Any respectable otaku knows about Mandarake, the largest reseller of used manga and anime related products in the Tokyo area. Nakano Broadway, just outside of Nakano station, is home to no less than a dozen Mandarake shops, each catering to a different type of collector. From models to manga, to collectable Disney, you’d have a…
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Festival Masks
Attend any summer festival in Japan and within the stalls selling delicious yakisoba (fried noodles), kakigori (flavored shaved ice) and yakitori (various meats on skewers), you’ll find a booth selling children’s masks. These masks are available in various characters from Disney to popular Japanese cartoons to traditional (Hyottoko, the funny-faced mythical spirit). Like a Disneyland…
Disney Tsum Tsum
The Tsum Tsum craze has spread worldwide, but it’s not difficult to imagine that such cuteness was first born in Japan. The Disney owned Tsum Tsum franchise began as a video game released on the popular LINE application and grew into a plush toy phenomenon. Millions of stuffed Tsum Tsum toys have been sold globally, but…
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