Anime and Games in Osaka
Otaku shopping, mostly along Sakaisuji
Only four places on the map carry this tag, and three of them are in or beside Nippombashi. Den Den Town and Ota Road is the otaku district along Sakaisuji, with anime and game shops and a run of maid cafes. Super Potato Otaroad sells used Famicom and PlayStation games on the first floor of the Heida Building. Mandarake Grand Chaos has six floors of vintage toys, comics and cards and is open every day of the year. Shinsaibashi PARCO, a 14-floor pop-culture building, is the one outside the district. It's open 10:00 to 20:00 for shops, but its closing days are irregular.
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Neighbourhood · Nipponbashi Den Den Town and Ota Road Osaka's electronics and otaku district along Sakaisuji. Ota Road holds anime, game and figure shops and a run of maid cafes.
Shopping · Nipponbashi Super Potato Otaroad A retro games store on the first floor of the Heida Building on Ota Road, selling used Famicom, PlayStation and other consoles and software.
Shopping · Nipponbashi Mandarake Grand Chaos A six-floor Mandarake store of vintage toys, comics, dolls, doujinshi and cards. The first floor has tin toys and soft vinyl figures and the third has vintage comics.
Shopping · Shinsaibashi Shinsaibashi PARCO A 14-floor fashion and pop-culture building next to Daimaru. The B2 floor is a basement food street called Shinsaibashi Neon Shokudogai, there's a cinema on 12F, and 13F is a dining floor.
