I randomly saw the low profile page from TikTok and some of its videos? So I decided to come by…read moresince I'm a casual fan of ZZZ. The location itself was a little tricky to spot since there are no guides or labels outside? They just have a single stand saying the times? Which means they are betting on fans to just come on by and no local interactions like most firms Addressing the inside, it's just a small simple place. Room for events on the bottom if people are into those, and a well organized store on the top? They have official merchandise of various games featuring ZZZ. The prices here are direct and fair so there isn't any price gouging like what is usually seen at Anime Conventions? Plus they have a mini point system based on purchases, I'm eager to see what else can be done with it? At the moment, I am certain this is the only or one of the very few locations to buy this kind of merchandise ( Excluding Conventions ). It must also be mentioned this isn't an Anime goods area, it caters to cultured gamers of specific titles? Just a fun small place to get your official goods of specific "titles."

I'll say it again and again. I always love it when business owners are enthusiasts and lovers of…read morewhat they do, especially if it's something somewhat more "niched" such as an anime/hobby shop. To see the owners here being BIG BIG fans of the titles that they carry is truly heartwarming and shows the dedication that they have for what they do and for what they do for their patrons. Not only is this an anime shop, but the downstairs area is used for community and fandom themed events! LOVE this. It's always amazing when there is a space dedicated for fans to convene together and share the things that they love. When I visited last winter, the space was dedicated to Tears of Themis and each "section" was decorated, curated, and themed very carefully to each male love interest which shows not only dedicated effort, but the fact that the people who set it up are familiar with the series. Cannot get better than that. AND I HAVE TO SAY, even though the shop is only the second floor, it is HANDS DOWN the LARGEST selection and variety of HoYoverse and YoStar series goods that I have seen in SoCal. Hell, might even be a bigger selection than if you combined SoraGumi, Sakura Anime Toys, Anime Station, Animate, etc. There were SO MANY Arknights good it was insane. Some of them were event limited items too. They had these huge acrylics of the characters and artbooks and so many more than I have seen elsewhere. It was also blind boxes galore for character tags, keychains (some blind box series were for only ONE character- it was W here which is a huge W), and much more like stickers and plushies. Stickers I haven't seen elsewhere and plushies in limited stock at other shops. If you are into any of the HoYoverse series such as Genshin, Honkai, Zenless Zone Zero etc. There is rows and rows of merchandise for that including and not limited to stickers, keychains, acrylics, plushies, accessories, bags, and so much more. They also had the biggest collection of Tears of Themis items too. I usually only see ToT stuff at most be acrylic stands, some stationary, keychains, and maybe a plushie or a perfume thing, but they had WAY more here, including birthday boxes for each of the boys, blankets, calendars, albums, cheki storage and so much more. Additionally, hands down, the MOST Azur Lane merchandise I have seen for sale physically in person too. And a note to add, the owners were such big fans they made the trek to SoCal to go to the maid cafe collab event? If that's not a showing of their dedication and love for what they do, I'm not sure what is. But back to the review, they had stuff I haven't seen before such as blankets, calendars, and drinkware. Other series that they have available are Wuthering Waves, Infinity Nikki, and for all you GIRLIES OUT THERE, LOVE AND DEEP SPACE! They even recently had a LaDS (cat boy??) themed event there too, complete with cardboard cut outs for photos. They also do preorders for goods too, which is very nice. I can't say I'm the biggest fan of these series but it is DEFINITELY worth a stop if you are in the Bay Area.

The owner is incredibly helpful and happy to teach noobs advanced techniques…read more The prices are excellent and he carries most items (like Mr Hobby Sprays) that are overpriced online. I really recommend Ying's shop and I hope he continues to share his tips with the next gens of gunpla-ers :)

I wanted to buy some Lego's for my kid, before I knew all of the employees including the manager…read moreput their genitalia in my kids face. What a disgrace...

They have trendy kendamas for reasonable prices. We don't have to order online anymore!read more

I've been going to King's since 1979, when Dennis was on Durant Ave. Always got the best cards. The…read morecoolest card shop in the Bay Area!

I started looking for a collection of 1968 Harmony Benifit Concert, handbills and posters…read more After asking some high end collectors and endless dead ends, one collector told me, you are searching for the rarest of the rare posters. They said they was told to tell me to contact Dennis the owner of DKing galleries,if he couldn't find them, they can't be found, so I messaged Dennis a few times and finally he told me to give him a call that he had something, so when I called he told me he had the ones I was looking for in front of him, later finding out, he had them in a personal stash and had gotthem from friends years ago. Now I did what many people would never do, I wired the money to someone I didn't know or ever met. Four days later I received 2 posters that looked like they had ever seen the light of day, and they were from July 12 1968. Dennis is a honest, trust worthy and very knowledgeable about what he sales. Thanks and I will buy from. Dennis again. Can you believe these posters are from 1968. Thanks again

I love this comic shop! Whenever I have friends in town I take them and the staff is friendly,…read moreprovides great suggestions, and the store has amazing comics, zines, pins, stickers, buttons, blind boxes, everything. I also love the selection of BiPOC and Queer comics. Wish I had photos but believe me this place is packed to the brim and the pricing is reasonable because it's hard out here for small businesses!

I've only been to Cape & Cowl once , I don't live in the area. But I definitely plan to return…read more It's one of the best comic shops I've ever been in, run by exceptional people. Very easy to see they've won an Eisner- a highly prestigious Comic Book industry award. They understand marketing, promotions, the store is well organized, well stocked, well lit, roomy and friendly. The staff are happy to see you. They seem happy to be working there and they are extremely helpful. With a fellow like Eitan as their boss, it's not hard to understand why. If you haven't been in there yet to get an idea of enthusiasm that this shop generates and promotes: follow their Instagram page.

A card and game shop in the Alameda area…read more I was in town and a friend brought us here to check out. Although a small shop, you can tell that they have their local favorites come through. There were some people playing in the shop when we came in. Because the shop itself is small, this made the shop already pretty crowded and a bit hard to navigate through. They had some cute stuff after looking around. I mainly collect Pokemon cards just for fun (not to play) so maybe this wasn't more of my speed for the card shop. I got to see some of the things in their binder and they had some cool cards. The prices were pretty okay and I did pick up two cards. My friend that lives in the area comes here because he says they usually have things for a good price so that's good to know!

Great shop! Well stocked with TCG, supplies, singles, board games, and collectibles. We (8yo kid…read moreand I) play Pokemon there - good community - supportive of beginners but they also have local folks that are competitive in the global tournaments. Also active MTG and OnePiece groups there as well. Staff and owners are engaged / present / chill. Definitely check them out!

The IMIM store is the retail storefront face of Hobby Engineering and is owned/run by Al…read more Some background : I started going to Hobby Engineering when he was located in Millbrae on El Camino. Got a PIC programer and some other various things. After he moved to the current location thats closer to the airport I continue to buy things from him, usually emergencies when I'm short a part or have a rush on something. Hobby Engineering has a searchable website so you can see what he has in stock. The IMIM store hours are what I would nicely say Quasi-Predictable. He's basically running two businesses at the same time by himself and most business is through the mail-order/warehouse side of things however you can really tell he wants to have a storefront. I know currently he's trying for regular Saturday hours but its always best to read the website instructions. When I need something I check the website, then I call to see when he'll be around. If I'm in a rush after confirming he'll be there I'll place the order online and pay for it as a Will-Call and swing by. He has also been incredible in the past and met me at weird or late hours to pick something up. The IMIM store itself is on the second floor and he's making good progress on it as of my last visit. Quite a bit of hobby-related stuff on the shelves to browse. His speciality seems to be Robotics but a lot of general model making supplies around too. Not some much on display for general electronics but the warehouse is just downstairs so if you know he has it in stock and he doesn't have bunches of customers upstairs he has no issues grabbing parts from the warehouse. I have to reiterate, you need to read the website. Local store. One person. Hard to cover everything by himself. My hope ( and I'm sure Al's ) is that the storefront gets enough traction to warrant an employee. He's got a bunch of space and a lot of possibility.

I am working on a project that requires a microcontroller running a a servo. I was interested to…read moresee this store show up, and thought it would be nice to support a local hobby/electronics business. I tried to visit last week, but it was closed and appeared empty. Realizing that the store had some idiosyncratic operating procedures, I called the number on the web site. The person who answered was positively discouraging of a visit. He wanted to know what I was working on, and told me that he didn't really have any stock out to look at. I suspect that this is really a mail-order business, and references to it as a retail outlet are misinformed It would be nice if the owner changed his website to reflect that fact.

Best Barbie doll dealer in California. Very nice, knowledgeable and professional. Sandi also has…read morebetter prices than most dealers. She gets rare items all the time.

Staff very friendly and knowledgable. The place was located in an industrial area. Make sure you…read morekeep an eye out since it's easy to miss. I thought the collection was very cool vintage to modern barbies. I say spent about an hour in there. If you have spare time and live in the area I recommend you check out this place. I used the free check in promo they had on yelp, made it worth it, normally it's $5 per person which I think I reasonable. Thanks for the tour!