Lashinbang Ikebukuro Women's Doujin Store
A multi-floor branch of secondhand chain Lashinbang on Ikebukuro's Otome Road, dedicated to female-fan doujinshi and character goods, on floors 4F–6F of the Kindai Bldg. 21.
Lashinbang's women's-doujinshi shop on Otome Road, spanning 4F, 5F and 6F of the Kindai Bldg. 21, open Mon–Fri 11:00–21:00 and Sat/Sun/holidays 11:00–20:00.
Good to know for otaku
- Getting there
- JR/Tokyo Metro Ikebukuro Station, about 3–4 min walk (near Otome Road, close to animate Ikebukuro) Open in Google Maps ↗
Opening hours
- Monday
- 11:00–21:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00–21:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00–21:00
- Thursday
- 11:00–21:00
- Friday
- 11:00–21:00
- Saturday
- 11:00–20:00
- Sunday
- 11:00–20:00
Known for
What it is
Lashinbang Ikebukuro Women's Doujin Store is the female-fan-focused branch of Lashinbang, one of Japan's largest secondhand otaku-goods chains, tucked into a side street on Ikebukuro's Otome Road near Animate Ikebukuro's main store. Its doujinshi floors occupy the 4th, 5th and 6th floors of the Kindai Bldg. 21. Other Lashinbang-branded floors in the same building complex (including a buyback-reception/comics floor and a media-and-cast-goods floor) operate under separate names following the chain's 2025 reorganization of its Ikebukuro-area stores.
Like other Lashinbang branches it both buys and sells, so stock turns over quickly and no specific series or title can be guaranteed in stock on any given day. It's a workable stop for overseas fans hunting used BL/otome-oriented merch alongside the other Otome Road shops — it's worth calling ahead (0570-002-310) to confirm current hours, tax-free eligibility and accepted payment methods, since these have changed with Lashinbang's ongoing floor reorganizations in the area.
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