Top 5 Anime & Manga Stores in Osaka (Den Den Town)
Where Can I Buy Anime & Manga Merchandise in Osaka?
The best place to buy anime merchandise in Osaka is at the anime and manga stores located in ‘Den Den Town’ (Nihonbashi, Osaka). Den Den Town is full of ‘otaku shops’ that focus on selling anime and manga goods! Some of the most popular anime and manga merchandise stores in Den Den Town Osaka include Animate, Gee Store and Volks. Each of these stores sell high quality, official anime merchandise for an affordable price. This makes these shops the perfect place to go for all anime and manga fans who are in Osaka.
What is Den Den Town in Osaka?
‘Den Den Town’ is located in Nipponbashi, Osaka and is famous as being the anime district of Osaka. The town is filled with anime shops, otaku activities and many arcades. Due to this, it is often called the ‘Akihabara of Osaka’, due to the town being very similar to the famous town ‘Akihabara‘, located in Tokyo. Den Den Town is similar to Akihabara both in size and variety of shops, meaning there are tons of anime activities to do there! the sheer amount of things to do in Den Den Town, Osaka make it the perfect place for all anime and manga fans to visit whilst in Osaka!
How Can I Get to Den Den Town?
You can get to Den Den Town by taking the Osaka metro to Ebisucho Station or Nipponbashi Station, both of which are located close to Den Den Town. Den Den Town is located around a 5 minute walk from both stations.
Best Places to visit in and around Den Den Town include:
The Best Anime & Manga Stores in Den Den Town, Osaka
1. Animate Nipponbashi
Animate is a popular anime & manga chain store with shops all over Japan. The store sells anime merchandise, manga books, hobby items and much more! One of the biggest Animate stores in Japan is located in Den Den Town, which is the ‘Nipponbashi Branch’. If you’re looking to browse a huge variety of affordable anime merchandise, then Animate is definitely the best store to star at. Animate has a huge variety of anime and manga goods, all from many different animes! The anime and manga goods are all official and are on sale for a very reasonable price! On top of this, the store also has an anime cafe where they are constantly collaborating with different animes to create anime themed food and drink.
Location
556-0004 Osaka, Naniwa Ward, Nipponbashinishi, 1 Chome−1−3
Official Website
https://www.animate.co.jp/shop/nipponbashi/ (Google translation available)
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2. Mandarake Grand Chaos Store
Mandarake is another anime merchandise chain store that has multiple stores open all around Japan. Mandarake focuses more on selling anime merchandise collectibles and rare vintage collectibles rather than new merchandise. Due to this, Mandarake is a great place to visit for anyone who likes to collect anime merchandise and is looking to find some rare vintage anime merchandise! The store also sells tons of manga books, with some even being in English!
Location
4 Chome-12-5 Nipponbashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0005
Official Website
https://www.mandarake.co.jp/dir/gcs/index.html (English Available)
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3. Gee! STORE
Gee! STORE is another great anime merchandise store located in Den Den Town, Osaka. This anime merchandise store sells a huge range of anime great quality anime merchandise as well as anime cosplay items! The store sells both whole cosplay costumes as well as singular cosplay pieces, making this store a great place to check out for anyone who loves cosplaying. The anime store sells anime merchandise from a wide variety of animes and the price of the anime is quite affordable!
Location
7-7 Nanbasennichimae, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0075
Official Website
http://www.geestore.com/geenet/geestore/osaka (Japanese Only)
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4. Wonderland Nanba
Wonderland Namba is a store that focuses on selling manga books, graphic novels and comic books! The store, located in Den Den Town Osaka, has a HUGE range of manga, from both independent authors and famous manga publishers. Sadly, the store does not sell much for people wanting to read in English but if you can understand Japanese then this store is a great one to check out! Due to the store focusing on selling manga books, there is a wider variety of manga compared to generic anime merchandise stores.
Location
2 Chome-1-7 Nanbanaka, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0011
Official Website
http://wonderland1980.com (Japanese Only)
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5. Yellow Submarine Nanba
Yellow Submarine is an anime merchandise chain store with a branch located in Den Den Town, Osaka! The store mainly sells anime figures and soft toys but they also have a selection of manga books and other anime merchandise goods. The store is famous for being relatively cheap in relation to other anime stores which makes it a great place to stop by for anyone shopping for anime merchandise on a budget!
Location
556-0005 Osaka, Naniwa Ward, Nipponbashi, 3 Chome−8−23
Official Website
https://yellowsubmarine.co.jp (Japanese Only)
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