Where to buy anime and manga in the UK

[Neversoft]

I thought this would be a helpful thread for anyone looking to buy anime or manga in the UK from an actual shop, rather than online. You could also just go to these shops to read manga for free, like a library. Many of them have seating area's and don't mind people using their shop that way.


Anime Only

Fopp
http://www.sevendials.co.uk/images/store/pic68.jpg
Limited selection, but very cheap prices.

Location
They have eight shops around the UK, check their website (http://www.fopp.com/stores/) for their nearest one to you.


HMV
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Huge selection of anime, but very expensive. However, sometimes you may be able to grab a good deal.

Location
Everywhere around the world.

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Manga Only

Gosh
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Huge selection of manga at fair prices. They also have a box full of various manga's all priced at £1.99 each. Excellent shop for manga. I purchased volumes 4-12 of Death Note here for a little over £30.

Location
Great Russell Street, Camden, London, WC1B 3NZ.
Near
Leicester Square


Orbital Comics
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Possibly the best manga shop in England. A huge selection of manga to choose from and they even sell doujinshi (fan-made manga), t-shirts, cosplay, models, plushies, toys, magazines, posters, wallscrolls and more. I believe they also allow you to sell your own doujishi in there. Amazing shop for manga fans, you could spend all day in there easily. Also sells millions of comics and holds frequent signings.

Location
Obital Manga: Orion House, Upper St Martin's Lane, London, WC2H 9NY.
Obital Comics: Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0LB.
Obital Toys: Moor Street, London, W1D 5NH.
All shops are fairly near to each other.
Near
Oxford Street


Waterstones
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Local bookstore. Decent selection, HUGE selection in bigger stores. However, very expensive.

Location
Everywhere.
Check their website (http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayFindBranch.do) for your nearest Waterstones.

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Both / Japanese Stuff

TokyoToys
https://tokyotoys.com/images/Conventions/2006/AMECON/AME06_29.jpg
Very popular with anime fans, sells everything Japanese. Anime, Manga, Models, Food, Cosplay, EVERYTHING! Japanophiles will love TokyoToys.

Location
Trocaderp Shopping Centre, Coventry Street, London, W1D 7DH.
Near
Leicester Square

Check their website (http://www.tokyotoys.com/) for more information.


Forbidden Planet
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Giant shop for both anime and manga. Also sells many other things related to that kind of genre. Prices range from high to low.

Location
All over the place.
Check their website (http://www.forbiddenplanet.com/WhereWeAre.html) to find your nearest store.


Japan Centre
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A massive shop devoted to everything Japanese. Sells things from food to manga, to Japanese magazines to kitchenware. Essential for Japanophiles.

Location
212-213 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9HX.

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Websites

UK

Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk)

eBay (www.ebay.co.uk)

Otaku (http://www.otaku.co.uk/)

Tokyo Toys (http://www.tokyotoys.com/)

1 Up (http://www.up1.co.uk/)


International

Anime Nation (http://www.animenation.com/)

Yes Asia (http://www.yesasia.com/)

Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com)

Anime Corner Store (http://www.animecornerstore.com/)

Just Manga (http://www.justmanga.com/)

Sasuga Books (http://www.sasugabooks.com/)

Archonia (http://www.archonia.com/)

[PaulMacC]

I only have a Waterstones, HMV and Forbidden Planet.
Good guide +rep (when I can)

[Neversoft]

I only have a Waterstones, HMV and Forbidden Planet.
Good guide +rep (when I can)

Yeah, most of these manga or anime specific shops are in London. There are more around the UK though, I'll add more and get a moderator to update it in due time.

[Turtle]

There is a selection on manga and anime in some borders book store, well actually its quite a large selection, but I think the videos/dvds are all dubs rather than subs (not to sure I've only ever gone and got the books :P)

[Niall!]

Not many places that deliver to france sadly.

I walked past a book store, local thing, and saw death note, the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya and CODE GEASS mangas in there, though they were in French.

[Southe,]

i have a few of those shops herem but i prefer online cheaper and easier for me. can never be bothered going all the way up town for 1-2 things. anyway
neversoft what animes that in your sig. it looks familiar.

[Neversoft]

Not many places that deliver to france sadly.

I walked past a book store, local thing, and saw death note, the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya and CODE GEASS mangas in there, though they were in French.

All the international sites I listed ship to France. :)


i have a few of those shops herem but i prefer online cheaper and easier for me. can never be bothered going all the way up town for 1-2 things. anyway
neversoft what animes that in your sig. it looks familiar.

Welcome to the NHK.

[Southe,]

All the international sites I listed ship to France. :)



Welcome to the NHK.

thought it was lol havent seen it in ages ^_^

i noticed there was a nhk dvd coming out and i was all excited then the company went bust. i think funimation has it now but dunno if they will release it.

[Niall!]

God, anime related things are so expensive.

[Emjin]

I was planning a trip to Sai Sai in Camden, so i'll have to write all these down so I can visit all .. or most of them in one day. Gotta love TokyoToys though.

[Neversoft]

thought it was lol havent seen it in ages ^_^

i noticed there was a nhk dvd coming out and i was all excited then the company went bust. i think funimation has it now but dunno if they will release it.

I think ADV had the rights to it, but I don't know what happened to them. They didn't go bust anyway. They're one of the biggest anime distributers in the world AND MY FAVOURITE (:D)! They seem to be laying lowi n the shadows, but they have had recent releases and stuff. Where are you ADV!? :'(

Annnnyway, yeah, Welcome to the NHK is brilliant. :P My fifth favourite anime.


God, anime related things are so expensive.

Prices for manga are quite fair and prices for anime on amazon are a bargin.

[Niall!]

I think ADV had the rights to it, but I don't know what happened to them. They didn't go bust anyway. They're one of the biggest anime distributers in the world AND MY FAVOURITE (:D)! They seem to be laying lowi n the shadows, but they have had recent releases and stuff. Where are you ADV!? :'(

Annnnyway, yeah, Welcome to the NHK is brilliant. :P My fifth favourite anime.



Prices for manga are quite fair and prices for anime on amazon are a bargin.

I'll stick with downloading it, it's free and faster

[Neversoft]

I'll stick with downloading it, it's free and faster

I wouldn't say faster but yeah... :P I like to have a collection, so I buy all my stuff. Unless I can't get it on DVD.

[Niall!]

I wouldn't say faster but yeah... :P I like to have a collection, so I buy all my stuff. Unless I can't get it on DVD.

It's faster, takes a few days to buy a dvd of anime, takes half a day to download the entire series

[Neversoft]

It's faster, takes a few days to buy a dvd of anime, takes half a day to download the entire series

Takes a few minutes to buy a DVD from a shop. :S Downloading is not faster.

Also, it can take days to download an entire series, but around two days if you buy it off Amazon. ;)

[Niall!]

Takes a few minutes to buy a DVD from a shop. :S Downloading is not faster.

Also, it can take days to download an entire series, but around two days if you buy it off Amazon. ;)

Days? I think not.

Half a day with my connection speed

[Neversoft]

Days? I think not.

Half a day with my connection speed

What if it's something like Monster with loads of episodes? That's still many hours longer than it would take to buy from a shop. ;)

[Niall!]

What if it's something like Monster with loads of episodes? That's still many hours longer than it would take to buy from a shop. ;)

And alot less expensive :D

[Neversoft]

Yeah, it's free I'll give you that. :P Takes up too much space though, but I managed to free 16GB by putting all the anime I downloaded onto DVD. :8

[Southe,]

I think ADV had the rights to it, but I don't know what happened to them. They didn't go bust anyway. They're one of the biggest anime distributers in the world AND MY FAVOURITE (:D)! They seem to be laying lowi n the shadows, but they have had recent releases and stuff. Where are you ADV!? :'(

Im sure it was them hmm cos i remember going awwwwwwwwww cos i want NHK dvds lol


I'll stick with downloading it, it's free and faster

I use to think that but i like the fact that im supporting the series also looks good in a collection. Only things i'll download will be series that havent or wont be serialized, think thats the word lol.

[Niall!]

Yeah, it's free I'll give you that. :P Takes up too much space though, but I managed to free 16GB by putting all the anime I downloaded onto DVD. :8

500 gb external hardrive for anime

don't care about space

[Neversoft]

I don't care for your '500 gb external hardrive' :eusa_hand

[Niall!]

I don't care for your '500 gb external hardrive' :eusa_hand

I proved my point though.

It's easier and cheaper to download anime if you have the space

[Neversoft]

I proved my point though.

It's easier and cheaper to download anime if you have the space

I like how you changed faster to easier. ;) Buying anime is easier than downloading. :P The only advantage downloading has is that it's free.

[Niall!]

I like how you changed faster to easier. ;) Buying anime is easier than downloading. :P The only advantage downloading has is that it's free.

Oh sorry, I meant faster. Don't know why I changed it to easier.

And not really.

500 GBs of DVDs is more space than a 500 GB external hardrive.

Also, depending where you live, faster.

[Neversoft]

Oh sorry, I meant faster. Don't know why I changed it to easier.

And not really.

500 GBs of DVDs is more space than a 500 GB external hardrive.

Also, depending where you live, faster.

What? :S

Didn't I already explain my point. I can walk down HMV right now and purchase a whole anime boxset in a few minutes. That's faster than downloading.

[Niall!]

What? :S

Didn't I already explain my point. I can walk down HMV right now and purchase a whole anime boxset in a few minutes. That's faster than downloading.

Whereas I can't

Really are arguements depend entirely on where you live.

[Neversoft]

Not really. :S Buying DVDs off Amazon can even be faster than downloads in some situations.

[Niall!]

Not really. :S Buying DVDs off Amazon can even be faster than downloads in some situations.

Again, depends entirely on your connection speed, for instance, yesterday I downloaded Beyblade G Force entire season and that was in one day.

[Neversoft]

Both ways have their advantages, how about that? Lets stop spamming my beautiful thread.

[Niall!]

Both ways have their advantages, how about that? Lets stop spamming my beautiful thread.

Fair enough.

And yeah. I might BUY some Code Geass wall scrolls, though why they can't be called posters is beyond me.

[Neversoft]

I won't go into why they're not called posters because that will just end up in another two page debate but they both have obvious differences. :P

[Niall!]

I won't go into why they're not called posters because that will just end up in another two page debate but they both have obvious differences. :P

Explain because I think I'm buying a poster, what's the difference?

[Neversoft]

Explain because I think I'm buying a poster, what's the difference?

A wall scroll is an external sexual organ of certain biologically male organisms. The wall scroll is a reproductive organ, technically an intromittent organ, and for placental mammals, additionally serves as the external organ of urination. The wall scroll is generally found on mammals and reptiles.

A poster is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a poster, which is the terminal part of the oviduct.

[Niall!]

A wall scroll is an external sexual organ of certain biologically male organisms. The wall scroll is a reproductive organ, technically an intromittent organ, and for placental mammals, additionally serves as the external organ of urination. The wall scroll is generally found on mammals and reptiles.

A poster is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a poster, which is the terminal part of the oviduct.

Oh

so if you're a man you have wall scrolls not posters

Ok then, brb buying a wall scroll

[Neversoft]

Oh

so if you're a man you have wall scrolls not posters

Ok then, brb buying a wall scroll

Yep, thats pretty much it. Good choice.

[Roboevil]

Well, after reading this thread, me and my friend decided it would be awesome to go to London. So we did, yesterday, now even though I feel like **** after being exposed to so much pollution, it was very good and I'd like to thank you Neversoft for making this thread. Thank you.

TokyoToys was very good, although it all seemed fake. The Forbidden Planet is good, although we have one in Bristol, not that it's the same size, it was still good though.
We didn't even understand Japan Centre and got bored so we went to Buckingham Palace instead.
Orbital Toys was **** and creepy, so we left quickly, we didn't even go in Orbital comics because it looked like a tatoo parlour. As for the Manga one, we didn't go in either.

We definately want to back though, especially for TokyoToys. I bought a big Sephiroth wall scroll, but broke it lol. And the guy gave me a free tiny little badge which I lost. And I bought a cool AC belt, which only just fits me, and I have a size 30'' waist, so I don't know who they assume this is for.

Oh and we also saw Keanu Reeves. But we didn't speak to him as we don't like him.

[Neversoft]

Well, after reading this thread, me and my friend decided it would be awesome to go to London. So we did, yesterday, now even though I feel like **** after being exposed to so much pollution, it was very good and I'd like to thank you Neversoft for making this thread. Thank you.

Thank you. :D


TokyoToys was very good, although it all seemed fake. The Forbidden Planet is good, although we have one in Bristol, not that it's the same size, it was still good though.
We didn't even understand Japan Centre and got bored so we went to Buckingham Palace instead.
Orbital Toys was **** and creepy, so we left quickly, we didn't even go in Orbital comics because it looked like a tatoo parlour. As for the Manga one, we didn't go in either.

We definately want to back though, especially for TokyoToys. I bought a big Sephiroth wall scroll, but broke it lol. And the guy gave me a free tiny little badge which I lost. And I bought a cool AC belt, which only just fits me, and I have a size 30'' waist, so I don't know who they assume this is for.

Oh and we also saw Keanu Reeves. But we didn't speak to him as we don't like him.

Yeah, TokyoToys is awesome. :D I've never been in the Japan Centre, I understand they have a lot of kitchenware though, whats up with that? :S Orbital Toys isn't really anything to do with anime or manga, I think they just make toys and figures for you. Orbital Comic's is mainly for Marvel and DC stuff, but Orbital Manga is for manga only. You should definitely pop in there if you go again, and if you're into manga. :)

Lol Keanu Reeves, I wouldn't have spoken to him either. Although I might have got him to sign something to sell on ebay.

Glad you had fun though, and glad I could help. :)

Stick this thread nao!