Another week is speeding by, as we continue our fast-paced life in Japan. Can you believe we’ll be done with 1997 in less than 6 weeks?
I have some really nice things for you today — starting with more high-quality Japanese anime toys. The newest line is a re-issuing of Macross toys and models by Bandai, Sega and some other companies. We have the first three in a series of Battloid “ready models” (really poseable, full-featured toys), and they are absolute must-haves for anyone who ever loved Macross or Robotech. Roy Fokker’s Skull-1 is staring at me as I type this, and every once in a while I pick it up and reenact Roy’s death in the Macross movie for Kaori’s benefit.
Besides these Battloid figures, we also have models (two Macross and one Gundam so far) — really excellent items that anyone interested in the genre should love. A word about the models. I have avoided breaking into pura-model (plastic models) up til now because, frankly, I know very little about the genre. Many great models exist, including models from various anime shows and more, and frankly, J-List will be able to provide them at quite reasonable prices. If you are knowledgeable in the world of Japanese model kits, I would appreciate some advice or comments — thanks.
In addition to the above items, we have a bunch of new magazines and shashinshus, including more copies of that darned Erotic Flower hardcover photobook that keeps selling out within 24 hours of me getting more copies. There are also some new Video CDs on the VCD page.
Finally our Thursday update offerings include a massive reduction in prices on the calendars page. Not only have we slashed prices on the in-stock calendars $5-$15, but we’ll pick up your shipping (an extra $5 savings) and even throw in a free mailing box if you get two or more. Why are we practically giving away calendars? Well, the main reason is that we love you all, but along with that is the obvious fact that no one wants a calendar that they can’t enjoy looking at every month. Help us out and check out the calendars page — thanks.
A brief note to California residents: J-List will no longer be collecting CA sales tax, and will be issuing refunds/credits for any sales tax collected since May 1. This is because we will be organizing J-List as a Japanese corporation, not as a California one, as we had previously planned. We have made an attempt to contact everyone who has a refund coming, but if you have not received an email from us, and/or have any questions, email us. Thanks.
