Hello from Japan, home of the the original salad-flavored pretzel.
My wife and I are like a mirror reflection of each other sometimes. We were watching one of the “Natsukashii (nostalgic) Anime” TV shows they have here, and they showed some old Astro Boy anime. Kazuki, who loves robots of any kind (especially Grand Liner, a robot that turns into a train), asked what the show was. My wife answered “Astro Boy” in English at the same time I answered “Tetsuwan Atom” in Japanese. The poor boy is never going to get his languages straight…
One area that has really changed in the past few years is the world of investment and finance. Turned on its ear three years ago when one of the “big three” securities firms suddenly closed its doors, Japanese investors are now offered many more choices, with the entry of Merril Lynch, Fidelity, E*Trade and others into the Japanese market. Nowadays, commercials for investment opportunities rival the high-interest loan companies for commercial time on late-night TV.
Tonight’s update is a special one, with a lot of nice new items being added to the list. First and foremost, we’ve added some great new manga to the hentai manga page, including a new issue of the Electronic Fighting Girls parody dojinshi anthology which should be very popular. For fans of Yaoi manga, we’ve got two very nice new “wide” manga, too. There are new dojinshi and “dojin-soft” items in the dojinshi section, including some floppy-based CG collections that we picked up at the last Comic Market. If you love JPOP, we’ve got recent singles by Amuro Namie and Globe on the JPOP page, and on the Anime & Toys page, we’ve got new Lodoss toys
Announcing the J-List $5 Magazine Sale. As a ways of saying thanks for all your support, and to help us clear out old stock, we’re happy to announce that all items on Magazine page 3 will be just $5 — and to make sure there’s lots of good stuff, we’ve stocked the page with great items like Dela Beppin, Bejean, Mr. Max, Nippon Mini-Skirt Club, Gal’s Dee, and Urecco — over two-dozen listings. Most of the items are “one-shots, so they’ll go fast. Make sure you check out the J-List Magazine page 3, now.
J-List has the last known stock of the excellent Lunatic Party and Angelic Impact adult dojinshi anthologies, which parody Sailor Moon and Evangelion. We’ve lowered all prices on these excellent series, so check out the excellent books on the Adult Manga (Parody) page, now!
