J-List is Fighting for Eroge Fans!

J-List is dedicated to being a mirror for all the awesomeness that is Japan, reflecting great Japanese snacks, fun anime and moe products and even Japan's rich visual novel culture across the sea. We're hard at work on some upcoming titles like School Days (!), a title everyone wants to play very much, and you can show your support for English eroge by preordering the title, which helps us and the original publisher know how many fans are waiting to play the game. While you're waiting for our preorder titles to ship, we hope you'll browse the awesome visual novels we've got in stock right now and pick up a few to play!

Of Culture Shock and...Toilets?

My son has joined me here in San Diego, and we're having fun doing father-and-son stuff together in the States. I've enjoyed observing the culture shock he experiences while being back in the U.S. after several months, from ordering a large drink at McDonald's and receiving what can only be described as a "bucket" of iced tea to constantly trying to get into the car from the wrong side when we go somewhere (since Japan drives on the left-hand side of the road). It's an especially free feeling to be zooming around San Diego on wide, speedy freeways -- most driving done in Japan is on normal roads at frustratingly low speeds, with freeways used only infrequently, in part because it costs $25 in tolls for us to drive the 100 km to Tokyo. One observation my son made was that using toilets in America feels like going back in time, and I had to agree: most toilets in Japan are extremely high-tech, with features like a gentle stream of water that washes your butt for you.

My son had culture shock about toilets. I've had worse.

Cool Products Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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.

	Shonen Ace Aug 2011 Shonen Ace is super popular around the world, with manga like Evangelion, Haruhi Keroro Gunsou, Nichijou and more. A superb manga magazine that contains all your favorite stories, make sure you don't miss this issue! View products »
	Cool Eva Stainless Steel Cups Take your love of Evangelion to your office, breakfast table, or campsite with these durable stainless steal mugs. Now in stock.
	Hetalia Passport Type Omikuji These are great gashapon collectables from Japan. Each passport comes from a character from Hetalia and is able to read your fortune.
	Mega Man 8-Bit Straps and Other Neat Items Relive the classic era of gaming with these Mega Man straps or Nintendo Shoes. Also many cool figures and Pre-order items.
	Japanese AXE Men's Body Soap Take your body for an international test drive of the Japanese version of the popular AXE Men's Body Soap.
	KERA Sep. 2011 vol. 157 If you want to know all about the world of Japanese Gothic Lolita alternative fashion, then look no further. Kera is a great magazine, period.
	Fun Cosplay Products from Japan We have everything you need for cosplay, from our authentic school backpack, our Gothic Lolita headbands plus awesome school swimsuits!
	Dot Short Sleeve One Piece ~ BLACK We are always surprised by the all the great fashion styles we get into J-List, especially this one. Mecha mecha kawaii!
	Other Restocked Fashion Items Enjoy some other fashionable items, including our High Waist Denim Pants, an elegant item from Japan, plus our Rainbow Long T-Shirt, so cool!
	iPhone 4 Covers We carry awesome iPhone 4 cases for anime fans, like the Sasuke case that's just come in. Click to see our awesome stock.
	Kawaii Earphones and Headphones from Japan Like these interesting blue bee-shaped earbuds, we've got tons of great items you audiophiles will love to listen to music with.
	ToHeart 2 ~ Dungeon Travelers The popular To Heart 2 has returned with a new twist on the game, of course featuring many beautiful heroines to play as.
	Other PSP Games Restocked J-List has Miku Hatsune, K-On!, Ore no Imouto, To Aru Majutsu no Index, and many other great PSP titles available.
	Moe Moe Encyclopedia, More Restocked Enjoy these great titles form the Moe Moe Encyclopedia series, with awesome art that every otaku with love and want to have.
	iTunes Japan Prepaid Cards Spotted on the iTunes Japan music store: the Panty & Stocking "Worst Album" (it's awesome), plus a song all Pokemon fans should hear.
	Huge Restocking of Totoro Products Also see the Totoro Wooden Music Box and more plush toys and the only Totoro and Laputa playing cards my family will use.
	Restocked Hello Kitty Items, too We've also got many other kawaii Hello Kitty products, like this Die-Cut Mug Cup, plus lots of bags, notebooks and bento accessories!
	More Japanese Pens, Notebooks Because life is too short for boring Japanese pens and pencils, we've gotten more in for you, including the Pentel "SHAKE" mechanical pencil.
	Campus Vocabulary Books, Notebooks Japan's stationery industry is second to none, and here are outstanding notebooks made specifically for memorizing vocabulary words.
	Today's New Japanese Snacks Get a taste of Osaka, Japan, with these Gyoza flavored Pretz, or a hint of Okinawa with FritoLay Edamame, or just enjoy something fresh like Japanese Lemon Mentos. Many great snacks are just a mouse click away. View products »
	Nisshin Tacos Cup Noodle We've got some really original flavors from Cup Noodle like Mexican Tacos and Thai Tom Yum Kung. A tasty twist to a traditional favorite.
	Restocked Snacks, Too Don't forget our selection of snacks that are loved by J-Listers, like Kompeito, Tyrant Habanero, Shigekix, Ramune Candy and more.
	We Love Hello Kitty Bento Products! J-List has some great Hello Kitty themed bento products like the Hello Kitty Ball Bento and Candy Pink Bento plus many accessories too. View products »
	3 Set of Measuring Cooking Spoon  This cute set of measuring spoons will be sure to help you out and make your kitchen even more colorful and kawaii.
	Niko Niko Punch Trio We've restocked our "nori punch" products for you, which let you cut Japanese sheet seaweed into the cutest faces...
	Other Restocked Items Anything and everything that's wacky and fun in Japan makes its way through the J-List warehouse eventually, and many of them are back in stock today!
	Traditional Bath Salts for Beautiful Skin These bath salts is so great for your skin, plus, they are actually made in Kyoto -- scents like Green tea, Sakura, Yuzu and Bamboo.
	Japanese T-shirt 'No Gaijin Allowed'  Every once in a while a gaijin encounters a sign saying, "No foreigners allowed." Here's a wacky T-shirt that has this message on it!
	Nichijou Pre-Orders If you love the crazy antics of the girls, the professor, Sakamoto the cat and Nano the android from Nichijou, take a look at these cool things.
	Kuroneko 1/8 Figure -memories- *Preorder* If you are a fan of Ore no Imoto, then you already know that Kuroneko is super kawaii, so why don't you bring her home?
	Dendrobium Sisters Azalee 1/6 Figure The mega popular artbook Dendrobium has been recreated into epic figure form with Sisters Azelee. We're getting nosebleeds already.
	Astarotte Ygvar 1/10 Figure! *Preorder* The always cute tsundere character Astarotte/Lotte has been reproduced into Wave's popular Beach Queen's series. Kawaii.
	Tomoyo Sakagami 1/6 Figure ~ Clannad *Preorder* Finally, because she's one of the most awesome moe characters to come along in an age, we're posting the Tomoyo figure for you to drool over.
	Unbounded Energy King's Silicon Balls These silicon balls are sure to spice-up your bedroom. Add some extra texture to your favorite toy to customize it for your personal pleasure. We dare you to try them -- a truly awesome bedroom experience! View products »
	Amazing Stress Toys for Guys If you seriously want to relieve your daily stress, these great onaholes and doll figures are the ticket. You'll be stress free in no time.
	Amazing Massagers from Japan We've also got a huge lineup of popular female pleasure devices, which Japan does extremely well. Click to see them all.
	Touhou Project ~ Double Spoiler Anther great collection of ero doujin CG artwork by the Ha Ha CG Collection name, this time with Touhou Project characters.
	Da Capo I & II In Stock We're tickled at having two of the most awesome visual novels ever released on our site. Fully uncensored and ported to English, too!

Cool Products Monday, July 25, 2011

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.

	Comptiq Aug 2011 Catch up with the latest bishoujo game and anime news with Comptiq! This month's special gifts include Type-Moon and Hatsune Miku. As usual we love this awesome moe magazine and hope that you do too. Stock is limited, apologies if it sells out fast. View products »
	Puella Magi Oriko Magica 2 Get back into the Puella Magi world with this newest volume from the spin-off manga of the original, Oriko Magica.
	Great Artbooks Restocked Some great artbooks restocked, incl. Takeshi Okazaki's REBOOT, Moe Moe Weapons, and Angels III from Galaxy Angel.
	Little Devil Ageha ~ Koakuma Ageha June 2011 We've got the newest issue of the popular fashion magazine from Japan that's targeted to ultra-fashionable "gal" (gyaru) type girls.
	3 Summer Tops Set ~ Light Gray Our popular 3 Summer Tops Set is back with a new color. We think you'll agree that this extra kawaii fashion is great for summer.
	Awesome Japanese Stockings, Panties It looks like the fashion trend of striped socks is going to continue for a long time, so we've got a new style in stock -- black &amp white.
	To Aru Kagaku no Railgun This set of four Nendoroid figures are sure to make any A Certain Scientific Railgun fan very happy, So chibi and kawaii!
	Awesome Anime Figures Kaguya from Shining Hearts, Taiga Aisaka from ToraDora, Marisa Kirisame just to name a few. Browse before they sell out!
	Black Rock Shooter Blu-Ray, Figures Restocked We love Black Rock Shooter and stock anything we can find. Click to see the gorgeous items we have on the site for you.
	Solar Sunshine Buddies Pocchama ~ Pokemon This Pokemon themed Solar Sunshine Buddy features the cute character Pocchama sitting on a tree stump wobbling his head.
	Wacky USB Products from Japan Then, we pride ourselves on the rare and wonderful USB products we carry from Japan. Transformers USB flash drive and more restocked.
	Hiragana Times Aug 2011 NO. 298 Another fine issue of Hiragana Times, which is filled with articles and topics related to Japan, written in both English and furigana-augmented Japanese kanji. Available as a revolving magazine subscription too. View products »
	Back To School Items Head back to school with stationary from Japan like pens, pencils, notebooks, pen cases and more. Have a very Japanese school season!
	Sanrio Kanji Practice Tools Then, practice your Japanese the kawaii way with the Sanrio Cinnamoroll Practice Notebooks we've restocked today.
	Other Fun Restocked Products Other randomly restocked items include several One Piece playing card products, plus the Evangelion Car Sunshades, which are great for a nerdy summer!
	Madoka Products Restocked Those Madoka Magika good luck charms have come in, and they're an awesome way to lock down some good luck.
	Cool iPhone Cases We also love to find unique iPhone products from Japan and stick them on the site. Click to see the most awesome items for you now.
	'Niisan' Parody Shirt in 2XL People love our new "Niisan" (older brother) parody T-shirt that we decided to add it in 2XL size for you -- enjoy!
	Interesting Origami Paper Restocked If you'd like to try awesome origami art, click to see the traditional folding paper we've restocked on the site today.
	Itazura Panda, Cat Coin Bank No one can resist the Itazura Cat and Itazura Panda coin banks, and today we've restocked both to our site. K- Kawaii!
	Today's Awesome Japanese Snacks Today's new J-Snacks include Wasabi Pretz (!!), plus Life Guard Gum and amazing new Ramune Candy from Morinaga. Yum!
	Restocked Japanese Snacks & Gum Lotte "No Time" gum that brushes your teeth for you, Kompeito, Custard Pudding Collon, Senbei Rice Crackers plus lots of others.
	Today's Bento Boxes We also have the Lucky Rabbit traditional bento restocked, plus many others like the massive 950ml 2 Tier Bento and Simple Men's Bento.
	Bear Shaped Cooking Cup Also, check out this great silicon cooking cup is very versatile. allowing you to create foods like bear onigiri to bear cupcakes.
	Other Japanese Cooking Products Lots of new, fun ways to prepare breakfast, lunch or dinner with egg shapers, microwave cookers, gyoza makers and more. Fun!
	Heart Design Easy Grater This easy and safe to use heart-shaped grater will not only add some style your kitchen, but is great when making chocolate for your loved one.
	Authentic TOKOROTEN Maker With this great tokoroten (jelly strip) maker, you too can enjoy eating healthy low-calorie clear noodles that are good for your health.
	Ukiyoe - Tradional Art of the Edo and Meiji Era If you love traditional Japanese art like we do, then we think you'll have a special interest in these ukiyoe (wood block print) themed products.
	Electric Rainbow Umbrella (Blade Runner Style) J-List is your #1 place to come when looking for rare and bizarre umbrellas from Japan. Today we're posting a "Blade Runner" style light-up umbrella.
	Erio Touwa Oppai Mouse Pad Strap Even though its is entirely impractical, we want it anyway -- a strap of an oppai mousepad. It's very soft... but don't be a hentai.
	Mami Tomoe Nendoroid Figure *Preorder* Great new Puella Madoka Magica figures now available for preorder. Now, you know what will happen -- preorders will fill up in no time. So order now!
	Other Madoka Magika 'Beach Queens' Figures *Preorder* Also: great new Puella Madoka Magica figures now available for preorder. If you like looking at magical girls in bathing suits, that is.
	The Best Magazine Original Sep 2011 NO. 165 The Best is back, this time with a special look at the sexy nature of the typical office lady, in her tight uniform and skirt, plus 4 hour DVD. It's always a pleasure to bring another gorgeous Japanese ecchi magazine offering to you. View products »
	Shin-Bi ~ Rio photobook Each and every part of this 120+ page photobook is filled with the sizzling photos of Rio, the forever hot JAV idol.
	Restocked AKB48 'Graduation' Photobooks J-List always has outstanding photobooks from Japan. Click to see some nice restocked items, including Hitomi Komatani's AKB48 "graduation."
	Kudoryafuka Nomi Stretchy Wear Figure *Preorder* Another "cast off" figure that's quite...interesting. She has stretchy underwear that can be removed. Standard nosebleed warnings apply.
	Mioko 1/7 Cast off Figure *Preorder* Or enjoy this gorgeous "cast off" figure that really opens your mind, with a meganekko girl bring tortured. That's some amazing sculpting.
	Real Scope Vibrator This is not just an adult toy, it is a certain scientific tool used for exploring the depths of a woman's body while pleasuring her. Um, wow?
	Other Restocked Stress Toys Also: we've restocked some great toys for relaxing at the end of a long day, including popular lotions, onahole toys and more.
	Inyouchuu Shoku ~ UMD PSP Game This exciting eroge is for PSP is ready to take you into the dark world of a hardcore adventure with tentacles and kawaii characters.
	Restocked Eroge and Doujin Games We also have a big restocking of doujin games, including Madoka Magika, Highschool of the Dead, One Piece and more -- click to see now.
	The Most Popular Games at Comic-Con While everyone was happy to be able to play the Higurashi or Da Capo games. or even Demonbane, I think our yuri title won the most fans over.