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Monday, February 8, 2010

This weekend was the opening of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, and since I'm one of the few people in the world who can say it's his job to watch anime, I went to check it out. It was excellent, with many twists and turns that Haruhi fans will surely enjoy. I'm a big fan of hardcore science fiction stories, and have read just about every book about time travel ever written, from Guns of the South to The Time Ships to Time After Time and even To Say Nothing of the Dog. It struck me while watching the Haruhi film that Western-style stories about time travel (or time dilation in space) are relatively rare, and the anime series that do deal with these themes have clear Western inspirations. In the case of Haruhi, many of the "future Mikuru" ideas are lifted from the Hyperion books by Dan Simmons (this is actually the book Yuki gives to Kyon in episode 3), and the Haruhi-as-Godhead story harkens back to the classic Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life." Gunbuster is essentially an homage to the awesome SF books Ender's Game and The Forever War, with skimpy uniforms added for fan service. When Japanese do create "timeslip" stories, they tend to be simpler, about a character who goes back in time to buy a red straw hat for his future girlfriend, or the well-trodden genre of modern Japanese person going back to Japan's "Warring States" historical period. Western time travel stories are about Deloreans man's mastery of technology and looking at society through different lenses, while Japanese time travel tends to be a device to put dramatic pressure on different characters.

Anime features many "false" dialects that no one actually speaks; Haruhi Suzumiya is back in a new movie.

Like other languages, Japanese comes in various dialects. Some of these are regional, like "standard" Tokyo speech or the more colorful Osaka-ben (Osaka dialect), while other speech patterns are based on sex, as illustrated by different first and second pronouns for men and women. One interesting aspect of the language is the existence of "fake" dialects which show up in anime or manga but which are never used naturally by any real Japanese person, ever. One of these is ojosama speech, a special way that pampered rich girls like Cerina Iori Flameheart from Ladies Versus Butlers speak to indicate that they're well-bred. Instead of saying yoroshiku, a casual way of saying "Nice to meet you," they'll use the more refined-sounding yoroshiku-teyo, which is no more authentic than a sign advertising Ye Olde Bookshoppe. Then there's the rough "old man" speech used by almost every elderly male character ever animated, in which the phrase so da ("that is so") always changes to so ja. (Aside: in Japanese versions of Star Wars, Yoda speaks this standard form of "old man" speech, which is quite a shame considering how much Yoda's unique dialect to his character adds.) Yet another example of a stylized dialect of Japanese in anime is the "kid speech" of characters like Rika from Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, who adds nano desu to any sentence, making her sound more feminine and cute. Learning Japanese through anime is a fun way to expose yourself to new vocabulary, but it's important to realize that the medium does have its limitations.

J-List is loaded with fun products for Haruhi fans. First, we've got several outstanding T-shirts, like our popular "No Normal Humans" T-shirt that has gorgeous kanji, or the popular "I Would Die for Haruhi" shirt design. Churuya-san, a cute-ified version of Tsuruya from the series, is another popular shirt (nyoro~n). We love the detailed Haruhi Figma toys made by Max Factory, and we have all the best figures on the site for you to browse. Finally, I can't help but recommend the excellent magazines that are loaded with free stuff, like Nyan Type or Megami Magazine, available by revolving month-to-month subscription from J-List.


Today's New Items

Nyan Type vol. 5
Nyan Type vol. 5

Vol.5 of the instantly popular Nyan Type, the brand new magazine dedicated to super-cute anime and bishoujo characters, is here. Great for fans of Megumi Magazine, since it's loaded with free posters.

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Dengeki Daioh Feb 2010
Dengeki Daioh Feb 2010

Then enjoy another issue of the popular Dengeki Daioh ("Electric Shock Great King"), featuring some of the best manga in Japan, from Shakugan no Shana to Yotsubato to Toradora and more. Free "Index" keychain in this issue!

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Girls Graph (Girl, Illustrated)
Girls Graph (Girl, Illustrated)

Pie International publishing presents an amazing compendium of bishoujo "moe" art, featuring dozens of Japan's highest profile creators. Not only is every page of this heaven for the 2D art fan, the book is entirely in English!

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Oyari Ashito Chronicle
Oyari Ashito Chronicle

Master of Bishoujo character design Oyari Ashito is back with a limited edition full color artbook featuring 100+ gorgeous art pieces from his previous works ranging from the years 1997-2009. Love the "sad eyes" in his characters.

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Bee Kawaii earphone  Blue
Bee Kawaii earphone ~ Blue

We've got a new color of the cute standard earphones shaped like little bees, which work with your standard music players, computers and iPhone. They're kawaii and also very affordably priced.

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NARUTO  DX Evolution Pencil Case
NARUTO DX Evolution Pencil Case

If you haven't used one of the deluxe pencil cases from Japan, you don't know what you're missing. With many compartments and ways to organize all your writing instruments, these pencil cases make learning tons of fun for Naruto fans.

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L no Kisetsu  Double Pocket for PSP
Restocked Games for Sony PSP

I am happy to see the popularity of the Sony PSP as a platform for dating-sim games, and today we're posting fresh stock of L no Kisetsu ~ Double Pocket and Like Life Every Hour, two excellent visual novels for you.

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eco green japan
KATAMETE-PON ~ ECO Powder to Dispose Oil

This is an awesome item: a magic "eco powder" that you sprinkle over oil you've used for frying, and it become hard instantly, so you can throw it away without harming the environment.

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Haruhi Suzumiya Figma Action Figure ver.  Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi *Preorder*haruhi
Haruhi Figmas Restocked

See fresh stock of one of the most popular figures we've ever carried. We have Haruhi, Mikuru and Yuki all restocked, and ready for any pose you want them to make.

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Japanese T-Shirt 'HAHIRU'  Haruhi Parody
'No Normal Humans' T-Shirt

Do you hate normal humans? Would you prefer to hang around with espers, time-travelers and aliens? If so, then we recommend our popular original anime T-shirt, which has been one of our best sellers in recent months. Designed by Rios, the guy who made that incredible Haruhi Kinetic Animation YouTube video (click the link to view it).

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iTunes Japan Music Card
iTunes Japan Prepaid Cards from J-List

If you need a fix for Haruhi Suzumiya songs, the iTunes Japan store has a ton for you, waiting to be purchased and played via iTunes or your iPod/iPhone. Also fun to browse, this fan-made playlist of Haruhi and other anison, or this mix of current hit "CM" songs from TV commercials.

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Shonen Ace Reserve Subscription
J-List Reserve Subscription System

If you're in the market for a really excellent monthly manga, we recommend Shonen Ace, a massively thick manga that features just about every red-hot story you want to read, from Haruhi Suzumiya to Macross Frontier Keroro Gunso and more. Comes with cool figures and other stuff each issue.

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Japanese Style Eye Patch
Awesome Cosplay Eye Patch Restocked

J-List loves cosplay, and wants to help everyone feel the joy of becoming your favorite anime character, just like I did when I made a Totoro costume for San Diego Comicon 1987. (I was a bit ahead of my time.) Today we've restocked those awesome eye patches for anime cosplay.

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Socks Glue
Authentic 'Socks Glue' From Japan

Also, for all those who love "Zettai Ryoiki," which is the space between the top of the a girl's over-knee socks and where her skirt begins, we've restocked the Japanese "socks glue." Also goes great with "loose socks."

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Meiji Chopan -- Chocolat  White
New Snacks from Japan

Awesome new snacks from Japan: Meiji "Chopan" chocolate treats in two new flavors for Spring, plus Meiji Lychee and Grapefruit gummy and a fun Doraemon snack treat.

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Potato Chips Drops  Japanese Food Drops
Potato Chips Drops ~ Japanese Food Drops

Enjoy a wacky new flavor of traditional Japanese "Food Drops" candies -- potato chips! Also see fresh stock of Goya Champloo (from Okinawa), Okonomiyaki (from Osaka) and Ramen (from Tokyo) candies.

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Akihabara Canned Bread  Lucky Cat -- Green Tea Flavor
Lucky Cat Canned Bread ~ Green Tea

Our Akihabara Bread-in-a-Can is a hit, as many customers pick up this wacky treat which you can usually only find in Akiba. Today see fresh stock of the Lucky Cat themed bread that's Green Tea flavor.

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Rice Burger Maker  Gyutto Pon
Rice Burger Maker ~ Gyutto Pon

Instead of making a hamburger for dinner, why not try your hand at a rice burger, using onigiri-style flat pieces of rice instead of bread? It's delicious, and easy to make with this handy tool.

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Chirashi Sushi Style nemtp
Chirashi Sushi Style Round Bento Box

One of our favorite dishes is chirashi-zushi, literally a "tossed salad" of sushi fish over vinagered rice that's just delicious. Here's a new bento box that would be perfect for this, or for any lunch with foods you want to keep separate.

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DX Simple Men's Genuine Lacquered 2 Tier Bento  Microwave Safe
Other Restocked Bento Boxes

Then enjoy fresh stock of the smash hit DX Simple men's Bento, which is elegantly designed, large enough for any appetite, and non-kawaii. Also see the colorful Bento Special Gift Set restocked.

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Hello Kitty Face Bento Box
Hello Kitty & Cinnamoroll Bento Items

Then see fresh stock of several popular Sanrio bento items today, including the basic Hello Kitty Face Bento Box, one of our most popular lunch boxes ever, plus the matching Cinnamoroll Bento Box.

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Hello Kitty Microwave Rice Cooker  Steamer with SHAMOJI
Hello Kitty Microwave Rice Cooker

Make delicious Japanese rice using only a standard microwave oven, thanks to the Hello Kitty Microwave Rice Cooker, which we have restocked today. A very popular item.

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ONIGIRI /Rice Ball Maker  ---  Ball Shape
Fun Onigiri Shapers

Also: the extremely fun ball-type onigiri maker that you can use to make perfectly round Japanese rice balls, great for creating that Death Star Onigiri you've always wanted.

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Nyan Nyan Nyanko  Nyanko Chaya no Maki
Nyan Nyan Nyanko Artbook

What's the cutest thing you can do with cats? Turn them into illustrations of food, which is what the San-X company has done with their popular Nyan Nyan Nyanko character series. The popular book has been restocked.

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Totoro 2010 Schedule Book *Preorder*
Studio Ghibli 2010 Schedule Books

Then: fun for Studio Ghibli fans, in the form of the last-ever stock of the popular 2010 schedule books for Totoro, Ponyo and Kiki's Delivery Service. They're frankly the most awesome things you've ever held in your hand, and awesome to use all year long.

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Totoro Hiragana Study Board
Other Fun Ghibli Items

See other fun Totoro products, too, including a Totoro puzzle for learning hiragana,the awesome Swimming Wind-Up Ponyo toy and more.

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A Look Into Japan  Nihon e toki Jiten
Bilingual Study Books

For anyone studying Japan's language or culture, we've restocked the excellent series by JTB, including A Look Into Japan and Living Japanese Style.

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DX Long Study Flashcards for Sentence  Set of 2 pcs
DX Long Study Flashcards for Study

See fresh stock of some great tools for learning Japanese, including long flashcards that are great for memorizing full sentences of Japanese.

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Kuretake BIMOJI Real Fude Style Brush Pen
Kuretake BIMOJI Real Fude Style Brush Pen

A fude (foo-DAY) pen is an ingenious writing device that's just like using a classic writing brush, yet you don't need to use an inkwell. We've gotten in a really nice new one for you today.

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Jitte  Katana Display Set
Restocked Traditional Items

Then see some random restocked traditional items, including a miniature Jitte and Katana Display Set, Lucky Cat for bringing good luck, "Maiko" style comb for ladies, Lucky Frog netsuke phone strap, and a very wacky way to clean your ears, Japanese style.

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Vante 1/8 Figure Excellent Model Core  Queen's Blade Rebellion **Preorder**
Vante 1/8 Figure ~ Queen's Blade Rebellion **Preorder**

Wow, yet another awesome Queen's Blade figure for us to drool over, this time in the form of Vante, who has awesome iron gauntlets to crush her opponents with.

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Monky D. Luffy Bobble Head  One Piece **Preorder**
One Piece Bobble Heads *Preorder*

Like One Piece? Then the new One Piece bobbleheads we have up for preorder will be popular. Preorder all three now!

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K-ON! Pocket Watch -- Yui  Mio **Preorder**
Anime Pocket Watches -- K-On!, Railgun **Preorder**

Talk about awesome: three pocket watches for anime fans, two featuring K-On! characters and one with Kuroko and Mikoto from A Certain Magical/Scientific Index/Railgun.

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Street Fighter Mousou Controller ver.1 **Preorder**
Street Fighter Mousou Controller ver.1 **Preorder**

Here's a fun item from Japan: a Street Fighter "Fantasy" controller you can carry on your keys which you can use to play real games of STII. The game is fully functional with full sound effects, but you play it in your mind.

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New NARUTO Coloring Book with Character Index
Fun Stationery Items

Then see fresh stock of the Naruto Coloring Book that our customers love, more Japanese pens including those pens with straps so you can attach them to things, plus the "Faces Stamp" for expressing your emotions anywhere.

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Lucky Star Chocolate Cornet Cookie
Restocked Japanese Snacks

Finally, we've restocked some awesome snack foods from Japan, including Fujiya Heart Chocolate for Valentine's Day, Xylish Hyper Cool Caffeine Gum, Sugamo Daifuku Mochi, Yamayoshi Wasa-Beef Potato Chips, and the fun Lucky Star gift cakes and cookies.

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Wakazuma to Urezuma vol. 3
Wakazuma to Urezuma vol. 3

An awesome photo magazine that features 10 young wives and depicted in full page high quality pictures of them less than faithful. A high quality "mook" for your collection.

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Maigo no Bokura no H ni Tsuite
New 'H' Manga from Japan

Enjoy this new work from master illustrator Chiro Onda and Wakoh Comics, a collection of outstanding stories with very ero themes, including one about a boy who is made to dress as a girl, with interesting results when they find out.

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Cold Prison  Zashiki Rou
Restocked Manga Volumes Too

We have restocked manga too, including the fabulous Cold Prison with its freakishly great art, or the fun Oppai Meister, a serious manga for oppai-seijin (lit. "people from planet boob"), plus the awesome Dulce Report futanari books.

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Nao Yoshizaki Double Hole Toy  The Dignity of Great Pussy
Restocked Toys for Grown-Ups

See fresh stock of the amazing "double hole toy" based on the actual body of Nao Yoshizaki, complete with two places to receive healing, plus all varieties of the TENGA EGG stress-relief toy and fantastic "PLESTO" massager with three speeds.

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Cat Girl Alliance *Preorder*
Cat Girl Alliance IN STOCK

More good news: our awesome futanari cat-girl game is finally in stock and shipping, and you can order it now. Features tons of fun gameplay, eight unique endings, and just about every fetish you can dream of/ (Download orders for the game will be available in a week to give preorder customers time to receive their games.)

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Ero Dora!
Great Doujin Games from Japan

Next up, we've got some fun doujin games for, which are like doujinshi parody versions of your favorite anime, but they're full games you can play. A parody of Toradora! and the awesome CG "Melancholy of Yuna" from Final Fantasy X.

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SOD Female Employee Swimming Games
SOD Female Employee Swimming Games

Soft on Demand is nothing if not original, and they bring many good times to their fans. In this new Female Employee release, everyone goes swimming and has tons of fun in the pool.

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Swimming Suit Lovers -- Saki Otsuka
Swimming Suit Lovers -- Saki Otsuka

Saki Otsuka is already one of our favorite AV actresses, but put her in a sexy high-performance Speedo swimsuit, and you've really got something special.

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bEST Collection
The Lesbian BEST Collection

Then, SOD's all-female Lady's Room label brings us another very nice release, featuring girls who love other girls, made for the guys and girls who love this genre.

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AMSC 11 -- Maria Ozawa
Restocked DVDs

Finally, awesome DVD titles are back in stock for you, including A Variety of Lesbian Kiss, GAS Bomber Oppai Best 2009, AMSC 11 in which Maria Ozawa takes on big black guys from the U.S., Yua Aida Kuki All Titles Special, and Cosplay International.

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