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PAB778 Momotaro Moehon White -- KEI
Number in stock: 10 Weight: 550 g. Price: $28.50 Product type: art book
Momotaro, the peach boy is one of the most famous traditional children's story in Japan, the story of a boy who dedicated to save is village from demons. This Moe book drawn by super famous artist KEI parodies the tale of Momotaro into a cool and super cute story with moe girls characters. Fantastic colorful drawings and a awesome present for christmas too!


EMN752 Youkai Daizukan ~ Shigeru Mizuki
Number in stock: 4 Weight: 450 g. Price: $18.00 Product type: Encyclopedia
Japan highly stylized world of yokai (also written youkai), essentially translatable as "folk monsters," is one of the most interesting aspects of the country. In every region of Japan you have different mythical monsters and ghosts and other scary creatures which make their way into popular culture in various ways. This is a fabulous book that lists all the major traditional yokai demons of the Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro universe by Shigeru Mizuki. All names and kanji feature furigana for easy reading. 175 pages. Buy 4 or more manga comics and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)


YB061 More Training with Hinako ~ Hinako no Hon
Number in stock: 9 Weight: 600 g. Price: $25.00 Product type: art book
Direct from the Isshou ni Training DVD series comes this awesome artbook for even more wonderful exercises with the bubbly Hinako as your motivational coach. Fully colored all with Hinako and her natural "charms" to get your heart racing. Additionally, for a limited time, there are special extras which include a large poster and a special sexy "MEGA Megane Cleaner" (Glasses Cleaner) that measures 90x40 cm! Fantastic for fans of bishoujo and wacky anime exercise videos.


EMN713 Hetalia Animation Story Boards 1
Number in stock: 1 Weight: 550 g. Price: $22.50 Product type: Anime Manga Anthology (What is this?)
If you're a fan of the wacky World War II-themed anime Axis Powers Hetalia, which parodies the countries that fought in the war, this is a fabulous treat for you: a super thick book that's a collection of the original storboards for the series. With 350 pages of awesome art and animator's notes from the series, this is a treat for any collector. B5 sizes (like the larger manga volumes). This is volume 1. Buy 4 or more manga comics and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)


PAB218 Spice and Wolf Perfect Guide
Number in stock: 3 Weight: 650 g. Price: $29.50 Product type: Anime artbook
Spice and Wolf is an enigmatic anime about a harvest goddess in the form of a wolf-girl who is no longer needed in the town she's served for centuries, so she sets off on a journey with Craft Lawrence, a trader, and they have many adventures going to the various countries in Europe of the period. This is the perfect guide, featuring information on the anime as well as the novel series, with plenty of new illustrations of Holo for you to enjoy. The front cover translates the anime as "Merchant Meats Spicy Wolf" which we were mildly amused by. 178 pages.


EMN736 Touhou Sangessei 2 ~ Strange and Bright Nature Deity 2
Number in stock: 7 Weight: 450 g. Price: $24.00 Product type: manga (A5 size) with music CD (What is this?)
A new official Touhou manga, entitled Touhou Sangassei, Strange and Bright Nature Deity, written by Touhou creator Zun, and illustrated by Makoto Hirasaka. Gorgeous artwork, and well-illustrated story involving all the major characters. Best of all, this book comes with a music CD full of the Touhou game music, which is a super part of the Touhou experience. This is a perfect series for students of Japanese as all of the kanji characters are accompanied by furigana (phonetic "spellings" to help sound out the meanings of the words). Buy 4 or more manga comics and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)


PAB790 Pixiv Fantasia 3 ~ official event visual book
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 800 g. Price: $35.00 Product type: art book
When it comes to the artist community, there's only one place to go - Pixiv. For those unfamiliar with Pixiv, it's a place where artists can upload their work and network with other like minded artists. Boasting over 180 million illustrations, and 3.6 billion page views, this site is no doubt one of the best community sites for original works by both amateur and professional illustrators. And now, comes this amazing Official Event Book called Pixiv Fantasia III all done by the community. Filled with a strong Fantasy theme, it's a combination of comic and full color illustrations featuring knights, samurai, magicians and mythical beings that are just absolutely breathtaking. Great for fans of fantastic illustration work and aspiring graphic designers. Perfect bound and measures 21x30 cm (8x12 inches).


PAB769 Clothing Toy 1 ~ Koromo Yuugi 1
Number in stock: 4 Weight: 450 g. Price: $24.00 Product type: Hentai art book
A very cute full color book featuring 3 cute girls characters, here to show to our female audience how to dress up in various costumes, from the ground up underwear section to more detailed accessories like hats and gloves. Super original and of course also perfect for male who like moe characters, some of the


EMN521 Queen's Blade -Hide and Seek- 2
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 250 g. Price: $8.50 Product type: manga (B6 size) (What is this?)
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. Creators of Queen's Blade finally decided to listen to fans voice : this Manga is the first chapter of the official adaptation of the story from Queen's Blade into comics! Follow the story of the sexy heroine Erina, as she travel around the kingdom, fighting against other female combatants and demons. Funny and nicely drawn, see your favorites heroines in action for a great heroic fantasy story, with this cute erotic style that is typical to the Queen's blade series. This is volume two, 180 pages, great for cosplay & sexy bishoujo characters fans. Buy 4 or more manga comics and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)


PAB568 Touhou Bunkacho ~ Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 500 g. Price: $32.50 Product type: Manga art book with CD-ROM (What is this?)
This essential tome of Touhou lore reads like an almanac, with an eclectic selection of features with text written and production supervised by ZUN, the mastermind of the Touhou project. The book contains several chapters of original manga (all with furigana phonetic characters next to the kanji - ideal for a Japanese learner), a large section of vividly illustrated newspaper-style descriptions of happenings in the Touhouverse (think The Onion-style layout), along with illustrated descriptions of the stories behind each of the games in the Touhou project lineup. The book also comes with a special bonus CD, featuring three ZUN music tracks along with wallpaper from the artwork featured in the book. 168 pages (8 color), A5 size, from Ichijinsha publishing.


YB058 Queen's Blade Rebellion ~ Bitoushi Senki
Number in stock: 8 Weight: 550 g. Price: $30.00 Product type: Anime art book with Drama CD
It is finally here, for the joy of all Queen's Blade fans, the full visual story book for Queen's Blade Rebellion! Taking as a base the story plot seen on the official website, this full color artbook depict the scenario and adventures of your favorite heroines and comes with a drama CD to back up the stunning visual content! Featuring, as always, beautiful and sexy girl characters, this visual book is definitely a must have for every Queen's Blade enthusiast. Buy 4 or more manga comics or Queen's Blade books and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)


PAB725 Kaguya Hime Moehon Red -- Kuroha. K
Number in stock: 10 Weight: 500 g. Price: $24.00 Product type: art book
Kaguya hime (aka The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) is a classic Japanese folktale that details the life of Kaguya-hime, a girl that was discovered inside the stalk of a glowing bamboo plant. She is said to be from the Tsuki-no-Miyako (The Capital of the Moon). Here's a wonderful artbook/ story book that's perfect for those who love classic tales, Japanese illustration work and studying the Japanese language. Hard cover. This purchase is for the Moehon Red version, illustrated by Kuroha. K.


PAB150 The Complete ~ Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Number in stock: 6 Weight: 700 g. Price: $16.00 Product type: Anime art book
Fans of the thrilling and explosively popular anime phenomenon Code Geass rejoice! The second season of the TV anime is covered completely in this comprehensive fan's guide, including in depth character profiles and images, episode summaries, Knightmare Frame design specifications with dozens of design sketches and illustrations, creator interviews, and more. 110 gorgeous A4-size pages (64 color), with dust jacket and wrap-around "obi", from Kadokawa Shoten.


PHS754 When They Cry - Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni ~ Kai Official Character and Summary Book
Number in stock: 3 Weight: 500 g. Price: $32.00 Product type: Anime art book
This artbook is from the Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (When they cry) anime PC and PS2 game series. The story is based on a little town called Hinamizawa that experiences a murder at the Watanagashi Festival. The group of main characters work to try to maintain their sanity and eventually unveil the truth of the mysterious murders. This art book features a great and detailed characters description with a deep story analysis, along with a nice illustration gallery. The contents are of course illustrated with special character arts and visuals from the game. You can also enjoy the beautiful sketch gallery, a great resource for fans but also for anime drawings lovers. 112 pages.


PAB682 Mobile Suit illustrated 2009
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 1700 g. Price: $42.00 Product type: illustrations
Here's an incredibly thick color artbook that will blow the mind of any Gundam fan, the Mobile Suit illustrated Perfect Guide, which presents every mobile suit mecha ever made across 450 pages. From the original Gundam RX-78 to the silver age of the series, Zeta Gundam and the 100-shiki and Gundam Mark II to the newer series, Gundam Wing and Seed and Gundam 00, every amazing Gundam ilustration you could want to own is here. A superb work for anime collectors.


YB035 Kannagi ~ Nagi Photobook
Number in stock: 5 Weight: 600 g. Price: $20.00 Product type: Anime illustrations
Get your hands on this Kannagi (Crazy Shrine Maidens) artbook called Nagi Photobook, which is a compilation of Nagi only full illustrations on A4 format. Similar to an idol photobook, this one regroups tons of beautiful shots from the cute heroine in various poses, sometimes sexy and wearing various costumes and outifits, bikinis, maid costume, wedding dress, bunny girls, nurse and a lot more. Coming with gravure pictures printed on photo paper! A superb item for every Nagi fan. Preorder today. Buy 4 or more manga comics or Queen's Blade books and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)


PAB745 Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary Book 1 ~ Gold Logo Tote Bag
Number in stock: 7 Weight: 600 g. Price: $19.50 Product type: Fashion/Hello Kitty magazine
It's hard to believe, but Hello Kitty is 35 years old! And to celebrate, we have for you this Hello Kitty 35th anniversary book and tote bag courtesy of Shueisha. The book covers everything that you've ever wanted to know about Kitty, how much she weighs, distance between the eyes, Kitty's family... But the anniversary book also covers the numerous Hello Kitty products created throughout the year, even capturing a few Celebrities (like Mariah Carey and Cameron Diaz) sporting their own Hello Kitty Gear. What makes this issue shine is the fabulous tote bag inside. This purchase includes the gold logo bag that measures W38cm x H29cm x D18cm (15x11x7 inches). Please note, the contents of book 1 and 2 are the same, only the cover and the bag are different.


CL253-10 2010 Calendar -- QUEEN'S BLADE
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 400 g. Price: $26.00 Product type: 2010 Wall Calendar
A luscious calendar definitely worth keeping for the Otaku at heart, here's a fantastic calendar featuring the lusty female warriors of the popular series. Tomoe, Menace, Reina, Elina, Echidna and many more all illustrated by the Japan's top artists. A2 size (59.4cm x 42.0cm or 23 1/2" x 16 1/2"). Note: the sample images shown actual pages from the new calendar! Get 15% off 3 or more calendars! Just add 3 or more calendars to your shopping cart, the discount will be applied at checkout. Click here for additional information on calendars.


EMN366 Louise Photobook ~ Zero no Tsukaima (The Familiar of Zero)
Number in stock: 5 Weight: 700 g. Price: $24.50 Product type: Anime art book
The Familiar of Zero, is a comedic adventure series of light novels and anime written by Noboru Yamaguchi and illustrated by Eiji Usatsuka. The series revolves around the students in their second year of magic school, of which, Louise is attending. Absolutely horrible at magic, Louise is quickly named "Louise the Zero" (zero representing her rate of success she has when casting spells). In a sacred ritual where the students summon their familiars (eternal protectors), of which many receive magical creatures, Louise ends up summoning an ordinary bumbling human being by the name of Saito, who unknown to him, is a magically gifted swordsman. For those who love the series, here's a perfect bound artbook that's 100% dedicated to the fiery character, Louise. Approximately 60 pages with full color full page illustrations. Great inspiration for aspiring artists and designers. Buy 4 or more manga comics and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)


PHS846 Otome Graph Premium ~ Mai Hime
Number in stock: 4 Weight: 600 g. Price: $28.00 Product type: Art book
Here's another nice and glossy full color fanbook for the fans of the Mai Hime series. It features numerous artworks including bikini drawings of the heroines, along with a lot of details on the characters and the series itself. The whole book is illustrated with a lot of funny and entertaining panels and other high quality visuals from the anime. There is also a nice sketch section at the end of it which definitely worth to have a look at it. 95 pages.


PHS484 Polyphonica Fan Book
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 700 g. Price: $35.00 Product type: art book
Polyphonica is an all age visual novel (dating sim) that was released for the PC back in 2006 and recently turned into an anime series. The story revolves on the continent of Polyphonica, a location where spirits survive and actually materialize into human or animal form through the music that humans play. A group known as the Dantists are specialized beings respected throughout the world because of their ability to connect with powerful spirits. This special fan book by is a collaboration from top artists featuring full color full page artwork that is based on the series. Additional sketch art, monochrome illustration, character profiles and a reversible full color poster is also included in this perfect bound production. A great inspirational piece for the aspiring character designer.


YB030 Tsuki no Inaba to Chijo no Inaba with Figure ~ Touhou Bou Getsu Sho Limited Comic vol. 1
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 600 g. Price: $20.00 Product type: Anime magazine
The enigmatic and capricious Reisen Udongein Inaba, refugee bunny girl from the moon, stars in this collection of four-panel comics written by Touhou creator ZUN and illustrated by Arata Toshihira. This special limited edition of the first volume comes with a super-cute Inaba figure, created to the exacting standards of Kotobukiya craftsmanship, the perfect companion for all of your lunacy-inducing moon girl adventures! The manga is 120 pages (8 in color) of the funny antics of Inaba and friends, with separate dust jacket at A5 size. The figure comes in a separate box, very securely packaged and is ~1.5 inches tall with its own base for easy display. From Manga 4-Koma Kings. Buy 4 or more manga comics or Queen's Blade books and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)


PAB363 Chara no! vol. 14
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 400 g. Price: $11.50 Product type: Anime art book
Chara No! is an awesome "light novel" magazine, bringing you all of your favorite anime and manga stories in novel versions. Excellent for people studying Japanese with an intermediate level, this magazine also includes full color news pages of the latest anime series like Queen's Blade !But also manga chapters as long as a superb poster of Queen's Blade (see cover art). Get your limited March issue of The Sneaker today! 340 pages.


PAB418 ef - a tale of memories TV Animation Complete File
Number in stock: 4 Weight: 700 g. Price: $34.00 Product type: Magazine with CD
One of the most popular moe-kei anime series to come along in recent years has been capital letter-challenged "ef - a tale of memories" and its sequel "ef - a tale of melodies," two outstanding series that deal with the most beautiful characters anime can conceive of. This artbook covers all characters over both anime series, presenting many visual images both from the anime and original over 140 pages.


PAB123 Monster ~ The Monster Without a Name - Namae no Nai Kaibutsu -- OBLUDA
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 300 g. Price: $21.50 Product type: Anime artbook
Here's a fascinating hardcover book that's a bit of a meta-reference: it's the actual book that appears inside the manga Monster, by Naoki Urasawa. It's interesting because it's "created" by the fictional characters from inside the manga, like Emil Scherbe, Helmuth Voss and Jakob Vyrobek. A real treat for fans of this manga work, the book features manga by several "authors" from the Monster universe, a short story and other art. It also has an evil-looking monster in 3D on the cover, which moves when you turn the book.


PHS948 Comickers Art Style vol. 6
Number in stock: 5 Weight: 600 g. Price: $28.00 Product type: Hentai art book
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 in this fourth volume to "show to show a world outlook," Comickers assembles a gathering of pros to teach us how it's done, and as always the lineup presented is staggering in its talent. It begins with an interview with Kei (famous for Vocaloid's Miku Hatsune) regarding character designs, background designs, color sketches, uses of color, and more. Other featured artists cover a range of topics from character design, story telling and plenty of sample work to inspire the artist and designer in you. Featured artist in this issue are Renjuro Kindaichi, Nitro+ Jun Suemi, Ono Natsume and Hasumi Miyako. An amazing book full of wisdom that artists attempting to upgrade their techniques will definitely want to check out. Includes a fold out poster of illustration by Kei. 128 pages, perfectbound. 8.25" x 11.75". Recommended for fans of "How to Draw Manga" books!


EMN523 Haruhi Suzumiya's Kyoen -- Haruhi Comic Anthology ~ Suzumiya Haruhi no Kyouen
Number in stock: 1 Weight: 300 g. Price: $9.50 Product type: manga (B6 size) (What is this?)
A super item for fans of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, this the official comic anthology, featuring original stories that are awesome to read. In addition to the multiple manga stories, you get color illustration pages including work by the famous Yasu. 160 pages, by Ryu Tanigawa. Buy 4 or more manga comics and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)


PAB743 Otokonoko wa Maid Fuku ga Osuki visual book vol. 1
Number in stock: 4 Weight: 500 g. Price: $28.00 Product type: art book
The excellent official artbook to the eroge / dating-sim game Boys Like Maid Uniforms, about a boy who dresses as a female maid and then has many interesting adventures. Beautiful art and funny 4-koma manga showing interactions with the characters.


PAB624 Moyashimon e hon ~ Wash Your Hands -- Te wo Araou
Number in stock: 6 Weight: 500 g. Price: $16.00 Product type: illustration book (e hon)
Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture is a Japanese manga series created by Masayuki Ishikawa, it won the 2008 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for Grand Prize and the 2008 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. This picture book, cute and perfect for beginners who want to study japanese, features Kin, a bacteria charater from the series who take us on a healthy trip. In full hiragana and full color, this picture book is a very good study aid to introduce japanese language to beginners or young people.


PHS982 This is Animation -- Ponyo on the Cliff by Sea ~ Gake no Ue no Ponyo
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 400 g. Price: $14.00 Product type: movie film book
The Japanese both young and young at heart are excited about the latest Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli film about a cute goldfish that yearns to become human called Ponyo (a name that sounds like a bouncing ball or bubble, that you'll enjoy repeating just because it sounds so cute). This purchase is for an ultra cute comic of the story for you to enjoy. It details the story through various cells used from the film with original Japanese text. Designed for children, it also includes furigana pronunciation guides for the tougher to read kanji, making it a great study supplement for the avid Japanese language student. Included is a poster that on the reverse side features Ponyo dance as demonstrated by the cute voice actress herself Yuria Nara. Makes a great inspirational item for artists too.


PAB680 Rozen Maiden ~ PEACH-PIT artworks
Number in stock: 5 Weight: 650 g. Price: $32.00 Product type: Color Artbook
J-List is proud to offer the hardcover artbook of Rozen Maiden, the awesome manga and anime by Peach Pit that features gothic lolita-esque dolls who fight a battle called the Alice Game. This is a full color artbook filled with tons of great full color glossy artwork spanning the years 2002 - 2007. Approximately 55 pages of awesomeness for Rozen Maiden fans.


PAB763 Macross Frontier Visual Collection -- Sheryl Nome
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 500 g. Price: $22.00 Product type: Anime Artbook
A beautiful visual fanbook from Macross Frontier that focuses solely on the uber sexy Sheryl Nome. Features detailed full color, full page visuals from the anime and beyond. This collection of artwork features the talents of top Illustrators such as Megane Kikuya, Noshi and Atsushi Nishigori to name a few. Photographed images of the voice actresses that make the characters come alive and scetch art is included as well. Cute, sexy and steamy all in one package. Perfect bound and approximately 60+ pages.


PAB317 Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea ~ Roman Album
Number in stock: 1 Weight: 700 g. Price: $18.00 Product type: Artbook
The latest Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli film about a cute goldfish that yearns to become human called Ponyo (a name that sounds like a bouncing ball or bubble, that you'll enjoy repeating just because it sounds so cute) has now its own roman album. It takes you through the story utilizing actual cells used in the movie, with small subtitle for each of it. This book also contains a detailed characters file, a Ponyo dictionary, staff interview and other special contents such as sketches and illustrations. A fabulous item for all studio Ghibli and Ponyo fans! Full color, soft cover 150+ pages.


PAB584 Street Fighter Artworks ~ Ha
Number in stock: 3 Weight: 1400 g. Price: $52.00 Product type: Anime Figure Magazine
The Street Fighter series just turned 20, and as a celebration to 20 years of Hadouken, in addition to the release of the successful Street Fighter IV, Capcom unleashes the ultimate SF bible to their fans. Gathering 20 years of awesome character designs and illustrations, Street Fighter Artworks is a highly collectible piece that will take you on a trip to the world's greatest fighting tournament, through more than 320 pages and 1500 illustrations regrouping all you favorite characters. Art from sequel series like Capcom vs. SNK is also included, as long as pieces from the famous comic series by Udon, not to mention never seen before illustrations! Definitely the ultimate Street Fighter collection, a must have for every fan. Full color, high quality printing.


PAB554 Megami Magazine Creators vol. 16
Number in stock: 8 Weight: 500 g. Price: $12.50 Product type: Anime magazine
Megami Creators is the premiere quarterly artbook-style magazine that showcases the work of the hottest upcoming and veteran talent of Japan's bishoujo ("pretty girl") art world. This latest installment of the perfect-bound archival quality magazine features the work of: Bekankou, Shina You, Tiv, Ishiki, Kouji Ogata, Hinata Mutsuki, Komorikei and many more! Also includes a focus on 'Training with Hinako' and the last Queen's Blade Rebellion characters. For the latest word on "more" in artistic magazine form, look no further then Megami Creators. 100 pages (74 color), from Gakken publishing. Cover illustration also included as a Giant Poster!


PAB730 Japanese Sword Girls ~ Moeru Nihontou Daizen
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 600 g. Price: $32.00 Product type: art book
What's better than a Katana Sword? Girls! And what's better than girls? Girls with Japanese Swords! The folks at Core Magazine bring together art work from over 30 of Japan's top illustrators solely focused all around one theme Girls with Swords creating one of the most kick ass photobooks around. Artistically written in full Japanese kanji, but with Japanese names written in Romaji (standard alphabet) you get an artwork gallery that's absolutely breathtaking from artists such as OhTenta Mitsuyo, Heshikiri Hasebe, Tsugaru Masamune and many more. This is THE artbook that you must have if you're a fan of Japanese illustrations, an aspiring or current graphic designer or simply love girls bearing weapons. Great for those who love Tenjo Tenge, Dragon Destiny, Ikki Tousen and Samurai Spirits.


PAB757 Macross Frontier Official Fan Book
This item is in stock in Japan. Weight: 700 g. Price: $32.50 Product type: Artbook
A positively gorgeous Macross Frontier artbook for fans of the popular new series, which is a faithful direct sequel to the 1984 "Do You Remember Love?" movie. Filled with the most beautiful images of all the Macross Frontier characters, from Alto to Sheryl Nome to Ranka Lee and Klan Klang, you get tons of original art and information for the hardest core Macross fan. Beautiful color, perfect bound printing, too.


PHS596 Omocha no Takumi ~ History of Toys in Japan
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 600 g. Price: $15.00 Product type: Hobby book
This time capsule of a photobook brings back us to the mid 20th century with tons of photographs of the toys that were being sold to children during 1930s and 1940s, with a special focus on toys made in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Living a simpler life without Xbox 360's or toys that transformed into humanoid robots, these classic tin toys were based on the simplicity of everyday life - race cars, jets, and replicas of U.S. military hardware that Japanese kids played with. You can practically see the evolution of toy culture between the 1930s through the 1960s noticing a number of themes emerging toys that are based on the US steam boats, robots (such as Mr. Atomic), Disney toys, plush toys, and even the change from tin molded toys to plastic versions with multiple moving parts. Each toy is given its own page, with the date it was first release with both Japanese and English text. A rare find that no one who loves classic toys should miss out on owning!


PHS477 Intron Depot 4 ~ Bullets
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 1000 g. Price: $38.00 Product type: Artbook
The long-anticipated fourth book to the Intron Depot series is here! This collection of the work of one of Japan's most famous cyberpunk artists and storytellers is a tour-de-force publication balancing out the BLADES book and BULLETS books by covering the games (Gundress, Horned Owl, Blue Ray, and Sampaguita) that Shirow is famous for. An oversized, softcover publication in full-color, thick with CG and traditional illustration styles. Mecha, girls, guns, cyborgs, games, books, military, RPGs, and more with prevailing themes such as police (or public servant) and military. All material is printed in the first person, and therefore contains messages, funny antecedents, and self-admonishments by the guru-artist himself. Do not miss out on a chance to pick up this first printing, limited edition artbook in both English and Japanese!


YB037 Queen's Blade The Duel Complete Book
Number in stock: 2 Weight: 400 g. Price: $23.50 Product type: Hentai art book
The ultimate illustration book for every Queen's Blade fan is now in stock and ready to order! This fantastic book features every single illustration that was originally used for Queen's Blade Trading cards. If you like sexy female warrior characters and cosplay themes, this artbook is a must-have to your collection. As with all the artbooks published in Japan, the quality of the glossy printing is not to be believed, and you will spend many hours gazing at the lovely art. Buy 4 or more manga comics or Queen's Blade books and get 15% off! (Discount applied at checkout.)

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