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Yandere Girl Tribute (T-Shirt)
Yandere (yahn-deh-reh) is an anime term describing a female character who is loving and gentle, then turns extremely violent and jealous to the point of murder. This shirt is a tribute to the best yandere characters in anime...
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Tsundere Tribute (T-Shirt)
The term tsundere (TSOON-deh-reh) describes female anime characters who are angry and confrontational yet secretly full of tenderness and love inside, and these characters are some of the most complex and interesting in anime...
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Dengeki Daioh Reserve subscription
One of the most long-lived and successful manga magazines of the past decade, Dengeki Daioh has thrived since the " moe boom", rising to prominence with some of the best titles of any of the monthly manga magazines we carry. Now...
$11/month -
250 Essential Kanji Vol 1 ~ For Everyday Use
This book is indispensable for any non-native speaker trying to make it through a day in Japan. Covering 21 everyday situations, this book deals with a variety of topics ranging from the cordial (How do you do?) to the crucial...
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Zebra Green "Check Set" ~ Best for Memory Retention
There's a reason why the Japanese consistently students are able to score among the world's best students: they have excellent study techniques, and are good at rote memorization. Here's a super item for all students who want to...
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Beautiful Kanji Training
Another amazing concept for Nintendo DS, this is a new game that teaches you to write beautiful kanji characters in Japanese. To use it, put the cartridge in your Nintendo DS and boot the game, and turn your DS on its side like a...
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Genki Plus: Kanji Look and Learn ~Workbook~
A very handy workbook for the new Genki Plus kanji study system. Each section is divided into 16 kanji to learn, split into subsections of 8 kanji each. With a total of 32 different lessons to work through, this is an excellent...
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Hiragana Study Pencil Board
Here's a terrific study idea for memorizing the Japanese Hiragana characters! This handy Hiragana table poster features the basic non-kanji characters of the Japanese language, on a waterproof plastic sheet. Good for people...
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KAMIKAZE Fan ~ HINOMARU
Here's an attractive item from Japan, a traditional Japanese fan (Ohgi in Japanese) that you can unfold and use anywhere. This particular one is made of a bamboo frame and has a very elegant image of the Hinomaru, or Japanese...
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Moebito ~ I Love Moe (T-Shirt)
No kanji character represents the heart of the otaku more than moé (sometimes written as moe , but pronounced with an accent on the second syllable, mo-EH), which can be translated as "burning with passion" and refers to...
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Pocket Monsters KANJI Practice Notebook ~ 120 characters
Here's a cool and fun way of keeping you motivated to practice writing your kanji. This practice book features back to back grid pattern squares, to help make your characters written clean and even. The square grid pattern is the...
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SAMURAI GETA Sandal ~ 3L
An excellent set of traditional footwear like those worn by Samurai in the days of old. In Japanese these are called "geta", a traditional type of wooden sandal worn by men and samurai. These are exquisitely made, and very...
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A Look Into Japan 1 ~ Nihon e toki Jiten
From the famously quirky Japan in Your Pocket! illustrated book series published by the Japan Travel Bureau (JTB), this Illustrated Look Into Japan is a concise and indispensable quick reference on a huge range of useful culture...
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The Absolute Zone (T-Shirt)
One of the most popular trends in female anime characters is known as zettai ryouiki which can be translated as "absolute territory," and it describes the "sweet three-centimeter space" (from the Lucky Star opening lyrics...
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Let's Play in Japanese ~ Nihongo de Asobo
A great tool for helping foreigners master Japanese more effectively, this is Nihongo de Asobo (Let's Play in Japanese), published by the staff that also produces the popular NHK TV show that helps both Japanese and gaijin learn...
$50.00 -
Kanji Practice Flashcards Vol. 3 - For Level N1 Test ~ White Rabbit
Mastering Japanese kanji is essential to success in learning the Japanese language. Learning kanji is not only important to be able to read and write the Japanese language, but it is also important in order to proceed to advance...
$48.00 -
Famitsu DS plus Wii Reserve Subscription
Another welcome addition to J-List's Reserve subscription line up is Famitsu DS, a Japanese publication geared toward the recent happenings in the world of Nintendo. Bringing you the latest news on games and products geared...
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Comic Alive Reserve subscription
Here's another outstanding issue of Comic Alive, a super thick manga magazine with 500+ pages of manga goodness for you. Each issue is a phonebook thick publication by Media Factory that's chock full of original stories which...
$8/month -
SUSHI Non-slip Chopsticks Set (Set of 5)
An authentic product that's made in Japan, this beautiful chopstick set that features wonderful sushi illustrations that are sure to grab one's attention. The chopsticks are a rather large version measuring a long 23 cm (9...
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Black Lacquer Shaft Ear Cleaner with Origami Happy Bird
Mimikaki are the traditional ear cleaners of Japan, a personal healthcare tool with a scoop-like end used for getting the wax out of ones ears. There's a large variety of mimikaki in use and available in Japan, with everything...
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YAKI GETA Sandal ~ 3L
An excellent set of traditional footwear like those worn by Samurai in the days of old. In Japanese these are called "geta", a traditional type of wooden sandal worn by men and samurai. These are exquisitely made, and very...
$36.00 -
Write Your Name in Kanji
For a Westerner, adapting one's name to fit the language of a foreign Western country is usually easy. Michel from Paris becomes Michael in London. Frances from Pittsburgh becomes Francesca in Venice. Adapting an English-language...
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Basic Kanji Drill New -- 2nd Grade
For students of Japanese who want another way to increase their kanji skills, or for those who just want a good way to practice, here is a kanji workbook to get you up to speed starting from the Japanese second grade school...
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ENERGEL 0.5mm Liquid Ink Ball Pen ~ Super Smooth Clear Writing & Quick Dry - STOY Awarded
The problem with writing kanji with a normal ball point pen is that normal ball points are too big making the written kanji often illegible. While normal ball points are fine for writing English letters, the complicated strokes...
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Hiragana Times May 2013 NO. 319
Hiragana Times is a highly recommended monthly publication that combines useful current events with learning the Japanese language. A monthly magazine that features articles both in English and in Japanese, complete with furigana...
$6.00 -
Genki I ~ Teacher's CD Set (6 CDs) An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1
One of the questions we get asked at J-List a lot is, "I want to start learning Japanese, what book do you recommend?" Most textbooks are entirely dry, uninteresting, and cannot follow a student's pace, leaving students...
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Yubisashi mini ~ Japan (Tabi no Yubisashi Kaiwacho)
A useful travel book for someone coming to Japan, this is a great yubi-sashi (lit. "finger-pointing") book that you can use to travel, go shopping, visit tourist areas, greet people and make friends, and generally have a great...
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Genki I ~ An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1 Textbook
One of the questions we get asked at J-List a lot is, "I want to start learning Japanese, what book do you recommend?" Most textbooks are entirely dry, uninteresting, and cannot follow a student's pace, leaving students...
$58.00 -
MAMESHIBA Kanji Practice Notebook
Here's a cool and fun way of keeping you motivated to practice writing your kanji. This practice book features back to back grid pattern squares, to help make your characters written clean and even. The square grid pattern is the...
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FUDEGOKOCHI Beginner's Fude Pen
This water based ink pen has the looks of a typical pen, but the heart of a brush pen. It is perfect for people who are just starting to learn how to write Japanese, since it writes with a more traditional ink effect yet still...
$3.50