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    Anime Station

    3.9 (66 reviews)
    Open • 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Noemi V.

    I love coming in here to stare at ace whenever I get the chance the employees are so kind too hehe especially robin and ally cause they're qts and super nice ehehehehe

    Ana T.

    This is a nice, small anime store to check out. Once you go through the door, you'll see the big Ace statue. There's gashapon machines, anime figurines and places, mystery bags, etc. Parking is available at the Japanese Village Plaza Parking Garage.

    Carolyn N.

    Just an ok anime store, in my opinion. I came down to check it out due to the collaboration they had with Zenless Zone Zero on the first day, WHICH WAS A MISTAKE, but that was more Hoyoverse's fault than their's. I do wish they had something to notify customers/people who participated in the event the limits per day/whether the line was capped or not to save everyone the pain of waiting. I know that's on the employees with Hoyoverse but still... The store is small with a limited amount of merch. I saw a bunch of funko's and some trading cards. I only stopped by to buy some ZZZ merch from the collab, but it was pretty quick despite the crowd.

    Lorenzo W.

    It's SMALLER on the INSIDE! I'll admit I enjoyed the modern look of the store and clean floors. However, I took a look at this shop to inspect what kind of anime merch they had and found stickers for $6.99 each! We're talking normal sized, Stanley cup-sized stickers. Sure, they had Japanese writing and they were from Pokemon but nowhere in this store did it say any of their merch is imported. I don't think it's fair to charge your customers insane prices like that. Anime Station focuses on the big anime titles everyone knows about and is primarily Funko-focused which I appreciate. The prices for the Pops were a little pricey too. I didn't buy anything because I got the vibe that some things were counterfeit. The worker wasn't very friendly either so I went elsewhere.

    Ashley T.

    Had a wonderful selection and the staff were really nice. Got everything we were looking for and more!

    THEY HAD A GIANT STATUE OF ACE!!!! And they had blue lock along with bunch of one piece stuff lmao

    It's so cute in here. Robin was so nice and welcoming. When we came in, immediately we saw Apothecary Diaries playing on the TV and a bunch of blind boxes that I've been collecting recently to check out. My friend and I met over Haikyuu and saw a lot of their merch to check out as well.

    Sherry W.

    Cute little shop featuring most of the mainstream and some indie anime/Manga. It is a small shop but fill to the brim with so much merchandises. There is a large statue of Ace from One Piece. That was the draw; why I even came here. I heard about this place from one of the IG influencer I follow and was excited to come check it out. There are mystery bags for sale that tempted me but I ended up getting something small that can fit in my carry on bag and not fragile. There are so much options available that anyone would be happy here if you are an Otaku. Highly recommend!

    Yiqing Q.

    Such a fun store with so many anime figures and plushies! The staff are super nice and helpful. A must-visit if you're an anime fan in Little Tokyo!

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    Yall should come shop and get yall hxh stuff its hard to find but they have good deals come buyyyyyy

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    Amazing place had a lot to choose from, awesome staff as well everyone was so sweet and helped me out with anything I needed

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    What a vibe and a huge selection of cool stuff. Gonna bring back the friends to get stuff

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    so much cool stuff!! has so many thing to chose!! really recommend coming if your in town!

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    i like the gachapon and chiikawa plushies they have for sale. i got the gachapon that i wanted :)

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    I bought a Pokémon mystery bag that was worth 50$ and they gave me 6 TINY things and one small plushie was disappointed :(

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    So many cool options. I love how organized the store is and the people are friendly! I will definitely come back!

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    Great service! They have a variety of different gatcgas and souvenirs. Nice place to take your family

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    My grandson spent about $100 at the store and was pretty happy with his statue purchases, so all in all I'd say it was pretty good.

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    The variety of plushes and figures are neat and they change frequently so you can revisit and see new items!

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    “If you're a fan of anime and manga, then Anime Station is a must-visit when you're in the Little Tokyo area.”

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