The following list isn't meant to be comprehensive by all means. But we have 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.

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Acclimate Solution http://www.aclimatesolution.com/ sales@aclimatesolution.com Acclimate Solution is an online book store dealing in Japanese manga (both new and used) and magazines. Their staff in Japan will find your books and ship them to you directly from Japan. What makes this store unique is their translation service: for a fee, Acclimate will include printed translations for selected manga titles with your purchase. 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. CD Japan http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/ CD Japan is a place to shop for all your import anime DVD and CD needs. They specialize in anime DVDs and CDs, JPOP DVDs and CDs, and they can even get regular Japanese live-action movie DVDs from Japan. They are extremely reliable and their Yen-to-Dollar exchange rate is the actual day-to-day exchange rate, not some arbitrary markup (which is what the majority of other stores do). The end result is that even with shipping charges from Japan, the products you pay for end up cheaper than buying from stores here in the U.S. 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. Mandarake USA 21515 S. Western Ave. Torrance, CA 90501 (310) 212-0777 http://www.mandarakela.com/ This is the first U.S. branch for the legendary Japanese anime "mega-store". Mandarake specializes in second-hand anime items, but don't be put-off: it is because they specialize in 2nd-hand items that you are able to find all the rarest, coolest anime goods. They carry nearly everything you can think of: posters, CDs, LDs, cels, stickers, figures, manga, doujinshi, shitajiki (pencil boards) and more. Some examples of ultra-rare items they have: how about an original cel of Ashitaka from Mononoke Hime signed by Miyazaki Hayao himself? Or an original Claris figure from Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro? Or how about some original, out-of-print poster of Lum from Urusei Yatsura? They also have many new items that customers here in the U.S. are now selling to Mandarake—Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball, Pokémon, even Godzilla and other kaiju goods. And lastly, they get new shipments of items from Japan all the time, and they rotate out their stock so new stuff shows up. 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.

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/ Specializes 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. Hyper Game Action Mail Order: 3040 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 TEL: 714-241-8019 FAX: 714-556-4901 (Mon-Fri 11:00AM-9:00PM PST Except Holidays) Torrance (Retail) 2390 Crenshaw Blvd. #A Torrance, CA 90501 TEL: 310-320-4263 FAX: 310-320-0686 (Mon-Fri 11:00AM-9:00PM, Sat 10:00AM-9:00PM, Sun 11:00PM-8:00PM PST) Costa Mesa (Retail) 3040 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 TEL: 714-556-4263 FAX: 714-556-4901 (Mon-Fri 11:00AM-9:00PM, Sun 11:00PM-8:00PM PST) orders@hypergameaction.com http://www.hypergameaction.com/ Domestic and Import video game seller. Also carries used games. 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 PS2 to Game Boy Advance. Also gets in most import games before street date in Japan.