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It’s been way too long since I posted an update of the game-related and generally interesting items being offered at Japanese import site J-List and under-18 site J-Box. To help bring everyone back up to speed, here’s a big bullet-point list of notable items currently offered on the site. Most… Continue Reading »

Still shopping for holiday gifts? You’re cutting it a bit close there, you know. Don’t worry, it may be better you waited - at least, if you have someone on your list who likes statues and figurines. JList/JBox is having a big sale on some of the site’s overstocked figures.… Continue Reading »

The latest Japanese dating-sim (aka bishoujo or hentai) game to be released by G-Collections is Amorous Professor Cherry. Available for PC CD/DVD (Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista; $39.95), the sexy sim includes English text with Japanese voiceovers so you get to enjoy the essence of the acting while being… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Amorous Professor Cherry screen shots

JList is now taking preorders for two new, Star Wars USB hub characters - R2D2 and Darth Vader. They are pretty much decorative statues that move, light up and make noises. Both items are expected to be released in Japan before the end of July 2008, but people can preorder… Continue Reading »

Wow! Important Importables falls on the Fourth of July this year! So I figured this week’s column should focus on some fun, Japanese gadgets that you can buy online now, and have in time for the Fourth. You know the kind of things I’m talking about. They’re the items that… Continue Reading »

That’s right, two “Important Importable Mini“s in one week. I know, shocking, but this item’s pretty cool and I couldn’t resist. I’m a sucker for import DS games. I was looking at JBox after getting Peter Payne’s “Greetings from J-List” newsletter today (June 4, 2008), browsing its game selection and… Continue Reading »

Time to keep you up on some of the bishoujo games from Japan (see what I did there?) J-List recently stocked its supply of dating-sim game Snow Sakura released by G-Collections in December 2007. Snow Sakura stars student Tachibana Yuuji who is left to live with an uncle when his… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Snow Sakura screen shots

Etrian Odyssey was a first person RPG sleeper hit from Atlus which garnered quite a bit of praise in May, 2007, Fans of the series can now prepare to preorder a female paladin figure from the game from JBox. This new Japanese import item announcement coincides with the release of… Continue Reading »

Fans of Final Fantasy who missed picking up a potion before are in for a treat because JBox has received a brand new shipment. These aren’t the same potion cans as before though, they’re even better. These Final Fantasy VII 10th anniversary potion sets come packaged with a limited edition… Continue Reading »

Welcome to the first installment of Important Importables, a new column that will appear exclusively on Gamertell. Each weekend, Jenni Lada will point and stare like a giddy tourist at some the best, weirdest or simply her favorite videogame goodies not sold in the US. So get your PayPal password… Continue Reading »