To be honest, there's something I don't like about this place when compared with Akiba. True, some of the things are more rare here... but I don't think I will visit again. Dunno what my problems is, though...
Sweet, another place to plan a visit. Maybe I can find some Patlabor figures. Those are some really great pictures for a camera phone. Didn't that one just come out?
that robot, that was on the tip of your tongue... is it Gigantor?
hey that blue robot is Tetsujin 28 (鉄人28号) ~!
I read about this in Patrick Macias' "Cruising the Otaku City." I'll be sure to stop by when I inevitibly visit Japan.
For me, I like your reports on Japan and its events, culture and so on as these are harder to find over the net. Maybe one day I shld spend more time browsing ard the gaijin sites you posted earlier on.
What about Gundam stuff? Does this place have any more then Akihabara does? If so then that makes 2 places to go to when I visit Japan...at some unknown point in my life T.T ^_^
Hehe, same Chopper Dave; must keep this place in mind for when i get around to goin over there... someday :P Ive never heard of more than one store in a chain in a single shopping complex... Looks like theyve got too much merch to just have a single store, huh? :) Cheers for sharin Danny!
Went there once, never again. I spent way too much money than I should have.
Excellent post! Brings back those memories! I didnt know about Nakano broadway until halfway through our stay when my mate mentioned it. We went on a whim, and was pretty shocked at how damn big it was! It was bizzare to find lots of old fashioned shops selling trinkets, clothes and herbal remedies, and seeing a cosplay shop right next to it! Spent lots of money on figures that day. Pity you couldnt take any pics of the inside of the mandarake classic store - its like a museum in there! You did well to take the pics that you did though - every shop had no photo signs.... More!
I note the adress for my next trip in Japan :D
man, i wish i was living in japan! but i'll probably go broke in the first week there!
Awesome pics Danny. I wish I could see it in person. Maybe someday :(
whoah, i first read it as naked broadway then only did i realize it's nakano... ah, a taste of japan.. *bliss* wierd: photo taking ban... hmm
hahaha what a coincidence! when i was in japan last summer i visited that place. your pictures bring back good memories :)
Danny, another cool post giving us poor state-side folks the experience of shopping in a Japanese toy mall! man, got to get back over there...soon!!
wow... this is some sweet place to visit indeed :D lol the coplay costume of rei ayanami in the 12th pic looks too inaccurate XP, but other stuffs are really kool.
Dude, that place looks like way too much fun.
I definitely have to put this on my 'places to go before I die' list. Though I may have to sell an arm and a leg just to have extra money to spend there, lol.
More likly these costumes is against the Copyright or something. But still they should be happy, because Danny advertise their's products for free!
This place looks like a dream i had one night.... i think i'll go back to sleep =P
this is somewhere I'm definitely gonna go when I go to Japan... along with Akihabara...
As mentioned, several of the Mandarake shops in Nakano Broadway are practically museums unto themselves. The retro figure shops are astonishing, but my personal favorite was the store dedicated to old manga magazines. The main area of the store had complete runs of magazines avaialble - ranging from early-70s shounen manga mags to the very first issues of Newtype - but the real draw was a small room off to the side that displayed items going back to the very first post-war manga. Astonishing. I was also very pleased to find a small music shop that sold vinyl and had a good selection of anime 7" singles. Okay, so they're not the most practical items in the world, but if I ever own a jukebox the Macross TV end theme is ready to go at a moment's notice. If you're going otaku shopping in Tokyo, consider Nakano Broadway a crucial stop.
I wonder, is there a 360 yen store out there? lol as i have been taught that 360 yen is approximate to a dollar...
I just got back from Japan. Visited Nakano Broadway and was amazed at all the stuff ... it was overload. I recommend it to anyone visiting the region! I scored a nice purchase at one of the Mandarake shops. You've got a great site - keep up the good work!
wow, that place looks great!! I love rare figures (but who doesnt) those costumes look cool to, My GF will love the Chun Li one!! I hope I can go there one day .... with GF supervision of course, so I dont end up spending all our travelling money!! hehehe...... =)
I was in Tokyo earlier this year for 2 weeks, and in that time ended up in that place 4 times!!!!! When you're there it's like a maze - you need to approach every shop from every angle to spot all the interesting stuff. Going back again next year, and I bet i'll be in there just as much again -_^
YES I SWEAR THAT NO PHOTO TAKING RULES OF JAPANESE IS IRKSOME FREAK. _|_ to that. when i went to ghibli window the stupid bitches there refused to let me take pictures of the beautiful stained glass. she said no taking of pictures inside. you can take outside, so i went to one of the windows, tried to take a picture of the interior and she came out to TRY to scold me. then i just said you said i can't take pictures inside but you didn't say i can't take pictures outside really fast in english. and shes like you can't take pictures from the outside of the interior. so i was super pissed. and she tried getting me to delete that REALLY blur picture of the inside taken from the stained glass window outside and im like WHATEVER. ignored her. I was pissed off for the rest of the day _|_ those stupid no photo taking rules but i still took most of the windows (sneakily) except those at the entrance where there were many people stationed there. urgh when i went to akiha i saw a lovely haruhi volks doll in bunny suit and wanted to take a picture but they didn't allow me. i pretended not to understand japanese, accidentally spoke in english and they replied using their typical japanese english that i tried to pretend that i couldn't understand. but she used her hands to do a cross sign to show the no sign -_-;;; should have spoken in chinese !!
To be honest, there's something I don't like about this place when compared with Akiba. True, some of the things are more rare here... but I don't think I will visit again. Dunno what my problems is, though...
Sweet, another place to plan a visit. Maybe I can find some Patlabor figures. Those are some really great pictures for a camera phone. Didn't that one just come out?
that robot, that was on the tip of your tongue... is it Gigantor?
hey that blue robot is Tetsujin 28 (鉄人28号) ~!
I read about this in Patrick Macias' "Cruising the Otaku City." I'll be sure to stop by when I inevitibly visit Japan.
For me, I like your reports on Japan and its events, culture and so on as these are harder to find over the net. Maybe one day I shld spend more time browsing ard the gaijin sites you posted earlier on.
What about Gundam stuff? Does this place have any more then Akihabara does? If so then that makes 2 places to go to when I visit Japan...at some unknown point in my life T.T ^_^
Hehe, same Chopper Dave; must keep this place in mind for when i get around to goin over there... someday :P Ive never heard of more than one store in a chain in a single shopping complex... Looks like theyve got too much merch to just have a single store, huh? :) Cheers for sharin Danny!
Went there once, never again. I spent way too much money than I should have.
Excellent post! Brings back those memories! I didnt know about Nakano broadway until halfway through our stay when my mate mentioned it. We went on a whim, and was pretty shocked at how damn big it was! It was bizzare to find lots of old fashioned shops selling trinkets, clothes and herbal remedies, and seeing a cosplay shop right next to it! Spent lots of money on figures that day. Pity you couldnt take any pics of the inside of the mandarake classic store - its like a museum in there! You did well to take the pics that you did though - every shop had no photo signs.... More!
I note the adress for my next trip in Japan :D
man, i wish i was living in japan! but i'll probably go broke in the first week there!
Awesome pics Danny. I wish I could see it in person. Maybe someday :(
whoah, i first read it as naked broadway then only did i realize it's nakano... ah, a taste of japan.. *bliss* wierd: photo taking ban... hmm
hahaha what a coincidence! when i was in japan last summer i visited that place. your pictures bring back good memories :)
Danny, another cool post giving us poor state-side folks the experience of shopping in a Japanese toy mall! man, got to get back over there...soon!!
wow... this is some sweet place to visit indeed :D lol the coplay costume of rei ayanami in the 12th pic looks too inaccurate XP, but other stuffs are really kool.
Dude, that place looks like way too much fun.
I definitely have to put this on my 'places to go before I die' list. Though I may have to sell an arm and a leg just to have extra money to spend there, lol.
More likly these costumes is against the Copyright or something. But still they should be happy, because Danny advertise their's products for free!
This place looks like a dream i had one night.... i think i'll go back to sleep =P
this is somewhere I'm definitely gonna go when I go to Japan... along with Akihabara...
As mentioned, several of the Mandarake shops in Nakano Broadway are practically museums unto themselves. The retro figure shops are astonishing, but my personal favorite was the store dedicated to old manga magazines. The main area of the store had complete runs of magazines avaialble - ranging from early-70s shounen manga mags to the very first issues of Newtype - but the real draw was a small room off to the side that displayed items going back to the very first post-war manga. Astonishing. I was also very pleased to find a small music shop that sold vinyl and had a good selection of anime 7" singles. Okay, so they're not the most practical items in the world, but if I ever own a jukebox the Macross TV end theme is ready to go at a moment's notice. If you're going otaku shopping in Tokyo, consider Nakano Broadway a crucial stop.
I wonder, is there a 360 yen store out there? lol as i have been taught that 360 yen is approximate to a dollar...
I just got back from Japan. Visited Nakano Broadway and was amazed at all the stuff ... it was overload. I recommend it to anyone visiting the region! I scored a nice purchase at one of the Mandarake shops. You've got a great site - keep up the good work!
wow, that place looks great!! I love rare figures (but who doesnt) those costumes look cool to, My GF will love the Chun Li one!! I hope I can go there one day .... with GF supervision of course, so I dont end up spending all our travelling money!! hehehe...... =)
I was in Tokyo earlier this year for 2 weeks, and in that time ended up in that place 4 times!!!!! When you're there it's like a maze - you need to approach every shop from every angle to spot all the interesting stuff. Going back again next year, and I bet i'll be in there just as much again -_^
Necropost, but I just had to say that it took me like 30 minutes of walking all over Nakano to find the broadway. I had to ask like 3 people. Maybe there's something I was supposed to be looking for, but as far as I could tell I had to turn down a narrow alley to find the entrance.
At first I thought there was some crazy otaku place on Broadway (in New York). As for "no pictures," it may have to do with some sort of copy right thing. Like they think if you take pics of their costumes you will use them as reference to make your own and therefore take business away. Maybe. That seems logical though. Also, I don't think I would want someone's used hentai.....
