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.
2010 Calendars In Stock! Good news -- we've gotten a huge volley of the amazing calendars from Japan in stock now! Whether you love the animation of Studio Ghibli or want to spend 2010 with images of traditional Japanese tea gardens and sushi, we've got 40+ calendars in stock now. 2010 Calendar -- Crayon Shin Chan Also: if you're interested, we've got the new Crayon Shin-chan calendar up for preorder, featuring Shin-chan and the entire Nohara family. Gelatin ~ Puru Puru Color Original Comics A fabulous color manga for collectors, this excellent artbook-format book pulls together some of Japan's most talented artists to create something really special. The new issue is in now! Japanese T-Shirt "The Absolute Zone" Then: a new T-shirt that's a tribute to one of the most popular genres in anime these days, called zettai ryoiki or the Absolute Zone, which is the 3-cm space between the top of a girl's stockings and where her skirt begins, a tiny bit of skin that is such a joy to males. How to Layers Wig ver Layers isn't about layers of clothing or anything, it's slang for cosplayers. This is an excellent special issue of the popular magazine, focusing on the amazing things you can do with the right anime wigs. Yamanote Line Bath Towel You've seen the replica train station signs we carry, and now you can feel the softness against your skin with these Yamanote Line large body towels, which we've restocked today. Great otaku item! Memories Off 5 + Sorekara Again PSP fans know there are an awful lot of good anime games to explore, and today we've posted two brand-new dating-sim games, Memories Off 5 ~ Encore and Memories ~ Sorekara Again, popular titles that have been ported from the Playstation so you can play the games you want anywhere. Buru Buru Relax Dog -- Multiple Colors Then, it looks like some sort of bizarre Tachikoma variation, but it's a supremely awesome shoulder and neck massager that will take all the weight of the world off your shoulders. Three colors available. Darth Vader Sound Strap Then, the most excellent phone strap ever for Star Wars fans, this phone accessory generates cool Star Wars sound effects for you. Use with any standard device that can take a strap, like a mobile phone or camera. iPhone, too. Restocked Miku Hatsune, Touhou Manga Touhou is the awesome doujin shooting game that's somehow taken over all of fandom in Japan, and we've restocked the official manga books today, which come with CDs featuring music from the games. Itasha Anime Car Culture Itasha sounds like it means "Italian car," but it's written with characters that mean "painful car." If you love these awesome anime cars, check out the magazines and actual toy cars we've got for you, including the awesome Ita G. Fun New Snacks From Japan Today's awesome new J-snack offerings include a Japan-only flavor of Pringles (Red Chili Chicken), an amazing Edamame snack and "tongue care" Breo breath mints. Japanese Sake, Okinawa Food Drops The sake flavored Japanese Food Drops have turned out to be the #1 seller in the series, and we've gotten them back in stock today, along with Goya Champloo, a famous food from Okinawa. Nikyoro Red Lunch-de-DON Bowl Type Bento Box Another fun way to enjoy Japan's visual culture of boxed lunches, this is the Lunch-de-DON bento box that smartly stores your lunch in separate sections for rice, the rest of your lunch and even has built-in soy sauce holders. Two new colors added to the site today. Our Most Popular Bento Items The #1 selling bento box is the Hello Kitty "Wagara" Japanese Style Bento, which blends traditional awesomeness with Sanrio's iconic character -- see fresh stock today, along with the matching chopsticks w/ case. Onigiri Shapers, Other Items Restocked Various other restocked bento and related items on the site, too...including the Pocky Monster 3D Onigiri Shaper that is so popular, a fun Microwave Omelet Maker and a great traditional tea pot. Totoro Plush Items, More Restocked J-List always has great items for fans of Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece My Neighbor Totoro, and today we're restocking both a cute small plush and the "giant" plush that's fantastic to behold, plus Totoro Wall Pockets for organizing your life. DX Rilakkuma Plush (Lying on Stomach) Rilakkuma ("Relax Bar") is the popular character from San-X that reminds you to slow down and relax a little. This large plush toy, so soft and huggable, has been restocked today. Mameshiba & Pokemon Origami w/Stickers Then see some fun origami papers featuring the super-cute Mameshiba, the little beans that know a lot of trivia, and Pokemon. These are extra-cool because they come with a sheet of stickers, too. Restocked Japanese Books from Tuttle Studying Japanese? Then J-List has your back, with great books to help you learn. Today we've restocked the Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese, the Complete Japanese Verb Guide, and Instant Japanese, a method of learning to express yourself with just 100 or so key words. FURO-MEMO and FURO-tan The Japanese take a a lot of baths, and know that there's a lot of useful things you can do there...like studying! We've restocked our amazing waterproof study cards, plus the waterpoof notepads that I use for recording ideas while taking a bath (really). OTACOOL *preorder* In collaboration with Danny Choo, Kotobukiya is publishing the Worldwide Otaku Rooms photo collection. Tons of pictures featuring rooms of people that share the same awesome popular culture. Preorder it now! Lucky Cat & Fallen Leaves Autumn Display A wonderfully traditional and very cute autumn display featuring an adorable adult cat with kitten playing on top of a pile of leaves. It will bring a touch of Japan to any room. Japan iTunes Cards When I have free time I like to roam the iTunes Japan lineup and see what I can see. Today I found a cool Haruhi Suzumia remix album, a "Gugure!" song for when you want to tell people to "just Google it!" and a whole lot of enka. All are available with the iTunes Japan prepaid cards available through J-List. Mercedes 1/8 Figure ~ Odin Sphere *Preorder* Today is Elf Day or something, because we've gotten in two gorgeous figures for preorder today. This is Mercedes, a 1/8 scale figure based on the popular RPG Odin Sphere which looks good enough to touch. Elf 1/7 Figure Lineage II *Preorder* Then, feast your eyes on this dreamy new figure from the Lineage II The Chaotic Throne MMPORG, which is really something to look at. It's enough to make a guy wish he were 22.5 cm high. Pinky Street Figures for Preorder Next up: three new Pinky Street figures that you can preorder. So fashionable, so much fun to change their clothes around. Restocked Japanese Snacks Finally, see some amazing snack items from Japan, including Glico Cheeza crackers, Meiji 100% Juice Gummy in Pear Flavor, delicious caramels in Milk Caramel and Black Sesame flavor, Fuwarinka Rose Essence Gum, and Wata Pachi, the cotton candy with exploding pop rocks inside. Dengeki Hime Sep 2009 Dengeki Hime (Electronic Shock Princess) is focuses to the genre of dating sims, in particular the well illustrated heroines that make the games come alive. Here's a great new issue that comes with a fully painted figure for you to display -- wow! Bomb Sep 2009 Next, a new issue of the super-popular idol magazine Bomb, which is filled with photos of the cutest faces in Japan, including Aya Ueto, Ishihara Satomi, Saki Aibu, Rina Akiyama, Yuko Ogura and more. Do You Like Bunny Girls? One category of PC dating-sim game we like are the "harem" games, in which you are a lucky male who is surrounded on all sides by beautiful girls. One set of games you might try are the "Bunnies" games, which are a perfect example of the genre. Moka, Kurumu Rosario + Vampire Figures *Preorder* Two new figures for fans of Rosario + Vampire, the ecchi anime about a normal human who is accidentally sent to a high school for vampires, werewolves and other monsters. These figures feature clothes that can be removed -- muhahaha!
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