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    Kinokuniya

    4.5 (124 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Charmaine S.

    Came here multiple times but on this day...finally making it legit that this place is a great place to find authentic anime, Sanrio, art high grade pens, authentic novelties, rare collectibles. My son needed supplies for his architecture school and we find what he needed here for a great price! The staff are always helpful and friendly and upbeat!

    Sunny C.

    Nice book and trinket store. Most things here are Japanese related but not all things including the books. The items here are either priced on the normal msrp (some may see it as high). They also have their own gundam section/wall. There's a pretty good cook book selection though nothing on sale prices. Plus a far back curtained section as shown in the photo....

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    Bruce M.

    This is the coolest store. They have art supplies and anime for days. The books and gifts are amazing. Got my niece some cat cards and stickers. The place is clean and fun with nice music as you shop. The staff are nice and helpful. They do not take cash.

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    Melissa W.

    Fabulous book and novelty store with interesting and unique gifts. So many books for the anime lover in your life. I always find something unexpected here. Great for a browse!

    Andrew W.

    Great place to get Japanese pencils and other fun items of Japan! Love coming here! :)

    Marcela T.

    Kinokuniya is a must-visit place anytime we're in Austin! Everything is packaged and organized so nicely, it's always a pleasure to explore all the variety of manga, magazines, anime merchandise, home goods, and scrapbooking/crafting materials. Some items are quite pricey but they are totally worth it, the quality is unmatched. Definitely recommend checking out when you're in the area.

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    Nicholas A.

    This place is so overwhelming with stuff I get sensory overload in the best place possible. Running around this store more fun than most things I do in the day!! If you're a fan of manga, studio ghibli, stationary, pets, cute plushies, they have everything!!! I've been here multiple times and they have a massive stock of rotating items that they always have new stuff when I've come here. Things are decently priced and the workers are more than willing to help you out with any questions or if you're looking for something. So worth the trip over if you're looking for something cute and practical like notebooks or pens

    Ashley W.

    This is such a fun store to walk around! I really liked their greeting cards. The cards feature cute animation and punny phrases.

    Laurie W.

    This bookstore is AWESOME. It has a large selection of studio ghibli merch and a full section of LGBTQ+ novels. There's also a good selection of foreign cookbooks and a section of foreign language books. I loved the merch and will do my gift shopping here for sure. Just an aside.. there are a number of excellent businesses in this subdivision and you can park and walk to them all. Expect to have lunch, dessert, and browse the neighborhood!

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    Liz A.

    Definitely a cool place full of unique books, mangas and gifts, patronized by an inordinately large collection of introverts all studiously ignoring eachother except to apologize for their own existence when needing to move past one another through the aisles. There was a large selection of English language mangas as well as Japanese language mangas and Japanese language children's books and educational materials. There were many adorable stickers, tons of anime merch as well as Pusheen and Sanrio. There were more markers and pens than anyone could ever use, origami paper, incense and holders, and just, innumerable hard to find treasures. Five stars. Highly recommend. There were actually a ton of people in the store when I took these pics but I tried to make sure not to take any pictures of humans.

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    They have a big selection of goods from Studio Ghibli, Pokemon, Kirby, Sanrio, and a lot of anime merchandise.

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