Toranoana Ikebukuro Store B
Toranoana's Ikebukuro Store B is one of the shops that defines Otome Road — a women-oriented 7th-floor doujinshi and BL/otome goods floor near Ikebukuro Station.
Opening hours
- Mon–Fri
- 12:00–21:00
- Sat–Sun
- 11:00–20:00
Known for
What it is
Toranoana (コミックとらのあな) sells doujinshi and commercial manga, but its physical-store footprint has shrunk sharply in recent years. After closing five other flagship stores — Akihabara, Shinjuku, Chiba, Namba, and Umeda — at the end of August 2022, the chain now runs only two full stores worldwide: this Ikebukuro shop and one overseas branch in Taipei. Most of its retail presence today is mail-order plus small in-store concession corners inside other bookshops and specialty stores around Japan.
Ikebukuro itself used to have two separate Toranoana storefronts — a male-oriented "Store A" and this female-oriented "Store B," on the 7th floor of the Seiko Sunshine Building XI. Store A's male-oriented stock was discontinued in February 2021 (its 6th-floor operation ended on February 11, 2021), leaving Store B — the shop covered here — as Ikebukuro's, and now the whole chain's, sole storefront in Japan. It has run since then as a large women-oriented comprehensive floor, and it's one of the shops that defines Otome Road, Ikebukuro's female-fan (fujoshi) district.
The single 7th-floor sales floor stocks women-oriented doujinshi, commercial BL (Boys' Love) manga and light novels, CDs/Blu-ray/DVDs, and toys and character merchandise — a dense, browsable stock of BL and otome-fandom goods a short walk from the Otome Road core, alongside neighbors like K-BOOKS Otome-kan and animate Ikebukuro.
Good to know
- Hours: weekdays 12:00–21:00, weekends/holidays 11:00–20:00, no regular closing day (per the official shop page — some third-party map listings show different, older hours, so trust the official page if in doubt).
- Access: from Ikebukuro Station's subway Exit 32, per Toranoana's official route guide; the shop is on the 7th floor of the building with a Right-On clothing store at street level.
- No direct store phone line — the official site routes inquiries through its FAQ/contact form rather than a phone number.
- No tax-free service here: Toranoana's official store data marks tax-free service as unavailable at this store, and its store page lists none; the branches on the chain's old tax-free page have all since closed (checked 2026-10-03). English-language support is not confirmed for this branch (the chain's interpreter-service page dates to 2014 and lists branches that have since closed).
- Pair it with a walk down the rest of Otome Road — K-BOOKS' otome/BL branches and animate's flagship are both within a few minutes on foot.
FAQ
- What are Toranoana Ikebukuro's opening hours?
- As of 2026-10-03, Toranoana's official store page lists 12:00–21:00 on weekdays and 11:00–20:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, with no regular closing day.
- Is Toranoana Ikebukuro tax-free for tourists?
- No. Toranoana's official store data marks tax-free service as unavailable at this store, and its store page lists no tax-free service; the branches named on the chain's old tax-free page have all since closed (checked 2026-10-03). Expect to pay the tax-inclusive price.
- Can I pay by credit card, IC card or phone?
- Yes. Toranoana's official FAQ lists Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, J-Debit and UnionPay cards, plus e-money and iD, at its stores. Its official store guide (checked 2026-10-03) also shows transit IC cards such as Suica, PASMO and ICOCA and QR wallets including PayPay, Alipay and WeChat Pay.
- Is the store only for women?
- Toranoana describes the 7th floor as a large women-oriented (josei-muke) floor — women's doujinshi, commercial BL manga and light novels, CDs/DVDs/Blu-ray and goods. That describes who the stock is aimed at; the official store page mentions no entry restriction.
- Can I call the store to check stock before I go?
- No. The official store page says there is no direct phone line to the store and that stock questions generally aren't answered; it points you to Toranoana's online store-stock search instead, and warns that results can lag, so an item shown in stock may already be sold out (as of 2026-10-03).
