Anime & Fashion 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

A cool new interactive dating-sim game that can be played with any standard DVD player, as well as computer with DVD drive or Playstation/Xbox, this is Hourglass of Summer! A fantastic long-playing love-sim which spans space and time, this is a fabulous new interactive anime game from Japan for fans of hentai games without the hentai. While supplies last, this title comes with a limited-edition art book. In this great new game, you are the main character, living a normal high school students...

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

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 15:16:58 -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...

4. Japanese T-shirt - Beware of Men Peeking (Men's standard)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:27:53 -0400

Japanese men are human, just like everyone else, and sometimes they have trouble controlling their inner urges. Here's a wacky T-shirt that warns people who see it to beware of "nozoki" -- peeping toms, who like to watch women secretly, in the bathroom and elsewhere. The text reads "Beware of Men Peeping" in clear, direct Japanese. Because the word "nozoki" is written with the hiragana writing system, it's someething that only Japanese can read or understand (it's illegible to Chinese, for...

5. Japanese Hat - "Otaku" (Oakley Parody)

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:57:18 -0400

A great machine embroidered hat from J-List, this is a version of our popular "Otaku" parody T-shirt, which parodies the famous Oakley logo and proclaims you to be a member of the Otaku Genearation. A stylish and comfortable Vintage Chino Twill Cap from Alternative Apparel, featuring "stone washed" cotton fabric, full size adjustability with a real brass buckle in the back, ventilation holes in the top, and more. We think this parody design is a great commentaray on the "super hip" people who...

6. Tattoo Girls Design Book vol. 2

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:22:29 -0400

Tattoo art is slowly starting to be accepted in Japan as not just as the mark of a yakuza (Japanese gangster) but a real form of body art that anyone can embrace. With the natural design talent of the Japanese, some of the tattoo art that is being created is truly amazing in its aesthetic and originality. This book, second in the series highligts tattoos for (and by) women in a catalogue that anyone interested in tattoo art should give a look, if you are looking for ideas for your next tattoo...

7. Kanji de Manga Vol. 1

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:25:20 -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! (More like this) (Direct link to this product) For your convenience, this book is...

8. Megami Magazine Deluxe vol. 10

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:10:20 -0400

This new "deluxe" version of Megami Magazine is perfect for hardcore Megami poster fans, as it contains a collection of dozens of posters from the past several editions of the magazine, plus a deluxe extra-large poster featuring "animal girl" cosplay characters from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, and Shana and company in bunny suits from Shakugan no Shana II! This digest for serious poster collectors spans 100 A4-size, full color pages from cover to cover, and features posters arranged by the...

9. Kimono Hime 3 ~ Momen Kimono ver.

Sun, 08 Jul 2007 07:57:00 -0400

It's definitely a pleasure to walk the streets of Tokyo and see more and more young women wearing the traditional Japanese kimono, and seeing it become a fashion trend once again. This book is a beautiful fashion book dedicated to the kimono, in a great "for beginners" approach that reminds us that the kimono is one of the most elegant styles of dresses ever created. It begins with full color fashion shots of an array of kimonos and accessories; an introduction to some of the best high quality...

10. Kimono Hime 5 ~ Natsu Asatabi ver.

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:43:51 -0500

11. Kimono Hime 6 ~ Kimono Spring Summer Fall Winter Version

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:43:51 -0500

12. Kimono Hime 4 ~ Kimono Sakka ver.

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:23:59 -0400

13. Comickers Art Style 1 ~ Latest Color Techniques

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:23:59 -0400

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 to color technique, Comickers assembles a gathering of pros to teach us how it's done, and the lineup presented here is...

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

Thu, 29 May 2008 10:08:29 -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...

15. Comp Hs vol. 9 ~ Comp Heroine 9

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:23:18 -0400

Another wonderful addition to the line up of Japan's Otaku and bishoujo culture, this is Comp Heroines aka Comp Hs (pronounced Comp Ecchies in Japanese) , a publication dedicated to the female anime characters that you've grown to love. Bringing you endless content of brand new images to drool over, they also pay focus to the people that make the characters come to life, the voice actresses (this month's seiyu interview is with Yuko Goto and Shizuka Itou from Kimiaru, that are just as cute as...

16. Kanji de Manga Vol. 4

Fri, 30 May 2008 21:59:54 -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. (More like this) (Direct link to this product) For your convenience, this book...

17. Kimono Hime 2 ~ Oatsurae ver.

Thu, 29 May 2008 10:08:29 -0400

18. Japanese in Mangaland Vol. 1

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:26:02 -0400

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...

19. Gurren Lagann YOKO Portraits

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:17:15 -0400

The energetic, busty heroine of Gainax's latest smash hit robot anime Gurren Lagann comes alive in this fabulous artbook featuring all Yoko, all the time! Includes 34 pages of gorgeous Yoko pinup art, the majority of which is exclusive to this book and seen here for the first time - a must for any Yoko fan! Continuing with the "photo book" theme, the other half of this full-color anthology includes interviews with Yoko about the various images, guest commentary from the other characters in the...

20. Cos-Cure vol. 1 ~ C Cure Nov. 2005 with DVD Region 2

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:19:48 -0400

Labelling itself as a magazine for high-level women cosplayers, Cos-Cure is definitely for those serious about the hobby -- the recreation of a character from a game, anime or manga through a costume, which is a significant event at comic conventions and game conventions, even headlining cosplay conventions of their own. With an ability level that is near-professional, cosplayers set out to bring a character to life in incredible detail, a hobby well-documented in series such as Genshiken. Each...

21. Tokyo For Free

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:14:50 -0400

Tokyo has long held the dubious honor of being one of the world's most expensive travel destinations, and not without reason. The rising yen and Japan's full-throttle economic boom combined to thrust the price of entertainment and sight-seeing in Japan's capital sky high. but as the "New York of the Orient," Tokyo's sights and sounds are must-dos for any modern day traveler. Now comes Tokyo For Free, a thorough survey of over 300 attractions of traditional and modern Japan - all absolutely...

22. How to Draw Manga -- Colorful Costumes

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:16:07 -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 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...

23. Hidenori Matsubara Artworks

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:34:27 -0500

Hidenori Matsubara is a character designer who is perhaps most widely known for his work on "Ah! My Goddess." This thick artbook not only focuses on his work from the famous anime series, but tons of others that you probably didn't know he was involved in as well such as Sakura Taisen (aka Sakura WARS), Gungrave, Rurou ni Kenshin, Return of Nadia, and tons more. Inside the 140+ pages are tons of artwork from actual cell captures to beautiful water/ pencil colored artwork as well. Great...

24. COSMODE 013 ~ Super Cosplay Magazine

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:43:51 -0500

For anime fans, there is only one COSMODE - a magazine directed at people who are interested in cosplay costumes and style. Containing high quality photos of cosplayers donning their gear and posing both within a studio set and out in the conventions, this is a book of ideas and tips about how to become your favorite anime and game characters. With hundreds of full color photos, tips on making accessories and costumes, makeup and hair, each issue is a treasure trove of information that can be...

25. Uno! -- Makoto Uno Artworks

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:44:22 -0400

There's just something about the way that Makoto Uno illustrates his characters, the large eyes, rounded bodies in all the right places. The illustrator that helped make Dragonaut the Resonance, Love Hina, Stellvia and Witch Blade come to life in Japan comes to you in this amazing perfect bound photobook thats ripe for the taking. Inside are back to back full color illustrations that will send your heart racing with excitement. Includes a full color fold out poster of Masane Amaha of...