amiami Akihabara 2nd

Possibly one of the worst stores in all of Akihabara - and even Japan. The store itself is located in an old building so it feels like a warehouse, and combined with the 'fragrance' of PVC figurines, it even feels like some monstrous sweat shop. One critical thing to note before everything else is that Ami-ami DOES NOT discount your orders when they ship overseas. By doing this shady trick, they probably snatch an extra 7% of every single overseas purchase you make from them. Don't encourage their unscrupulous tactics buying from them. They are manipulating foreign Otaku fans for their own profit. Also, the store's customer service is virtually nonexistent as some other people are saying, and the overall policy and general customer service of their online store is completely appalling as well. If you place an order, be ready to 'pay up' or be kicked out of their membership for life(^^). If you expected some sort of kindness and Japanese-style sekkyaku dealing with these people... well, they feel more like drug dealers than store clerks. But I don't really blame the employees as their attitude generally means the owner of the store trains them to be that way. They do have an average-sized collection of PVC figures and plastic models, but they are always about 15-20% more expensive than the sellers on Amazon not to mention Amazon online itself. There is absolutely no merit to this store, but it is a brick-and-mortar store of otaku goods so if you like that stuff, have a day or two off and really need to window-shop something in Akihabara, you could very well browse the items here and buy somewhere else like Sof○ap a few meters away where the clerks at least thank you for buying something or be practical and buy online like Yahoo auction or Amazon. As long as you pay attention to the user reviews, online purchasing definitely beats the daylights out of this outrageous store.

Amiami has two levels, one floor has used figures and variety of collectible anime goods and another floor for new condition/recent release figures and collectible goods. The new level is smaller than the used level but the store is kept tidy and the display cases are really cool for viewing what you might want. All the figure boxes can be picked up and looked at if you like and the staff seem friendly as they welcome you to their shop.

This place was a gold mine on my trip to Akihabara! Out of 15+ stores, it was the only place I found figures from an older anime that I was looking for, and the prices were reasonable! They had a nice selection of newer stuff too- I picked up a few small blind boxes and such that seemed to be cheaper there than other stores I went to.

This is probably my favorite store in Akihabara as it has a large variety of anime merchandise at fair prices. There are two floors for new, used, gundam, and anime merch. The staff have always been friendly and speak english. I have been here multiple times and have always walked away happy. This store is also tax free. Great place to visit if you're looking for rare or fair priced goods!

AmiAmi is one of my favourite shops around Akihabara. You can find a lot of figures and action figures, specially JoJo's bizarre adventure action figures. The prices are also very good and reasonable. This is the second shop branch, it is divided into two floors.

Their store is a little bit confusing to traverse, and even harder to locate. But the selection is vast and may include hard to find items. I just wish the person who mans the store greets or at least recognizes you when you enter, even if you do not speak Japanese. This store primarily deals online, and it is quite the game-changer. You can pre order in advance, add in-stock items to it when the month of release comes and combine it in a single order. Never had any problems with their online store, and I highly suggest you check it out. All the issues I had, if any, was dealt quickly and professionally. This is definitely my go-to store in all of Akihabara!

They have almost everything that any anime enthusiast would want to buy. They also ship fast and the items are packaged well, I always get nendoroids from them.

There is just so much to see in this shop even if you dont have a geeky hobby.