Magazines Subsciptions - Top 25 at JBOX

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 omake stuff, including dozens of wonderful posters, telephone cards...

2. KERA Reserve Subscription

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:51:38 -0500

KERA is a fresh fashion magazine from the streets of Tokyo. Covering a variety of themes, from punk to Harajuku grunge to Goth-Loli , this magazine gives the reader an excellent idea of the fringe, hip fashions that are currently taking Japanese youth by storm. A thick, large magazine of color photos, it contains not only models, but photos of the apparel alone. It is a mixture of the Harajuku grunge and gothic crowds, a "power up FRUiTs" with superb photographs, famous models, and tons of...

3. Comic Coro Coro reserve subscription

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:41:49 -0500

By popular request, J-List is proud to offer one of the most popular comic & presents manga, Comic Coro Coro. This super-thick (over *800* pages!) manga is great not just because of the regular installments of Pokemon, Doraemon, Zoids, Spinner, and many other popular Japanese manga -- each issue also comes with a great selection of rare and highly omake (free stuff) such as collectible stickers, cards, mini-posters, and more. Filled with a huge selection of Japan's most popular manga as well as...

4. Hiragana Times Reserve Subscription

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:22:51 -0400

Hiragana Times is the premiere magazine for students of Japanese and anyone who wants to follow Japan every month. Each issue features articles both in English and in Japanese (complete with furigana pronunciation) to help those studying the language. Filled with tons of cultural articles that make you think relating to current events, interviews with famous Japanese celebrities, Japanese pop culture, travel, and even articles written by readers themselves who wish to share their own personal...

5. ULTRA JUMP Reserve Subscription

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:08:02 -0400

At J-List, we live in Japan, and that means we've got access to a lot of really cool anime and manga that folks overseas never get to see. We love to make it available to you, too! Now you can get a subscription to the very cool Ultra Jump, a super monthly manga magazine featuring over 450 amazing pages of high-quality manga for you each month. See the true cutting edge of manga each month with Ultra Jump! The description for the most recent issue of this magazine is below: Japan has a highly...

6. Cure Reserve Subscription

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:18:47 -0500

A perfect supplement to Shoxx magazine, this is Cure, an ultra hip, oversized J-rock magazine dedicated to avid fans of Japanese punk and gothic culture. Coining itself as a "Japaneseque Rock and Visual Styling Magazine," it's a wonderful trip to a rare underground youth culture with dark themes, rebelliously wild fashion, and a vibrant energy that can only be recreated by attending the concerts these bands perform in. Each issue dedicates itself to an unheard of 20-30 pages for a band of the...

7. Smart Reserve Subscription

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:32:11 -0400

Smart magazine is a stunningly thick publication of men's fashion for the street hip. Loaded from cover to cover with photos of the latest watches, accessories, T-shirts, fashion, shoes, caps and related items, it keeps readers up to pace on what's hot in Japan and the rest of the world. All-color photos display the items in use as well as stand-alone. Excellent for the street samurai in you. Each issue also features occasional nude idols, as is the custom of most men's fashion magazines in...

8. Newtype Japan Reserve Subscription

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:21:17 -0400

Newtype, the Moving Pictures Magazine, the beautiful anime magazine that gives you all the information on the hottest anime currently running in Japan. Filled with vibrant color on every page and featuring many great surprises (omake) such as color posters, pencil boards, special booklets and other freebies each month, Newtype is always a wonderful magazine for anime fans! This is the original Japanese version of Newtype, ideal for fans who want to keep their fingers on the pulse of anime in...

9. Animedia Reserve Subscription

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:45:53 -0500

By customer request, J-List is happy to add a new anime magazine to our line-up of available revolving subscriptions. Published by Gakushukan, creators of the excellent Megami Magazine, each issue of Animedia is filled with brilliant glossy color pictures from the hottest anime in Japan. You also get loads of free stuff ( omake ), like pull-out posters, booklets, calendars, and more in each issue. You can expect to see plenty of your favorite in anime and game info, including Neon Genesis...

10. Gothic & Lolita Bible Reserve Subscription

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 03:47:05 -0400

This is it! The bible of Elegant Gothic Lolita (EGL) is here. This gorgeous full-color, squarebound magazine is thick with tons of pictures, illustrations, shops, stores and hotels with Old World architecture, the latest styles, how-tos and so much more of all the latest haunting styles in the Japanese gothic world. Known worldwide for their unabashed class and taste in clothing, the Goths of Japan regularly frequent the bridge-like structure just outside Harajuku Station on the skirts of...

11. Egg reserve subscription

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:30:08 -0500

A great magazine from J-List, available by monthly revolving "reserve subscription," this is Egg, a Japanese magazine of youthful kogal fashion and style, filled with lovely fashion photos of Tokyo's charming kogals. The articles are interesting, and the pictures and fashion sense is great, even if you can't read Japanese. Get this great magazine sent to you each month direct from J-List! Also recommended for fans of FRUiTS magazine! The description for the most recent issue of this magazine is...

12. Shonen Ace Reserve Subscription

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:27:55 -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...

13. Cutie Reserve Subscription

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:55:55 -0500

Welcome to Cutie, the extremely kawaii magazine of Japanese fashion and cuteness for young and vibrant Tokyo girls. Each 140+ page issue is filled with the latest trends in clothing and accessory trends, allowing you to peer in and enjoy the cute things fashionable Japanese girls are talking about all the time. You also get to track popular models like Becky, Suzanne and Kaela Kimura, and read the cute manga you get in each magazine, too. Best of all, this magazine gives you fun free gifts...

14. FRUITS Reserve Subscription

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:49:15 -0500

Another great magazine available by monthly "reserve subscription" from J-List, this is Fruits, which features "Harajuku Free Style," and is loaded with photos of the fashionable young people who walk around Japan's young culture capital, Harajuku. See all the fashions that young people are wearing now, from imported jeans to cute tops with funny English on them to hair styles and more. Fashion is culture, and this magazine is brimming with excellent, interesting Japanese fashion culture! This...

15. B's LOG Reserve Subscription

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:37:14 -0500

There is a sudden boom in the world of games for girls in Japan, and this magazine tracks all the best yaoi, BL and " Otome " games (which feature a female main character finding love among boys) for you! Enjoying the rare offerings of stories revolving around boys love, churning thousands of books filled with masculine, refined and well dressed men professing their love to each other. Among the manga produced by both indies and high end companies, the spawning of bishounen games and even anime...

16. SHOXX Reserve Subscription - Visual Rock & JPOP

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:48:48 -0500

When you mix Gackt, Goth, Rock, and "visual" rock costumes together, SHOXX magazine is the result. A fantastic large page publication that features top Hard Rock groups from Japan. From their wild hair, to their outrageous studded clothing wear, you'll be brought on tour to concerts where you can practically feel the energy they create from their meaningful rhythms. Great source material for cosplayers or those who want to be on the leading edge of Japanese music culture. A full page, full...

17. Comptiq Reserve subscription

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:29:08 -0400

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 (omake) including a fold-out poster, regularly featured manga, and special additions that in the past...

18. Hobby Japan reserve subscription

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:21:17 -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. The description for the most recent issue of this magazine is...

19. COSMODE ~ Costume MODE Magazine Reserve Subscription

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:48:48 -0500

Cosplay fans rejoice! This is a brand new magazine (starting with vol. 1, issue 1) featuring cosplayers in full regalia at your favorite venues, including the Comiket (Comic Market), Tokyo Game Show, and many others around Japan. Full-page color photos of popular costumes and cosplayers posing, tips on how to do your make-up and hair, clothing designs and a ton more. Also loaded with pictures of great costumes, how-to information, and online resources for costuming fans. Note: this is not a...

20. Super Cawaii! Reserve Subscription - S Cawaii

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:07:01 -0500

A great new magazine available to you each month, this is S Cawaii (Super Cawaii). You may know that cawaii ( kawaii ) is Japanese for "cute," which all Japanese girls aspire to be -- and with the help of this excellent fashion magazine which captures both the outrageous fashions of kogals (Japan's original "valley girls") as well as the more stylish fashions of girls in Japan age 20-25. Although the magazine is in Japanese, it was chosen by us because of its very interesting content and high...

21. Comic Yuri Hime Reserve Subscription

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:40:27 -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 fans of the delicious drama that...

22. Little Devil Ageha ~ Koakuma Ageha Reserve Subscription

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:26:06 -0400

A great new magazine available to you each month, this is the hot new magazine Koakuma Ageha, aiming to bring up the glitz and glamour to your look all with a " kawaii " (cute) Japanese flair. With the help of this excellent fashion magazine, it captures the elements of the youthful fashion of kogals (Japan's original "valley girls"), glamorous appeal of kyabakura hostesses along with street fashion that any regular girl could wear, but still by eye-catchingly gorgeous. Although the magazine is...

23. mini Reserve Subscription

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:30:56 -0400

For the many fans of Tokyo's fashion world, this is mini, published by the editors of SMART, the magazine for stylish men. In each issue you'll see the latest trends in fashion, hair and make-up, and awesome accessories with 150 pages to browse each issue -- even the ads are fascinating to look at. Best of all, most every issue will come with some cool free gift (omake) for you, such as the specially branded mini tote bag that they give you with the current issue. You never know what cool free...

24. NyanType Reserve subscription

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:01:18 -0500

A newcomer in the world of more & bishoujo characters magazines, this is NyanType, a Megami-like magazine, full of sexy girls chara posters (omake), articles on the latest bishoujo anime series and more. The massive number and quality of the gorgeous free items each issue provides you along with the speed with which which each issue sells out means you should get a subscription today! Please note: This purchase is for a RESERVE SUBSCRIPTION which automatically reserves and charges you a copy as...

25. Dengeki Daioh Reserve subscription

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:27:38 -0400

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 you can experience all of your favorite manga on a regular monthly basis, delivered to your door as each issue is released in a revolving reserve subscription -- be on top of the moe manga revolution with all your favorites in one convenient monthly release! Naturally...