Doing some holiday shopping? Let us help you with that…

Yep, folks, it’s that time again. The holidays. Time to brave the elements, hunt for a parking space at your local mega mall, battle armies of crazed shoppers, spill some blood, only to find, after all that trouble, that the Super Whiz Bang Gadget (or toy, or whatever) your (insert name of whiny child, relative, etc.) wants is all out of stock. Lovely.

Hey, here’s an idea: instead of sharpening your swords and suiting up in your battle armor, why not make it easy on yourself and do all your shopping online? And, whaddaya know, we can help you with that!

We are enrolled in a number of affiliate programs that offer a wide variety of items for sale (not just anime). For every purchase you make through an affiliate, we get a small percentage. And it costs you nothing extra.

Probably the most well known is Amazon, whose selection of goods for sale is truly awe-inspiring. Books; DVDs and Blu-rays (yes, even anime ones); audiobooks; household goods; computers, cell phones, and other electronics; clothing; sporting goods; shoes; you name it, they sell it. Shipping is fast (and you can even have them gift wrap and ship a gift directly to its recipient — handy!), and their prices are surprisingly reasonable. Simply use the Amazon search box on the right hand sidebar (it’s called the AnimeFinder™ but it allows you to search all of Amazon’s catalog), search for something, and click buy, it’s as simple as that. 🙂

Not your cup of tea? No problem. We’ve got quite a few other affiliates to choose from, including:

• The Right Stuf, who sell anime as well as related items (character goods, wall scrolls, manga, etc.);
• CDjapan, your source for those hard-to-find import CDs, including Jpop/Jrock/visual kei, anime and video game soundtracks, etc. — and they also sell some anime related goods (figurines, etc.);
• J-List, “your friend in Japan,” who sell a mind-boggling array of anime-related goods; anime DVDs and Blu-rays, manga, figurines, calendars, and more; Japanese cultural items including bento boxes, chopsticks, kitchen gadgets, and more; items to help you learn Japanese; visual novel and dating-sim games for computers and game consoles; Japanese snacks and drinks; and, ahem, “that” kind of stuff as well;
• and Crunchyroll, in our opinion, the best deal in town when it comes to watching all-you-can-eat high quality streaming anime while supporting the companies who produce it.

So if you are in need of doing gift shopping this year — if nothing else, perhaps a gift for yourself even — yet the thought of holiday shopping gives you the screaming heebie jeebies, relax, we’re here to help. (And in return you’ll be helping us as well ;-))

J-List is a peaceful island of Japanese pop culture for you