I Spent $1,000 at Japan's BIGGEST 𝐻Ǝ𝒩𝒯𝒜𝐼 Store 

Thanks so much to Toranoana for letting us film at their store! Please check out Toranoana's international shipping service "Anime Otaku Carry Service" and get yourselves a couple of doujins! www.aocs.jp/

Alternate Title: Joey’s average day but recorded this time

Connor: We spent $1,000 on crane games Joey: Hold my beer

I think this video captures exactly why it's a shame that these kind of shops are disappearing. the "oh this looks interesting" and the "oh I just noticed this and this." The little discoveries by browsing which you don't get in an online shop. I do need a list of all the artist/mange names of this episode to look them up because.... whoaw that are a lot.

Drinking game: Take a shot every time Joey says "I follow this artist on Twitter."

I genuinely want Joey to make something from the Snoop cookbook now

Joey's comeback after the sensory deprivation arc he went through

Joey: Ever been interested in "Javelin medium antiarmor weapon system"? Every Ukrainian: YES

I love that CDs are still big in Japan. I collect CDs still, I have hundreds!

Joey single handedly keeping the doujin and cultured manga market alive

As Degen as the topic of the video is, it's really wholesome of Joey to give this closing store such a kind send off.

3:40 -Tawawa on Monday 4:09 -ureshon! 4:45 - Grand Blue 4:5­0 -TenPuru 5:39 -Ushiro no Shoumen Kamui-san 5:47 - Temptation of Shiro Gal & Kuro Gal 6:04 - Dai Dark Vol. 5 * 6:15 - Dandadan * 6:49 - Kaya-chan Wa Kowakunai 7:47- Sweet Room Escape 8:36- Gaki Kyonyu 9:00 -From crook to cook - Must have dawg

Man I miss the monthly otaku reviews that Josh the Manga Lad used to do. They were always great ways for me to discover some unknown mangas. Not exactly a monthly otaku review, but I'll take those recommendations

Joey: sees any artist. Also joey: I actually follow them on Twitter.

Doujin artist: *exists* Joey: "I actually follow them on Twitter"

Big props to the editor for making this video possible

It's always sad to see stores like that lose a physical location

We need more "Joey going to places buying interesting stuff" content, those the most fun to watch

When it came to those niche doujins of military stuff all I could think of is that they'd be great reference material for artists and writers, it's all been researched and compacted by someone else who probably knows their shit so your don't need to spend the time doing research yourself

Joey’s love for horse girls will always be a question yet to be answered Yet that store offered some wild stuff

It makes me sad that so many physical places are slowly disappearing in Japan before I can actually go there and see them myself... I originally had plans to go to Japan in spring 2020 but well we all know what happened there and I have been waiting so long for the country to fully open back up and it's torture to see things vanish 1 by 1 from a distance without being able to experience them 😢

"Sorry for being a creepy boyfriend". Well, most of Garnt's waifus looks like Sydney, so, it's not exactly out of the ordinary.

this was one of the main stores i wanted to visit when i would eventually visit Japan. sucks that they're closing down

So happy to hear a shoutout for Dai Dark! Such an amazing manga and Q Hayashida (the mangaka) is actually a woman who is absolutely killing it!

Omg noo Ill never get to experience Toranoana in Akihabara now...(other than their online store) 🥺🥺🥺 Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you!!

I still buy CD's! I love a good physical copy of an album I like, and I'm also a KPOP fan so there's some more incentive to buy their albums, as they come with cool fan content like posters and photocards. It's such a shame though that physical stores like this are disappearing all over the world, to me, nothing beats walking into a store and spending hours in there hunting for the manga and books you love.

I'm so saddened by the news, I would frequent this store whenever I was in Tokyo, well literally every day. Also really sad that I can't go visit Japan due to the lockdown. So thank you so much for making this video and see it for the last time! :D

Joey showing us that even though he is barely the anime man anymore he is still the manga lad through and through

Joey grabbing a Tsukihime doujin for Garnt thinking its a Fate doujin is hilarious. If that doesn't describe half of people's experience with Tsukihime I don't know what will

Entire 3rd floor is dedicated to V-Tubers? Crazy how far and fast that part of Japanese entertainment media production industry has come in just a few years.

Man utterly gutted Toranoana is basically closing everything besides the Ikebukuro store... can attest just how damned easy it is to just blow so much when doing the rounds on Toranoana. Wish I had the chance to do one more round =( Hopefully they'll be back once Jp goes back to normal... so much iconic Akiba places going these past 2 years..

To be honest it feels quite sad seeing all of those old iconic stores close all around Japan while I havent even visited them at least once.

It's always a shame to hear that such great shops are closing. Unfortunately, in recent years it has often been the case with other businesses to such as restaurants or cafes

Great video Joey! I've only ever had a small manga section in my local bookstore, so this walkthrough was a real treat😄

Original comment got buried down, so just trying to bump it up Stuff mentioned + other stuff I guess (timestamps) [1st Floor] 3:39 - Getsuyoubi no Tawawa (manga, looks like the serialized twitter version), artist: @Strangestone on twt 4:07 - Ureshon! (manga, piss fetish) 4:44 - Grand Blue, Temple (ecchi manga, same artist) 5:26 - Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san (you already know this one) 5:35 - Ushiro no Shoumen Kamui-san (ecchi manga, ghosts and exorcism stuff) 5:45 - Shiro Gyaru to Kuro Gyaru no Yuuwaku (ecchi manga, actually Shoujo-Ai) 5:56 - Dai Dark (manga, making a tl;dr doesn't do it justice) 6:13 - Dandadan (you already know this one) 6:35 - Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai (horror manga) 7:34 - Sweet Room Escape (BL manga) 8:38 - (not mentioned) artist @Kaedeko111 on twt 8:46 - model @iorimoe_five on twt, for the manga Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu 9:00 - Snoop Dog Cooking Book (feat. MACK and CHEESE, Spaghetti de la Hood) 9:11 - Animage (magazine) 10:04 - Young Animal Magazine (cover: @enako_cos on twt) 10:06 - Young Champion Magazine (cover: @p_tomo0812 on twt) 10:08 - Young Gangan Magazine (cover:@enako_cos as well) 10:07 - (not mentioned, the one with the 2d cover) Young Comic, cover art by @mugika_pcpc_ on twt 10:10 - (not mentioned, far left) Kindai Mahjong (mahjong-focused magazine), cover:@enako_cos once again [2nd Floor] 11:05 - Shachiku San to Iede Shojo (yuri manga). Notes: artist is Tatsunokosso, and is not the same for the manga Joey mentioned (Yuyushiki, artist:Mikami Komata), but he is technically right as well since the said artist DID draw a Yuyushiki doujin :) 11:28 - Rezu fuuzoku ansorojii (Lez Fuuzoku Anthology, Yuri anthology basically), multiple artists since it's an anthology, but the cover artist is @Blood_Edge on twt 11:54 - Dark Souls Trilogy Art Book 12:16 - Atelier Ryza (looks like the manga adaptation one) 12:36 - Mishima Kurone Konosuba Art Book 2 (mentioned offhand earlier: Kantai Collection, looks like the Vol.3 of the Art Book but not so sure) 12:46 - Dear Smile Art Book (LETSGOOOO) 13:10 - Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo suru (you already know this one) 13:35 - Arknights Comic Anthology vol. 5 ResidentSleeper 13:57 - Genshin Impact Comic Anthology (looks like vol. 2) ResidentSleeper ResidentSleeper 14:10 - (not featured) Uma Musume stuff I guess 14:42 - Eromanga-sensei LN vol. 13 (LETSGOOOOOO - nevermind it's the end) 15:08 - some other LNs mentioned (Violet Evergarden, Goblin Slayer) 15:19 - some hot manga (Spy X Family, Eighty-Six), the one Joey didn't recognize is Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken, a romcom slice of life manga adapted from the LN of the same name (also getting an anime) 15:23 - more manga (Black Lagoon, some Yabuki Kentaro stuff like To Love-ru, To Love-ru Darkness and his latest ecchi manga Ayakashi Triangle) 15:56 - Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san (ecchi manga, artist is @yuichi_hiiragi on twt btw) 16:11 - Mishiranu Joshikousei ni Kankensareta Mangaka no Hanashi (looks like the serialized version, the original series is on the artist's pixiv, @R_Kitada on twt) 16:33 - (not featured, thank god) Isekai/Fantasy Corner zzZZZ [3rd Floor] 17:25 - Talking about CD culture in Japan 18:00 - Doujin definition + some Touhou stuff (if you are interested, the album he picked is called Hanabata by SOUND HOLIC feat. YURiCa/Hanatan) 19:12 - Hololive stuff (Mori jumpscare) 20:22 - Vocaloid stuff 20:58 - Uma Musume music stuff 21:10 - Figurine stuff (feat. pixels) [4th Floor] 23:19 - Fate/ GO Memo 4 (artist: @tsubuanfes on twt) 23:45 - Tsukihime Shingetsu Bon (artist: @tsubuanfes as well) 23:59 - Love - Wada Arco Fate ART WORKS (@tsubuanfes once again) 24:06 - Code Geass Noise Pollution Vol.4.5 (as seen from 23:52, artist: @ccreayus on twt, LETSGOOOO) 24:10 - Ippai taberu kimi ga syuuki (artist: @URAN1017 on twt) 24:46 - Vtuber Scribbling (artist: @armadillo_daiji on twt) 25:24 - Ganbare, Douki-chan (artist: @y_o_m_y_o_m on twt) 26:00 - Niche doujin stuff 27:40 - (not featured) some parody doujins (Rolling Girls, Sailor Moon, Eva, etc.) 27:55 - Generator 2020-2021 Illustration Book (artist: @Eigo_Ichii on twt) 28:20 - Eyes & Thunderbolt Illustration Book (artist: @ramdayo1122 on twt) 28:41 - Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi (manga, artist: @saiso_ on twt) 29:05 - another niche doujin Yama no Onsen he Susume (the inspiration mentioned was Yama no Susume, a cute-girls-doing-mountain-climbing-things anime and manga from the early 2010s) [5th Floor] welp, all pixels 30:47 - Mahou Shoujo Saimin PakopaCause Soushuuhen (a Prisma Illya 18+ doujin, artist: @kinsanta on twt) 31:01 - Mousou Diary (an im@s:Shiny Colors 18+ doujin, artist: @ydh2101 on twt :)) [6th Floor] :( 32:06 - sigh artist: @gozu_farm on twitter ... [Secret Bottom 1st Floor??] 33:59 - (only based on what i heard Joey said, can't confirm 100%) P0rn0 Switch (change the 0s to o's, artist: @nekomanHisasi on twt) 34:13 - artist @mitibmg20 on twt (can't work out what could it be. Probably a Seikatsu Shuukan one or S&M Dreaming idk)

This is great stuff.. thanks doujin man!

I don’t know what to feel when I could recognize some of the 18+ stuff even when they’re heavily censored

14:00 “We got the greatest game ever to be created, Genshin Impact” I can smell the sarcasm from a mile away, good sir

Fantastic video as always bro! I love your chill energy

I'm definitely with you on CDs. I hesitate to call myself a music snob, but let's be honest- that is exactly what other people would call me. Like you, I am huge fan of Sigur Rós and other post rock/progressive rock bands like Pelican, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and The Devin Townsend Project. I buy vinyls almost exclusively, and I will only buy CDs if it is a collector's item and/or signed by the artist. Those CDs never see any use. They just sit on a shelf as a display piece. If I am going to listen to the music, I do so on vinyl or online. Hella jealous of that Mori Calliope vinyl, by the way, especially since you have the chance to get it signed IRL! I am also sad to hear this store is closing its doors. It seems like an incredible place! If I ever have a chance to visit Japan in the near future, Akihabara is definitely on my list of stops!

"We don't talk about this one" That double killed me dawg

Joey: I will spent $500. *looks at title* Me: well that was a lie.

I actually felt emotional at the end there. Maaaan what a Chad Journey the company has been, blesss

A good video man loved every part of it . I'll be waiting for the next month one

I can see Tian guan ci fu in the BL section and I was really hoping Joey would pick it up. MXTX's books are amazing, but it's pretty big for someone who doesn't really read bl

Connor: "Today we're going to spend $500 each on crane games" *spends only 300* (nothting wrong with that btw) Joes: "Today im going to spend about $500 on doujins/manga" Also Joey:

1st Floor 3:40 -Tawawa on Monday 4:09 -ureshon! 4:45 - Grand Blue 4:5­0 -TenPuru 5:39 -Ushiro no Shoumen Kamui-san 5:47 - Temptation of Shiro Gal & Kuro Gal 6:04 - Dai Dark Vol. 5 * 6:15 - Dandadan * 6:49 - Kaya-chan Wa Kowakunai 7:47- Sweet Room Escape 8:36- Gaki Kyonyu 9:00 -From crook to cook - Must have dawg

Oh wow I remember this store and building from my visit to Japan in 2012. Sad to hear it's going away, glad to have seen and visited it when I could!

Joey really doubled the budget on his title huh, gotta respect it

"This is really cute, also because it reminds me of Aki" That was so wholesome and cute I could explode

Love the video and keep up the great work culture joey

Love Shopping Videos - was so fun to see you pick up the Snoop Dog cookbook. I've already watched the video where you make the Spaghetti de la Hood. That was a fun video too and I'm seriously taking notes to make it myself. Loved the way you introduced us to the various floors/sections of the bookstore, thank you.

28:55 “The girl [character] is really cute, cuz like she almost reminds me of Aki a little bit. So uh…yeah👀” That was really cute ngl 😭❤

Either have Aki or Meilyne collab to try out the snoop dog cook book.

23:06 absolutely love how AoCF Reisen is leaning into the video like that

joey should really bring back the manga recommendations videos His taste in manga is rly rly good.

"Doujin for tanks from Russia" weird way to spell Girls und Panzer doujin

I feel like I'm missing out on having a physical store to walk into and explore...

Thanks for playing E.T for Atari in the second half of the video! I can feel the nostalgic pixels.

love the new camera perspective man!

sad to hear that it's closing. I'll have to mark that off my list of stuff to do in Japan.

I can't believe the store close down since, I remember a couple of years ago spending astronomical amount in this shop where the recipe is over a meter long. The donjin level is dangerous to my wallet. Let hope that one day they will return to Akihabara, akihabara just hit different without this place, along with the Sega arcades.

Joey randomly picking Touhou just got to be from my favourite singer ever! I hope you do seriously give it a listen, Hanatan ( 花たん) - or Yurica, whatever alias she used for that album (probably the latter) is a very awsome and potentially (literally) breathtaking singer. And her work with Sondholic (the circle that made that album) is absolutely great

When he said that there is a new Tokyo Mew Mew anime coming out, that caught my attention! I first saw Tokyo Mew Mew in France back in 2007, but it was all in French so I just enjoyed what was going on in the show, instead of listening to the characters talking in language I did not understand.

8:56 You've got to do at least one video trying to cook some of those snoop dogg recipes! 🤣

That’s not too bad. I’ve definitely spent hundreds in Akiba and they was me holding back

YD artist is a BEAST! their work is nothing short of amazing

Great vid as always mate :D

Alternative title: "I list off every person that I follow on Twitter"

Joey on the 2nd floor: "We're not at degen hours quite yet. We'll save it for the higher floors." Joey on the 1st floor within a minute of browsing: *Puts Ureshon! in his basket* 🤣

17:40 Peep the Rushia nendoroid on the left shelf 😭 19:52 Damn Joey lmao

Love that shirt! Joey always hitting it with the drip.

"floors 1-2 you can show your parents 🙂" *Shows women urinating on each other while on the first floor*

16:55 Suisei in the corner, let's GOOO. Go buy her blu-ray.

I still love both cds and vinyl! :] And thanks for the manga recs

Love your channel dog. Kazakhstan fans rise up!

Man gonna miss this store, was always so fun with all the different floors

Major truth on it being so easy to spend more than what you're expecting while doujin shopping at Tora no Ana and other places with doujin sections (like Mandarake, Surugaya, etc). Each book is "only" 500-1500 yen (unless you're buying used and rare doujins), but it adds up pretty quick! And even more importantly...make sure you have a strategy on getting it shipped back to you if you do go ham!

I love how at 16:20 he's like oh this is probably kinda dark and psychological n shi and in reality it is just a wholesome little series :)

I got so hyped when the bara stuff got mentioned, like that feeling of "LESSS GOOO THEY HAVE IT"

Holy crap, you were able to go to the physical store before they closed! Lucky you, Joey and thanks for sharing the visit. I definitely still buy CDs when I can, especially older albums, and regularly will import from Japan soundtracks for games and some anime. Given how much more I can buy now with the USD being hella strong, I've been doing that a bit more lately (along with some doujins). Also, yeah, doujin manga can quickly add up. I've gone into anime convention merchant alleys looking to just buy $300 worth, and ended up buying up to $600 worth by the end of the last convention I attended a month before the Beer Bug™️ came through. Even now, it can be daunting just ordering online. Spent $300 on C100 doujins last month when I was looking to spend $150 LOL.

Joey finally has the opportunity to flex all the manga hes been reading instead of the anime he hasn't watched.

A lot of art that was just beautiful!

Happy Birthday! Joey

Spaghetti de la Hood, Dōujin about Russian Tanks... The store sure knows how to be cultured so much, even a petri dish cant beat it

Joey really making that Patreon option more and more tempting

I loved this video. Felt like i got a proper tour of the place.

Great video as always Joey! Now, little bit off-topic about the value of the Yen: Unless this video was filmed in January or February 2022, Joey actually spent closer to $700 (675) than $1000 in this video. At first I believed the title because Yen's value is usually 1/100th of US Dollar but when the total amount was shown at the end (¥97,064), I was shocked to learn that the value of JPY has PLUNGED hard against the USD in the last 6 months (the current dip started in March 2022). Idk the reason for the fall (it can't be the pandemic because Yen was still hovering around 0.008-0.01 USD until March 2022) but Yen is currently pretty weak against the dollar.

It's all fun and games until Garnt sees the Isekai section

Wow! Joey the Anime Man went to the Trash Taste studio just to film a sponsorship! They must be really close with Josh the Manga Lad.

it was worth for the content thank you

You literally make a video on everything BUT anime. I'm not complaining

Admittedly lost myself when you talked about the Touhou doujin scene, especially with the fact you could clearly see Cool & Create’s label on the shelf in the background. Personally would recommend Tokyo Active NEETs for anyone who wants to give the doujin music a try.

Your hair is styled very nicely Joey! Kinda jealous ^^

CD culture is still very strong among the audiophile community, which is very strong in Japan, as CDs have lossless quality (as opposed to the compressed streaming quality of songs from streaming services such as Spotify). Some offer lossless quality like Tidal but some say it still isn't the same quality as a physical CD.

It's a shame that so many of these places are closing down in Tokyo... I cam glad I went way back in 2010 (highschool exchange)

6:05 Glad for Joey talking about Hayashida sensei, but sensei is a woman, not a man

Looks like I'll become a patreon :D Then I'll also be able to see previous vids, looking forward to the good vids there (all I can remember is the Tenga vid with Garn)

This is such sad news. I always went to Toranoana every time I went to Japan. So many stores have went away since I started going there. I remember being really sad when The My Ways went away but this is for me pretty damn sad.

Okay, this video finally broke me & I just signed up for Joey's Patreon 🌚