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…

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 are DS and PSP games as well as many figures based on various Japanese dating-sim games, so expect some professionally sculpted skin when you click through

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. There’s a specific page at both sites with the select reduced figures.

Remember, if you’re under 18 or at work, head to JBox, as JList is the version of the site that does contain adult or not safe for work (NSFW) materials for sale. Actually, after checking through the sale figure lists at both JBox and JList, I’d recommend checking the sites out at home. Even some of the JBox figures on sale look a bit risque.

In addition to the discounted prices on the various kinds of figures, there’s even a further discount. If some items at either site catch your eye, and you decide to buy two or more of the discounted figures, you’ll get an extra 10% off when you check out. Not a bad deal…

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 able to understand what the heck they are saying.

What they are doing, however, is graphically clear in any language.

In the game you are a young school boy named Kouta who has a crush on his appropriately-named and uber busty teacher…

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 one (or both) of the $75 items to make sure they’ll get one.

While both R2D2 and Darth Vader look cool, they do have an addition function. Each one has four additional USB ports – very handy in an age where practically every computer peripheral attaches via a USB port. In fact, this could be an essential for a desktop owner, so you don’t have to stretch around to reach for an outlet. The computer powers each of them, so no batteries are needed, and they work with Macs and PCs.

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 came across the $58 DS game, Beautiful Kanji Training. Its one of those edutainment titles where you learn while having fun. Except unlike most edutainment titles, which leave you feeling bored and unfulfilled, Beautiful Kanji Training looks fun.

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 parents head to Hawaii for business. There, he meets back up with some cute cousins and childhood friends and enjoys some romantic moments in the snowy countryside…

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