Loot & Booty: Dino Drac's Halloween Funpack and J-List's Halloween Limited Box!

SO let's start with Matt's super awesome box of goodies. I always love the stickers touch. Packed with paper for flowers, I'm already happy. According to the newsletter, this was meant to be halloween in a box.

And boy howdy is it. This box seemed packed with more candy and treats than any other box I've gotten, and we all know what that means. Happy happy Dio.

Here's a closer look at the He-Man card. I have no clue what the context is but its quite amusing.

I mean Skeletor could just be getting ready to play Cards Against Humanity or Oregon Trail, but Sorceress is having none'o that. Time to call He-Man to fuck shit up. I love that show.

That concludes the DinoDrac box, so let's shift our gears to the J-List limited box. J-List offers different boxes with different pricing, so obviously the more money you drop, the more you get but Doc and I opted for the slightly cheaper box. Now if you're not familiar with J-List, its a website chockful of Japanese goods, from the sexy, to the useful, to the beautiful, to the otaku, to even the tasty, and everything in between. If you're not watching their Facebook page, you're missing out. Its also a little ecchi. Be warned. 8D

The box is nice and sturdy, and proclaims the site's motto: "your friend in Japan!". If you imagine J-List kinda being that friend who's living in Japan and occasionally sends you the pick of the litter in all things japanese, you're in the right place.

Number one of the things I'm blessed by living in San Jose, California really, is the availability of Japanese foods and goods through my hometown's Japantown, as well as the japanese markets around the city. Down in southern California, where its much more readily accessible, this kinda stuff is great. But even I haven't seen neato snacks like these. Flavored Kit-Kats are actually a sort of student good in Japan, where the name is reminiscent of a good luck phrase, so much so that its given or consumed by students wishing to pass exams, so Kit-Kats come in all sorts of neat flavors like sakura or green tea (my favorite). The long rod that has Doraemon on it is a puffed rice or corn snack, not unlike a huge, long Cheeto puff, which happens to be MY CRACK COCAINE. Speaking of, these Cheetos are also super cool, with its awesome packaging. Doc and I are fighting over these. Whoever is still alive...that's the person who won the fight to the death for Japanese Cheetos. You don't fuck around with JP Cheetos.

The pack has a chance of you getting a No-Face (I assume Nopperabou is the yokai in question) or a Hannya mask, which might look familiar to some. The head of the Himuro family's mask turned into a Hannya mask (called "demon" in the translation). In Noh theater, which represents a female souls that have turned due to jealousy or obsession--a fact that seems odd when in context of Fatal Frame but its an impressive mask to behold. Noh--and Kabuki--theater traditionally is performed on stage, where back in the days before electronic lights and tv projections to get a better view of the actors from farther back. Costumes, make-up, and masks were utitlized to become a short hand in theater to help even those with less desireable seating keep up and recognize what's happening in a play. The Hannya mask is unique in that its emotions can "change" depending on lighting or angle. When viewed head on, the expression is fierce, but from a different angle, it can look sorrowful or sad.

Here's a shot of the box and the inventory card, which is very nice packaging. J-List really knows how to make you feel special.