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. Megami Magazine Mar. 2008. Megami Magazine is the #1 reserve subscription magazine at J-List because of all the beautiful free stuff they give you in each issue, like the *15* double sided anime posters you get in this issue. the free Strikers book inside, and more. Lucky Star, To LOVE-ru, Clannad, Bamboo Blade, True Tears, My-Hime, Gunslinger Girl. Fantastic! We only have a few copies of this issue, but remember that subscriptions are available. Char Rhousemann 1/8 Figure ~ Shuraki Trinity Box 03. A really fantastic figure from Good Smile Company, it's got it all: beautiful styling, detailed anime hair, a base to display proudly. Plus it's a "cast off" figure, so you can reconfigure her clothes in many ways, including full dress, ripped dress (let's that "battle damage"), or no dress at all. Neon Genesis Evangelion - Tabris and Zeruel. Amazing artist Yoshizaki Mine (creator of Keroro Gunsou) has created this re-mix of two angels from the Evangelion universe. Fantastic styling on both figures, you will treasure them for years! Unazukin Birth Stone. The fun Unazukin series continues, with more birthstone-inspired designs, including Pearl and Peridot. These are unavailable for restocking, and we recommend you pick up any designs you like the colors of before they disappear. Anime Pop Star: YOKO ISHIDA Live in Concert DVD (Live Action). I'm a big fan of Yoko Ishida's "Anime Para Para" tracks, super fast and dance-able versions of famous anime themes, and I often fire them up for entertainment when working late at night. Here's Yoko's live concert on DVD! When They Cry - Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni ~ Kai Official Character and Summary Book. One of the most popular anime series in Japan right now, the eerily beautiful When They Cry (or When The Cicadas Cry, to translate the Japanese title). Here's the art book from the 2nd series. Caiman Figure ~ Dorohedoro *Preorder*. Here's a really amazing figure from a fascinating manga called Dorohedoro in which mutants fight each other for survival. This awesome figure is in stock now, although the figure sold so well as a preorder stock is very limited. Beautiful Kanji Training for Nintendo DS. This one is special: a Nintendo DS game that comes with a writing brush stylus and has many activities that teach you how to write beautiful kanji. This thing is like a real teacher, refusing to accept characters written with the wrong stroke order or that are sloppy. An amazing tool for students of the language! B's Log Apr 2008. Another issue of B's Log, the magazine for fans of both "BL" games (aesthetically pleasing guy/guy stories) as well as "otome" games (girl-centric dating-sim games). This new issue is filled with interesting content, and lots of free stuff inside, too. Myojo Apr 2008. Then dig on a new issue of Myojo, the magazine dedicated to the popular male and female (but mostly male) faces in Japan, from Kat-Tun to Hey! Say! Jump and more. Available as a subscription, but we've gotten in some extra copies of this issue for you. Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go. A great new book from Kodansha with tons of information on bento, Japan's amazing boxed lunches. All in English, with lots of good meal ideas in here. Authentic Japanese Loose Socks. Yasu would like me to tell you that loose socks, those extra-baggy socks that Japanese high school girls wear, have been restocked, too (both 70 and 120 cm socks). 'Modern+' DX Aluminum Bento Box, Chopsticks Case. Bento enthusiasts, we've restocked the super-popular modern style bento box that has so many lovely compartments and interesting features, it will be your favorite lunch box. The separate chopstick case is also restocked. WA Pattern Bento KINCHAKU Bag. Raise the "WA" potential of your bento with this stylish bento bag that looks like a "Kinchaku" handbag carried by kimono-clad ladies in Kyoto. Fits many standard bento boxes. Nail Clipper Key Chain ~ UKIYOE / Three Beauties. Here's a cool item: a keychain with fingernail clippers featuring art from old Japan. Fantastic. Square Wooden Geta w/ Blue Stripe Strap ~ Jumbo size. Fans of Japanese traditional wooden sandals (geta) will love these gorgeous new sandals we've gotten in today, large lacquered wooden shoes with rubber bottoms to make walking easy. Good large size for big gaijin feet. Sanrio Rice Bowls: My Melody, Cinnamoroll. Two fantastic ceramic rice bowls only available in Japan, featuring the super cute My Melody and Cinnamoroll. The perfect size for enjoying rice, miso soup or anything. Hello Kitty ECO My Own Shopping Bag with Small Case. Go "eco" with Hello Kitty, with this handy take-anywhere nylon shopping bag that folds up nice and neat into a small case with handle when not in use. Two cool retro versions, back in stock now! Restocked Studio Ghibli Items. Got some really rare Hayao Miyazaki products back on the site today, including two "Matchbook" style wooden music boxes, a plush Sleeping Totoro Music Box, and the out-of-production Nausicaa Gun Ship keychain. Other Restocked Photobooks. Find some other rare photobooks back on the site, including Rio Tsuyuhara's Poaching Diary, the issue of More and More dedicated to Sola Aoi, and Ura Karami. These books are totally out of print and we recommend you snap them up before they're gone forever. Newly Posted "H" Manga. Enjoy a great new issue of Chousuke Nagashima's Seku-Hara Man, the story of a man who has free reign to do anything he wants with all the beautiful women at the company he works at, and the bold Door of Pleasure, a collection of 11 stories of fascinating ero. Nonstop Miyu Hoshino 4 Hours. Enjoy 4 hours of the cute-as-a-button Miyu Hoshino in this new release from TMA. Features all kinds of enjoyable performances, including costumes (like Vocaloid Miku Hoshino, where her name comes from), school uniform, tall boots, swimsuit and more. Highly recommended. JAV Actress of the Month: Io Asuka. The JAV Star for this month is the lovely Io Asuka, the pure AV starlet who debuted on the Deep's label last year. (Her first name is pronounced "EE-oh.") Born in Tokyo on December 10, 1988, her hobbies include collecting DVDs, playing with her dog and making different kinds of pasta. We're big fans of Io-chan's work, and recommend her to all JAV fans.
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Featuring Round 5 recap Round 5 (aka episode 6 for both Kanokon and To Love-Ru) was another upset for the champ, but not really because TLR did anything too great. Kanokon gave us little to go on other than Chizuru’s sexy board game and some foot action underneath the kotatsu. That’s not good for much in [...]
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This was one of the episode I was lookig forward to as it was the introduction episode for Ren/Run, but damn I never thought it would go so long winded. I’m relatively sure that the chapter introducing Ren wasn’t all that long but recently I’ve noticed how this series tends to drag a few things [...]
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「光星より愛を込めて」 (Kousei yori Ai wo Komete) "Includes Love From A Shining Star" Lite Version: After failing to find Lala on Earth a few times, Pikary from the planet Kirara manages to crash land in the right place.
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Ultraman vs Rito =O Summary: I thought this was going to be about Mikado sensei…instead its about Pikari/Hikari…whatever his name is.He’s a rocketman/Kirara-ian which I think means something along the lines of ostentatious if I’m not mistaken since my head is abit fuzzy lately.So he’s come to marry Lala(duh..).Meanwhile while he’s flying around,it appears Rito has caught [...]
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A mysterious man from space comes crashing down to Earth in search for Lala. The peculiar thing about this guy is his strange outfit and his ability to fly with the power of his rocket suit. We are also introduced to Mikado-sensei, a doctor of all people so to speak. Summary Out in the middle of some [...]
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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. Nida Schuetlich 1/8 Figure ~ Shuraki Trinity Box 04 *Preorder*. 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. P:Chara Pinky Street -- Tsuruya-san, Yuko Nagato. Fans of Haruhi Suzumiya, we've gotten in the fabulous P:Chara Pinky Street figures for both Tsuruya-san and Yuki, with alternate bodies that let you change their clothes. Churuya-San Anime T-Shirt - "Nyoro~n." You never know what bizarre thing is going to get popular in Japan next. We have a new T-shirt featuring Churuya-san, star of a 4-panel manga manga based on the character Tsuruya-san from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya who always gets rejected and who says "Nyoro~n," a meaningless word capturing her disappointment, in the last panel. Unazukin Birth Stone. See more attractive Unazukin electronic toys that will nod yes or shake their heads no when you talk to them, making them more fun than a Magic 8 Ball. The designs are based on Russian nesting dolls. Three new birthstone-based designs posted today! Giant Pocky Shock Party Game. What's that, a giant box of Pocky? No, it's actually a fun "Exploding Pocky" party game that you can play with your friends. Each person takes turns pulling out one plastic Pocky stick snack, and no one knows which one will cause all the sticks to explode. It's great fun! Tabitha 1/8 Figure ~ Zero no Tsukaima *Preorder*. This is Tabitha, a powerful magic user from the popular anime Zero no Tsukaima, now rendered as a 1/8 scale figure that's just beautiful. She gets her name from the daughter of Samantha in Bewitched, or I'm a monkey's uncle. Our only stock of this figure is in now. Hello Kitty Mosquito Repeller. Keep those pesky bugs away this summer with this Hello Kitty mosquito repeller which creates an invisible barrier that the bugs won't want to enter. Plus it's kawaii! Newtype Dec 2007. Got another issue of Newtype, the premier magazine for animation from Japan, in stock. Features tons of information on Gundam 00, Lucky Star, Da Capo II, the new Evangelion movie, Clannad, and Spice and Wolf. You get cool free stuff, too, like many posters. Newtype is available through our revolving "Reserve Subscription" service. B's Log Mar 2008. B's Log is the premier magazine for fans of BL games and anime, and we've gotten some limited stock of the newest issue in for you. Great item for fans of yaoi! Fullmetal Alchemist 18 Limited ver ~ Hagane no Renkinjutsu Shi with Karuta. A gorgeous manga for fans of Fullmetal Alchemist that comes with a limited edition "Carta" (Karuta) card set that can be used for learning to read hiragana. Cheerio! ~ How to start Doll Life. Here's a great photobook dedicated to fans of Japan's amazing dolls and doll culture, with lots of photographs of dolls in the lives of fans. Love the photography in this book. Super Mini Cube ONIGIRI Maker. Also for bento enthusiasts, we've got a cool onigiri maker that creates cubes of rice for decorating your lunch. Just press the rice inside the mold and voila! Star Wars Tenugui (Japanese Towel). Got two new Star Wars traditional hand towels (tenugui), which are fabulous for collectors. Two new styles on the site now. Tohato Harvest Cracker -- Green Tea. One of my favorite Japanese snack treats is the Tohato Harvest Crackers, which are fun to munch on and both salty and sweet. Now the company has release an amazing matcha (green tea) version of their popular crackers. Also, see delicious Pure Gummy with real "muscat" juice, or white grape. Also enjoy Poteronino, a fun taste in spicy Italian flavor. Restocked Traditional Items. See various restocked items, including the Tea Dog Aroma Pot for burning incense candles, a gold Omamori keychain that promises to bring you love, and great hand-made setta sandals made of bamboo. Faces Stamp ~ Emotion Transforming Soft Stamp. Also, see fresh stock of our Japanese face stamps that can make all kinds of faces, from happy to angry to sad. They're fun! Beyond Polite Japanese: A Dictionary of Japanese Slang and Colloquialisms. Also, a good book to help you move beyond the normal Japanese in textbooks. Teaches you slang as well as the more "fun" types of Japanese to use. Golden Darkness 1/8 Figure School Uniform ver. ~ To LOVE-Ru *Preorder*. We have another gorgeous To LOVE-ru figure in for you today, the terribly cute Golden Darkness, an assassin sent to kill Rito, the man alien princess Lala wants to marry. Preorder her now. Clara Cran 1/8 Figure Noir ver. ~ Shining Wind *Preorder*. Wow, a fabulous figure designed by Tony Taka from the Shining Star series is going to be great. Rendered in 1/8th scale, the figure can be cast off, allowing for more interactivity and fun in your display options. Preorder now! Japanese Pens, Kanji Practice Notebook. Then see restocked Japanese pens, including Air Press, the powerful pen that works with air pressure, and those mechanical pencils with aromatic pencil leads that provide healing, and more kanji notebooks. AV Filmed by Women - Onna ga Toru! What would AV look like if it was filmed by women? Find out in this magazine + DVD item, which is a compilation of the best female-made videos showing what women think is hawt. Sanae Aizawa Cast Off Figure. The previous release of this incredible figure sold out so fast it made our collective heads swim, but we'll try to do better this time, which is why we're posting it for preorder early this time. The reason this figure is so bad-ass include a) it's gorgeous, b) it's larger than your dog, c) it uses "soft oppai" technology, and d) it's so the most, shall we say, gynecologically accurate figure we've ever carried. This incredible figure is now in stock, although most sold out as preorders. Arisa 1/7 Cast-Off Figure Another Color ver. Illustrated by Shunya Yamashita *Preorder*. Arisa is a character created by Shunya Yamashita and turned into a fabulous PVC figure by Toy's Works. This incredible figure, which is cast off-able, has come in stock!
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Crashing on Earth like they do on Smallville.
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Website | Forums | Past Shows | Show Notes | Subscribe | Contact Us We’ve returned and Patz has his very first long lost anime review!! we also take a look at To Love Ru and Kanokon for the last time atleast until the final episode of each show! also we’ve got weekly news and dvd [...]
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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. Unazukin Birth Stone Series. The fantastic Unazukin (oo-na-zoo-KEEN) electronic toys from Bandai are back! These little guys listen for your voice, and then nod their heads yes, or shake them no, in answer to your question. You can sit there having a fascinating conversation with them. These are the limited "birthstone" series, and we're posting January, February and April today. Note that these cannot be restocked, so get yours ASAP. Jiu Meifong 1/8 Figure ~ Shuraki Trinity Box 02. Next, the gorgeous figure of Jiu Meifong from Good Smile Company has come in, and is in stock now. The hair is just incredible on this figure! Hagane Bito -- Naochika Morishita Illustrations. A fabulous item for anyone who's loved the mecha anime of the past, this an artbook featuring amazing illustrations of Mobile Suit Gundam, Macross, Evangelion, and even the very rare Genesis Climber Mospeda (of Robotech fame). Petit Eva Nintendo DS Game. Here's a fun game for owners of the Nintendo DS, a really cute alternate version of Evangelion where everyone is Super Deformed. Based on the popular 4-panel (4koma) manga, this game is great for learners of Japanese! Bamboo Setta with OHSHIMA-TSUMUGI / Traditional Clay Dyed Belt. A really nice pair of traditional sandals from Japan, made with real bamboo so they feel authentic and great on the feet, and features a soft rubber bottom for easy walking. These are very large and suitable for big feet, Made in Japan. Kera Jan 2008. The new issue of Kera is in stock, and it's gorgeous, defining the current state of the art in goth-loli street fashion from Harajuku and Shibuya. Loaded with pictures and interesting ads, it's a treasure for anyone wanting to feel the street fashion scene in Tokyo. Cool Sanrio Bento Boxes -- My Melody. The popular Sanrio character My Melody is undergoing a big boom in Japan right now, and we've gotten in two different bento boxes that are great for collectors, featuring beautiful printing and design. This is back in stock. Hello Kitty Cookie Mold & Stamp. Hello Kitty fans, here's a cool item: high quality cookie cutters with stamp pieces to make outstanding Hello Kitty cookies. Kawaii! Oden Ashtray. "Oden" (pronounced oh-DEN) has nothing to do with the Norse god. It's a delicious soup with good things inside, like fried tofu, octopus, hard boiled egg and konnyaku noodles. We're posting an ashtray that tells you what all these good things are called in Japanese and English. Karate Basics. Interested in learning more about karate, the famous fighting technique from Okinawa. Here's a great book that teaches you the basics. Ninjitsu: The Art of Invisibility. Everyone can use some ninja skills in life, and this book really teaches you the art of ninjitsu. Back in stock. Japanese Cookbooks, Other Books. Learn to make authentic Japanese home cooking with the popular cookbook from Tuttle, which covers all the popular dishes eaten in Japanese homes. Then explore the Japanese Mind with a fascinating book of essays on several topics, from bushido to how male/female relationships work here. DX Gold Feng Shui Lucky Cat Coin Bank for Total Happiness. So, this is a gold Lucky Cat coin bank from Japan that promises to increase your personal wealth through good luck as well as giving you a place to literally save your pennies. A fantastic item from Japan. Comes in an attractive box. Lala Satalin Deviluke 1/8 Figure School Uniform ver. ~ To LOVE-Ru *Preorder*. The star of the hit anime To LOVE-ru (which combines "to love" with "trouble"), this is super cute alien princess Lala Satalin Deviluke, who wants to marry Japanese high school student Rito despite his love of another girl, Haruna. Fabulous detailing on this figure. Preorder her now. New Ero Manga. Today's fascinating "H" manga include Only My Lip, a collection of delicious stories exploring couplings painted in incredible detail, followed by Pythagoras Bitch, which scores big by combining the name of a leading mathematician and philosopher from Ancient Greece with naughty happenings in the neighborhood. Comic AG Super Manga Anthology Set. Remember, the best way to buy Comic AG, the popular magazine of English-translated "H" manga from Icarus Comics, might be our AGSET product, which lets you snag back issues of this great series in blocks of five at a special low price. It makes it a snap to grab past issues and save. B-Boy Phoenix 11 -- Black Doctor, White Doctor Special Number ~ Kuroisha Shiroisha Tokushu. A good manga for fans of yaoi art and themes, this anthology contains nine stories exploring love between doctors, with both "white doctor" and "evil doctor" explored. Chichinoe Plus 1/6 Cover Girl Black Hair Figure *Preorder*. Gorgeous figure based on the legendary Chichinoe+ ero manga, by Inoue Takuya. This large 1/6 scale figure would look great on your shelf. Preorder it now. SOD Lotion ~ Emotion, Passion Type. Soft on Demand is the innovative Japanese AV studio that created the category of "indies" videos in Japan, and they've pioneered many fascinating concepts, like female kissing and "zenra" sports. Now you can take SOD into the bedroom with this high quality personal lotion. Plus the package is really cool. Short Pants 4 Hours. Hot pants, low rise shorts, Daisy Dukes, whatever you call them, they're hot. And 4 hours of beautiful Japanese girls wearing these short shorts while they do the "H" is, well, pretty awesome.
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