I mean if you haven't visited frank and son... are you really a true nerd? I don't think so. I've…read morebeen to Frank and son since they were located at the previous location when I was kid. That place felt massive. This location does feel a little smaller, but it's still massive. Plenty of vendors and variety, some shady vendors that will overcharge too much or just be plain rude, but overall it's a great experience as you will find very niche and interesting/weird stuff. You will also find vendors selling things for great prices. Make sure to bring cash and most vendors will give you a discount. The only downside is even with the ridiculously large parking area, it STILL fills up every single day. It's literally always busy, so prepare to walk a lot. Always fun to visit every once in a while.

This place is so popular that it is very hard to find parking. I used to come here as a kid with…read moremy brother and we would peruse the aisles looking for treasures. comic books, transformers, Nintendo games, etc. you never know what you can find in a box or a shelf for a dollar. One time, I was looking at buying some TCG cards, when a guy bought a whole booster box, opened them all, picked out the couple cards he wanted and asked the vender if they wanted to buy the rest back. Vender refused, so I offered $20 for everything. It was amazing. Now, it's gotten way too commercial for my liking. Everything cost way more than they should, and You can't find a deal anywhere. Last week, I came in looking for a couple MTG to fill out my cEDH deck. Seller says they price things competitive off TCGPlayer website, and then quoted me $6over the tcg price for a $20 card. He says they have to charge more since the booth costs them money. So... I could just buy online, save the upcharge, and you will have to pay for shipping? Thanks but no thanks.

This toy store is unique and magical for many reasons…read more This is a magical place for our family because of the thoughtfully curated items within its walls. It is not overwhelmingly superfluous. This store lends itself to making thoughtful purchases, allowing us to think about the recipient and the joy it will bring them. This store and the items they have on their shelves really speak to the purpose of toys, but also their expertise of providing what is trending in addition to the classics that continue to bring smiles and joy to people. I've gifted items to high school graduates, college graduates, primary school aged children in my family, and colleagues from this store and they all loved and almost all of them knew the items I purchased! I love the feeling of giving a gift and knowing the recipient loves it.

We absolutely LOVE this adorable family-owned toy store! It's filled with the most amazing…read moreselection of toys and board games, and you can tell there is so much thought and love put into everything they carry. Their window displays are always the cutest and make it so fun to stop by and see what they've come up with! It's also super convenient with easy parking and an easy in-and-out, which is a huge plus when you have kids. Such a sweet local business with a wonderful selection and a great family-friendly feel. Highly recommend supporting this gem! Also a side note. Love their policy on the needohs. It gives families like us a chance to get them for Our kids without the craziness!

I was glad that I found this place since I just started becoming a avid Pop! collector of recent…read morehehe I was confused the first time that I was trying to locate the store a month or so ago since the GPS lead me to this white building and I couldn't see the store front when I first drove into the parking lot. But when I doubled back, I saw that I was in the corner of the entrance of the lot. I decided to park on the street to play it safe and then walked over to the store. I was excited to see soo many pops in one place, especially the ones that were rarer and more expensive. Their pop prices start at $10.00 for their common ones and goes up from there based on rarity, if it was exclusive to a convention or so and more. There were also mystery packs and pop protectors for sale as well. The pops were sorted by either movie, show or collection. The expensive ones were mostly placed in a glass case and the walls were just filled with shelves of these different pops. It felt like a museum to me as I looked at the different pops with little price tags placed on them if they were above the $10.00 price point. There were a few that cost below $10.00 or what they actually would be worth due to damages, wear or other things that would affect the price.Upstairs they had most of the common pops for $10.00. Both times I visited, I ended up getting some pops for my boyfriend and I hehe And I liked the fact that they throw in a pop protector when you check in. I think the downside of this company is when you try buying Mystery Boxes online. They were selling some over the weekend and released them online at noon, but I had no luck the first two days and then gave up on the third day. I guess I would try next time, but those bots and technical difficulties on my end are killer...

Really small place, but a bunch of selections. It is located in the back by the gate. It is a small…read morestore so just look carefully. When I entered there was a few people working and they were all helpful. They guided me and helped me found the funko pop I was looking for. The price was just right and is way cheaper compare to Amazon. In addition, they have a small second floor and that is where you can find the commons funko pop. I suggest you bring cash because when I payed with cash they did not tax's me. You just pay the flat price of what did you get.

Order from them online, made contact with somebody who told me they had the item in stock for two…read moredays by email before purchasing, paid $327 that I am waiting to be refunded to my My Account account because they never shipped it, they stated they refunded the money and it never posted to my account so now I am going to have to dispute it with my bank. This is not a legitimate business, I do not know how the actual store is, but they are not legitimate online do not order from them. They will steal from you. The owner replied that it was automatically canceled because of fraud when everything else that I bought today went through without a problem. I'm sitting on a well over 20 K in that account, and when I tried to call the business, there is nobody to speak to it goes to a voicemail telling you to contact their email. So if this guy really cared about a sale, he would be contacting me right now trying to make things right and get me to buy the product because I actually did need it for a gift and it's going to be hard to source elsewhere. I'm sorry even the reply here is just absolutely pathetic.

What a gem of a find! In the middle of warehouses comes this little time warp. Lots of cool…read moreJapanese old school toys. Reasonable prices and great selection. Park in the small parking lot and walk inside. Down the hallway is the showroom with all the toys.

While visiting Frank and Sons Collectible show I also pop by Sakura Anime Toys to see more variety…read moreof things that I like to check out. There are definitely items here that you will find thats not at FnS. All strictly anime based toys, figures, blind box and more are found at Sakura. Parking: Large private lot (can be tricky during FnS hours) VERDICT: Rinse and repeat

Great prices and lots of Anime to see at all price points. Hidden gem to me as I love the fact that…read morethey're opened on weekday's too and not just Frank & Son hours. Great place for anime lovers and collectibles. Nice & cool inside too, but I'd like to hear some music. It was eerie walking around and listening to my footsteps alone.

Store has amazing ambience and a variety of things to collect. Bought a blind bag and am very…read morepleased.

I've been an anime fan for over 20 years and having grown up in this area, I've seen quite a few…read moreanime stores come and go. In this modern era where you can pretty much buy any anime merch you want online, Anime Station still manages to provide a unique, curated shopping experience with the following: 1) Constantly updating with new products and new anime goods. Everytime I visit, there's something different and it's fun to just browse. 2) Capsule machines. There's a good number of them and while they are just a bit pricey, the variety and unusual prizes are worth it. 3) Official goods. As far as I can tell, most of the items are officially licensed and displayed in an orderly, neat way. 4) Ichiban kuji. If you don't know, Ichiban kuji is a prize lottery where you buy tickets towards different tiers of prizes. There are ways to purchase the prizes online but it's much more convenient the way they have you purchase tickets here. The Ichiban kuji available here are a good mix of older anime and new ones. It's also really nice that they have the prizes on display so you have a better idea of the actual product. It's often hard to tell sometimes what a prize is really like from photos or sample illustrations online. Today when I stopped by, Kate and the young man working (sorry forgot his name) helped me out to purchase tickets for the Frieren Ichiban kuji and I was able to get the special last prize!! Thank you so much!

My family loves coming to Kawaii Klaws. Some claw machines can be very hard to win but that's what…read moremakes it fun. The staff are all friendly. Bella was working the front counter when we came and she was very nice in explaining how the trade in works. This is a fun place for kids, teens and adults. We've come different weeks and have seen different prizes. Great selection of plushies. They had lots of hello kitty and Disney items. For us personally it's worth the value especially because you trade plushies.

I had coins from my last visit which was about a year ago. I came back to use them and they had…read morechanged the system to not accept coins. I asked the guy in front and he said "since we changed, I don't think I can do anything." The way it was handled was poor service. I can see that this hasn't happened to him but there was no effort to resolve this. I had over $20 coins so I figured some effort to assist would have been appreciated but the guy acted clueless.

Great selection great prices one of the best stores I've been to Will definitely be coming backread more

Can't say enough great things about our experience here. My dad had been watching the YouTube…read morevideos weekly and made it a point to visit the store when he came to the LA area. 3 generations of us had the best time talking with Mike. He took the time to walk with us around the store, answering questions, opening cases and getting to know us. My son walked out with his first Mighty Ducks figure and my Dad started a new collection of Street Sharks. I am very on edge when taking a kid (9 years old) into a store like this as it can be overwhelming, but as soon as Mike interacted with my son, the stress went right away. Was just like 2 friends talking toys. The prices were fair and Mike made deals with us along the way. Thank you guys for making memories with us, We look forward to seeing you in January as my dad is coming back down for the show. Al, Brandon and Logan.

This place is ridiculous! I noticed it on Saturday went in look like it had cool items there were…read morelots of loungefly bags and funko pops, cards, stickers etc I was not greeted at all I figured okay the guy is busy unpacking boxes no big deal, I looked around and decided I would come back to get the bag I wanted a Jake Skeleton loungefly So it's Sunday and I went in again no greeting I see the bag is no longer there, so I go to the back and I see it the last two they had well there's a guy there and he grabs them and I'm like okay rude, so I ask the cashier do you have anymore of this bag pointing to it he tells me no these are the last two so I asked him do you know if your getting anymore in.. he tells me that he is checking and doesn't know so I'm confused are you checking? Or you don't know? He says we usually don't get anymore of something if it sells out.. so I ask him you don't have a limit on bags you sell? He said no The guy buying the bag had 2 each of multiple bags totally a reseller.. The cashier guy not sure if he's the owner or manager he was rude and so clueless. He didn't even bother to check just kinda was standing there and the guy buying the bags was just staring at his phone knowing he's a jerk trying to make a buck! Puente hills mall is pretty much a dead mall this guy should really think about being better to his potential customers! I recommend going to other collector stores stay away from this one

Normally, I only do reviews for food. However, I have to make an exception for the wonderful…read moreexperience my son and I had here. We were just going through the mall, and we noticed this place. I love sports memorabilia and my young son loves the typical action figures/POP's toys/collectible stuff. This place had a ton of both. I really enjoyed looking through all the autograph items - Kobe, Michael Jordan, Dodgers players, etc. I was told they are going to have actual players/celebrities do signings at the store. It's a really large space, it's clean, and they have tons of stuff to look at - not just limited to sports or toys. It has things for people of all ages - boys and girls. But what made this place different, was the friendly, helpful people that worked there. I really appreciated that level of customer service. It's always easy to order things online, but I enjoy seeing the toy before I buy it and talking with someone who is knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Highly recommended!