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.
Creepy...
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
yes!!! that's the 1st word that came to my mind CREEPY!! Chucky's bride
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.
BTW. Your avatar makes me blind~ haha.
Rozen Maiden dolls they say? Those are not even close to the original material! Freaky!!
I thought Rozen Maiden dools are meant to be kind of scary, made attractive in anime to boost popularity.
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 ^^
thanks a lot danny. i guess i just have to not sleep.
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!)
I guess it's because of their bald heads. I don't think that they're creepy as well
Please dont say: Creepy anymore!!
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. (;_;)
I didn't bash them ._.
I was making the comment in reply to the statement to not call the 'creepy' so it wasn't directed towards you ^^;
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"!
Sorry if I hurt your feelings... It was a (bad) reflex on my part.
Why? o_o
Awww.... how cute are those bald dolls sleeping peacefully in their individual coffins.....ooops....It's creepy indeed...^^;
Couldn't help but laughing while reading your comment.
Sleeping like an angle....I will gladly bury tham all....^^;
Oh wow!!! Want to go to Mandarake... Mostly for figures!!! Sooooo many Nendoroids!!! Want!!!!!!!!
Bald dolls staring at you.. That is just plain creepy.. What next, they do a caramelldansen?? ^^
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)
The dolls may look "strange" but good for me as an effigy.
just poke three holes into it, and it won't be creepy anymore ;)
If that's not enough, there is still another option: http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1348/Cutie+Doll.html
Why did you have to remind me about this... Noooooooooooooo~!!!
I know a person who loves to collect gothic things and those dolls look perfect for her! Anyways, like all of you said, creepy...
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...
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
Suiseiseki, Souseiseki, Suigintou and Shinku, from left to right, indeed.
Oh! Don't forget Hanaichigo!
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..
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Did you say... Desu?????!!!!! http://www.wikichan.org/index.php/Image:DESUDESUDESU.png Enjoy desu! (Chose not to spam the main page for ethic reasons, desu)
Hey that's funny, now I feel like watching Rozen Maiden. (I haven't watched it). ^^
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!
I don't watch that anime but I like the character design...
I don't think the Dolls are creepy, I really liked Rozen Maiden. Thought it was a good anime.
dude these dolls are not cheap either ^^;
sweet~! a central complex for 2nd hand otaku stuff lolz
Lol...well there are people who have a hobby of making dolls.......for I thought custom build were sold in parts....
cool, i like how they actually color the eyes differently. not a big fan of dolls and rozen maiden though. i really hate shinku
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.
So there is 2 Mandarakes in Akiba now?
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.
Interesting how Mandarake sells dollfies. I'll definitely be looking into this when I'm in Japan.
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.
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.
I think they're cool Rozen dolls. Ok there, I said it. I'm one of the few who aren't freaked out.
wow this place has pretty much all the vintage stuff that can't be found anymore...
Is it like those magic/creepy shops, which sell strange stuff? >.<
KAWAII!!! I want a dollfie SOOOOO MUCH!!! I wanna get one and get it all sorts of different clothes!!! SO CUTE!!!!
For those dolls, I wouldn't mind getting one. =]
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!
