Archive for April, 2008

Japanese Recipes 60 ~ Washoku no Kihon

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Japanese Recipes 60 ~ Washoku no Kihon


The world over, Japanese cooking is becoming famous for its beautiful arrangement, delicate tastes and low-calorie nutrition qualities. More and more are Japanese restaurants becoming the popular places to eat, and still has a feeling of mystique to the preparation. This book takes the mystique out of Japanese cooking and enables you to try cooking traditional meals right in your own home! Everything is written in both English and Japanese, so it is a great chance to study the language as well...

Megami Magazine July 2007 vol. 86

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Megami Magazine July 2007 vol. 86


Some magazines exist to bring you information, others to present opinions. All are commercial enterprises, which 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. The quality of printing and artwork in this wonderful magazine, which...

Megami Magazine July 2007 vol. 86

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Megami Magazine July 2007 vol. 86


Some magazines exist to bring you information, others to present opinions. All are commercial enterprises, which 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. The quality of printing and artwork in this wonderful magazine, which...

Shizuka (Head of Kouma Ninja Troop) 1/8 Cast-Off Figure ~ Queens Blade

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Shizuka (Head of Kouma Ninja Troop) 1/8 Cast-Off Figure ~ Queens Blade


Queen's Blade is a RPG style fighting game revolving around an all female warrior class that must battle every four years, with the victor becoming the all powerful queen throughout the kingdom. Based on the Lost Worlds gaming system utilizing books and a powerful CPU known as the human brain, each player takes on a character in a duel to the death throughout the turn based system. Direct from the producers of Queen's Blade comes the sultry Ninja character from The Kouma Clan, Shizuka. Coming...

L from Death Note ~ Nendoroid

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

L from Death Note ~ Nendoroid


Death Note is a manga that has recently become incredibly popular in Japan, published in Jump and created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The story is about a normal young man who comes across a strange book labelled "Death Note" which has a special power: if one writes the name of a person while imagining that person's face, that person dies. The young man known as Light Yamagi (aka "Kira") uses the notebook to cleanse the world of evil, all the while being hunted by the FBI to understand...

L from Death Note ~ Nendoroid

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

L from Death Note ~ Nendoroid


Death Note is a manga that has recently become incredibly popular in Japan, published in Jump and created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The story is about a normal young man who comes across a strange book labelled "Death Note" which has a special power: if one writes the name of a person while imagining that person's face, that person dies. The young man known as Light Yamagi (aka "Kira") uses the notebook to cleanse the world of evil, all the while being hunted by the FBI to understand...

Meiji Kiwi 100% Juice Gummy

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Meiji Kiwi 100% Juice Gummy


Meiji is undoubtedly the gummy master of Japan, introducing new flavors with natural ingredients. With the current collagen craze in Japan, Meiji's "100% fruit juice series" continues to be a top seller in the gummy market. Made with 100% pear juice and no artificial colorings or ingredients, these are filled with collagen -- believed to help slow down the body's natural aging process by smoothing out the wrinkles of the skin, reducing cellulite and even restoring damaged hair. This zip-lock...

Light Yagami SD Figure ~ Deathnote — Nendoroid Series

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Light Yagami SD Figure ~ Deathnote -- Nendoroid Series


A freakily styled "Nendoroid" (Nendroid, from "nendo" meaning clay in Japanese) series figure, a super-deformed variant parts figure of Light Yagami, the main character who finds the all-powerful Death Note and decides to use it to ride the world of evil, so he can rule over the resulting Utopia as a 'god.' Includes 3 alternate faces, pens, and chain handcuffs. Box packaging is display window style. (More like this) (Direct link to this product)    

Lotte Toppo — Vanilla & Salt

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Lotte Toppo -- Vanilla & Salt


One of Japan's most delicious popular snack tastes and also a huge favorite at J-List, Toppo is one of those snacks that simply amazes you with the endless variety of unique flavors and packages from Okinawa to Hokkaido -- some found only in certain regions of Japan! This new salty vanilla flavor is a salty-sweet taste sensation that really lives up to the Toppo name, with a super yummy maple cream inside the crunchy Toppo pretzel shell! (More like this) (Direct link to this product)

Meiji Kiwi 100% Juice Gummy

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Meiji Kiwi 100% Juice Gummy


Meiji is undoubtedly the gummy master of Japan, introducing new flavors with natural ingredients. With the current collagen craze in Japan, Meiji's "100% fruit juice series" continues to be a top seller in the gummy market. Made with 100% pear juice and no artificial colorings or ingredients, these are filled with collagen -- believed to help slow down the body's natural aging process by smoothing out the wrinkles of the skin, reducing cellulite and even restoring damaged hair. This zip-lock...