Cat and Lucky Frog Family decorations that we've restocked today. So cute and so lucky! Restocked Anime Games for PSP, DS Also: fresh stock of the popular Clannad visual novel, compatible with every PSP in the world. Plus, Acquarian Age ~ Perpetual Period for DS owners. Restocked Traditional Things from Japan J-List always stocks cool traditional items from Japan that you never expected to find. Today see the Sushi Non-slip Chopsticks, Green Hello Kitty 3D Kimono Frame Picture, Hand Carved Boxtree Ear Cleaner, and beautiful "Maiko" style decorated combs. Fun Good Luck Charms from Japan Also, got some great authentic omamori good luck charms in red and blue, plus the "Make a Wish Temple Bell" phone strap that's just like those bells you ring before praying for good luck at a Shinto shrine. Money of the Edo Period Also, the gold coins used in the Edo Period were oval shaped, called koban, and we've restocked two different replicas that are really great. Evangelion, One Piece iPhone Screen Protectors Here's a cool item: iPhone screen protectors with awesome Evangelion and One Piece art etched into the protective sheet. Several types you can preorder now. Misao Minakami 1/8 Figure ~ Asura Cryin' *Preorder* We've also posted this incredibly cute figure to the site, based on a popular light novel and new anime. She's a ghost so she can go through walls. Awesome Restocked J-Snacks Finally, enjoy some of our most popular Japanese snacks restocked, including Doritos Tuna and Mayonnaise and Wasabi Mayonnaise, Japanese Kit Kat, Fuwarinka Rose Essence Gum, Kompeito traditional 5 color candy, Meiji Sushi Gummy, Baked Toppo plus Morinaga's awesome caramels in Green Tea and Okinawa Black Sugar. Dengeki Hime Apr 2010 Dengeki Hime (Electronic Shock Princess) focuses to the genre of dating sims and related anime games, always bringing you the most beautiful visual content from the newest titles. Awesome pencil board included free inside! Rrestocked Stress Relief Toys See some amazing toys for taking the edge off after a hard day at work, including Bible Black hole toys, Pepee Lotion and the amazing "Meiki" hole that simulates her first time. Uncho Kanu 1/7 Figure Black Maid Costume *Preorder* This is one of the most amazing anime figures we've ever seen, featuring the hot Kanu from Ikki Tousen / Dragon Destiny in a gorgeous goth-loli outfit...and nothing on underneath. Sengoku Rance Got an excellent new import game for you on our Visual Novels from Japan page, Sengoku Rance by Alice Soft. Preorder it now.
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Shokotan has recently released her new Anime songs cover album. The album, titled as Shokotan ☆ Cover 3 ~anime song wa jinrui wo tsunagu~ is her third CD with anime songs covers and sucessor of the one released in September 2007.It will feature twelve songs, with covers of famous themes of many popular animes and of course her favorites, such as “Dragon Ball Z”, “Neon Genesis Evangelion” and “Macross FRONTIER”.The CD+DVD version will have eight additional songs in the main CD, all recorded in short versions to match with how the animes use the songs in the episodes. As for the DVD, it will feature the music video of Yuzurenai negai, which was originally sung by Naomi Tamura and used as the theme of the famous anime “Magic Knight Rayearth”. [Information from Otaku Complex.]Tracklisting:1. [CD] Angel Night - Tenshi no Iru Basho -2. [CD] God knows. . .3. [CD] Seikan Hiko4. [CD] Yuzurenai Negai5. [CD] Sobakasu6. [CD] Ame ni Kiss no Hanataba wo7. [CD] Hohoemi no Bakudan8. [CD] Tokimeki no Dokasen9. [CD] Give a reason10. [CD] Tamashii no Refrain (Soul's Refrain)11. [CD] Detekoi Tobikiri Zenkai Power!12. [CD] Pretty Cure 5, Full Throttle Go Go13. [CD] Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku - shot ver.14. [CD] Don't say "lazy" - short ver. -15. [CD] Moon Light Densetsu - short ver. -16. [CD] Sailor Star Song - short ver. -17. [CD] Fushigi Iro Happiness - short ver. -18. [CD] DON'T YOU. . .? - short ver. -19. [CD] Yuzurenai Negai20. [CD] Making of "Yuzurenai Negai"Big thanks to Vicky-chan for the update!!! ^w^ Check out Shokotan`s burogu here!
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Amid the flurry of new licenses and license requests, Sean Gaffney pauses to consider why some manga are not licensed (with particular focus on Kimagure Orange Road). The Comics Village team make their picks from the past week’s new manga. Dark Horse is soliciting Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse for an August release. This is more about anime than manga, [...]
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Dark Horse Comics will begin selling Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse (Gauken Datenroku), which ran in Kadokawa’s Monthly Asuka magazine from 2007-2009, on August 11th of this year. The manga is a retelling of Eva as a shoujo supernatural school story. “Shinji Ikari’s parents are gone, and he lives with his legal guardian, Ryoji Kaji, while attending the private [...]
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Hello and greetings fellow otaku, Have I got great news for all you readers out there who are Evangelion fans out there. And before anyone starts to comment, no its not about Evangelion 2.0’s release date (Though I wish it were though. LOL!!!!!!!!). But getting back on track, it has been recently announced that Dark [...]
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So finally, after 9 months of the movie being out and me generally avoiding the spoilers (or ignoring them), I got to watch Evangelion 2.0 in full cinematic glory. First off, the story is finally diverging from the TV series and generally I like this new direction. Shinji is lot more hot-blooded this time [...]
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