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Much farther away from the city center lay stores about which my Japanese friends would oft whisper. I was off to Nakano, where the original Mandarake might offer me some hope for "Kenshin" UFO catchers. Wandering for what seemed like hours though the different sections of Mandarake, I spied everything from Mickey and Minnie piggybanks from the 1930's to copies of obscure manga titles. Plodding in to the character item division of the Nakano branch, I felt that this was one anime store too many, I had finally reached my limit (an almost blasphemous thought for an avid collector, but I was tired). I sighed, resigned myself to one more foray and entered the crowded store. I felt claustrophobically fidgety pushing my hands through the nearest box of plushies. Pulling one random toy from the bin, I realized that I had Kaoru by the hair, my beautiful, "Rurouni Kenshin" female heroine. With tearing eyes, I crushed her to my chest and screamed. This, of course, raised a few eyebrows, but if anybody was ever entitled to public elation, I was. After another half-hour of looking, I had a Sanosuke to add to my collection. I cradled them carefully in my arms as I went to the counter and carefully counted out 900 yen for the both of them. Though I was primarily on a search for my plushie "Rurouni Kenshin" dolls, in the end, I left Japan with a suitcase full of loot. But my hunger for anime goods will probably never be sated as long as I am a fan, so I figure I have years more to shop around.
References
Animate http://www.animate.co.jp
Daimaru
Gamers
K-Books
Mandarake
Manga no Mori
Mistsukoshi
Yamagiwa Soft
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