So /a/ what's your local anime store?

>>156010360
>wanting to reveal my power level
i live in a small town

>>156011135
oh and btw this should belong in the buyfag thread you'll get mroe responses

>>156010360
I have no idea, even though I live in a decent-sized city.
>>156011135
This guy's right. I'd never want to be seen by other people while watching anime, even though I doubt they'd know me or care.

I don't know or care.

>>156010360
it's a filthy den where lowlifes gather to play TCG while smoking indoor, finishing the condition of merchandise that is already below trash due to constant exposure to sunlight

>>156011188
to be fair I hang out with weebs and what not back in highschool. but i never told them or denied that i watch it too just to avoid joining in conversation.

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Autists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30nfka8J8Y0

>>156011555
I'm afraight of visiting a big manga/anime store because I'd kill myself if I had to interact with people like this

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>>156011555
That place looks autistic as fuck.
I want to go there.

Closest thing is a Forbidden Planet store an hour away from me. Of the two floors it has, only one small corner of it has any manga. The rest is typical western shit

>rural Australia
top kek the idea of a shop you buy anime in is almost ridiculous to me

>>156011555
Oh hey I live there. I was right to avoid this shop.

>>156011555
I was in town the day this opened, there was autism everywhere, I think the average bmi of the city increased considerably.

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>>156011858
Good night, knight.

>>156010360
>wasting money on phisical things.

oy goy.

>>156011135
JUST A SMALL TOWN ANON
LIVIN IN A LONELY WORLD

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Mine carries exclusive Skrillex Zoro plushies.

The only one I know is Image Anime in Manhattan and all they sell is localized DVD, blue rays, normal fag Anime items and Gundam, lots of fucking Gundam.

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Bit overpriced, but I don't mind paying a bit more for the brick and mortar feel. It's a 10 minute drive away. Plus, it kinda evens out. Shipping to Australia isn't cheap. On top of that, it's still cheaper compared to say, Toys World. Hobby tools are more expensive though. They tend to not stock a lot of MGs though.

I don't know if there's other, better dedicated weeb stores around Brisbane other than "nerd" stores that occasionally have scales, nendos, or manga in their stock.

When to Sydney for the new years, and they have a much better store. A friend took me to it, Hobbyco, I think. The place's fucking packed.

>>156012163
zombster's shit, just order online, Mr Toys has some, but it's mostly garbage selection. I buy my manga from Dymocks in the city anyway.

>>156011555
I think Coco's Calm Tuesday is a good way to avoid loud and obnoxious people with their entry level tastes, does this make me an autist?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30nfka8J8Y0

>>156010360
HMV

>>156012150
lol

>>156012150
Пражская?

>small town of 500k residents
>not a single anime shop
>Only one gamestore

Oh well

>>156012551

Now closed, Thank god for that. if you are in ontario or toronto city go Anime Extreme or that store next to it that sells Anime statue and figures.

>>156010360
Comic Alley (aka Bootleg Alley), though I don't buy from there anymore. I heard rumors that Animate may open up shop here in a few years but I don't know if that will happen (they already have shops in Thailand).

>>156012530
This reminds me of my brother who will cosplay characters like Edware Elric and run around with a group of cosplayers in Chicago's Chinatown. He shames our family greatly.

>>156011555
>empire with 2 shops

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Which one?

>>156010360
There's a big tower that gather lots of different stores, music, gaming, wrestling and anime. They mostly sell bootlegs. There's one worth store that has a true oldfag collector.

>>156012781
That's cheating

There is probably a single anime shop in the whole country.
And that is probably 300 km away from where I live.

>>156011135
I long to find other people who share my interests, but if they're anything like me I'll probably hate them.

>>156012781
Why is it so popular there?

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This is the closest we have that isn't located inside of a Western Comics and TCG hall. There used to be a dedicated anime store in the same mall, but that moved to a different location.

>>156012781
What's that

>>156012685
hello

Iiterally doesn't exist. No, not in my city. In the whole country.

>>156012952
Do you seriously not recognize the holy land?

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>>156013063
Crusade when?

>>156012926
Are those sold as real weapons?

>>156013176
We shall meet at the cross, brother

>>156013176
I have plenty of money for one.
But I'm afraid to go alone.

>>156013180
I believe so, the wall displays might be dull edged, but I'm pretty sure the katanas are already sharpened, and they'll sharpen any blades you bring in apparently.

>>156010360
Comic alley, they sell overpriced, so I never bought anything but a poster.

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>>156013176

>>156012580
Ну да.

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This place.
However it's run by rude assholes that look down on your purchases and it tends to overprice every single figure it stocks so I'm not too keen on it.

>>156010360
We have one. It's full of bootleg stuff.

>>156013057
This.

>>156013585
Comic Alley?

My local mall had an anime/goods store up until a few years ago, it was run by an AsAm guy in his 50s.

I think there's only one anime-related store in my entire country, and I wouldn't be seen dead there. When anime is that "underground" in your country, hiding your power level becomes all the more important.

>>156010360
Even if there is one. I'm too shy to buy those things.
I get jealous when I see anons having figurines and posters that I will never get because of my anxiety.

>>156011555
I witness the same level of autismo at places where Warhammer and MtG fags gather.

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>>156010360
There are some nearby Newbury Comics store nearby along with pic related which I have never heard of until today.

>>156010360
Don't have one in the entire country.

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>>156014250
>mfw halo fans and WH40K fans start arguing which verse would win a fight

>>156012685
Fuck, if that's true then I hope they open up here already. Comic Alley only got mainstream items that's really popular back in 2010 or something.

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>>156011555
>Hi im from China I came here because I love this...
>Pikachew

>>156010360
I live in a very large metro area with at least 2.8 million people.
We used to have at least 5 in my area, but last I checked there all gone now

I live in Brooklyn and don't know of any here or Manhattan.
Of course I don't go looking for them, but I've never come across any.

>>156014398
Why would Halo fans be there? That's hardly a mainstay of the tabletop scene.

>>156012841
This. /a/ is filled with more self-loathing than any place I know, why would we want to find more people like us when we hate ourselves?

>>156012530
Holy shit BBC used to stand for something.

>>156012654
>500k residents
>Only one gamestore
Are you a shitskin?
I've got dozens of them in 1.5 million city.

>>156010360
WonderGoo is probably the nearest one

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Perfect location, literally at the epicentre of everything and still located in an underground maze to be conveniently discreet. Also mostly a tcg/rpg shop so the concentration of cancer is at tolerable levels.

>>156015046
People who have enjoyed HALO can enjoy other things too. Maybe they're there for comics, or MtG, or Pathfinder...

>>156010360
>leaving my basement

>>156011555
TokyoToys is cancer, their prices are usually 200-300% of the original value and even then only 20% of the store merchandise is genuine. The other 80% is chink bootlegs

Bongland is generally shit for buyfagging though
>GSC stops going to MCM
>"Official UK GSC distributor" attends instead
>£100 for Snow Owl Miku Nendoroid
>£100 for Aquamarine Charlotte 1/8 Bunny Ver

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Cozy

Literally nothing here in South East England

Thank fuck for that

>>156015401
I wish every country had a mandarake store. Or something similar.

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>>156010360
Nice little place called Akiba Underground in the town of Clinton, Connecticut. Just opened last year, its actually really cool to have an anime shop in Connecticut (before that it was just generic comic shops or FYE in this state), doubly so out in a small town so you don't have to drive to shithole city or mall. Its a small place but really nice and lots of heart.

>>156012530

L-E-to the-L

Based Broadcasting Corporation.

>>156015347
Why did you capitalise Halo like that? It isn't an acronym.

>>156015401
I could only find like one store which sold scales for Nakano's Mandarake stores, are there more?

>>156015275
Fuck another finnish.

>>156012781
I love how I recognise this by thumbnail alone

Feels good my parents love going to jp so I get go every year

>>156012781
But the Mecca is kind of terrible for buying scales

>>156010360
There are such things as anime stores?

I don't even have a comic book store near me.

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>>156016167

fugg :DD

Where I live you would your head bashed in for saying you like anime, which is the way the world is supposed to fucking work, so we don't have "anime" stores

>>156016529
What is 2getto?
Dubs?

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Friki Plaza in Mexico

They sell delicious Japanese food

>>156011555
I love how they pick out the least autistic looking guy there as an example of a supposed autist

Are non-autists the real autists?

>>156016658

Yeah, it says like "Couldn't get dubs today either".

>>156016667
/a/ is a whites only board

>>156016755
Nope

Did you even /spa/?

>>156016667
Get out.

Toronto is full of chinks and weebs but it has not a single good anime store. The shitty Navito World doesn't count.

I live across the street from a Kinokuniya. It's comfy as fuck even though ordering from Amazon would be cheaper these days.

>>156016774
/spa/ is the greatest thing to ever happen, because now every time someone on /a/ says "hurr amerifats are so dumb" I know odds are it's just a fucking mexican.

I usually buy my manga from my LCS while I get my standing order of /co/ things which also sells light novels but there is an anime shop in my city but it just seems to specialize in nothing bu figurines.

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>>156015527
My brother, but this means all the other nerds are /tg/ fags. An outcast among outcasts.

>>156016774
All I learnt from /spa/ is that Canadians are the worst posters here.

>>156010360
not a single one in this whole country.
2 comic book stores and nothing else.

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>>156016883
We are God's chosen people

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they shut down recently.

>>156016943
That actually doesn't look too disgusting

>>156016889
You should have already known that after Christmas.

>>156016943

How hard is it for up starts in this line of work to get business going and guaranteed a stable income? I understand anime and manga especially even western comics are a niche industry but it seems like Diamond like fucking over a lot of small business and if your company isn't named Forbidden Planet you can give up any hope of your business taking off.

>>156016943
Would be better without the comic sans text on board.

>>156017078
this

>>156011555
>my son is autistic, he'll love it here
ebin

I got banned from my only local anime store after the owner found out that I had fucked his daughter in the bushes behind a bar.

He always overpriced the good merchandise so I don't really miss the store.

>>156010360
Mine's a comic shop that has a tiny comics section, and everything else is either animu/mango or W40K shit, yet is still named town Comics. There was a chick working there at one point and the owner who's like 80 or so offered to pay her to be his concubine

>>156012685
philippines?

>>156011555
>BBC News now dedicates its entire coverage to shitposting about anime

>>156012722
Edward elric is ok but it's like highlander there can only be one

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>>156011555
>all that butthurt in the comment box

BBC so nailed it with this one.

>>156010360
>>156011135
I also live in a small town
Closest thing to an anime would be at least 3 hours away
But as has been said
I'd never display my power level so easily

>>156017231
did she?

>>156012161
Man I need to go there once I get through a few more kits

>>156016182
Beaverton store. Too bad they don't sell CDs at this store anymore. That pic is old as fuck

>>156017521
Don't think so. She became a madam later on though

>>156011135
I live in a nigger town. There aren't any here and the closest place that sells anime merch is a Books-a-million an hour or two away.

Good thing about moving to Manchester is all the hobbist stores like Traveling Man, Forbidden Planet, FanBoy3 and the multiple ones in Afflecks Palace.
How easy it is to get drugs is also a massive plus

I live close to a few stores that stock manga, but there is a store that sells some expensive gunpla and jap games in the same area

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>>156010360
We don't have flashy autistic shops, just normal shops who sell comics.
This is a book shop who also sells comics on the other side of the street.

>>156010360
fucking aussie weebs

>>156015165
Im Finnish, we only got Puolenkuun pelit.

Turns out, people buy games from supermarkets or online instead of dedicated places. Same goes for manga,LNs and other stuff.

You could get full spice and wolf/ Steons Gate collection from Super market or bookstore

>>156015275
I think they closed their shop or just moved from here

Kaupunki?

Closest my town has is a Forbidden Planet. The ground floor is largely dedicated to funko pop shit but there's a basement with a couple of shelves worth of anime.
Almost bought Steins;gate there on the sole visit I've made but then I remembered that I'm not a daft cunt who buys anime.

>>156018261
So why were you there to begin with?

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>>156018080

Helsinki, they're in here now.

>>156010360

>Walk into AnimeStore
>"omg due u lik narutu too?"
>"no."
>"Oh I see, u must like shingeki on titans"
>"no."
>"o so u like Sword Art Online gud taste."
>Proceed to buy something for 50% more than what it normally costs online

Why would you do this to yourself?

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>>156018304
Checked it out one time out of curiosity.

Wasn't kidding about the funko pops either. I really hate these fucking things.

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>>156016060
Yeah, they have a bunch of stores. That one is the only one I've been to though. The 8 (I think) story spot in Akiba.

>>156018904

Is that in Newcastle by any chance? I saw the shop got bigger recently but I much prefer Traveling Man since it is pretty cozy.

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I work in NYC, and there's a Kinokuniya that I'll occasionally stop by when taking the train back home.

>>156018904
looks like the one in Brum to me

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Kinokuniya in Midtown NYC has a whole floor for it (bought some Gunpla from there last time) and all the Barnes and Noble stores also have anime/manga and merch, but it's more convienient for me to buy shit online, anyway.

>>156012161
hearing Image Anime has a lot of Gundam stuff makes me wanna check it out, but don't they grossly overcharge?

Most decently sized French cities will have at least one anime/manga shop. They are usually far better in terms of stock than most other ones I've been to/seen in Europe too.

>>156018904
>Wasn't kidding about the funko pops either. I really hate these fucking things.
Who buys those shitty things? They don't even look appealing.

>>156018308
In a Subway?

>>156019335

Behind the Subway.

Probably, in little tokyo.

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Does a Kinokuniya bookstore in a japanese market place count?

[Spoiler]my friends and I enjoy our newly purchased weeb toys with a bowl of ramen from its food court[/spoiler]

Every time a store opens here, it gets closed by sole months, maybe a year. And only two or three libraries get any kind of manga. It would be cool to have a local store to buy those shits you don't need but it's fun or nice to have like a glass or something like that.

>>156019267
>>156019182

I've been to the one in NYC before, very cool place and I like how they also specialize in Japanese literature too. Much preferred Book Off though when I was on holiday in NYC though since I thought it was a lot more interesting to explore. I ended up getting from Kinokuniya the first volume of Jojo, Pun and a Storm Witches light novel.

>>156019521
>mitsuwa
I love the one in santa monica.

Not anime but I literally shop at Muji all the time, and I recommend you all do the same if you can.

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Any of you faggots been to AnimeXtreme? I'll admit, selections pretty good for a local store, but shit is way to overpriced. The only benefit is if I want some gunpla ASAP because I live close by.

>>156012654
>Small town
>Of half a million people

So are you Indian? Cause I thought they didn't allow 4chan in China.

>>156019782
my nigga

>>156020027
>>156019782
Toronto anons are always so easy to spot.

>>156016828
There are absolutely no anime stores in toronto or the GTA. Even the completely asian Pacific mall in markham only has a store that sells some posters and plushies, but nothing else.

>>156020232
But what about >>156019782

I live in a small town, have to drive to next state just to get a copy of original anime.

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>>156011555

I've found Barnes and Noble has a pretty good selection of manga and LNs, along with some figures and models (mostly DBZ prize figures and Gundam models, but I have seen a couple Nendos there). The local Fry's Electronics also has a good selection of anime there.
There is actually a store dedicated to anime where I live, but it's far away and in a shitty part of town so I've never been.

>>156011555
I think they're on to something with the autism thing

>>156020346
no good ones. xtreme is priced for the chinese immigrants that have infinite disposable income from their rich parents.

>>156020454
I love it already

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The only thing that remotely resembles an anime store in my area is a small little manga selection in my local bookstore.

All they have is a couple of volumes of Death Note and SnK

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Not exclusively an anime store, but I managed to find Vol. 1 of City Hunter along with a bunch of other untranslated manga at a Half Price Books.

>>156020454
next banner contest, maybe

So, how long do these stores outside japland actually exist until they close down because nobody buys their shit?

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>>156010360
I only know one that's in Manchester, this building called Afflecks that has a bunch of shops for niche hobbies in it, I've only been inside the pub though, never the main building itself so I have no idea if their stuff is overpriced. I wouldn't go there anyway, it's too busy like anything in the city.

There's a couple of online shops based here as well but their prices look expensive as fuck, it's cheaper to just import your own shit.

>>156011555
this kind of stuff is what almost makes me understands my parents point of view when they say this stuff is retarded

NYC anons already mentioned kinokuniya and book-off. The latter is best for rare or old manga. I've spotted Japanese copies of Abara and even the old English printing of BLAME!.
I got all 24 volumes of Rookies for $1 each.

>>156019267
>but don't they grossly overcharge?
Yes. They charge $80 for jojo SASs that should be $40.

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There's only one place where I allow my credit card to shit money faster than a mexican burito platetester for buyfag purposes

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>>156018904
Fucking hell that's disgusting

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The LA Kinokuniya branch is actually pretty comfy

So I'm going to nipland tomorrow for 1 week. Any idea where to buy a cheap PS4. I need to play P5.

Let's say hypothetically that if a spic (not me honest, white board etc.) we're to move to Japan. Would they treat him as a filthy gaijin in the same way that they would treat a white person?

>>156021024
Mandarake

>>156021024
amazon jp

>>156021024
How can you have money for going to nipland but not for buyng PS4?

>>156021059
Last time I checked they only sell retro gaming stuff

>>156021242
I have the money but I also want it to be cheap. P5 is only the reason I'm buying that shit. I can just buy at my local game store but I'm just wondering if they nipland has it cheaper.

>>156021325
I've been to the Mandarakes in Akiba and Shibuya. There are entire floors of modern video games.

>>156021058
From what I've heard from fellow expats and my own personal opinion, they mostly don't give a shit what colour you are. Just that you're a foreigner in general.

Also, you can't just "move to Japan". (which also effects how they treat you.) Especially out in the countryside. If you're visiting, the Japanese people will love you and treat you with a decent amount of respect. That's not to say you wont retain your gaijin force-field and still get stares anytime you do something they perceive as awkward or wrong. They say the treatment gets shittier the longer you've been there, once the excitement of "the new foreigner" wears off and you start making the same "mistakes" as all the foreigners in the past. In my opinion though, it may be a case of you just becoming more 'Japanese' in a sense and noticing all of the mistakes and social faux-pas that you're making. Becoming more self aware the longer you've been there.

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The whole building, the next one at the left, another cruising the street of 3 floors and two streets from there there is another building of 3 floors. All of them are all full of Manga/Anime related stores. Like 20-30 little shops for each floor.

Place is mostly autistic cancer, but sometimes you get nice stuff

>>156021378
Cool. I'll check stuff tomorrow.

>>156021024
I don't recall exactly if they have PS4 but superpotato in Akiba has some very cheap stuff

>>156021406
I see thanks for responding

I'm debating whether I should save up enough money to travel the world or just join the military (the Navy in particular) and hope I get lucky.

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kinokuniya in costa mesa

There was one pretty close to where I live, used to get DBZ fansubs from there, but the owners were kind of dicks so I rarely went.

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>>156018904
>funko pops
I'll never understand how these managed to take off. They all look nearly identical, have shitty quality and those creepy eyes. The only thing I can think of is that normalfags buy them as gifts.

>>156021796
>but the owners were kind of dicks so I rarely went.
That seems to be a common trend with these kinda shops.

one i use to go to as a kid was owned by a pedo lmao.
always felt a tad weird near him

>>156021577
A lot of expats don't recommend it and I can see why it would leave a sour taste in a lot of peoples mouths. I would though, if you can get into JET Program or anything similar it's more than worth it. JET actually pays for your flight which is a huge plus as it's actually government sponsored. Meanwhile some private companies require you to book your own flight, rent, etc. Thats if you're looking for the real "living in japan" experience. Other than that, if you can get in through other means of work visa, go for it

I wouldn't join the NAVY just to travel, that's a disservice for yourself. Especially if we get in to serious conflict you're fucked.

Otherwise, I'd save and travel the world if you can. It's expensive as fuck. Don't get me wrong, Japan's great I loved it. (I''m, actually considering getting a visa and going back to work there again.) But there is a fuck ton more to see in the world.

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>>156020882
went to c91
those lInes change a man

>>156020624
Afflecks is alright for shit, it can be a tad expensive though. It also only stocks merchandise, you likely won't pick up any anime or manga from there.
The second hand game shop can be pretty extortionate, but that's since second hand gaming equipment is priced against online independent sellers that don't actually move any copies.

Forbidden Planet I think is the only place to go to pick up actual volumes of stuff.

>>156013451
Fellow Tarahntah friend here. How's Labyrinth in comparison? They don't sell Figs but they have lots of books.

>>156011555
I went past this place when I was in Glasgow last summer.

Part of me is glad I never went in, but part of me still wants to go in out of morbid curiosity.

Kinokuniya in Seattle is pretty comfy, nestled near a Japanese grocery store. It's not all that weird to go and buy stuff there, or at the store, since it's in the middle of Chinatown in Seattle and you'll find people of all backgrounds.

Ultimately, while I hate this city, I don't hate it fully.

>>156021971
Which I never got because being friendly goes so far in terms of having returning customers, especially when it comes to stuff that can be easily pirated or bought online.

>>156022618
Well, just imagine your average /a/non running a shop and it should give you a pretty good idea why the staff are normally shitty.

My local "comic book" stores basically sell nothing but Pop figures and comics now, their manga section has dwindled a lot... i guess less people buy it because of the availability of online readers.

>>156022601
>Another Seattle anon
ayyy

I'm sure that every library known to man has a section with manga these days (although the manga' s often put in the "graphic novel" section).

Their selection is always shit though.

>>156023408
Don't get your panties too wet. I just commute here for school.

I-it's not like I enjoy this trash heap or anything.

My local comic book stores sell some anime shit. Also I found out that gamestop sells anime stuff and has figmas for some goddamn reason.

>>156021887
People actually buy them for themselves. I happen to know several who do, some to the point of displaying some of their collection on their work desk.
The uniformity is actually a strong point. Fans of the format can get any number of pops and simply line them up and have it look no worse than the individual figures. With normal figures, different scales, poses and accessories mean you have to carefully curate your display to have it look decent.

>>156012150
that place look suspiciously similar the one in my city in mexico

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>>156023473
UW?

For real though, you'll probably hate it less if you get around more.

>>156019182
was waiting for this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezY_RWUhUvI

The only store worth visiting, the Anime Superstore.

>>156023930
yee

I don't know. The food is good, I like pike place, and there are some neat and peaceful places, but at large I don't like the conceit and crowd of the city. I'm still young, maybe I'll begin to like it, but for now it leaves a poor impression holistically.

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eh its ok. used to have loads of manga in back but then they just rendomly stoped getting it in. lead to them selling manga for half price,then the skate shop in the back closed down and they added a place to play tcgs. they mostly sell botleg figures and old vidya now but hey they have some arcade machines round back.

>>156016667
thanks to remenber that cancer

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>>156021758

I'm jealous

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>>156010360

I hate anime/manga stores, they are filled of fat people talking about "facebook memes". I prefer buy online

>>156021409
and overpriced

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>only sells FREE!, Naruto, SAO and One Piece posters and merch(minus figs)
>also has Vanguard cards but no YGO for some reason
>no longer sells figmas and nendos (used to have Hatsune Miku and Haruhi)

On the bright side, the obscure anime shop I know is still going strong. The gundam displays and /v/ toys are impressive. There's also cheap figmas and nendos too.

>>156020454
saved, good work

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It's all bootleg shit though. They used to sell bootleg DVDs too.

>>156010360
Independent drug stores usually sell gifts like plushies, chinese plastic toys and dad cups, there is one around here whose owner's son is probably a weeb because there's anime merchandise in display, since it's not the nearest drug store I rarely go there but he had an articulated Unit 00 and a Black Rock Shooter figure.

>Brick-and-mortar stores

You guys know amazon exist?
and bookdepository?
and tokyo otaku mode
and J-list?

>>156010360
Nonexistant. Never seen an anime store anywhere near my home, which is weird considering a very popular con comes up an hour and a half away every year.

>>156024686
Excellent bait.

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>>156011555
>the Autist with no shirt on playing Connect4

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Closest one to me is like an hour away. Fuck the south.

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>>156015275
suomi perkele

>>156010360
Mine only sell manga and figurines.
I buy my manga there since I live next to it so it's faster than amazon.
It's up to date with all the new localizations and the owner is pretty much a "friend" now.

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>>156024686
This

What does Brick and mortar have except a bigger pricetag?

>>156025282
Also, the store is low profile, no flashy shit or anything that would attract retarded normalfag.

Eagle Anime at the Mall of America but I was too Autistic to go in.

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steam is my local anime store

>>156010360

As far as I know, there isn't one. My local library has some manga though.

>>156025558
And tumblr is you local image for ant store, get the fuck out

>>156021577
Not really better if you want to travel elsewhere, but the air force is pretty good for getting yourself stationed in japan. Had a friend who got to live the dream for a few years, joined a japanese/american taiko drumming group, visited tokyo pretty often for fandom events, all that. Sure he's now in kuwait but you shouldnt expect the good times to last forever in the military. Still air force has the most non combat positions to choose from with less risk.

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>>156024334
Obscure anime shop added FAG Jinrai a month ago, I hope she's still there, if not, I'll go with Materia.

>>156025558
>paying for digital

Have a game store that sells rare games at surprisingly good prices, Japan games and consoles and has a few shelves for movie and TV which includes tons or anime
Onlyrics one of the employees is an autist but the customer base are all pretty much 4chan incarnate. Everybody keeps to themselves unless they are going to the game room to test/play a game.
I tried to help an anon pick a game since he was hogging a shelf and he just looked at me and walked out

There are a few, but all of them seem to be bootleg paradise.

>>156011172
Nah, they'll give you tons of shit if you do that.

>>156022149
Details pls.

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Everything is overpriced and the only merch available is from popular anime. I dread going there because the store is always full of autists who speak english just to sound cool.

>>156013451
Hello fellow vietfag
From the look of it this seem to either be in Southern CA or Texas. Local Asian anime shop tend to be full of bootlegs to be honest, especially when it's run by Chinese people.

>>156017050
need to be atleast within a city/metropolis center area to reap profit. low concentration of population means low chances of target consumer.

>>156017924
why does it looks like the store is made for hobbits. Why is it in the basement?

Just KINOKUNIYA in NY for me.

>>156029227
>speak english just to sound cool.
What?

The entire country only has a handful of stores selling any kind of weeb shit because the internet and travelling are popular enough to make them redundant.

>>156030524
>what is the fisheye?
What basement? Are you retarded? It's clearly at the street level.

>>156018904
God i hate how forbidden planet looks now, it's so soulless. Maybe they freshened their stores off to attract normies, but that slight jankyness the stores had is just missing.

>>156030745
>Restavfall
Probably in Norway

any Toronto anons got the hook up? Can't find jack.

>>156018904
>>156019060
>>156019267
>"comic" shop
Fucking weebs.
>>156021758
Wow. I have more comics in my personal library.
>>156024686
>buys manga
>doesn't control the quality of the print in person
Poser.

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>>156010360
do book stores count?

I don't have one, nor do I really care nowadays. Younger me would've liked a nice spot to hang out at though and meet fellow fans.

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>>156027720
Not him but day 1 and 2 are comfy long lines, porn day is where only veterans will find the way through all the things they want and still be scarred for life.
Pic related, me after going to 4 comikets and that's skipping summer.

>>156031345
>Baby's first books
Fucking kek

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Any Califags here?
I'm pretty sure you all know this place.
It has a nice little Japanese restaurant alley inside too. The book shop is really Japanese.

Never tried going to the comic store but I do miss the bookstore that used to sell japanese plastic models, now it's some kind of chinese shop.

>>156011555
the girl with the pink hair and maid outfit is super cute. i'd go in just to see her

>>156031478
Looks comfy. I wish there were more Asian markets on the East coast.

>>156024191
wat the fuck this doesn't look it sells weeb stuffs.

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>>156029227
>>156031033
Sasuga Stavanger

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>>156021758
I used to work there 3 months ago.

>tfw no kinokuniya near me

Feels bad man. They charge a bit above retail price but I still like to browse books.

>>156018904
>>156021887
these took off and sell because people have no alternative. when people want collectable figurines and those are the only ones that are sold, they'll take them

I remember when I lived in Munich there was a small shop cross a Mexican restaurant, they only sold fujo shit so I never went again.
I imagine the fujo bucks are strong in the west too.

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>>156031690
Fucking niggers put a security sticker on the manga and it's impossible to take it off without ruining the book.
I tried taking it off and now I hate myself

>>156031582
>be west coast
>full of good beach and choices of restaurant
>most people know anime, so being a subtle weeb is almost publicly acceptable
>but expensive as fuck
>traffic is horrid 24/7
>Gas price always rising.

>>156032000
I live in Florida actually, so it's mostly just what you're describing but with none of the bad stuff. We just have a much lower Asian population so Asian markets are kind of rare. Best we ever get is grocers and I still haven't seen one in years.

>>156031959
I had that problem when I was new as fuck and stupid enough to buy shit too.

I like going to Book-Off in NYC for manga and artbooks. Kinokuniya is nice too but it can get insanely overcrowded on the lower floor where the stationary is.

There was a comic book store in Boston that I liked the first time I went there but the employees were replaced by capeshit tumblrettes. I also passed an anime store the last time I was there but it was in the basement of a building and looked really dingey from the outside.

>>156031811
It's a curse for German weeb or something.
The fujos is the prevalent force in German anime group and community of anywhere there.

>>156031959
That shit is easy as hell to get off though. You must have done somethiing wrong.

>>156031959
Use steam

>>156032227
There are art books at Book Off? Or are you talking about that small selection to the left of the basement staircase?

>Kinokuniya is nice too but it can get insanely overcrowded on the lower floor where the stationary is.

Because everything is chiichai kawaii desu. Off topic, Totto Ramen in NYC is wonderful.

>>156019697
What do they sell?

I always pass it whenever I go to Manhattan but never actually go inside.

>>156033022
Stationary, house goods, clothing

>>156032674
It's only easy if the sticker is on glossy paper.

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>>156020454

>>156032936
The art books are in the same aisle with the regular jp books in the basement. There was a Durarara and Psycho-Pass movie art book down there last I checked.

>>156024920
The Natsu cosplayer he was playing with had an open vest too. Maybe it's some sort of mating ritual.

its hard for these places to not resemble a den for autists.

if i were running the show, i'd hide the pervert shit in backrooms for the anime pros.

also theres a fuckload of overhead for these businesses, its a terrible investment unless you're in a world city.

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>>156020454
Good job.

>>156019782
Want to hang out at the curb and smoke pot?

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Haven't gone in there in years, though. Last I remember it was mostly figures and some soundtrack CDs for anime and vidya.

>>156020882
How the fuck do you use credit card on Comiket?

>>156036211
There's one atm with a long queue, but I imagine he took out money days before the event and exchanged some of it for 500 and 100 coins at arcades.

>>156015069
I'm way to self conscious about my hobby to buy anything irl. Shit kinda sucks because I imagine being part of a community is fun but I'd be incredibly uncomfortable.

>>156011858
>>156013176
Unironically where2cop crusader armour?

>>156037118
Your local armorer

>>156031668
It's a bookstore. I never went there, so I don't know what manga they have.

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>Anime store
I have a comic book shop that sometimes sells anime stuff if that's what you're asking.

I'm going there this Thursday to pick some things up then see Your Name in the theater literally next door

>>156037738
Sounds like a great time, have fun

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>>156037859
Thanks

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>>156020882
>going to weebland this summer with friends
>want to buy doujin at a comic fes cuz artist refuse to sell it online
>Friend want to go to another place
>now I need a good excuse to visit that place for convenience.

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>>156015396
>GSC stops going to MCM
Don't fucking remind me
I remember them going around one year and actually catching out almost 50 booths selling bootleg shit and slapped them with fines.

>>156038203
They actually did that? Last I checked there was some short lived anti-bootleg movement that lasted one whole event, and now there's probably even more bootlegs.

I'm going in May but I'm not expecting to buy any actual scales

>>156010360
AnimePop in dallas or a local anime convention!

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Toronto has an official GSC store and some other smaller stores (AnimeXtreme) and they're all actually decent.

>>156019285
>Who buys those shitty things?
tumblr and /co/, apparently

>>156038177
Go to the event, you should enjoy your trip and not cave into your friends plans.
>going to moon speaking territory as a weeb
>with normies

>>156038328
So this is where all the Shonen shit and binned figures go to.

>>156038328
The GSC store in toronto is shit.

>>156010360
I live in Tokyo, so all of them.

>>156020965
All of Little Tokyo is one big weeb store my dude.

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>>156038481
Mostly. You can find some gold in there though. I found a Kill Me Baby scale in there.

>>156038491
A GSC store is better than no GSC store famalam.

>>156019782
Good-ass place if you're a /m/an, apparently one of the boss guys had a dinner with fuckin Obari.
I agree about the prices - but the rent must be astronomical in that area so I kinda get it.

>>156038177
Why on earth would you go to Japan with someone who doesn't want to do the same shit as you?

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>>156014325
>mfw this is also my store

H-Hi anon

I didn't know of any, so I just Google Mapped it. Apparently the closest one is an Anime/Skateboard shop. Looks about as hole-in-the-wall as it gets without being run in someone's parents' basement. Next closest is a MtG shop with an anime club. It doesn't really look like the sell any anime stuff though. And then if I go about 50 miles out, there's a nice looking place with what appears to be a fine selection of swords. It actually looks kind of cool, I might go there.

>>156038177
So go solo. Getting around Tokyo is actually really fucking easy. Google will tell you what trains to use and what it will cost. And their crime rate is practically nonexistent.
Tell your friends that you're going to do your comic thing on Xday, then do it. Let them join you if they want, but don't let someone else dictate what you do with your limited time in nipland and be upfront and clear about what you're doing.

>>156020232
Man, Pacific Mall used to have an entire gunpla storefront called "Gundam Base" or something. I don't know how those people got away with it, but they were gone the last time I went, like last year. Still, the prices were nothin special. Just kinda cool to have something local.
P. Mall has devolved into a cellphone accessory warehouse anyway. It's a shame.

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>>156038328
That Plamya fig costs 125usd +20 if you feel like using EMS (express delivery), you can save 20 bucks.
Fucking JewSmileCompany.

>>156038328
You mean Navito World? They are merely an official Canadian distributor for GSC figures, not wholly owned or ran by GSC themselves.

I appreciate their presence but honestly their prices are marked up quite high for scale figs. Nendos are okay if you really don't want the hassle of waiting or dealing with shipping.

There's nothing really near me, but I can go to the city and go to Kinu, so there's that. That's where I usually get my overpriced art books.

>>156038784
I can't math, 30 dollars.

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>>156038793
Yeah, Navito World. The guys inside are nice and friendly too, and know their shit.

I find they're more for the convenience, especially if you miss the pre-order window somehow online. AnimeXtreme's prices will be higher.

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>>156010360

>>156035487
Not that anon but they had a black guy following us around and accused us of stealing. Ironic.

So yes, hella down to blaze in front of them,

>>156038970
You ever been to the TooJay's before? I have one of those near me.

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>>156010360
I've never really looked. Evidently, I don't have many choices.

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>>156038693
It's a pretty nice store. I'll come by again some other time.

>>156038524
Not him, but the last time I visit the weeb shops in Little Tokyo there were nothing but general main stream anime merch like ghibli shits. It's only the upper floor that have the good selection, if not just wait for AX 2017.
>>156038720
Yeah this is my first time so I'm a bit dreaded to get lost, I don't really mind that, but it's really time consuming if inconvenient happen. I think I'll try to convince one my weeb friend to join with me. Hopes the artists wont be scared by my gaijin approach.

No animu stores here, only meth.

>>156027720
they are long as fuck and you will be in em for hours depending what time u get there

>>156039287
Central Florida?

>>156019182
I work in NYC as well but I was always afraid to go in here and book-off since I fear it'll be full of smelly, autistic teenagers who shop at Hot Topic.

>>156039186
Just tell them you love their work, they won't be able to contain their happiness, if the queue is long make it as simple as possible.
Feels good when I tell them I'm getting everything since they get 100% of the money.

>>156039287
Clearly that's just an opportunity for you to open up Animeth.

>>156010360
Just a /co/ store in a mall with one rack of super mainstream stuff.
I bought a Chobits wall scroll there back in the day.

>>156020624
There is anime in afflecks??????????

My city ain't got one. I know there are some in the country, but since pretty much all shopping in my hometown is relegated to the mall just outside of town, we don't get any of these super-nerdy stores downtown and instead have to deal with a whole bunch of pizza and sushi place restaurants. Closest thing that's actually left downtown is a game store located just next to my workplace, but they don't sell any anime stuff, so it's useless for these purposes.

And before you ask, no, the mall doesn't have any anime store either.

>>156038793
Not only that, but they don't do discounts for figs that obviously will never get sold. Plus, they don't resupply on popular-demand orders when the preorders are sold out. Place is just a mess.

>>156039343
Sometimes it's fine, sometimes it's not. I was lucky to be walking out of kinokuniya when two women in dressed in full Johnny Joestar and Trish Una cosplay were loudly making their way in.

The basement of book-off is absolutely silent because the loud weeaboos don't read raw manga.

>>156039595
Fuck well as an EOP I don't have that option. How's pricing? Just for manga/LN's; don't care for merch.

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>>156010360
There used to be one 5 minutes from my house before they closed down about 10 years ago.
Now the closest one is pic related, about an hour from home, never been there though.
There are some regular comic stores here, but anime shops and arcades are pretty much 100% dead in my area.

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>>156010360

The last place that sold anime in my city went away many years ago. I order everything online since I don't like traveling to Baltimore and D.C.

>>156039713
The prices at Kinokuniya for English manga and LNs isn't different from, say, a typical Barnes&Noble: $10-$13 per volume. What is different is that kinokuniya is always up-to-date with releases and has a wider selection, especially with LNs.

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There's no anime store in my shithole.

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Oh boy this thread sure brings back a lot of memories

Like this one, for example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4koELfX3TbM

The closest thing I have is a Vintage Stock, which sells manga, DVDs, and occasionally a figure.

Bought the complete series of Abenobashi in the old ADV box for $15 and raw Samurai Champloo manga at $3/volume.

>>156040043
Russia

>>156038947
They have a tank...must be legit.

>>156039287
Remember a few years ago when
"Anime - more addictive than DRUGS" or "Anime is my drug" was popular among weebs? Never again.

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>>156039725
>>156035853
Store like these with the word "Anime" alone is enough to drive off half of the intended customer away. No wonder they are bound to be dead no less than 1-3 years. If it's they just have try to rename it with something original or tacky Japanese words then they could have survive a bit longer.

>leaving your computer

>>156014325
>>156038693
>>156039129
i just wish zakka stocked stuff i want to buy. i wanna support them but i really dont want miyazaki plushes and tiddie figurines, i just wanna buy some books...

>tfw love going to Hong Kong to buy anime stuff, but only books are chinese-translated manga (which is cheap at least) and occasional monthly magazines.

Only place to buy the genuine Japanese books are at SOGO's book club, and their exchange rates for the yen are wallet-destroying.

My LGS made the wonderful decision to also stock a ton of anime merchandise in addition to TCGs and board games. The result was a bunch of weebs would come and hang out at the store and use the tables despite not actually playing anything. They'd get pissy if you asked them to get up so you could sit down for a game and the manager being a weeb himself didn't have the gall to kick them out for loitering. The only people they would move for were the group of niggers that played yugioh.

Closest I've ever been to an anime store is a Hot Topic with the latest action shonen T-shirts. I did get a Madoka shirt there though.

>>156018904
christ that looks depressing

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>>156018904
>that fucking horrible drab eggshell everywhere
>marvel figures
>fucking funko pop
This is like some sort of dystopian novel setting