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Dengeki Daioh Feb 2010

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:32:30 -0500

Dengeki Daioh Feb 2010

Dengeki ("electric shock" in English) is popular for it's gaming magazines and reviews. This is the monthly Dengeki Comic Daioh! A thick, slick, hip manga featuring some of the best artists and stories in Japan today in a telephone book-thick book for you. Written in full kanji with furigana pronunciations to help those learning Japanese, this is a great monthly manga of 18 different tales, occasional specials, omake ("freebies"), done in black and white and color. 880+ pages a month -- a...

Girls Graph (Girl, Illustrated)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:47:40 -0500

Girls Graph (Girl, Illustrated)

Pie International publishing presents an amazing compendium of bishoujo "moe" art, featuring dozens of Japan's highest profile creators from Pixiv. From doujinshi artists to character designers from the hottest video games and anime, you'll find hundreds of beautiful full color illustrations spanning the book's 200+ pages complete with notes fully translated into English. Each artist entry is a two-page spread including several illustrations (one large one typically featured), along with an...

Oyari Ashito Chronicle

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:39:01 -0500

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. His trademark "sad eyes" illustration style and signature are prevalent throughout each page. His works included "Quartette", Fashion Book Nocchi and NOCCHI ART WORKS. 186 pages of sexy girls by the master illustrator of Japan today. Very limited stock!

Nyan Type vol. 5

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:29:13 -0500

Nyan Type vol. 5

A newcomer in the world of more & bishoujo characters magazines, this is NyanType, a Megami-like magazine, full of sexy girls chara posters, articles on the latest bishoujo anime series and more. Featuring series and characters from Strike Witches, Haruhi, Magical Lyrical Girl Nanoha, Queen's blade, Gurren Lagann, Koihime Musou and more many more, this new magazine is just an awesome release for every moe character fans. IN THIS ISSUE : 18 super sexy pin-up posters and articles featuring...

PIECES 1 ~ Masamune Shirow Premium Gallery

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:09:52 -0500

PIECES 1 ~ Masamune Shirow Premium Gallery

This long-awaited, highly-anticipated collection of the work of one of Japan's most famous cyberpunk artists and storytellers is a tour-de-force publication not to be missed by fans. An oversized, softcover publication in full-color, thick with CG and traditional illustration styles. Mecha, girls, guns, cyborgs, games, books, military, RPGs, and more with prevailing themes such as police (or public servant) and military. Features tons of illustrations not previously released before and the...

Kokon Togihime Zoushi Shu ~ Shirow Masamune

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:41:29 -0500

Kokon Togihime Zoushi Shu ~ Shirow Masamune

Another fantastic item from the mind of Ghost in the Shell artist Masamune Shirow, a super high quality artbook featuring the colorful and imaginative world of one of Japan's most prominent artists. See old Japan fantasy stories imagined and redrawn by Masamune Shirow. Don't be left out, once these are gone, there won't be any more. Buy 4 or more manga comics or Queen's Blade books and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)

Shonen Ace Reserve Subscription

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:31:04 -0400

Shonen Ace Reserve Subscription

One of the most popular monthly manga magazines is Shonen Ace, a massively thick tome with 450+ pages per month of nothing but the most popular high-quality manga. This magazine is popular for several reasons, including the famous stories inside, as well as the fact that all kanji have furigana to help those learning Japanese. Plus you get free stuff ("omake") in each issue, which can be extremely valuable and a super treasure for you since it's only available to subscribers! This new revolving...

Japanese T-Shirt "No Normal Humans" ~ Haruhi Parody

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:24:48 -0400

Japanese T-Shirt "No Normal Humans" ~ Haruhi Parody

The character Haruhi from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya has become one of the most popular ever. A girl who is bored with school and who has no interest in ordinary humans, she seeks to meet aliens, time travelers, sliders or espers, and yet these people are going to school right alongside her without her noticing. If you love Haruhi, here's a great T-shirt design for you that says "Not Interested in Normal Humans," inviting all those who are a little "different" to join their club. Based...

Nyan Type vol. 4

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:33:41 -0500

Nyan Type vol. 4

A newcomer in the world of more & bishoujo characters magazines, this is NyanType, a Megami-like magazine, full of sexy girls chara posters, articles on the latest bishoujo anime series and more. Featuring series and characters from all the best anime series currently running in Japan, it's extra cool because of the free stuff they give you, like pencil boards and posters and other good things.. IN THIS ISSUE : See a total of 9 double sided posters (for a total of 18 sides) featuring all your...

Prince Animage 2010 Winter

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:45:49 -0500

Prince Animage 2010 Winter

Prince is a special magazine published especially for girls who love all the best male characters in anime, from the handsome guys of Hetalia to Sengoku Basara's good-looking men to Code Geass, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Darker than Black. Of course you get great free stuff, like a large poster and pull-out glossy postcards and a pencilboard from Hetalia, great! A super magazine we think will be popular with J-List fans.

Japanese T-Shirt - Tsundere Tribute

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:56:11 -0400

Japanese T-Shirt - Tsundere Tribute

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 today. The genre has really blossomed in recent years with popular characters such as Louise from Zero no Tsukaima, Shana from Shakugan no Shana and Taiga from Toradora, all of whom are voiced by the legendary voice actress Rie Kugimiya. This T-shirt is a special tribute...

Dengeki G's Magazine Feb 2010

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:09:12 -0500

Dengeki G's Magazine Feb 2010

A great magazine that anime fans across the world will enjoy, this is Dengeki G's, a magazine published each month which brings you information and lots of pictures on the cutest bishoujo anime and game characters in Japan. The girls are what's important in Dengeki G's, only this and nothing more, and each page brings you more and more cute girls from Japan's popular anime, games, manga and more. Includes pages and pages of character designs excellent for reference and contains a fan art...

Dengeki Maoh Feb 2010

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:50:21 -0500

Dengeki Maoh Feb 2010

Here's another outstanding issue of Dengeki Maoh (Mao), a super thick manga magazine with 500+ pages of manga goodness for you. Each issue is a phonebook thick publication by Media Works that's chock full of original stories which range from comedy, to high paced adventures in other worlds, and of course all the trimmings of cute Moe culture from Japan that you've come to know and love. And with all issues, a special section is dedicated to previews of top games to be released in Japan for the...

Moe Moe Ghost (ZERO) Encyclopedia ~ Youkai Jiten

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:20:53 -0400

Moe Moe Ghost (ZERO) Encyclopedia ~ Youkai Jiten

The Moe Moe Encyclopedia series is an interesting line of artbooks that present information about a specific subject, interjected with gorgeous original moe artwork. This is the Moe Moe Ghost book, which presents information on the pantheon of "folk ghosts" (in Japanese, youkai ) and mythical creatures from around Japan. Each region of Japan is represented, with different traditional monsters and beasts present, of course with sexy illustrations for each one. Very educational and entertaining...

Afternoon Oct 2009

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:54:02 -0500

Afternoon Oct 2009

So, there are monthly manga out there that give you a lot of pages of great comics to read, and then there are extremely serious art comics like Afternoon, one of the best out there. IN THIS ISSUE The October 2009 edition of monthly manga serial Afternoon contains the latest installments of stories we all know and love: Ah My Goddess, Mugen no Junin, Spirit-damashii, Tenjho Tenge and more. With more than 950 pages, this is the thickest manga magazine we have. This month's issue is sure to...

Comic Yuri Hime Reserve Subscription

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:26:19 -0400

Comic Yuri Hime Reserve Subscription

Manga (comics) is a piece of Japanese culture that the Japanese can proudly boast about, not only because of their fantastic work, but their ability to appeal to a wide variety of audiences. Shonen Ace and Ultra Jump are among the two most popular publications that bring you the latest and greatest adventure stories for hungry readers to consume. J-List is happy to add to their list of publications, Comic Yuri Hime, a delightful publication that caters to the female crowd. Published quarterly...

Model Graphix Nov 2009 Number 300

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:11:41 -0500

Model Graphix Nov 2009 Number 300

In the world, there are cool things and then there are cool things. Model Graphix, a magazine dedicated to bringing you information on the very best anime toys and models, with every issue just overflowing with fabulous pictures of the coolest items from Japan: completed models, garage kids, limited edition toys and mass-produced figures, and more! This is special anniversary issue 300, focusing on amazing models of Word War II Japanese Battleships. Also tons of info on the newest anime...

Nyan Type Reserve subscription

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:11:41 -0500

Nyan Type Reserve subscription

A newcomer in the world of more & bishoujo characters magazines, this is NyanType, a Megami-like magazine, full of sexy girls chara posters, articles on the latest bishoujo anime series and more. Featuring series and characters from Strike Witches, Haruhi, Magical Lyrical Girl Nanoha, Queen's blade, Gurren Lagann, Koihime Musou and more many more, this new magazine is just an awesome release for every moe character fans. Please note: This purchase is for a RESERVE SUBSCRIPTION which...

Comptiq Reserve subscription

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:07 -0400

Comptiq Reserve subscription

Those yearning for the inside scoop on all things moe and bishoujo, your search is over! J-List is proud to present Comptiq (also Romanized as Compeac), a definitive monthly who's-who of beautiful anime and game girls with complete, full-color news and in-depth articles on the latest and greatest hit characters in Japan. Not only that - each 350-page magazine is packed to bursting with extras including a fold-out poster, regularly featured manga, and special additions that in the past have...

Comic REX July 2009

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:54:41 -0500

Comic REX July 2009

It's time for a new issue of Comic REX, offering 600+ pages of quality manga written with furigana pronunciations (making it recommended for those studying Japanese) and printed in the satisfying "phone book" format that are great to read. Currently running more than 20 manga offerings, including The Girl Who Leapt Through Space, The Heroism, LL Sister, Shinobu no Ichi, and much more. Each issue will feature various free stuff, too, like the pencil board from The Girl Who Leapt Through Space...

Moe Moe Ikusa Otome Encyclopedia ~ Ikusa Otome Jiten

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:11:34 -0400

Moe Moe Ikusa Otome Encyclopedia ~ Ikusa Otome Jiten

The Moe Moe Encyclopedia series is an interesting line of artbooks that present information about a specific subject, interjected with gorgeous original moe artwork. This is the Moe Moe Female Warrior book, which documents the various strong female personas in history and literature, and illustrates them with kawaii updated artwork. Strong females from around the world are all included, including Philippa of Hainault, Joan of Arc, Mulan, and from American history, Calamity Jane. Wow! 180 pages...

Dengeki Maoh Jan 2010

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:19:44 -0500

Dengeki Maoh Jan 2010

Here's another outstanding issue of Dengeki Maoh (Mao), a super thick manga magazine with 500+ pages of manga goodness for you. Each issue is a phonebook thick publication by Media Works that's chock full of original stories which range from comedy, to high paced adventures in other worlds, and of course all the trimmings of cute Moe culture from Japan that you've come to know and love. And with all issues, a special section is dedicated to previews of top games to be released in Japan for the...

Sho-Comi (Shojo Comic) Reserve Subscription (Bi-monthly)

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:13:15 -0400

Sho-Comi (Shojo Comic) Reserve Subscription (Bi-monthly)

A great manga magazine for fans of high quality shoujo (girl's manga), this is the popular Sho-Comi (also written Shocomi or Sho-komi), which delivers 400+ pages of satisfying shojo manga do you every two weeks. Each issue of this outstanding comic delivers the most interesting and dramatic girls' stories, with interesting themes and stories by artists like Kozue Chiba, Yuki Shiraishi, Ai Mizuse and many more -- 9+ segments in each issue! Best of all, you get cool free stuff in some issues...

Master of Queen's Blade - Photography Book

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:55:31 -0500

Master of Queen's Blade - Photography Book

When you think "Queen's Blade," for many fans the first thing that comes to mind along with the series of scantily clad combat artbook heroines is the equally skimpy line of character figures that has accompanied it. The history of Queen's Blade figures is chronicled here for the first time, in gorgeous full-color photographs, showing off the amazing detail and craftsmanship of the Excellent Model CORE lineup from Megahouse as well as many other Queen's Blade inspired figures from other makers...

ALL ABOUT CLAMP

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:19:55 -0400

ALL ABOUT CLAMP

Finally fans of Clamp get their special treatment with this long awaited fanbook, regrouping everything you ever wanted to know about Clamp series, including illustrations and character's guide. Features such popular shows as xxx-Holic, Chobits, Code Geass, Tsubasa Chronicles and more. 260 pages of details on your favorite series. Buy 4 or more manga comics or Queen's Blade books and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)

Nami 3D Oppai Mouse Pad ~ One Piece Preorder

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:56:33 -0500

Nami 3D Oppai Mouse Pad ~ One Piece *Preorder*

Now, if you're not a fan of the anime series One Piece, we're sure that you'll be interested in watching after seeing this fun offering from the folks at Morimoto Sangyo. Featuring the character Nami in a "larger than life" version of herself, this 3D Oppai (breast) Mouse Pad brings the anime series much closer to you than ever expected. It does a great job keeping your wrist ergonomically supported with her large Oppai while working to keep your blood pumping too. This is an exciting computer...

Hourglass of Summer

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:51:00 -0400

Hourglass of Summer

OS COMPATIBILITY AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Any standard DVD player, Mac or PC. This is a standard region 1 DVD which can be played on any device that plays DVDs, including a normal player, console like PS2 or PS3, or Mac or PC. To control the game, use the remote control to move the story along. Peter Says: A positively beautiful example of the PC dating-sim genre converted to the great format of DVD, you can play this game just about anywhere -- on a portable or full sized...

Figure Maniacs 2008 vol. 28

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:50:34 -0400

Figure Maniacs 2008 vol. 28

This is issue 28 of the great magazine Figure Maniacs -- the figure, modeler and garage kit lover's bible. For pros and beginners, this book covers a wide range of beautifully sculpted models, figures and garage kits that you can find here in Japan to collect, put together, or just enjoy via this publication. This edition features stunning full-color and up-close photos of anime and game characters from Fate/Stay night by Figma, Mai-Hime, To-Heart 2, Kanu Unchou (Ikkitousen) Miku Yoko (from...

Nyan Nyan Nyanko ~ Nyanko Land no Maki

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:23:20 -0500

Nyan Nyan Nyanko ~ Nyanko Land no Maki

The Nyanko cats from San-X are an adorable group of felines who love to dress up in kigurimi (full body costumes) of their favorite food items. In this adorable artbook the Nyanko mascots head toward "Nyanko Land" a magical theme park where there are tons of rides similar to another famous theme park that starts with "D" and ends with "isneyland". A picture story based item, starts the Nyanko cats planning their trip to the famed theme park and then visiting all the various sites, perfectly...

Megami Magazine Creators 18

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:32:37 -0500

Megami Magazine Creators 18

The latest issue of Megami Creators is here, and this is one amazing issue! Featuring the work of Black Rock Shooter creator and illustrator Huke, the issue highlights the new Nitroplus visual novel Stein's Gate which is full of his amazing, visceral work. The gorgeous collector's bound magazine continues with profiles of Love Plus character designer Mino Taro, a special and very racy onsen feature gallery, and profiles with original exclusive art from all of the recent creators featured in...

Dengeki G's Festival Deluxe vol. 5 Feb 2010 ~ New Year Box

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:37:41 -0500

Dengeki G's Festival Deluxe vol. 5 Feb 2010 ~ New Year Box

A wonderful limited issue of Dengeki G's Festival Deluxe, dedicated to the latest Key's dating-sim games Rewrite, Kud Wafter and Angel Beast. Each game has its own 30 pages focus, gorgeous full color/page artwork gallery, staff interview and tons of color visuals. Comes with awesome freebies for each game too: a huge and very soft dakimakura pillow cover, afull deck of tramp cards, and a character key holder! A fantastic treat to all anime games enthusiats. Get your issue before they're gone...

This is Animation -- Ponyo on the Cliff by Sea ~ Gake no Ue no Ponyo

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:42:48 -0400

This is Animation -- Ponyo on the Cliff by Sea ~ Gake no Ue no Ponyo

The Japanese both young and young at heart are excited about the latest Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli film about a cute goldfish that yearns to become human called Ponyo (a name that sounds like a bouncing ball or bubble, that you'll enjoy repeating just because it sounds so cute). This purchase is for an ultra cute comic of the story for you to enjoy. It details the story through various cells used from the film with original Japanese text. Designed for children, it also includes furigana...

B's Log Oct 2009

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:11:41 -0500

B's Log Oct 2009

For fans of yaoi / BL games and the always fun otome games, with stories centered on girls seeking love with gorgeous male characters, we present a great new issue of B's Log. The October 2009 issue is is very nice, featuring tons of visual information from the newest games n Japan, including S.Y.K., Lucian Bee's, Takeru ~ Voice of Prince, Death Connection, Gold Corda 2 (the "Neo Romance Game" for girls), and more. Free poster and free CD-ROM make this a great item for you!

Sho-Comi vol.24 Dec 2009

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:32:47 -0500

Sho-Comi vol.24 Dec 2009

A great manga magazine for fans of high quality shoujo (girl's manga), this is the popular Sho-Comi (also written Shocomi or Sho-komi), which delivers 400+ pages of satisfying shojo manga do you every two weeks. Each issue of this outstanding comic delivers the most interesting and dramatic girls' stories, with interesting themes and stories by artists like Kozue Chiba, Yuki Shiraishi, Ai Mizuse and many more -- 9+ segments in each issue! Best of all, you get cool free stuff in some issues...

Moe Moe Uniform Encyclopedia ~ Moe Moe Seifuku Zukan

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:38:43 -0400

Moe Moe Uniform Encyclopedia ~ Moe Moe Seifuku Zukan

This is a great item we've got here: This manga sized artbook is a Moe uniform encyclopedia. It contains description on every single type of uniform, illustrated by super cute and sexy moe characters, wearing various uniforms. From schoolgirl to nurse, racequeen to tennis, you'll now and see everything about cute and sexy uniform. Great for fashion enthusiasts or Moe character lovers, this cute artbook definitely worth the look. Great for gifts. 190 pages.

Genki Workbook 1 ~ An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:11:41 -0400

Genki Workbook 1 ~ 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 frustrated. However, a new series by The Japan Times has recently taken Japanese language for foreigners by storm, and comes highly recommended by anyone who has taken it -- Genki, An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese. The entire course has 23 lessons, guiding the student...

More Training with Hinako ~ Hinako no Hon

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:59:54 -0400

More Training with Hinako ~ Hinako no Hon

Direct from the Isshou ni Training DVD series comes this awesome artbook for even more wonderful exercises with the bubbly Hinako as your motivational coach. Fully colored all with Hinako and her natural "charms" to get your heart racing. Additionally, for a limited time, there are special extras which include a large poster and a special sexy "MEGA Megane Cleaner" (Glasses Cleaner) that measures 90x40 cm! Fantastic for fans of bishoujo and wacky anime exercise videos.

Azumanga Daioh Renewal ver. 1 ~ First Grade

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:14:16 -0400

Azumanga Daioh Renewal ver. 1 ~ First Grade

"The 21st century four panel manga begins here." So proclaims the cover of this new 10th anniversary commemorative edition of Azumanga Daioh, reissued in a handsome collectable format across three B6-size volumes. Now famous for his ongoing manga Yotsubato! , author and illustrator Azuma Kiyohiko saw his rise to fame in this monthly series of vertical four-panel comic strips chronicling the humor and wit in the daily lives of a group of average, yet extraordinary, high school girls. Each volume...

Azumanga Daioh Renewal ver. 2 ~ Second Grade

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:14:16 -0400

Azumanga Daioh Renewal ver. 2 ~ Second Grade

"The 21st century four panel manga begins here." So proclaims the cover of this new 10th anniversary commemorative edition of Azumanga Daioh, reissued in a handsome collectable format across three B6-size volumes. Now famous for his ongoing manga Yotsubato! , author and illustrator Azuma Kiyohiko saw his rise to fame in this monthly series of vertical four-panel comic strips chronicling the humor and wit in the daily lives of a group of average, yet extraordinary, high school girls. Each volume...

Azumanga Daioh Renewal ver. 3 ~ Third Grade

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:03:55 -0400

Azumanga Daioh Renewal ver. 3 ~ Third Grade

"The 21st century four panel manga begins here." So proclaims the cover of this new 10th anniversary commemorative edition of Azumanga Daioh, reissued in a handsome collectable format across three B6-size volumes. Now famous for his ongoing manga Yotsubato! , author and illustrator Azuma Kiyohiko saw his rise to fame in this monthly series of vertical four-panel comic strips chronicling the humor and wit in the daily lives of a group of average, yet extraordinary, high school girls. Each volume...

Japanese T-shirt "I Love Hentai" (Standard Men's)

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:33:49 -0400

Japanese T-shirt "I Love Hentai" (Standard Men's)

The word "hentai" has come to describe all manner of erotic and sexual anime art and counter culture in anime, manga and computer games. For fans of this popular genre, we have a great new wacky T-shirt: I Love Hentai. Show your devotion to one of Japan's most unique forms of popular culture with this great new shirt. Great for all Otaku! Choose from S, M, L, XL, and 2XL. (Extra charges for 2XL apply). (SZS SZM SZL SZXL SZ2XL) 15% off 3 or more shirts or hoodies. Click for shirt size info. Why...

Ultra Jump Nov. 2009

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:41:32 -0500

Ultra Jump Nov. 2009

Japan has a highly addictive manga (comic) culture that's brimming with tons of new issues to cater to customers of all types. In an effort to bring the Japanese manga culture closer to you, this is Ultra Jump - a terrific manga magazine featuring nearly 500 amazing pages of high-quality short stories for you each month. IN THIS ISSUE, see outstanding manga stories like Peace Maker, Needless, Steel Ball Run, and the awesome creation of Japanese artist OH! GREAT, Tenjou Tenge. Plus you get a...

Ita G ~ Ita Sha Graphics vol. 3

Mon, 11 May 2009 01:21:10 -0400

Ita G ~ Ita Sha Graphics vol. 3

What happens when you take two Japanese culture phenomenon like anime bishoujo girls love, car customizing, and mix it together? You get Itasha. Itasha is the art of customizing cars with anime girls decals and vinyls over the paint. Can't believe it? Take a look into this fabulous magazine that is dedicated to Itasha culture, presenting the most ambitious car customizations. If you always wanted to have your car painted with Miku Hatsune faces all over it, you should start looking inside this...

Kaguya Hime Moehon Red -- Kuroha. K

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:17:31 -0400

Kaguya Hime Moehon Red -- Kuroha. K

Kaguya hime (aka The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) is a classic Japanese folktale that details the life of Kaguya-hime, a girl that was discovered inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant. She is said to be from the Tsuki-no-Miyako (The Capital of the Moon). Here's a wonderful artbook/ story book that's perfect for those who love classic tales, Japanese illustration work and studying the Japanese language. Hard cover. This purchase is for the Moehon Red version, illustrated by Kuroha. K...

Touhou Bunkacho ~ Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:40 -0400

Touhou Bunkacho ~ Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red

This essential tome of Touhou lore reads like an almanac, with an eclectic selection of features with text written and production supervised by ZUN, the mastermind of the Touhou project. The book contains several chapters of original manga (all with furigana phonetic characters next to the kanji - ideal for a Japanese learner), a large section of vividly illustrated newspaper-style descriptions of happenings in the Touhouverse (think The Onion-style layout), along with illustrated descriptions...

Ita G ~ Ita Sha Graphics vol. 5

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:04:20 -0400

Ita G ~ Ita Sha Graphics vol. 5

Another issue of the popular perfect-bound magazine dedicated to Itasha, the unique kind of anime-decorated car which sounds like it should mean "Italian car," although it's written with kanji characters that mean "painful car." A fantastic world of sub-culture, this great book is fun to read through and drool over, and all the trends are here. Includes cars featuring Miku Hatsune, School Days, Strike Witches, ToHeart2, Nanoha Strikers, The Idolmaster and much more. Lose yourself in a world of...

Otome Graph Premium ~ Mai Hime

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:45:08 -0400

Otome Graph Premium ~ Mai Hime

Here's another nice and glossy full color fanbook for the fans of the Mai Hime series. It features numerous artworks including bikini drawings of the heroines, along with a lot of details on the characters and the series itself. The whole book is illustrated with a lot of funny and entertaining panels and other high quality visuals from the anime. There is also a nice sketch section at the end of it which definitely worth to have a look at it. 95 pages.

Comickers Art Style vol. 6

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:17:38 -0400

Comickers Art Style vol. 6

With a large subculture devoted entirely to creating comic and graphic art, Japan appears to lead the globe in comic art, with many publications dedicated to just the creation. The most prominent is Comickers, a publication whose raison d'etre seems to be to teach the various methods of comic art creation directly from the professionals. In this side publication dedicated in this fourth volume to "show to show a world outlook," Comickers assembles a gathering of pros to teach us how it's done...

Chara no! vol. 14

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:21:43 -0500

Chara no! vol. 14

Chara No! is an awesome "light novel" magazine, bringing you all of your favorite anime and manga stories in novel versions. Excellent for people studying Japanese with an intermediate level, this magazine also includes full color news pages of the latest anime series like Queen's Blade !But also manga chapters as long as a superb poster of Queen's Blade (see cover art). Get your limited March issue of The Sneaker today! 340 pages.

ef - a tale of memories TV Animation Complete File

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:18:35 -0400

ef - a tale of memories TV Animation Complete File

One of the most popular moe -kei anime series to come along in recent years has been capital letter-challenged "ef - a tale of memories" and its sequel "ef - a tale of melodies," two outstanding series that deal with the most beautiful characters anime can conceive of. This artbook covers all characters over both anime series, presenting many visual images both from the anime and original over 140 pages.

Itasha Club Aug 2008 vol. 1 ~ The Charmind Car Magazine vol. 1

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:28:13 -0400

Itasha Club Aug 2008 vol. 1 ~ The Charmind Car Magazine vol. 1

Itasha is a unique blend of Japanese otakuism and import car fanaticism rolled into one tight package. Travel to Akihabara nowadays, and you'll find off into street corners or in front of electronic shops these sports cars, lovingly decorated with anime characters from your favorite shows. For those who want gather ideas on how to make your ride decked out in style like the diehard enthusiasts here in Japan, Itasha Club is one of the best resources for you. This Aug edition features a cool 69...

Japanese Sword Girls ~ Moeru Nihontou Daizen

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:21:21 -0400

Japanese Sword Girls ~ Moeru Nihontou Daizen

What's better than a Katana Sword? Girls! And what's better than girls? Girls with Japanese Swords! The folks at Core Magazine bring together art work from over 30 of Japan's top illustrators solely focused all around one theme Girls with Swords creating one of the most kick ass photobooks around. Artistically written in full Japanese kanji, but with Japanese names written in Romaji (standard alphabet) you get an artwork gallery that's absolutely breathtaking from artists such as OhTenta...

How to Draw Manga -- 5 book set

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:43:52 -0400

How to Draw Manga -- 5 book set

How to Draw Manga is a series the coolest manga on the market today! Illustrated and written by the famous Tadashi Ozawa who is known for his work on Laputa, Akira, The Record of Lodoss War and Yawara! Now, only available for a limited time, you can get a set of these popular How to Draw Manga books in one bundle. These thick "Bibles of Drawing" are just what you need to take your artistic levels to the next stage. With this purchase, you'll get the How to Draw Manga: Colorful Costumes, Maids...

Queen's Blade The Duel Complete Book

Wed, 13 May 2009 00:46:01 -0400

Queen's Blade The Duel Complete Book

The ultimate illustration book for every Queen's Blade fan is now in stock and ready to order! This fantastic book features every single illustration that was originally used for Queen's Blade Trading cards. If you like sexy female warrior characters and cosplay themes, this artbook is a must-have to your collection. As with all the artbooks published in Japan, the quality of the glossy printing is not to be believed, and you will spend many hours gazing at the lovely art. Buy 4...

Queen's Blade ~ Musha Miko Emaki -- Tomoe

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:56:28 -0500

Queen's Blade ~ Musha Miko Emaki -- Tomoe

With the enormous popularity of the Queen's Blade combat artbook game in Japan, its publishers decided to branch out and bring the characters to life even further with a series of Bitoshi Gaiden (Beautiful Warrior Side Stories) books. Musha Miko Tomoe is the first in this series, a hardbound, full-color tome lavishly illustrated by artist Eiwa that depicts the struggle of Shinto priestess Tomoe against the demonic hordes of her enemies, led by the female-demon general Shizuka. It wouldn't be...

Vitamin Book

Sun, 24 May 2009 23:54:31 -0400

Vitamin Book

Here's a rally special book for fans of yaoi / BL-esque otome (girl-centric) games from Japan, which brings you everything you ever wanted to know about the "Vitamin" series of games, specifically Vitamin X, Vitamin X Evolution and Vitamin Y). From page one you know this book is special, with the amazing illustrations you're greeted with, created specially for this book. All characters and major story plots are covered by the book, with gorgeous visuals at every turn. Also, you get a special...

Shonen Ace Oct 2009

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:54:33 -0400

Shonen Ace Oct 2009

One of the most popular manga that both the young and young at heart flock to each month to get their fix for the latest in popular stories is the famed Shonen Ace. Now available at J-List, this thick, slick, hip manga features some of the best artists and stories in Japan today in a telephone book-thick issue. All stories are written in full kanji with furigana to help those learning Japanese showcasing 18 different tales, occasional specials, omake ("freebies") all done in a mixture of...

Kanji de Manga Vol. 1

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:32:43 -0400

Kanji de Manga Vol. 1

Japanese kanji - the written characters adapted from Chinese - were originally drawings of images from real life. Japanese comic books and cartoons now provide fresh images to help us learn. "Kanji de Manga" uses today's manga images to make the kanji learning process fun and easy for "Otaku" of all ages. Enjoy the pictures and practice, you'll be reading and writing basic Japanese in no time at all! For your convenience, this book is stocked in San Diego.

Moe Moe Angel (Side White) Encyclopedia ~ Tenshi Jiten

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:45:45 -0400

Moe Moe Angel (Side White) Encyclopedia ~ Tenshi Jiten

The Moe Moe Encyclopedia series is an interesting line of artbooks that present information about a specific subject, interjected with gorgeous original moe artwork. This is the Moe Moe Angel book, which illustrates various famous angels in literature and history, updated with cute moe anime-style designs of course. The major angels of Judiasm, Christianity, Islam and even Zoroastrianism are included. Includes a poster inside. 180 pages.

Hyakko Illustrations ~ Haruaki Kato works

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:48:30 -0500

Hyakko Illustrations ~ Haruaki Kato works

The newly aired Hyakko anime adapted from the manga created by Haruaki Kato is one of the best series of the end 2008. On the first day of high school at Kamizono Academy, four girls meet each other while lost on the huge campus, and form a friendship. This story follows the daily school life of the four girls and their eclectic classmates. Hilarious and refreshing, this anime is really worth watching! This is the official illustration artbook from Hyakko. You'll find all the characters for...