J-List Opens Retail Store in Akihaba

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#1

For Immediate Release
April 1, 2010
J-LIST OPENS RETAIL SHOP IN AKIHABARA

J-List, one of the first anime shops on the Internet, announced today that it has opened a retail store in Tokyo’s popular Akihabara area. The store will stock anime figures, anime artbooks and magazines, bento boxes, plus the popular “Tenga” male stress relief products.

J-List founder Peter Payne said, “Ever since beginning operations in 1996, we’ve had one goal: to create the premier anime shop in Akihabara, the center of Japan’s otaku spirit. We’re happy that this day has finally been realized.”

The J-List retail shop is located on the 2nd floor of the Don Quixote shop facing the main Chuo Dori thoroughfare. The store will also stock the company’s signature Japanese-langage T-shirts, including “Looking for a Japanese Girlfriend” and anime parodies like the “Tsundere” kanji T-shirt.

To commemorate the new retail shop launch, J-List is giving away a copy of the Pixiv Girls Collection 2010 artbook in a Twitter campaign run in partnership with Dannychoo.com (http://www.dannychoo.com/post/en/25544/J-List+Opens+in+Akihabara.html). In addition, the site is extending its 2010 Spring Sale event giving all customers a $5 coupon for every $100 spent on the site. Customers can take another $5 off any order over $25 for today only by entering JLISTAKIBA in the “store coupon.”

J-List can be accessed at http://www.jlist.com (includes NSFW products) or http://www.jbox.com (PG products only). For details on the Twitter campaign and to see beautiful pictures of the artbook, click over to Danny Choo’s site now.

#2

Whoa. Didn’t see that coming. Consider me there when I visit Akihbara. :slight_smile:

So… when does JLIST start exporting Japanese language bgames like Eroge Shop (and Hobby Search used to do)? :wink:

Looks like the JLIST mascot is triplets. Narg approves. :stuck_out_tongue:

EDIT
No wait… I forgot about today’s date.

I still approve of the triplets though.

#3

Bummer, wish you could be here for the grand opening on April 1st. Not sure how much longer we’ll be open after that date… :slight_smile:

We actually do import Japanese games now, and they’re quite popular, so we’re adding more. If you have any titles you think we should definitely carry, give us a shout, or we can start a request thread.

Japanese games are here: http://www.jlist.com/HENTAI/GMJP_1.html

#4

Awesome! Now when I visit Ja-

…

Oho! Got me!

#5

Of course, it was too much to be believed. But I’m saving the picture, anyway. It’ll make good walpaper.

#6

Ah, but will you be selling this t-shirt?

This is interesting, but why is Subarashiki Hibi still a preorder? The game is out now; I’ve got it…
EDIT: Also the synopsis is actually pretty misleading, but it’s pretty good for one written before release, though evidently by someone who hasn’t played Tsui no Sora.

Here’s a better synopsis of Subarashiki Hibi than the one on Subarashiki Hibi’s website, you just need to change a couple of the names to their Subarashiki Hibi equivalents.

#7

The picture had me fooled for a second! :lol:
But, Ohh, today’s one-day only coupon came in handy… preordered demonbane :slight_smile:

#8

I was really excited and impressed for a minute.
I hate April Fools Day. I should totally stay offline on this day.

#9

lol… I know right? I believed it was legit too. The picture is great, and if you’ve ever visited Akihabara (hell… any big city in Japan), you’ve seen those building banners all the time.

I was all like: “OMG! I’m gonna go there next week!”

Then… blam… I look at the date it was posted, and Peter’s follow up post. :stuck_out_tongue:

This was a good one.

#10

LOL, I got fooled too… :smiley: Maybe it’s because it’s Feb 2 already… :smiley:

#11

I was about to ask if this will trigger a new trend: re exporting translated (and uncensored) eroge back to land of the rising sun. Then I read the posts that followed and… Yea, nice joke, Mr. Payne.

#12

I wasnt here yesterday, would have been fooled too.
But the pic did get me for a second, and then Narg’s post had my hopes pretty high…

#13

If you guys noticed, the “2F” covers up part of the tree. Good job though Peter.