Pokpok P.

Great but i want more attack on titan. You guys keep decreasing the aot section. This is not funny. Thank god for the aot pop up but it's over now. What am i supposed to do with my life? You guys keep making the aot section smaller each time i come. Plus the stuff was hella expensive. i got six aot things for like 70 dollars. Plus tax. The three heart stickers i received were pitiful. But i love the uramichi oniisan illustration book. Thanks. Great service.

Winnie T.

Definitely a great place for anime/manga fans. Everything is clearly labeled by their anime/manga titles. A LOT of the less well known anime in the US for got a section of merchandise of its own. Titles like Gintama, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Bungo stray dogs (less well known here) to name a few. NOT a great deal of selection on anime figures though, some Bandai, some Goodsmile Popup Parade. And only VERY FEW of the Goodsmile Nendoroid (if you are collector of it, definitely disappointed). Mangas clearly titles with English or Japanese. (And also some titles pure for special groups labeled with BL/GL). I only gave 3 stars because of their price!!! It is outrageously HIGH!!!! I checked eBay while I was there, they were significantly higher than the Japan seller of the same product(with shipping!!). And I've been to their stores in Ahihabara and Hiroshima. I know the quality of their products. Those acrylic stands doesn't cost that much and the quality is kind of cheap. But they charge them super high at this store. If you want good anime figures, good anime products, J town is a better option. The hobbies store in the little akihahara have great selection of figures with very reasonable price. One thing extra. If you really want to go, park at Macy's woman section. And go up to the "upper floor", it's right there.

Boxi F.

Probably the best place to get anime/game related official merch from in LA, if not in the whole SoCal. It has the largest stock and widest range of IPs, from Hoyoverse games to Vtuber franchises, from classic anime to recently popular anime. You can't really complain about the price of stuff here since that's how expensive they are here in US. Staffs are helpful and friendly, and the register lines are usually pretty fast. It's definitely worth a ride just for this shop if you live anywhere in SoCal.

Kalai C.

Prefacing that the lower number of stars is because of the expensive cost compared to other stores and other ways of buying the same items. Like it's a pretty significant difference in price: anywhere from 10-30% markup. The shop is set up exactly like how it is in Japan, so for anyone who's complaining about how claustrophobic it feels, this is exactly the layout they have elsewhere. In fact, I feel like the shelves are more spacious compared to the very narrow ones that I've experienced in other cities in Japan. It's really organized except for the high traffic areas where people shuffle around and there aren't enough staff to clean everything up and make everything neat in a short amount of time. The staff are really friendly and can answer any questions you have. The points system for the American animated stores do not transfer to your Japanese account so it's completely separate. The items that they have at this store are pretty varied from anime that is currently airing (Dungeon Meshi) and popular, as well as older series that are staples like Naruto & Demon Slayer.

Mel C.

This shop is huge. It carries such a wide variety of animate merch. My kid was ordering them from Japanese website and paid $50 just to ship it here. Wow. We will be coming here all the time. The merchandise is organized. They have books too. Staff does not bother you. You can quietly browse thru all the goodies. Highly recommend this place. Big thumbs up!

Kevin C.

Huge variety of anime, manga, and core japanese culture artwork. Rows upon rows of pins, figurines, stationery, manga, books, stickers, cards, keychains, and more. There is also a side full of gashapon machines where you can exchange money to tokens for a vending machine to redeem a toy from a certain set of items.

Angela G.

Been wanting to come here since it opened and managed to finally do so without any worry about a line out the door. My bf and I made the trip out just for this shop. It's definitely purely anime but still got a handful of video game merch. It's located on the upper floor of this gigantic mall. Lots of open space but very clean and organized. Hoping to see much more Final Fantasy and video games in general merch in the future. I was very pleased to see that they at least had a tiny FFXVI postcard book that I snagged but no luck on the actual art book. I'm hoping that they have more figures and stuff for this later on but it's definitely a great shop if you're looking for manga and anime merch in general. IG: @ammysalamii

Ann T.

FINALLY MADE THE PILGRIMAGE!! As the first and currently only US branch for Animate, this is a must stop for all weebs and otaku out there. While I agree with the general consensus that YES, it is pretty EXPENSIVE there are still lots of merits to visiting the shop. Yes, you would be hard pressed to find any merchandise for any anime series that is over 5+ years old here (you know, unless it's had a recent movie released, revival, or is just always very popular -I'm talking Haikyuu and NGE). A good chunk of the shop was Blue Lock, Haikyuu, Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, Re: Zero, Quintessential Quintuplets, Sono Bisque Doll, etc. I saw like one item for Ousama Ranking and small sections for Oshi no Ko and Bocchi the Rock. Currently they have special small "event" for the BL series "Given" so there's art in the back and merchandise too. Actually for all the fujoshis/fudanshi, BL/Yaoi enjoyers they surprisingly decent selection. Of course there's manga in the back, but they had merchandise for Ten Count and the gacha game Nu Carnival. They also had some merch for some series that's harder to find goods for. Not technically anime, but there's also LOTS of Genshin Impact and OF COURSE V-TUBERS. You have a V-tuber oshi? And you have a fat wallet? Then you're good to go! You can easily create an ita bag with all of the V-tuber goods here and they even had really unique items like the coat hanger with the V-tuber shoulder up. I also saw some goods for Nikke Goddess of Victory and some FGO goods too (both game goods and goods for Fate Grand Carnival Phantasm and for the Camelot movie). I did manage to get some goods I didn't have and a Santa Karna stand so I left happy. There are some prize figures and some of the larger figures along with Pop-Up Parade and Nendoroids. Some CD's and vinyl records, manga, and art books. What I really liked was that they had some itabag/merchandise storage items such as these cute jar acrylic covers (I got 2 of them) and a cool acrylic/cheki holder (unfortunately $40...). I hope they expand this section though! It was a pretty busy Sunday, but staff was efficient and very kind. I joined their membership program (just add phone number and e-mail) and I think there's a point system. In the corner there's the good old Bandai Gachapon area too. Hoping they open more of these so I don't have to travel all the way here, but all in all, despite being quite pricey (I'd check online prices and how much most of these go for at cons), it's worth the visit if you're really into anime!

Eri E.

At last! The greater Los Angeles area gets its own version of Animate. I've been an anime enjoyer for as long as I can remember. This is really the place to get merchandise from the latest and hottest anime out right now. If you're into titles like Spy x Family, JJK, Demon Slayer, Genshin, My Hero Academia, etc this should be heaven for you. If you're an old school fan like me, the selection for even the most recent Sailor Moon merch was limited to the two movie art books. Employees were generally friendly to help around. Pricing is what you would expect if you were to get the same merch from online. I do like the convenience of having this store around for gifts and presents for friends who love a lot of the newer series. The manga selection is heavenly! Plenty of English translated titles here! Overall, you'll have a good shopping experience here if you love anime!