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Where to Buy

The following list isn't meant to be a comprehensive one by all means. But we've had successful dealings with the stores mentioned, and they should carry most of the items that are reviewed in EX. For a more comprehensive list of stores, please visit the shopping guide on the Anime Web Turnpike.
  Also, please don't ask us to sell you the items we review (we are not a store), and please don't ask us to go out and buy the items for you (we are not a delivery service either).

Anime/Manga Mail-Order Distributors

Asahiya Bookstores
(Los Angeles main branch)
333 South Alameda St., Suite #108
Los Angeles, CA 90013 USA
+1 213.626.5650 vox
+1 213.626.1746 fax
http://www.asahiyausa.com/ (partially in Japanese)
sales@asahiyausa.com (orders can be English)
Great place to do special orders for manga, anime artbooks, anime CDs and JPOP CDs. They also can do LD and DVD special orders! Asahiya may have a branch closer to where you live (including London); check their website for location info.

Books Nippan
605 W. 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 91801 USA
+1 800.427.6100 vox
+1 213.891.9631 fax
nippan@np.jpn.net
An established anime seller, Books Nippan does custom orders and international shipping.

Kiyokuniya Bookstores
(Los Angeles (Little Tokyo) branch)
123 Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka St., Suite 205
Los Angeles, CA 90012 USA
+1 800.59.JAPAN vox
+1 213.687.4447 vox
+1 213.621.4456 fax
http://www.kinokuniya.com/ (partially in Japanese)
kinokuniya@kinokuniya.com
Established bookstore, great selection of anime and manga publications. Kinokuniya may have a branch closer to where you live; check their website for location info.

Mikado Laser Japan
1737 Post Street (Japan Center)
San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
+1 415.922.9450 vox
+1 415.922.1682 fax
http://www.mikadosf.com
info@mikadosf.com
Solid prices, but great selection of import anime DVDs, LDs, CDs, including JPOP stuff. They are also one of the fastest import houses - in terms of getting in items by street date.

Nikaku Animart
615 North 6th Street
San Jose, CA 95112 USA
+1 408.971.2822 vox
+1 408.971.0856 fax
http://www.nikaku.com
nikaku@netcom.com
Established anime seller, automated e-mail catalog, international shipping, large inventory.

Sasuga Bookstore
7 Upland Road
Cambridge, MA 02140 USA
+1 617.497.5460 vox
+1 617.497.5362 fax
http://www.sasugabooks.com/
sasuga@sasugabooks.com
Imports books, magazines, videos, CDs and more, directly from Japan. Weekly air shipments with all of the latest releases, including Weekly Jump and Shonen Sunday, and special orders practically any Japanese publication.

Tokyo Pop
+ 1 714.665.2751 vox
+ 1 714.665.2749 fax
http://www.tokyopop.com
mjkiley@tokyopop.com
New internet seller from original UCI Anime Store head, specializes in Japanese imports.

UCI Anime Store - alt.ant, UCI Bookstore
200 UCISC
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-1550 USA
+1 800.829.BOOK vox
+1 714.824.2430 vox
+1 714.824.8545 fax
http://www.book.uci.edu/anime.html
anime@uci.edu
Note: alt.ant is being phased out, and no longer carries any "new" import inventory. See the aforementioned listing for Tokyo Pop.


Video Game Mail-Order Distributors

National Console Support (NCS)
121 Baxter St. Ste #1
New York, NY 10013
+1 718.523.5774 vox
+1 718.523.8414 fax
ncs@escape.com
http://www.ncsx.com/
Specializing in Japanese video game imports. Weekly web updates. International shipping.

Tronix Inc.
347 Fifth Ave. Suite #1508
New York, NY 10016
+1 212.447.5980 vox
+1 212.727.8934 fax
tronix2@worldnet.att.net
http://www.tronixweb.com/
Domestic and Import video game seller, good net presence, international shipping.

Japan Video Games
710-1 West Las Tunas
San Gabriel, CA 91776
+1 626.281.9282
+1 626.458.6845
Dependable, and does mail order to anywhere in the world. Carries all systems from Dreamcast to Neo Geo Pocket. Also gets in most import games before street date in Japan.


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