Mandarake Complex Akihabara
Eight floors of secondhand otaku treasure: vintage figures, doujinshi, retro toys, cosplay and collectibles, each floor with its own theme.
The Akihabara branch of Mandarake, Japan's largest secondhand anime/manga chain — eight floors, each dedicated to a different genre, with tax-free shopping and overseas shipping.
- Tax-free
- English OK
- Ships abroad
Good to know for otaku
- Getting there
- JR Akihabara Station, approx. 6-min walk Open in Google Maps ↗
- Tax-free
- Yes — bring your passport
- English
- English-friendly
- Overseas shipping
- Ships abroad
Known for
What it is
Mandarake Complex is the Akihabara branch of Mandarake, Japan's largest chain of secondhand stores for anime, manga and pop-culture collectibles. Rather than mixing everything together, each of its eight floors is given over to a specific category, so shoppers move up through the building by interest.
Per the official guide, 1F holds the buyback counter and cosplay items; upper floors split between male and female comics and doujinshi, idol goods, toys and dolls, American toys, plastic models, prize figures and LEGO, with tokusatsu and die-cast/Chogokin figures near the top. Like all Mandarake stores it offers tax-free shopping for eligible visitors and runs an English-language online shop with international shipping.
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