Great place for collectables and toys. They have a nice selection of Gundams which are difficult to…read morefind in Montreal. And best of all, their prices are very reasonable. The owner is very nice and friendly. So far this is my go to for my Gundam needs.

The last of the great anime store of Montreal…read more Lou (the owner of Sci Fi Anime) has been in business since 1994, other stores have come and gone since then but he survives. Without the doubt the largest selection of Gundam / Gunpla model kits in all the province as well as a staff of super experienced people in the hobby. Sure the anime rentals of the 90s and early 2000s are gone, sure the manga sales are no more, but you can still get your Japanese mecha fix here and with a loyal costumer base due to great service and knowledge; It's why Sci Fi is still around. 5 Stars.

This place has been all over the place. I first visited back in the late 90s when it was located on…read moreMonkland next to a rival gaming lounge called Next Gen. The owner Lou was very affable and straight-forward. There were pay-for-play gaming sessions held and I fondly remember the Doom deathmatches on Playstation. It moved a while later to Snowden and then after a year or so back to Monkland but this time further up the street from its old spot. Then it moved (again) to Decarie near Monkland where they stayed for almost a decade. No more video games, instead focusing on their staple of anime rentals, manga and anime modeling kits (mostly Gundam). Some of you might remember those two big Rottweilers he kept behind the counter. I was told they since passed away. Their jumping locations has helped to alienate some of their clientele (it's hard to shop at a place when you can't find them) but at least their phone number has always remained the same. Well, Netflix and all the online streaming and downloading sites, legal or otherwise, killed the video rental model (especially anime with all the free fansubs going around), so by the time they moved to St. Catherine St. West near Atwater they were into modeling kits only. They finally moved to Crescent St. where they're presently located (at least for now). A shadow of their former selves (how can it be Sci-Fi Anime without the anime?) I'm not sure what the future holds for them. They've been partnered with Taktik airsoft gun products and services since their former location so maybe that'll be their bread and butter from now on, as they don't seem to have much else going for them. Thanks for the good times, Lou! You were an inspiration and part of the reason I opened my own store after seeing how much fun it can be to be your own boss. Good luck in your future endeavors!

My go-to place when I absolutely need that module that I should have ordered online three weeks ago…read moreand I didn't. People who complain about brick-and-mortar prices vs. online should really get a life. At Abra, you can touch, try, ask someone, and you can (shocking!) have your stuff right now if you like it. Try that on your favourite Chinese website! Of course items are more expensive, but you're welcome to wait if you want cheaper. This shop has saved me from many a frustrating weekend where I was missing a bit to finish a project. They have everything a maker would want, from electronic modules for arduino, raspberry pi, micro-bit and the like, to hardware, tools, 3D printers, filament, and even 2020 extrusion in all sizes. My only gripe is that they are only open on weekdays. They would make a killing if they'd open on weekends as well.

I'm a bit of an electronics store guru, having visited maybe a hundred stores in half a dozen…read morecountries... My rating for Abra is: excellent for Canada, average on the international scene. I know: I am such a snob. Parts-wise, if you are looing for rows of capacitors and switches that you can actually pick up and touch, this is a terrific place. They have actually overtaken Addison as the better place to buy electronic components like caps, resistors, and board-level things like Raspberry Pi, Arduino and the like. I wouldn't buy semiconductors there (hello, that's what Digikey is for), but if you remember what electornics stores were like in the late last millenium, then you will have pretty good picture of what Abra looks like. they seem to have a lot of imported Asian components these days, but that is pretty par for the course. They have a good selection of soldering supplies and chemicals, whch are sometimes hard to find. Abra is great for the itmes that you need it now. If they have it online, you can just pop over to the store and pick it up.

February 19, 2019 - The store owner was very nice and knowledgeable. I asked if he will get the BTS…read morefunko pops and he said he definitely will. We saw a lot of items that we haven't seen in Toronto. The prices are fair and had a great selection of merchandise. We were all very pleased and would gladly recommend this store and go back t

Planète Otaku is a neat little shop on Sainte-Hubert. They carry a lot of anime themed figures,…read morefunk pops, collectibles, some gundams, paints and modelling tools, posters, t-shirts and other cool stuff. All authentic, licensed goods from reputable manufacturers, though, which I appreciated. Their prices are quite reasonable, for example they're asking ~50$ for their 20cm banpresto figures, around 50-60$ for their nendroids, which is a little steep, but keep in mind it's retail, and given the extreme popularity of nendos these days, it's to be expected. In terms of figures they carry original figma, banpresto, nendroid but unfortunately for me, no Max Factory. Personally I'm really picky when it comes to this stuff and they didn't have anything I was interested in, but if you're into mainstream stuff like My Hero Academia or One Piece or Naruto or Love Live, you'll probably find something that's to your liking ^___^ The owner is a nice guy. We talked about the Otakuthon convention, I didn't see him at the exhibitors hall, but it was quite large and there were so many merchants, I must've missed him... I'm told he was low on stock on account of convention sales... I couldn't tell to be honest, he has so much stuff! Apparently soon he'll be taking down a dividing wall and expanding the shop to double its current size, which is great. All in all if you like anime and you're looking for gifts or collectibles, definitely check out planète otaku, it's a nice little shop.

I went one night for Pokémon card and they got some prismatic evolution pack that was sold out for…read moremonth make me really happy a lot of selection the guys selling the card know what he does and sell really friendly and I heard they got some pretty good pull there too. The price is the price of Pokémon card can't say it's too much or not.

Super service, bon prix et belles selections de produit... A lot of knowledge and with the new…read morelocation coming this will be one of the best stores around... highly recomended... merci pour votre service

Just received my order from Addison Electronique. It arrived in perfect condition, pricing was…read moregreat and it was for name brand products that either I could not get locally at that price or were not available locally. Thanks very much!

I was at Addison, The staff are awesome, well most of them know what they are doing, others, yah…read moreyah that will work, NOT I was talking with the LED GUYS OMG they are so back in the 1980's I asked if they sold RGB-IC LED Lights, he shows me these LED lights from 1980 totally clueless. Hey guys looking for LED lights, then ONLY buy the NEWEST and best LED's Look for RGB-IC also known as RGBIC And now my fellow Anglos here is a tip when calling Addison when you call them at 514-376-1470 you will get a recording blah blah blah french THEN English HI YOU HAVE REACH...please press 9 for English,,,,from now on you will not hear any french prompts you go straight to voicemail...Please leave us a message someone will call you back, YAH RIGHT LIKE WHEN??? HERE'S THE TRICK Do not press 9 Stay on the phone now you will hear the girl name off all the store's department followed by the extension BLAH press 1 Blah press 2 But all FRENCH So what you pressed 4 or 5 who ever answers the phone probably you dialed the wrong department so-what the guy will re-direct you to the right one, most of them speak English Best of luck to my Fellow Anglos https://youtu.be/dGl1FYaqSnE

Great owners, beautiful store, terrific atmosphere and they truly care about their products and…read moretheir customers. It was such a pleasure to be there. Looking forward to going back!

Great comic (books and figures) store place once you find it "underground". . Places sells…read morevariety of issues / created sets, and comic book store owner was very awesome and knowledgeable with current and past issues.