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If you are looking for decently priced second hand games, doujinshi, figures, otaku collectibles and a little something to give your friends nightmares, then get yourself to the newly opened Mandarake complex in Akiba.
Akibaos went to see what they have and you can see more pics in their report.
If you are looking for second hand doujin, just make sure it has not been subject to bukkake.
And as for these dolls above - enough to give more than just nightmares.
Nice Densha Otoko type views from the roof of Mandarake below.
Posted on 2008/04/13 07:51
Director/代表取締役
Registered on 2006/12/11 10:54
Jedi...in training
Registered on 2008/04/05 09:20
Studient
Registered on 2008/02/01 19:58
if you are talking about the dolls i wouldnt mind getting one :p you know..just for the fun of giving your friends nightmares ^_^
The store looks like can have lots of great stuff
student
Registered on 2007/08/16 02:44
yes!!! that's the 1st word that came to my mind CREEPY!! Chucky's bride
Student
Registered on 2008/03/08 16:07
thats one pleasure I favor alot, more than others, is the skyscraper views and city street life. As for me, I wouldnt want to go to that store even if I resided there.
3D Artist
Registered on 2007/12/03 01:08
BTW. Your avatar makes me blind~ haha.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Rozen Maiden dolls they say? Those are not even close to the original material!
Freaky!!
student
Registered on 2007/11/16 21:06
I thought Rozen Maiden dools are meant to be kind of scary, made attractive in anime to boost popularity.
Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:44
They sure have lots of game cartridges!
I really like second hand stores, theres one in my area which sells CDs, DVDs, LPs, shirts, comics, Hi-Fi stuff games and more.. everything at a decent price. It definitely is my favorite shop ^^
Student
Registered on 2008/02/17 22:20
thanks a lot danny. i guess i just have to not sleep.
Game Designer
Registered on 2007/10/28 16:40
truly speaking...i dont know why you guys find these dolls creepy. Why?
I have some friends have these and they all look nice!
http://riuei.livejournal.com/
^once of my friends'^
i sometimes being motivated want to buy one too!If it isn't because of the price..(the price is more scary than the doll to me!)
Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:44
I guess it's because of their bald heads. I don't think that they're creepy as well
Game Designer
Registered on 2007/10/28 16:40
Please dont say: Creepy
anymore!!
Student
Registered on 2008/04/04 19:17
thank you.
I have a few of these dolls, and it's really sad when people are so . . . insensitive.
They are not everyones taste obviously, but bashing them is horrible. (;_;)
Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:44
Student
Registered on 2008/04/04 19:17
I was making the comment in reply to the statement to not call the 'creepy'
so it wasn't directed towards you ^^;
Student
Registered on 2007/09/15 21:17
I agree! I don't own any BJDs but to just call them "creepy", it's just unfair. The workmanship that goes into making these dolls don't deserve to them being called "creepy"!
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Sorry if I hurt your feelings... It was a (bad) reflex on my part.
Student
Registered on 2007/11/07 06:44
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Awww.... how cute are those bald dolls sleeping peacefully in their individual coffins.....ooops....It's creepy indeed...^^;
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Couldn't help but laughing while reading your comment.
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Sleeping like an angle....I will gladly bury tham all....^^;
Student Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/04 16:05
Oh wow!!! Want to go to Mandarake...
Mostly for figures!!! Sooooo many Nendoroids!!! Want!!!!!!!!
Student and Otaku
Registered on 2008/03/11 19:59
Bald dolls staring at you.. That is just plain creepy.. What next, they do a caramelldansen?? ^^
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:45
if the 4 blad and naked dolls isn't creepy enough, i see a baby version on the extreme right. now that's creepy. O_O
but then again, they might look creepy now in all thier bareness, but with some dressing up and a wig they will look nice. (though i still prefer a candy girl)
student
Registered on 2007/11/16 21:06
The dolls may look "strange" but good for me as an effigy.
Registered on 2007/12/03 15:05
just poke three holes into it, and it won't be creepy anymore ;)
student
Registered on 2007/11/16 21:06
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Why did you have to remind me about this... Noooooooooooooo~!!!
Student
Registered on 2007/08/09 05:24
I know a person who loves to collect gothic things and those dolls look perfect for her!
Anyways, like all of you said, creepy...
cat in Melbourne, Australia
Segmentation Fault
Registered on 2007/01/09 17:16
that shinku doll is supposed to be really difficult to get (if it's the one i'm thinking of) and there it is, just sitting in a store...
Human being. Really, I'm not joking!
Registered on 2007/10/22 01:58
Aren't the two dolls on the left Suiseiseki and Souseiseki? I guess you gotta put on the hair and clothes first for it to be less creepy... But I don't mind getting one of the Rouzen Maiden girls
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
Suiseiseki, Souseiseki, Suigintou and Shinku, from left to right, indeed.
Human being. Really, I'm not joking!
Registered on 2007/10/22 01:58
Oh! Don't forget Hanaichigo!
Art/Media Student (Wannabe Illustrator)
Registered on 2006/12/28 05:27
All they need is nice silky hair, nice outfit, out wear etc.
Look pretty nice if you dress them up uniquely or have them cosplay.
omg.. they look cool... better then the first ever ActionMan dolls? wait, its better than Barbie right?
That video of the construction site so reminds me of the battles taken place underground in Air Gear.
the place where that one girl wears some bag over her head and some perverted outfit with Simca as some swimsuit thing..
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:18
Do I see DESU? Because I think I saw DESU!
DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU DESU
Student
Registered on 2008/03/08 16:07
ya desu i see it too desu
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
大学生/University Student
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:04
Hey that's funny, now I feel like watching Rozen Maiden. (I haven't watched it). ^^
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:36
At first I feared that Rozen Maiden would be too girly for my taste, but I watched it and loved it much.
Enjoy the series!
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
I don't watch that anime but I like the character design...
Registered on 2008/01/08 08:40
I don't think the Dolls are creepy, I really liked Rozen Maiden. Thought it was a good anime.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:21
dude these dolls are not cheap either ^^;
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:05
sweet~! a central complex for 2nd hand otaku stuff lolz
In Insanity mode v2.35
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:21
Lol...well there are people who have a hobby of making dolls.......for I thought custom build were sold in parts....
qingy in 25th Macross Frontier Fleet
Valkyrie Pilot
Registered on 2007/10/06 04:57
cool, i like how they actually color the eyes differently. not a big fan of dolls and rozen maiden though. i really hate shinku
trying to stay relevant
Registered on 2007/08/18 04:51
At least the video gives a rough idea of where the new Mandarake is -the previous Akiba branch was hidden further back on that side of the main street (even that didn't open until quite recently). The view of the secret NERV base they're building is interesting as well.
Online Shop
Registered on 2008/01/17 11:23
So there is 2 Mandarakes in Akiba now?
3D artist
Registered on 2006/12/25 09:56
So its just over the road from @home cafe? Sweet! Ill have to pop in there next time i go to Japan. Do you know what they are building there? That building site has been there for ages - looks big.
Adun in Sydney, Australia
Junior ColdFusion Developer
Registered on 2007/01/01 14:00
Interesting how Mandarake sells dollfies. I'll definitely be looking into this when I'm in Japan.
Polytechnic Student, Freshly Entered.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:08
When the dolls are dressed you could mistake them for a little kid and even try to talk to them before realizing they're dolls. I would know; it happened to me before.
Worker
Registered on 2008/04/13 22:12
I always find it amazing how they can have so much stuff like that. :)
There always seems to be about 50 games to every 1 game made outside of Japan.
McMaster Student Fall 08
Registered on 2007/11/18 11:46
I think they're cool Rozen dolls. Ok there, I said it. I'm one of the few who aren't freaked out.
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
Registered on 2008/02/02 00:14
wow this place has pretty much all the vintage stuff that can't be found anymore...
Perv
Registered on 2007/11/11 03:08
Is it like those magic/creepy shops, which sell strange stuff? >.<
Meimi132 in Back end of nowhere, aka Norfolk, England
Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
Registered on 2007/12/04 04:05
KAWAII!!! I want a dollfie SOOOOO MUCH!!! I wanna get one and get it all sorts of different clothes!!! SO CUTE!!!!
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
Registered on 2007/11/08 03:25
For those dolls, I wouldn't mind getting one. =]
Registered on 2008/03/21 01:36
Yay, I love Super Dollfies! I own a FCS MSD myself that I adore... they do always look slightly unnerving without the wigs and clothing though I will admit. ^^;
I'm definitely going to have to check that place out sometime though!
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