Japan Travel Guide

Animate Ikebukuro Head Shop

Animate is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, games, and manga in Japan. The first and headquarters store of Animate opened in 1983 and is located in Ikebukuro. Currently, there are 38 Animate stores in Japan, and one in Taipei, Taiwan.

• Station : Ikebukuro
• Place : 3-2-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshimaku, Tokyo
• Tel : 03-3988-1351
• Shop hours : 10:00-20:30 (Monday – Saturday) / 10:00-20:00 (Sunday)
• Shop holiday : -
• more info : http://www.animate-world.com/

“Comic Tora no Ana” is selling magazines, comics and AV software mainly targeted at the”Otaku”, this store is characterized by its “dojinshi” (fan-produced magazines) by amateur artists. Akihabara Comic Tora no Ana 1 offers a wide selection of dojinshi and dojin software (only Japanese corresponds). In addition to the Tokyo stores, there are branches in Sapporo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka.

• Station : akihabara
• Place : 4-3-1, Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0021
• Tel : 03-5294-0123
• Shop hours : 11:00-21:00 (Monday – Thursday) / 10:00-21:00 (Friday – Sunday, and on National Holidays)
• Shop holiday : -
• more info : http://www.toranoana.co.jp/ (* Japanese Only )