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Exterior images of Animate Akihabara
 

ANIMATE AKIHABARA @AKIHABARA

2024.4.21 update

Address: 4-3-1 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
Google Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3TaE4mKaJ4GiN9H5A
Access: 5-minute walk from Akihabara Station on the JR Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line.
Opening Hours:Weekdays: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM、Weekends and Holidays: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Website: https://www.animate.co.jp/shop/akihabara/

 
 
Animate Akihabara is a specialty store for anime, comics, and games. It's one of the most famous anime merchandise shops in Akihabara, bustling with many fans every day. The store spans eight floors, from Basement Level 1 to the 7th Floor. Basement Level 1 is dedicated to audio, visual, and games, while Floors 1 through 6 offer merchandise of trending anime works and popular character goods. The store is crammed with character goods from popular Weekly Shonen Jump series, including ONE PIECE, My Hero Academia, Haikyu!!, Jujutsu Kaisen, SPY×FAMILY, and NARUTO. The atmosphere inside is electrifying with the enthusiasm of anime fans. While you can find merchandise from series like Pokémon and Detective Conan, the majority of products cater to Japanese enthusiasts, with a focus on both popular and somewhat niche anime works. Since Animate is a merchandise shop geared towards Japanese anime enthusiasts, it offers more goods from minor anime works than from famous ones.

Animate Akihabara is located on the north side of Akihabara Station, in an easily accessible location. It is helpful to use the general merchandise store Don Quijote as a landmark when walking. Additionally, there is a Tamashii Nations store nearby, which you might enjoy visiting as well. There are also many smaller anime shops around Animate Akihabara, so it would be worthwhile to peek into any that pique your interest. Animate Akihabara is a store visited by enthusiastic Japanese anime fans, and it is always crowded, regardless of whether it’s a weekday or holiday.