Anime Shop（Stores）in Ikebukuro,Tokyo【23】Otome Road for Otaku Girls | IKEBUKURO Area Guide by Geek,Tokyo,Nippon(Japan)

When it comes to anime and manga, many people think of Akihabara.
However, Ikebukuro is home to the world’s largest anime shop, the Animate Ikebukuro Main Store, which is dotted with official shops for Evangelion, ONE PIECE, Pokemon, Kamen Rider, and more.

There are also shops that handle deep genres such as doujinshi and boys’ love.
In Ikebukuro, you can enjoy everything from anime and manga classics to deep worlds in a compact way.

Contents

1.World’s largest class! animate Ikebukuro Main Store/アニメイト池袋本店
2.【18】Official Anime and Manga Shops in Ikebukuro
3.[Anime Tokyo Station] is born in Ikebukuro!
4.A manga museum near the site of Tokiwa-so, the origin of manga
- 4-1.Tokiwaso Manga Museum/トキワ荘マンガミュージアム
5.If you like doujinshi and boys love! To Ikebukuro Otome Road 【4】
【地図】池袋エリアのアニメ、マンガのお店

1.World’s largest class! animate Ikebukuro Main Store/アニメイト池袋本店

In Ikebukuro, in addition to the world’s largest anime shop, anime Mate, there are many Animate affiliated stores such as multiple animate cafes and cosplay shops.
You will surely find goods that support your “Oshi-Katsu（推し活）”.

＞animate Offcial Site

2.【18】Official Anime and Manga Shops in Ikebukuro

2-1.Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo & Pikachu Sweets/ポケモンセンターメガトウキョー＆ピカチュウスイーツ

Located on the 2nd floor of Sunshine City Alpa, a landmark in Ikebukuro.
You can enjoy taking commemorative photos with Pikachu and other Pokemon.

There is the world’s first Pokémon GO official space

In addition, there is also a Pikachu Sweets by Pokemon specializing in takeout.
You can enjoy without reservation.

＞Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo & Pikachu Sweets Official Site

2-2.SANRIO CAFE Ikbukuro/サンリオカフェ池袋店

Go down the Ikebukuro landmark Sunshine 60 escalator (next to Nitori) and you will see it on your right.
At SANRIO CAFE, you can enjoy Sanrio characters with take-out and eat-in.

＞サンリオカフェ池袋　公式サイト

2-3.SANRIO　Tobu Department Store/サンリオ　東武百貨店池袋

There are several Sanrio stores in Ikebukuro.
At the entrance of Sanrio on the 1st floor of Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro, you will be welcomed by Sanrio characters dressed as owls.

This is hospitality unique to Ikebukuro.

＞東武百貨店池袋店１F サンリオ

2-4.Lots of gundams!LABI1 LIFE SELECT Ikebukuro 6F toy floor！/ヤマダデンキの6階

LABI1 LIFE SELECT Ikebukuro(Japan main store has been renovated) has a GUNDAM area on the 6th floor (toys).
It looks like the GUNDAM dedicated floor that used to be in “YAMADA Ikebukuro Building 2” has been moved to a more compact space.
The finished Gundam models are displayed in a humorous way, so it’s fun just looking at them.

LABI1 LIFE SELECT 池袋

2-5.KAMEN RIDER THE DINER/仮面ライダーザダイナー

At “KAMEN RIDER THE DINER” on the 4th floor of Pasela Resorts Ikebukuro main store at the west exit of Ikebukuro Station, you can enjoy the world of new and old Kamen Rider with food and drinks.

＞KAMEN RIDER THE DINER（仮面ライダーザダイナー）公式サイト
※Advance reservation recommended

2-6.EVANGELION STORE TOKYO-01

EVANGELION STORE’s flagship store “EVANGELION STORE TOKYO-01” is located on the 6th floor of Ikebukuro PARCO main building.
I am overjoyed that Evangelion chose Ikebukuro as the location for its flagship store.
All items of “EVANGELION” such as apparel items, figures, and miscellaneous goods are available.

＞EVANGELION STORE TOKYO-01公式サイト

2-7.MUGIWARA STORE/麦わらストア

Located on the 2nd floor of Sunshine City Alpa, where there is also a Pokemon Center.
The official goods shop of “ONE PIECE”.

You are happy that there is also a photo shooting spot(￣▽+￣*)

＞MUGIWARA STORE　Ikebukuro

2-8.Crayon Shin-chan Cinema Parade/クレヨンしんちゃんシネマパレード

A new concept store commemorating the 30th anniversary of Crayon Shin-chan’s movie will open on the 2nd floor of Sunshine Alpa, where you can find Pokemon and One Piece!
The interior of the store is full of special decorations filled with the history of 30 movies.

＞Crayon Shin-chan Cinema Parade Offcial twitter

2-9.DONGURI（acorn）Republic/どんぐり共和国

On the first basement floor of Sunshine City Alpa, a brown Totoro is waiting at the bus stop in front of Inari.
Not only “My Neighbor Totoro” but also “Kiki’s Delivery Service”, “Spirited Away”, “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea”, and other character goods from Studio Ghibli works are plentiful.

＞DONGURI（acorn）Republic Offcial Site

2-10.Sylvanian Families Forest House/シルバニアファミリー森のお家

This is a “Sylvanian Families(R)” store located on the 2nd floor of Alpa, Sunshine City.
Experience the world of Sylvanian Families and fall in love with Sylvanian Families even more.

＞Sylvanian Families Forest House

2-11.CAFE CINNAMON/カフェシナモン

Located near Minami Ikebukuro Park, this is a permanent concept cafe that thoroughly reproduces “Cafe Cinnamon” that appears in the idol production game app “Ensemble Stars!! (Ansta)”.
It seems that not only the original fan but also the general public can make it.

It’s a complete reservation system (advance lottery), so let’s make a reservation on the official website before going out♪

＞CAFE CINNAMON

2-12.Suica penguin cake/Suicaのペンギンケーキ

That Suica penguin has become a cake and a pudding.
Take-out is available at the cake and bakery shop on the 1st floor of Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro, which is operated by the JR Hotel Group.

＞Suica penguin｜Hotel Metropolitan

2-13.Chikawa Restaurant/ちいかわレストラン

They seem to have created an original menu and interior decoration based on the concept of a “family restaurant” so that Chikawa fans can enjoy themselves.
Advance reservations are required.

＞Chikawa Restaurant

2-14.Peko chan House Sunshine City Alta store/サンシャインシティアルタ店

A shop where you can get Fujiya Peko-chan goods and Western sweets has opened in Sunshine City ALTA.
There are also items that can only be found here, such as goods exclusive to the Ikebukuro store and macarons made in collaboration with Sunshine Aquarium. Recommended as a souvenir from Ikebukuro.

＞Peko chan House Sunshine City Alta store

2-15.SESAME STREET MARKET/セサミストリートマーケット

The only one in the world! The official Sesame Street store, which combines product sales, a cafe, and a workshop, has come to Ikebukuro.
The donuts and parfaits are cute.

＞SESAME STREET MARKET／セサミストリートマーケット

2-16.Flower Miffy juice garden（フラワーミッフィージュースガーデン）

“Flower Miffy Juice Garden” located on the basement floor of Sunshine City Alpa is a drink stand of “Flower Miffy” (located on the first floor of Alpa).
Although there are attached stores, Ikebukuro is the only independent Juice Garden.
Of course, we also have drinks and sweets exclusive to the Sunshine City Alpa store.
If you like Miffy, please visit at least once.

＞Flower Miffy juice gardenサンシャインシティアルパ店

2-17.Thomas Station Ikebukuro/トーマスステーション池袋

“Thomas Station Ikebukuro” has arrived on the first basement floor of Sunshine CityAlpa.
Enjoy the world of Thomas the Tank Engine at “Thomas’ Exciting Square” and the vehicle “Let’s Go Thomas” (charges apply).
There are also original Thomas Town and Thomas Station products, a shop area, and a photo spot, so it’s worth a visit even for casual adult fans.

＞トーマスステーション池袋

2-18.【Summer】ULTRA HEROES EXPO/【夏】ウルトラヒーローズEXPO

Every summer, Ultraman comes to Sunshine City in Ikebukuro.

＞ULTRA HEROES EXPO

3.[Anime Tokyo Station] is born in Ikebukuro!

Although it is not an anime shop, I would like to share it because it is an anime-related facility.
A facility that can be enjoyed by many people as a starting point into the world of anime, where everyone from tourists to experts, children to adults, visiting Tokyo from all over the world gather to discover past masterpieces and the latest popular works. It seems like that’s what you’re aiming for.
A must-see is the old-fashioned animation production process (cell drawings!) in the basement!

＞ANIME TOKYO STATION/アニメ東京ステーション

4.A manga museum near the site of Tokiwa-so, the origin of manga

4-1.Tokiwaso Manga Museum/トキワ荘マンガミュージアム

Manga is the origin of Japanese animation and games.
The origin of the manga was the wooden two-story apartment “Tokiwa-so” located in “Shiinamachi”, one station from Ikebukuro on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.

Mr. Osamu Tezuka, Mr. Fujiko F. Fujio, Mr. Fujiko Fujiko (A), Mr. Shotaro Ishinomori, Mr. Fujio Akatsuka, and other eminent manga artists worked hard at Tokiwa-so and left the nest.

The Tokiwa-so Manga Museum opened near the site of Tokiwa-so.

＞Tokiwaso Manga Museum Offcial Site