For the next few days, Japanese import site J-List (aka J-Box for those younger than 18) has a buy-two-get-one-free offer.

From now until December 31, 2009, purchase any two games through the J-List website and you’ll automatically receive the adult dating sim game Snow Sakura (Windows, $29.95) free. If you’ve already purchased the game and buy two new games, you’ll receive a $15 store coupon instead. It appears the coupon will be good for any J-List or J-Box products.

JAST USA has also announced that the V-Mate authorization system for downloaded products has been eliminated…

Important Importables has always offered substantial coverage of various otome, that is, life/dating sim games for girls, due to the fact that I enjoy playing most of those games. But those aren’t the only kind of dating sim style games in Japan. In fact, there are likely far more dating sims geared towards guys available than there are ones for girls.

So, this week Important Importables is going to briefly look at some of the Japanese dating sim games released for guys. We’ll briefly look at the types of Japanese games released, then also talk about some games released in English that either fit, or loosely fit, the genre. If you’re one of this column’s male readers (who are probably thinking “Finally!”), perhaps you’ll hear about a title or series that may interest you…

Japanese import site, J-List/J-Box, is releasing two new dating sim (aka bishoujo) DVD games: Exodus Guilty Vol. 1 and Tea Society of a Witch. Both are playable on any standard DVD player (or any other DVD playing device you have lying around your house) and played using the DVD remote.

From the descriptions, it also looks as if both games forgo the usual nudity and strong sexual content found in many bishoujo games, though “tea Society” still has a “Mature” rating. As with most Japanese bishoujo, the art is colorful and usually quite wonderful.

From our favorite Japanese import site, J-List/J-Box, comes a PVC figure based on the Shining Tears PS2 bishojo RPG. This 1/8 scale figure (as if she was a real person) of sex kitten and ass-kickin’ ninja, Mao (meow!) “Beast Quarter,” is 8.5 in. tall and priced at $65.

The Mao figure is produced by Eye Scream, which specializes in high-quality collectible figures, usually of anime ladies who tend to wear outfits that show more panty than a Victoria’s Secret catalog.

For those who have not tried a bishojo (aka bishoujo) game…