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Queen's Blade vol. 11 ~ Nanael

Claiming to have descended from earth with a command from on high to restore holy order across the land, Nanael is actually scheming to create a country of her own, exile all women, and fill it with men to act as her willing servants! Due to her dunce-like behavior in the holy realm she was put on probation and exiled to the mortal world, tasked with undertaking the Queen's Blade tournament by the head angel. Not only that, but she couldn't allow a single drop of the "holy milk" she carries to...

Mirim 1/8 Cast off Figure Excellent Model Core ~ Queen's Blade Rebellion P-2 Color

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. Much to the delight of many fans, here's a heart stopping version of the erokawaii character Mirim that's brought...

Hi-grade JUZU ~ Natural Tiger Stone & Boxtree with Hannya Shinkyo Sutra

"Juzu" are Buddhist prayer beads, which are used in a similar way a Rosary is in the West, and this is the most beautiful set of Japanese beads you're likely to ever see. Open the included wooden box and you'll see the beads, featuring Tiger's Eye polished round beads and wooden beads with Buddhist sutras printed on them. Wear it to display your unique nature, or keep it with you as a talisman for good luck.  

Touhou Bunkacho ~ Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red

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...

Amusement Park of Fantasy - Genso Yuuenchi

The image of Japan is of a bustling metropolis filled with people, with every square inch of land accounted for and optimized for use. However, there are areas of Japan used and forgotten, and left as is as time takes its toll on these man made ruins. This is a cool book that focuses on the modern ruins (haikyo, in Japanese) of amusement parks, which should be the happiest place in the world but which are transformed to something deep and sad, but in an interesting way, too. Includes pictures...

Aoshima Spark -- Akina Aoshima

Here's a really delightful hardcover photobook for sexy idol fans, featuring the popular model Akiba Aoshima. Born March 4, 1987, the delightful girl hails from Miyazaki Prefecture in Kyushu, and is now one of the top sizzling race queens in Japan today. Enjoy her sexy photos on every page.    

Tokyo Walking Guide for Adult ~ Otona no Tameno Tokyo Sanpo Annai

A unique guidebook for fans of finding out of the way parts of Tokyo, this is a book that shows you all the coolest alleyways, narrow streets, abandoned buildings and other spots that really capture the real Tokyo. Buildings that capture the Edo, Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods are all included, with discussion of the history of each spot. Japanese language, illustrated with many photographs. 190 pages.  

Higurashi Daybreak Portable

Higurashi no Naku Koro (When They Cry, or more accurately When The Cicadas Cry) is a popular visual novel series that blends "moe" anime and the most horrific story ever seen. This is a fun combat game in which all the characters from the series engage in combat with each other, each using their own weapon of choice to try to inflict the most damage. Head-to-head play with friends or go against the computer as you move around each level swinging your weapon. It's great fun! About this software...

Shochu ~ 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: Delicious Japanese Shochu (a distilled beverage from barley, sweet potatoes or rice that's famous in Kyushu...

Miso Ramen 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: This is a container of candies that accurately capture the delicious taste of Hokkaido-style miso ramen...