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. 2009 Japanese Photographic Calendars. Calendar season is here! We've posted the first of the many outstanding Japanese calendar we'll be bringing you this year, including such gorgeous offerings as Six Famous Views of Japan, Four Seasons of Japan, Bonsai, Sushi and much more. Also, beautiful Japanese women in kimonos. Who can say no to that? Dengeki G's Magazine July 2008. Another treat for anime magazine fans, this is the new issue of Dengeki's G's Magazine, dedicated to the gorgeous female characters found in anime and bishoujo games. See artwork and more from D.C.II P.S. (that's Da Capo II Plus Situation in case you didn't know), Little Busters, Shuffle!, Doki Doki Majo Shinpan 2, Baby Princess, and much more. Also: a free artbook for Type Moon/Fate fans. Wow! Fate.T.Harlaown Figma Action Figure ~ Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS. For fans of the extremely awesome Figma toy line, we've gotten in this deluxe figure of Fate. T. Harlaown, also known as Fate Testarossa Harlaown, from the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha anime series. Saber 1/8 Scale Figure Slashing ver. ~ Fate/stay night. One of the coolest Saber figures in recent memory is in stock, the Saber 1/8 Scale Slashing Version, who is in the middle of a massive sword stroke. Beautifully cast, and comes with base making her ready to display. S Cawaii July 2008. J-List also carries dozens of great anime, manga, toy and magazines for men via our "reserve subscription" service. We also have many outstanding fashion magazines from Japan which are fascinating to look through. This is S Cawaii ("Super Cute"), normally only available as a subscription, but we have some individual issues in today. Haruhi Suzumiya Figma Action Figure ver. From Max Factory comes this great Figma figure featuring Haruhi Suzumiya. She can do just about anything thanks to her many points of articulation, and the included stabilization arm lets her assume poses that would be impossible without falling down otherwise. This popular item has been restocked. MAMEGOMA Tight Bento Box. The Mamagoma line of character products featuring San-X's popular cute seal is just great. Here's a new bento box that's extremely well made and will really make your lunch something special. Rilakkuma KINCHAKU Bento Bag. Of if you like Rilakkuma (aka Relax Bear), then we've got a nice drawstring bag for keeping your bento box or similar items in. Great for carrying your lunch with you. Happy Cat, Tanuki Strap. Here are some fun phone straps that you can also put on your keys, camera, Nintendo DS and so on. Features a very happy Lucky Cat along with the traditional Tanuki, the "Raccoon Dog" that brings good luck and is thought to be magical. This is Animation -- Ponyo on the Cliff by Sea. Ponyo on the Cliff by Sea (Japanese title: Gake no Ue no Ponyo, or Ponyo On The Cliff) is the hit new animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, which is on its way to being the most popular film in Japanese history. We've restocked the "This is Animation" book for fans of Studio Ghibli who want to learn more about the film. DX Strong Men's Wooden Chopsticks. Real men don't want to hold wimpy chopsticks in their hand. No, they want thick, weighty chopsticks that reinforce the fact that they are the daikoku-bashira or the "big, black pillar" of the household. These awesome chopsticks from Prime Nakamura are a joy to use, made of real hardwood and lacquered for years of use. Bento, Other Items Restocked. Check out our Ju-Bako (stackable box-style) bento box set which we've restocked for you now, two of our most popular bento offerings ever. Onigiri Makers, Other Bento Accessories. We've restocked our immensely popular Onigiri Shapers, for making rice balls in the shape of hearts, stars and other fun shapes. Also, see our ECO Re-usable Silicon Bento Cups ad Eco-Conscious Chopsticks w/ cast and rest, back on the site. Magatama Beads. J-List carries a large selection of cool magatama amulets and phone straps, made of natural polished stone or even of iron. Very traditional and uniquely Japanese. Ryuna 1/8 Figure by Kotobukiya ~ Shining Wind *Preorder*. A fantastic new figure from Shining Tears X Wind based on a design by Tony Taka, that most talented of artists. It's incredible to me that anime can be so beautiful in two dimensions and then exist in three dimensions as well. Preorder this awesome item now. ANIME PARA PARA MAX US MIX. I just love these Anime Para Para CDs, and own the whole set. Basically, it's the best anime theme songs transformed into incredible "Para Para" Japanese dance tracks, which will render you completely unable to keep from getting up and dancing. They help me when staying up late working on the site. Definitely a "Peter recommends" item. COPIC Ciao! ~ Basic Double Marker Set in 36 Colors. Our customers know that J-List is a great place to get rare and special products from Japan. Today we're posting a brand new Basic Double Marker Set that comes in 36 vibrant colors. Each pen is dual-tipped, letting you write with the fat end or the thin end. Also, see restocked COPIC High-Grade Paper for all your important artistic creations. Karami SE Otome Gumi 2007 - Girl's Team. Fabulous new photomagazine filled with incredibly beautiful Japanese girls. Nice to see a highly tasteful magazine being published like this. Cutie Honey The Live Official Visualbook. Cutie Honey is the awesome creation of Go Nagai about a super sexy defender of justice who transforms and fights evil, usually losing her clothes in the process. Here's the official photobook to the new Live Action Cutey Honey. New Manga Volumes. Got some awesome "H" manga for the site today. First of all, see Hare Hare no Erohon, a collection of Haruhi ero doujinshi collected into a great single volume -- includes stories about Kyonko, the bizarre Internet meme that takes Kyon and turns him into a female character. Then see a stunning work about playing together with no clothes on, by Musashimaru and Wani Comics. Queen's Blade Collection Card Gum. This is amazing: a collection of limited edition original cards from Queen's Blade, including art that has never been seen before by fans. Thrill as you see the Queen's Blade girls in all their glory, doing combat with each other and attacking and taking damage in sexy ways. Buy 20 and we'll send you a box! Unity-Uno 1/8 Cast off Figure by Good Smile Company ~ Yuno Minazuki *Preorder*. Enjoy this great figure of magical girl Minazuki Yuno from the popular eroge Unity Marriage. This figure is great fun because it's "cast off," allowing you to reconfigure her clothes. Casual Romance Club, H-Game of the Month. Remember that J-List carries dozens of great PC dating-sim games that let you experience Japan in a whole new way. This game is Casual Romance Club, a unique game in which you join your school's dating club and go on mock dates with the girls. Since it's the only game released that lets you interact with the girls in (cutely accented) English or the original Japanese, and because it comes with a beautiful art book, it's highly recommended to fans and collectors. We're lowering the price of this very specal game to just $24.95 for a limited time.
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We've never watched Shuffle!, but that was the first thing brought back by Google Image Search for 'anime fall'.
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I have always been interested in seiyuu concerts, since I started to “massively” watch animes. An I particularly used to love events like Animelo, or specific anime events like Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekisou, SHUFFLE! Live Only for You or School Rumble Presents Come! Come! Well-come? Party etc… Now, I am still looking forward any similar events, [...]
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I’ve been meaning to get these out of the way for quite a while now, but just haven’t had the chance (see upcoming Summer update article). Since the capsule format was so popular last time, and since my review stack has grown so large, here are brief reviews of Shuffle vol. 4, School Rumble - [...]
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So lazy to blog lately, lol, or actually do anything productive...all I have are scheduled posts other than this, and only up till tonight. Anyway so here are the arrivals as well as preorders that opened today for La Tendo. All pictures used here are thanks to Hobby Search.ArrivalsFormat as follows:Name, version (if applicable)Series, manufacturerType, scale, price (standard price not counting membership; all in SGD)Figma KyonMelancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Max FactoryAction figure, N/A, 39Nico RobinOne Piece POP NEO, Mega HouseComplete PVC Figure, 1/8, 79ChoppaOne Piece POP Neo, Mega HouseComplete PVC Figure, 1/8, 36Asahina Mikuru, Culture FestivalThe Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Max FactoryComplete PVC Figure, 1/8, 84Another BloodDemonbane, Max FactoryComplete PVC Figure, 1/8, 110Kirijo MitsuruPersona 3, AlterComplete PVC Figure, 1/8, 78Anyway there were of course, more arrivals, but I felt these to be the more important ones. Lucky Star's Nendoroid Petit set also arrived, but only for preorders, so they are not included here. And now, we move on to the new preorders that have opened.PreordersFormat is as follows:Name, version (if applicable), seriesManufacturer, scale (if applicable), release dateStandard preorder price, member preorder price, deposit (all in SGD; deposit is included in final prices shown)Closing date (if any)Ryoufu, Koihime MusouFREEing, 1/6, October 2008148, 133.20, 4012th August 2008 (picture above)Shigure Asa, Shuffle! MemoriesAlter, 1/8, November 200899, 89.10, 2030th July 2008 (picture above)Yuuki Haruna, Fortune ArterialWave, 1/8, November 200882, 73.80, 203rd August 2008 (picture above)Suzumiya Haruhi, Uniform Ver., The Melancholy of Suzumiya HaruhiAlter, 1/8, November 200888, 79.20, 2030th July 2008 (picture above)Ryomou Shimei, IkkitousenZenon, 1/6, October 2008105, 94.50, 206th August 2008 (picture above)Kanu Uncho, IkkitousenR-Line, 1/6, October 2008125, 112.50, 2017th August 2008 (picture above)Asahina Mikuru, Gothpunk Ver., The Melancholy of Suzumiya HaruhiGriffon, 1/7, October 2008125, 112.50, 2017th August 2008 (picture above)And that sums it up. I am sure quite a few people would be interested in the new Haruhi figures out, and some more Alter is doing Haruhi herself, sure to hit good points with many.Not interested,Panther
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The official site of figure maker Alter was updated today with two new figures scheduled for release in November of this year: Suzumiya Haruhi (school uniform ver.) from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu, and Shigure Asa from SHUFFLE! MEMORIES. The Haruhi figure is being produced in cooperation with Chara-Ani and features a sculpt from Inagaki Hiroshi, and is to be released at 1/8 scale (18 cm tall) and 6,090 yen. Asa is is also coming at 1/8 scale (21 cm tall) and 7,140 yen, with a sculpt from Kuramoto Ikuma of Millimeter Modeling. Figure images below:
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Check out this preorder page for Shuffle! volume 6 (R1). Notice anything… interesting? Well, aside from the terrible summary. That’s right. This limited edition includes a custom artbox and Sia panties. I have nothing more to say.
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Anime DVDs June 17, 2008 Blood+ - Volume 2 Gundam SEED Destiny OVA - Volume 1 Legend of Crystania - Box Set Noir - Box Set School Rumble Extra Class OVA Shuffle! - Volume 4 xxxHOLiC - Volume 3 Manga June 17, 2008 +ANIMA - Volume 8 Battle Royale: Ultimate Edition - Volume 3 Battle Vixens - Volume 13 Clamp No Kiseki - Volume 12 Fallen Moon - Single Fruits Basket: [...]
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The rumors of my blogging laziness have been greatly exaggerated. In the midst of the working world and of real life another Rapidfire post rises from the ashes to inject a thousand-odd words of anime ranting and raving into the bloodstream of a starved anime fan. Well, in all honesty I hope you’ve been reading elsewhere too, [...]
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So I finished Kanon. I don't like to begin by emphasising what little I can say, partly because doing so seems a little too introspective for my taste and partly because it could be a trick: practiced orators sometimes claim to be rough-spoken so that the audience will drop their guard (I've noticed David Cameron occasionally does this). In this case, however, there's a fact backing me up: I can't objectively assess Kanon, as a whole. Or at least, I can't say much more than 'It's better than Shuffle!', because I have a nasty case of genre-blindness.
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