I was a bad student and skipped school today

[ringoshiba]

Yesterday I was contemplating skipping school, and I made my decision when I heard Toki was planning to go to Animate today. So epic trip to Ikebukuro is GO! (The following dedicated to carameltrap who has developed an unhealthy fixation on Otome Road.)

Comments

[carameltrap]

DON'T JUDGE ME WOMAN. IT'S HEALTHY OBSESSION.

I can see why guys are so wary of going down there when yaoi is staring in their faces. lol.

Thank you for the pictures and write up, bb! I have now lived it through you!

[ringoshiba]

I see plenty of guys there too... it's kinda amusing. XD

[carameltrap]

Logically, they could be passing through after going in Animate but my mind says they're secret yaoi fans which is why they're there.

[ringoshiba]

Considering I've seen guys shop for yaoi doujinshi... yeah. XD

[kitsune_no_ame]

OTOME ROOOOOAAAADOOOOOO~

I fucking heart this place. It was WAY too close to my school in July, I went there every week. Yay for k-books cheap 200Yen doujinshis!!

I dislike the Bukuro Mandarake shop ladies. They were so unfriendly, using this "you're just a gaijin" condescendent tone/look. I only went once; I sticked to the one in Shibuya (harder to find, but with tons of stuff too)

[ringoshiba]

I love K-books! I'd have visited the other Mandarakes more often but coming from Inzai area, the traveling time kinda adds up... The Mandarake Bukuro store attendants seem kinda stuck up but the K-books girls are wonderful and so friendly, always trying to help me when I fumble with my verybad!nihongo.

[dayark]

I feel like you have taken pictures of paradise and shared them with humanity (or fangirls). Is it horrible that I can't wait for my Japan trip because of such glorious places? 8D

And yay for PASH and doujinshi!!!

[ringoshiba]

No, I'd move to live on Otome Road if I could... XD

[panjapanja]

my heaven ;A; *salutes animate*

but actually, my favorite store might be tied between animate and K-books.

But the K-books next to animate! Is it really not relevant to your interests? ;A; I friggin love that place (if it is indeed the store I am thinking of). Their first floor doesn't have much of interest (used cds/DVDs?), BUT THE SECOND FLOOR IS PARADISE. Cheap used merchandise with sexy men everywhere! Rare stuff you can't get in animate any more! Concert/event-only goods! *_*

I got the first Shiki figure there for only 2000 yen, got the rare togainu teacup set for 500yen, one coin figures pre-opened so you can get the character you want, rare figures for obscure fandoms, cosplay stuff... the second floor is heaven for fujoshi who love stupid plastic crap ;A;

[ringoshiba]

I have been trying to avoid the stupid plastic crap because I don't have much room to display it and it takes up lots of room in a box to ship it home. TAT

[panjapanja]

ohh ;A; i understand; i have no room fore more plastic crap either and yet I CAN'T RESIST WHEN THOSE BIG PLASTIC EYES STARE AT ME =A=

how i managed to pack all of the shit i bought into a suitcase without having to ship anything was a miracle;;

[ringoshiba]

I've shipped home like 15 kilos of doujinshi. FIFTEEN KILOS. That's like... idk, 30 pounds of smth. Don't hate me cos I only understand metric.

And I still couldn't resist all the plastic. I got a load of gashapon and coin figures, a plamodel kit and the Basara Revoltechs. Kill me now. *has to drag that parcel to the post office today*

[dark_alone]

omg so glad i ordered the pash issue even tho i shouldn't have i have a cover weakness D: