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Shochu ~ Japanese Food Drops

Sakuma Drops are the famous classic candy enjoyed for since before World War II, which were made famous in the animated film Grave of the Fireflies. Right now Japan is having a "Drop Candy boom" with the most interesting flavors of candy available, including rare and exotic flavors from different parts of the country. Each reusable tin contains about 20-25 candies. ABOUT THIS CANDY: Delicious Japanese Shochu (a distilled beverage from barley, sweet potatoes or rice that's famous in Kyushu) is...

NARUTO Craft Style Sticker ~ SHIPPU-DEN ~

Another great stationery item from the Naruto Anime series enters your home! Here's a fun set of craft stickers to you for both play, and to encourage your young ones to do better in school. This sticker set features Naruto, Kakashi and Shimano along with various icons from the TV show such as ninja stars, various symbols from the show, and more. Comes in a sheet measuring 6x16 cm (2.3 x 6.2 inches). Great to use as a reward!

Yotsubato! Comic 8

By customer request, we've gotten in stock of the popular Yotsubato! (sometimes written Yotsuba& or With Yotsuba), the incredibly popular manga from Kiyohiko Azuma and Dengeki Comics. Each volume follows the story of the 5-year-old girl Yotsuba Koiwai and her many friends. Each volume of the Japanese manga features 220 pages of great story for you to follow. It's great for studying Japanese, too, since the kanji is quite easy and features furigana (hiragana) beside it. Highly recommended...

Mobile Suit Gundam I ~ GUNDAM 30th ANINIVERSARY COLLECTION (Region 2)

This is where it all began! The original Gundam TV anime started a revolution in narrative 'giant robot' storytelling, with a cast of bold, realstically human characters and robots that obeyed (at least internally consistent) laws of physics. Names since enshrined in legend: Amuro, Char, Fraw Bow, Ramba Ral, Zeon, Zaku, and of course the Mobile Suit Gundam itself all star in this compilation film that takes the best of the original TV animated series and puts it on display with updated and...

Puchi Chara Land Macross F Nyan Nayn Hanten Full Set of 10 *Preorder*

For those who enjoy Macross Frontier, here's a special collectioni that makes these characters in to Chibi sized super deformed Puchi Characters for you to enjoy. This is a full set collection of 10 characters as created by the folks at Megahouse and includes kawaii renditions of Alto Saotome, Ranka Lee, Sheryl Nome and more. Each character measures about 6 cm ( 2.5 inches) tall and makes a great addition to your collection. this is scheduled to release in October 2009.    

Sleeping Totoro Mosquito Coil Holder

It's the summer time which means warm weather, beach parties, and out door barbecues. The only thing that make this relaxing day out turn into a disaster are those nasty bugs, especially mosquitoes. One of the most popular ways of repelling these critters are through special coils that you burn to keep the mosquitoes away and release a relaxing scent as well. This Totoro ceramic container, used to hold these special coils, is just the thing to keep things cute, festive and itch free. Shaped...

Street Fighter Artworks ~ Ha

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…

Kado Wasabi Taro

Enjoy this soft chewy snack with a spicy flavor of Wasabi by the folks at Kado. A favorite dagashi snack by both kids and kids at heart whenever hunger strikes you. A single wasabi taro is stored inside a decorative character wrapping.

Traditional Barley Sugar Candy

A wonderful traditional Japanese hard candy, this is a malt sugar candy. Individually wrapped, this is a classical Japanese treat. One bag includes 22+ individual wrapped candies. A super item for fans of traditional 'dagashi' candy from Japan's Showa Period and before!

Sapporo Beer Drops (Hokkaido Limited) ~ Japanese Food Drops

Sakuma Drops are the famous classic candy enjoyed for since before World War II, which were made famous in the Studio Ghibli film Grave of the Fireflies. Right now Japan is having a “Drop Candy boom” with the most interesting flavors of candy available, including rare and exotic flavors from different parts of the country. Each reusable tin contains about 20-25 candies. ABOUT THIS CANDY: Enjoy this delicious Sapporo Beer (Hokkaido Limited Edition) food drops. Note, there is no alcohol in this…