Otaku buildingIkebukuro (Otome Road)
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Mandarake LaLaLa Ikebukuro
Mandarake's Otome Road branch — secondhand BL and shoujo manga, female doujinshi, male-idol goods and trading cards, on the female-fan-focused strip near Sunshine City.
Mandarake's Ikebukuro branch on Otome Road, specializing in secondhand BL/shoujo manga, female doujinshi and male-idol goods; open daily 12:00–20:00, tax-free for eligible visitors.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 12:00–20:00
- Tuesday
- 12:00–20:00
- Wednesday
- 12:00–20:00
- Thursday
- 12:00–20:00
- Friday
- 12:00–20:00
- Saturday
- 12:00–20:00
- Sunday
- 12:00–20:00
Known for
What it is
Mandarake LaLaLa is the Ikebukuro branch of Japan's largest secondhand anime/manga chain, sitting on Otome Road — the strip near Sunshine City built around female-fan (fujoshi) shopping. Rather than the general mix found at Mandarake's Akihabara or Nakano flagships, LaLaLa leans into the neighborhood's specialty: BL and shoujo manga, female-created doujinshi, male-idol goods, trading cards and games, plus discs, cosplay items, toys and dolls, all secondhand.
It's open 12:00–20:00 every day of the year (buyback appraisals accepted until 19:30), about an 8-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station's East Exit. Like every Mandarake store, LaLaLa is registered for tax-free shopping — bring your passport for purchases of ¥5,000+ before tax — and Mandarake runs an English-language online order site for items you don't want to carry home. Pair it with the neighboring K-BOOKS Otome-kan and animate Ikebukuro for a full sweep of Otome Road in one afternoon; see the Ikebukuro Otome Road guide for the full area.
