From cs4bl@hertfordshire.ac.uk Thu Jan 7 09:10:42 1993 Received: from sun2.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk by remus.rutgers.edu (5.59/SMI4.0/RU1.5/3.08) id AA08304; Thu, 7 Jan 93 09:10:39 EST Via: uk.ac.hertfordshire; Thu, 7 Jan 1993 14:09:29 +0000 Received: from unix1.herts.ac.uk (unix1.ARPA) by infsc1.herts.ac.uk (1.2/UK-2.1) id AA21241; Thu, 7 Jan 93 14:10:19 -0100 From: The Dragon Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 14:10:25 +0100 Message-Id: <17658.9301071310@unix1.herts.ac.uk> To: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu Subject: Shoppers guide to the UK. Status: R Many apologies for the delay! They went and shut the Computer Centre on me! Please to be of the receiving, one Shoppers guide to London and the UK! -------------------------- Cut here ------------------------------------ The Shoppers Guide to London. Maintained by David (Dragon) Cotterill cs4bl@herts.ac.uk or 100014.3230@compuserve.com Permission is grant to post, print, delete, encrypt, send to /dev/null, or anyother monstrosity providing the author is notified. This guide is by no means extensive and additions/amendments are welcomed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a guide to the Anime and Manga shops in and around the London area. Many of the comic places also have manga and along with it, anime. Books Nippon. 64/66 St. Paul's Churchyard, London. EC4M 8AA. Tel: 071 248 4956 Nearest Tube: St. Pauls If you cannot find St. Pauls you want shooting! Lots of Japanese magazines, books, gifts etc. Most of the Manga is the original Japanese stuff. Cannon & Co. 18 Newport Place. London WC2. Tel: 071 437 7157 Nearest Tube: Unknown. A range of Chinese dubbed videos in PAL for about L20 (Well you try and get a pound sign!). A large range that keeps expanding. Available are : Project A'ko, Macross, Do you remember love? and Cityhunter. Comet Miniatures. 46-48 Lavender Hill, London. SW11 5RH. Tel: 071 228 3702 Nearest Tube: Unknown. Kits and toys. Wholesaler to Forbidden Planet (See below!) so the same stuff is cheaper here! Comic Showcase. 76 Neal Street. London WC2. Tel: 071 240 3664 Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Road or Covent Garden. Whilst they specialise in American comics they do have a large'ish range of Anime and Manga. The videos are the standard Manga Video/Anime Projects stuff but they usually have them on the shelves a couple of days before the official release! Also the only place in London that stocks Anime-hem - A fanzine dedicated to Anime through the InterNet! Courteous and friendly staff that are very helpful. Fantasy Inn. 17 Charing Cross Road, London. WC2H Tel: 071 839 2712 Nearest Tube: Unknown. (probably Charing Cross!!) Comics, manga and occasional other items. Forbidden Planet. 71 New Oxford Street, London. WC1A 1DG Tel: 071 497 2150 Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Special section dedicated to Manga. They will get imports for you but charge high prices. The videos they stock are the normal ones released by Manga Video (Island World's Anime Label!) and Anime Projects (The AnimEigo subbed stuff! ie. BubbleGum Crisis!) Also stock some Anime toys ie. Gundam kits (When you can get them!) Gosh Comics. 39 Great Russel St. London WC1 Tel: 071 636 1011 Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Road. Just around the corner from Forbidden Planet (see above). Always have the latest Manga in stock. Some videos. Downstairs for the "UK's finest range of graphic narrative" (Their words not mine!) But it is a VERY large selection of Graphic novels that you are likely to come across. Will do imports at request. Japan Centre Picadilly (Not the Brewer Street Address!! They've moved!) London. Tel: 071 439 8035. Nearest Tube: Picadilly. South side exit from tube station (Number 3!) about 50 yards on the left. Japanese magazines, books, stationery, food (Good Bento's!!), Travel Centre and video hire! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clubs, Magazines and Fanzines. Anime UK. 147 Francis Road, London E10 6NT. Newsletter and Magazine. Newletter subscription for a year is L7.50 appears bi-monthly. Magazine L3.50 appears bi-monthly Anime Kyo UK 4 St. Peters Street. Syston, Leicester. LE7 8HJ Fan run club. Showings and discounts on merchandise. L5 subscription. Anime-hem 18 Hillcrest, Hatfield. Herts. AL10 8HW Tel: 0707 276251 Internet: cs4bl@herts.ac.uk CompuServe: 100014,3230 Monthly fanzine. Deals mostly with Anime from rec.arts.anime, the Miyazaki Discussion group, Urusei Yatsura mailing list, Shampoo mailing list, CompuServe Japanimation forum, and the Japanese popular music mailing list. 50p per issue. Editor quotes lifetime subscription is a crate of Dr. Pepper's!! (Of course I am slightly biased about this! 8-) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shops outside London. Sheffield Space Centre 33 The Wicker, Sheffield. S3 8HS Tel: 0742 758905 Have some Anime stock but varies. Pins, Badges, Videos, Posters, T-Shirts and Patches. Run a mail service that is very good (Next day delivery!) even if the postage and packaging is high. Forbidden Planet. Have shops around the country. Many of these stock anime and manga. Located in : Brighton: 29 Sydney Street, Brighton, Sussex. BN1 4EP. 0273 687620 Cambridge: 60 Burleigh Street, Cambridge. CB1 1Dj. 0223 301666 Cardiff: 5 Duke Street, Cardiff. CF1 2AY. 0222 228885 Milton Keynes: 7 Deer Walk, Central Milton Keynes. MK9 3AB. 0908 677556 Nottingham: 129 Middle Walk, Broadmarsh Centre, Nottingham. NG1 7LN 0602 584706 Newcastle: 59 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE1 5JE. 091 261 9173 Edinburgh: 3 Teviot Place, Edinburgh. EH1 2QZ. 031 225 8613 Glasgow: 168 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. G1 2LW. 041 331 1215. Dublin: 36 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. 01 710688 (Eire) -------------------------- Cut here ------------------------------------ Hmmm. I cannot post directly to the USENET! (I may try the anime-l@vtvm1.bitnet at some later date!) But I would appreciate it if you could post it or do something with it. Arigato. _ __ | cs4bl@herts.ac.uk | Konya mo dare ka ' ) ) David Cotterill | 100014,3230@compuserve.com | ga naiteiru... / / _ _ _ _ __ | | Kanashimi ga /__/ / (_>(_)(_)/ /. | 18 Hillcrest, | nagareboshi ni /| An endangered | Hatfield. | kawaru. |/ species | Herts AL10 8HW. |