Anime & Manga Magazines - Top 25 at JBOX.com

1. Genki Workbook 1 ~ An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:58:17 -0400

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...

2. Hourglass of Summer

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:25:29 -0400

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...

3. Comptiq Reserve subscription

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:25:32 -0500

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...

4. Japanese in Mangaland Vol. 1

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:21:06 -0500

Japanese in Mangaland is not a typical language course. For anyone interested in the language and culture of the land of the Rising Sun, this book is an ideal alternative as it offers an entertaining way of learning the basics of Japanese. Text found in the popular comics or mangas are the starting point for learning written and spoken Japanese. Whether or not you are interested in manga, you can pick up the basics from these clear and concise lessons divided into 30 chapters, with plenty of...

5. Kanji de Manga Vol. 1

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:21:51 -0500

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.

6. Megami Magazine Creators vol. 12

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:42:27 -0500

The gorgeous Summer 2008 edition of Megami Creators magazine is here! More than just a magazine, Megami Creators is really an artbook in disguise. Released quarterly, each issue features the work of many of Japan's top moe artists and illustrators, presented in handsome perfect-bound format - no staples here, great for archival collection. This issue features a special summer "swimsuit" theme, including work from popular bishoujo game artists and doujinshi creators like Iruma Kamiri...

7. Figure Maniacs vol. 14

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:05:44 -0400

This is issue 14 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. Stunning full-color and up-close photos of anime and game characters from Evangelion, Nadia, Galaxy Angel, Card Captor Sakura, Futari H, One Piece and many others. A truly amazing...

8. Figure Maniacs vol. 11

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:52:24 -0500

This is issue 11 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. Stunning full-color and up-close photos of anime and game characters from Onegai Teacher and Onegai Twins, Sailor Moon, Eva, Battle Vixens, Street Fighter II and many others. A truly...

9. Shonen Ace Reserve Subscription

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:42:27 -0500

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...

10. How to Draw Manga -- Guns and Military vol. 1

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:51:12 -0400

Here is one of the coolest manga on the market today -- a how to draw manga book in English! Illustrated and written by the famous Ichiro Kamiya who has won awards for his work from Kodansha and works for Weekly Shonen. This thick manga book focuses on guns and an inside look at how to draw characters, details (how to load weapons), clothing, accessories (gun belts, reloads), and makes excellent comments on history to make it a complete book of everything you need to know about drawing. Give...

11. Kanji de Manga Vol. 4

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:09:07 -0400

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! Volume 4. For your convenience, this book is stocked in San Diego.

12. Figure Maniacs vol. 10

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:21:38 -0400

This is issue 10 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. Stunning full-color and up-close photos of anime and game characters from Onegai Teacher, Jill from Biohazard (in G-Taste big breast form!), Gundam, Ah My Goddess and many others. A truly...

13. Nyan Type vol. 3

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:33 -0500

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...

14. Megami Magazine Creators vol. 16

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:33 -0500

Megami Creators is *the* premiere quarterly artbook-style magazine that showcases the work of the hottest upcoming and veteran talent of Japan's bishoujo ("pretty girl") art world. This latest installment of the perfect-bound archival quality magazine features the work of: Bekankou, Shina You, Tiv, Ishiki, Kouji Ogata, Hinata Mutsuki, Komorikei and many more! Also includes a focus on 'Training with Hinako' and the last Queen's Blade Rebellion characters. For the latest word on "more" in...

15. How to Draw Manga -- Colorful Costumes

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:52:23 -0500

Here is one of the coolest manga on the market today -- a how to draw manga book in English! Illustrated and written by the famous Tadashi Ozawa who is known for his work on Laputa, Akira, The Record of Lodoss War and Yawara! This thick manga book gives you an inside look at how to draw different kinds of uniforms, costumes and festive clothing such as OL, restaurant, hospital, fast food and other types of uniforms, including traditional attire of other countries. Comments on styles, details...

16. Comic Yuri Hime Reserve Subscription

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:21:06 -0500

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...

17. Queen's Blade The Duel Complete Book

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:33 -0500

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...

18. Japanese in Mangaland Vol. 2: Basic to Intermediate Level

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:21:06 -0500

With this second installment of the world-wide known Japanese in Mangaland series, the student of Japanese will continue his dive into the process of mastering Japanese. The methods in this book will help you graduate from the elementary to the intermediate level of the Japanese language. So, strap a headband around your head, for this time things are going to get rough - from now on, forget about romaji! The 15 lessons included here continue exactly from where the first book left you...

19. Nyoron Churuya san Megassa Limited ver.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:33 -0500

Due to the popularity of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya series, a fantastic spin off of the series was born with the character Nyoron Churuya, an adorable character who tries to fit in with the rest of the SOS dan and absolutely loves Smoked Cheese. Thanks to the folks at the Goodsmile company here's a chance to invite Nyoron Churaya-san to your home with this LIMITED EDITION booklet special. The package includes a special edition cover, rare pucchi nendroid of Nyoron and special booklet. A...

20. Megami Magazine Creators vol. 17

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:20:51 -0500

Megami Creators is *the* premiere quarterly artbook-style magazine that showcases the work of the hottest upcoming and veteran talent of Japan's bishoujo ("pretty girl") art world. This latest installment of the perfect-bound archival quality magazine features the work of: Nishi E Da, Tsuji Santa from Nitroplus, Ishida Hiroyuki, Migi, Kyosuke Himukai, Ito Ben and many more! Also includes a focus on 'Dream Club' and the last Queen's Blade Rebellion characters. For the latest word on "more" in...

21. Replicant vol. 19

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:41:21 -0500

A dynamite deluxe modeling magazine, this is a wonderful book dedicated to garage kits and mechanic figures. Filled with some of the most breathtaking assemblies of models you've ever seen -- Evangelion, Keroro, Street Fighter, Masaki Mizuhara originals, Range Murata originals, ToHeart, Transformers, Alien, pinky.street and more. This is a positively wonderful squarebound magazine (no staples), that's packed with color photographs of models from a variety of different angles and close-ups...

22. ARis Official Guide Book

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:33 -0500

The official Guide Book for Aris, the virtual maid, will soon come in stock! Be sure to preorder your own. Comes with a full new room for Aris! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have your own virtual, interactive figure? The idea popularized in anime such as Hand Maid May has finally come to life! Meet Dennou Figure (Cyber Figure) ARis, a 3D "holographic" figure displayed on your computer screen that you can interact with in real life through the manipulation of a special...

23. Using Manga to Improve Your Japanese Conversational Skills ~ Manga de Manabu Nihongo Kaiwajutsu

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:49:20 -0400

Here's a unique approach to learning Japanese, with manga, the unique visual comics that have been popular in Japan ever since the days of ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, who coined the term (it literally means "whimsical pictures"). This text takes you through many everyday situations in Japan using manga to illustrate cultural points, and gives you lots of reading practice. Features 12 chapters with topics such as introductions, invitations, asking for help and directions, casual conversation, and...

24. Figure Maniacs vol. 21 Summer 2006

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:42:27 -0500

This great magazine is 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. Stunning full-color and up-close photos of anime and game characters, Evangelion, Mai Hime, Getsumen Touheiki Miina (Moon Surface Rabbit Weapon Miina), Fate/Hollow ataraxia, ToHeart2, and many others. A...

25. Figure Maniacs vol. 29 Otome Gumi 2008

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:41:21 -0500

This is issue 29 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 like Kanu Unchou (Ikkitousen) Miku Yoko (from Gurren Lagann), Asuka from Evangelion cosplaying...