Anime Figures - Top 25 at JBOX.com

1. Megami MAGAZINE Reserve Subscription

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:35 -0400

Some magazines exist to bring you information, others to present opinions. All are commercial enterprises, which presumably means they are trying to make money for their investors. Apparently, though, Megumi exists only to lose money by giving it all away in the form of fabulous gifts to its readership. Each issue of Megami Magazine ("the Anime & Bishoujo Game Character information magazine") features tons and tons of free stuff, including wonderful posters (there are *13* two-sided color...

2. Naruto Anbu Mask

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:19 -0400

J-List is happy to make this great limited edition Anbu mask available to our customers, a great item for collectors everywhere! A fabulous high quality mask hand-made from injected plastic which is very thick and durable, this mask is designed to give you many years of great service whether it's worn at Halloween or anime conventions, or displayed in your room. It also features a heavy duty strap attached with scuba divers' glue as well as black block coverings for the eyes, so you can see out...

3. Makkuro Kurosuke Window Mascot -- My Neighbor Totoro

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:35 -0400

This is the cute soot sprite (makkuro kurosuke) from Hayao Miyazaki films that is so popular with absolutely everyone. This time in the form of a hanging window mascot with big white eyes, and made of a soft, squeezable material with tons of fur, and attached to a suction cup. Recommended for Studio Ghibli collectors! (More like this) (Direct link to this product)

4. Seven Days in Japan

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:35 -0400

"Seven Days in Japan" is a fascinating documentary made by student film director and anime fan Joe Doughrity, who fulfilled his lifelong dream of coming to Japan. Over the course of a week, Joe explores the ins and outs of Tokyo, sampling the traditional, the otaku-inspired and the silly, experiencing such bizarre aspects of Japan as ganguro girls (the dark-skinned kogals in Tokyo), JPOP music, the nightlife of Shibuya, and even fighting champ Bob Sapp. Join Joe as they explore Ueno Park...

5. Totoro Small Stamp Set w/ Case -- Set of 4

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:35 -0400

The Japanese loves stamps as much as the next person. They even use them at large name companies. This cute little Totoro stamp set of 4 measures about 0.5 x0.5 inches each and depicts various illustrations of a Totoro holding a tall plant, staring in the sky with curiosity, staring back at you with curiosity, and and cute little dust balls frolicking. Each stamp has a rubber bottom for lasting durability and also comes packaged with red ink. Great all around fun for Ghibli lovers. (More like...

6. School Days Parody T-Shirt - "Nice Boat!"

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:15:37 -0400

School Days is an extremely popular anime based on a dating-sim game about a love triangle between Makoto, his girlfriend Kotonoha and his friend Sekai, which combines beautiful characters and an incredible complex (and fairly violent) story. The day before the last episode was to air, a girl killed her father with an axe, and fearing that the act might have been inspired by the show, replaced the last episode with classical music and images of a boat. The "Nice Boat!" is now a part of otaku...

7. Animage reserve subscription

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:07:32 -0400

The wonderful Animage, the magazine that has shaped how we view animation more than any other, published by Tokuma Shoten and launched by Hayao Miyazaki himself. Each issue is filled with information and color artwork of your favorite current anime series, anime games, manga, and more. And with each issue, you get a free gift (poster, manga insert, stickers). It's a great magazine, and we're proud to be able to offer it at J-List! This magazine subscription can be purchased on a revolving basis...

8. Miku Hatsune Nendoroid T-Shirt - Men's

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:24:04 -0400

Back in 2003, Yamaha created a singing synthesizer application software called VOCALOID that allowed users to synthesize singing by typing in lyrics and melody known as Vocaloid. A second version is soon to be released in December 2007 with a new robust engine that improves it's usability and synthesis quality. In the first installment, the Vocaloid character Miku Hatsune created by illustrator Kei is their first spokes "person" for this new product. Miku Hatsune translated means (Future of the...

9. Japanese T-shirt - "Otaku Train Sign"

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:38:43 -0400

The term "otaku" refers to fans of Japanese anime, manga and other forms of popular culture from the Land of the Rising Sun, and it's the perfect label for the current generation of Japan-focused anime fans all over the world. Now we've got a bold new T-shirt for the otaku in you, featuring a replica of a sign visible in every train station in Japan. The shirt lists "Otaku" as the current destination, with O-Daiba (the area of Tokyo where the famous Comic Market doujinshi convention is held...

10. Revoltech Yotsuba ~ Yotsubato

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:04:56 -0500

Revoltech takes on the wildly energetic and whimsical Yotsuba Koiwai character, from the manga "Yotsuba&" (pronounced "Yotsuba And"), and "Try! Try! Try!" by Kiyohiko Azuma (creator of Azumanga Daioh) -- this is the kind of character that gets to be more expressive as a Revoltech figure because of the wide range of poses and movements that Revoltech is famous for. Yotsuba is also the mascot for the popular imageboard 4chan, known in Japan as the 'Yotsuba Channel'. Cast in high-grade PVC, with...

11. DX Red Lacquered 2 Tier Bento Box -- Hors d'oeuvre ~ Totoro

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:09:12 -0500

Perhaps one of the more unique bento boxes around, this high quality Studio Ghibli product is a large DX version that has four separate bento boxes within the larger bento box. Each individual box is 2 tiered and when formed together create a great montage of Totoro. Each of the smaller boxes can house delicious food inside from rice in one box, vegetables in the other, as well as other main courses and appetizers. The smaller boxes measure 8.5 x 8.5 x 5 cm, The large "jubako" (stackable bento...

12. Model Graphix reserve subscription

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:44:32 -0400

In the world, there are cool things and then there are cool things. Model Graphix, a new 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! Excellent robot shows (Macross, Gundam), bishoujo game characters and anime toys, and Japan's excellent plastic model kits are all well...

13. Totoro Stamp -- Oshirase Information

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:47:27 -0500

This cute little Totoro stamp measures about 3x3x2 cm (1x1x0.5 inches) and depicts an illustration of the gray Totoro holding a tall plant, staring at the Sho Totoro that is hitch hiking a ride with dust sprites looking curiously at the action. The bottom of the stamp has a message that says "Oshirase" which means Information, or more literally, "FYI." Each stamp is made of wood with a rubber stamp for use with an ink pad. Great all around fun for Ghibli lovers. Authentic with the Ghibli seal...

14. Pinky:Cos -- Rei Ayanami School Uniform version

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:54:16 -0500

Pinky:St. (Pinky Street) by BABYsue and Vance Project is a collection of colorful cute female super-deformed dolls with exchangeable parts-- the hair, clothes and accessories are all interchangeable between the different dolls making fun combinations. Highly detailed, extremely well-made and colorful, they are the perfect desktop mates for home or work, and there is a whole subculture dedicated to collecting these extremely cute figures. Standing 10 cm (4 inches) tall, they feature...

15. Hobby Japan reserve subscription

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:35 -0400

A fabulous and deluxe hobby magazine for fans of Japan's excellent model, garage kit and anime world, this is the wonderful Hobby Japan. A super-thick magazine that features a square back, lots of wonderful glossy color, and information and advertisements of interest to anyone with a love of Japanese "pura-moderu" (plastic models) and cold-cast/PVC kits. Now you can get this great magazine delivered to you every month from J-List. This magazine subscription can be purchased on a revolving basis...

16. Revoltech No.050 Gurren Lagann

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:21 -0400

Gurren Lagann was one of the most talked about series last year. A production by Gainax (of Evangelion fame), it features a hard edged band of heroes living underground, escaping the clutches of Gunmen robots who are piloted by beastmen. This is the Gurren Lagann robot in Revoltech form, featuring 54 articulation points allowing you to pose it anyway your imagination sees fit. It comes with interchangeable accessories such as a core drill, sunglasses, optional hands, head, and display base...

17. Sunshine Buddies Hello Kitty version

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:21 -0400

If you like the Sunshine Buddies solar toys and Hello Kitty, this is a perfect item for you! It's a Hello Kitty Nohohon Zoku (Sunshine Buddies) nooding solar toy that never needs batteries -- as long as you keep Kitty near a light source she will keep nodding through the day. Vibrantly colored and nicely sculpted, this is a cute display toy that will be treasured for years to come. Measures 9cm square at the base, and 10.5cm tall. An official Sanrio product. (More like this) (Direct link to...

18. Gorgeous Sweets -- Full Set Set of 10 ~ Re-ment Puchi Sample Series

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:02:44 -0400

Re-Ment puchi sample shokugan have been a hot seller here at J-list and this will nonetheless be another hit for fans of cute culture. Featuring terrific replicas of delicious sweets, from all the chocolates and confections you can imagine! Made out of high quality PVC and painstakingly painted to be as close to the real thing as possible. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but looks good enough to eat. Each particular box comes with a full array of miniature food replicas from the...

19. Revoltech No.36 Strike Valkyrie VF-1S ~ Macross

Thu, 22 May 2008 03:47:41 -0400

Macross, known in the US as Robotech, is an anime classic and one of the first mecha anime to make it to the states to gain wide scale popularity. The VF-1 (Veritech Fighter) Valkrye is the centerpiece of variable (robot-transforming) fighter technology in the series, Veritech is short for Variable Engineering and Robotic Integration Technology. This is a special variant is the VF-1S, a single seat fighter armed with four head lasers that came to be known as 'Skull One', and was the first...

20. Totoro Matchbox Music Box ~ Totoro -- Totoro no Takara

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:41:36 -0400

Studio Ghibli astounds us once again with these incredible matchbook music boxes featuring the music and characters from the Hayao Miyazaki anime "My Neighbor Totoro". The matchbooks measure about 2 inches across (5.5 cm) and open to reveal 2 acorns inside. Detailed and entirely faithful to the movie, they recapture the ghibli spirit and are wonderful collectibles that you can share and keep as a treasure for years to come. Made by toy maker Sekiguchi in Japan. (More like this) (Direct link to...

21. Soft Leek Replica

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:21 -0400

A truly legendary item is here! The Japanese negi (leek) became an icon of Japanesae animation after the character Orihime from Bleach was made to spin one in a hypnotic Flash animation known as "leekspin" which shows Orihime (also known as "Loituma Girl" , after the Finnish band whose song Levan Polka accompanies her spinning) happily twirling a leek in her hand over, and over, and over... More recently, the introduction of virtual singing Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku has re popularized the...

22. Lucky Star Figure Collection vol.2 Basic Set of 5

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:08:55 -0400

From the wacky and popular anime series Lucky Star (which originally started as a four panel comic) comes this fun figure collection courtesy of Freeing. This amazing new Lucky Star figure set features Tamura Hyori (the BL fan who draws all the boys as yaoi manga), Patricia Martin (an exchange student from America who knows way too much about yaoi and fujoshi culture), Kobayakawa Yutaka (Konata's cousin), Iwasaki Minami (seemingly destined for a yuri relationship with Yutaka), and Narumi Yui...

23. Revoltech Danboo ~ Yotsuba

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:21 -0400

Similar to the Microman series, the Revoltech features multiple points of articulation (from the hips, ankles, knees, shoulders and waist) to provide a more realistically human form when posing your figures. This absolutely adorable Revoltech figure features Danboo (Danboard) from the wacky comic "Yotsuba to!" The eyes light up to create a more dramatic effect and even comes with an exchangeable head of Miura-chan. Measures 13 cm tall. (More like this) (Direct link to this product) ...

24. P:Chara Haruhi Suzumiya Pinky Street

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:19:57 -0500

We lvoe the P:Chara line of anime-based Pinky Street toys, and think they look great. This is their rendering of Haruhi from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and she can be configured in many ways by popping her head off and changing bodies from her school uniform to her bunny suit. There are alternate arm bands, too. (More like this) (Direct link to this product)

25. Churuya-San Anime T-Shirt - "Nyoro~n"

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:39:21 -0400

You never know what bizarre thing is going to get popular in Japan next. Meet the super-cute character Churuya-san, star of a 4-panel manga who is based on the character Tsuruya-san from the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. A super deformed and very cute girl, each comic involves something like Churuya-san asking her friend Kyon if she can have something (usually smoked cheese), her being rejected, followed in the last panel by her saying "Nyoron..." (written "Nyoro~n"), essentially a meaningless...

Anime Figures - Top 25 at JBOX.com

1. Megami MAGAZINE Reserve Subscription

2. Naruto Anbu Mask

3. Makkuro Kurosuke Window Mascot -- My Neighbor Totoro

4. Seven Days in Japan

5. Totoro Small Stamp Set w/ Case -- Set of 4

6. School Days Parody T-Shirt - "Nice Boat!"

7. Animage reserve subscription

8. Miku Hatsune Nendoroid T-Shirt - Men's

9. Japanese T-shirt - "Otaku Train Sign"

10. Revoltech Yotsuba ~ Yotsubato

11. *DX* Red Lacquered 2 Tier Bento Box -- Hors d'oeuvre ~ Totoro

12. Model Graphix reserve subscription

13. Totoro Stamp -- Oshirase *Information*

14. Pinky:Cos -- Rei Ayanami School Uniform version

15. Hobby Japan reserve subscription

16. Revoltech No.050 Gurren Lagann

17. Sunshine Buddies Hello Kitty version

18. Gorgeous Sweets -- Full Set *Set of 10* ~ Re-ment Puchi Sample Series

19. Revoltech No.36 Strike Valkyrie VF-1S ~ Macross

20. Totoro Matchbox Music Box ~ Totoro -- Totoro no Takara

21. Soft Leek Replica

22. Lucky Star Figure Collection vol.2 Basic Set of 5

23. Revoltech Danboo ~ Yotsuba

24. P:Chara Haruhi Suzumiya Pinky Street

25. Churuya-San Anime T-Shirt - "Nyoro~n"

11. DX Red Lacquered 2 Tier Bento Box -- Hors d'oeuvre ~ Totoro

13. Totoro Stamp -- Oshirase Information

18. Gorgeous Sweets -- Full Set Set of 10 ~ Re-ment Puchi Sample Series