But my wallet doesn't like it

@Polop63

Жыл бұрын

Ha

@tiagokang639

Жыл бұрын

What?! 12 minutes already passed?

@ReaperJ202

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if it plotting it's attack?

@joshuafrias2415

Жыл бұрын

I think our wallets are waging a war against us for buying too many knickknacks.

@timothyzhang7536

Жыл бұрын

This store is gold to me

Enters male dojin floor “I’ve come here for you guys” 10 seconds later “I saw a Pokémon handbook here once” something tells me he didn’t go there for us lot 🤣

@notatallheng

5 ай бұрын

I'm more amused that one of the categories is "Orga bottoming". Like, it's a whole subgenre.

Mandarake is legit god tier! I kid you not, when I went here last January I spent 2 hours there checking every floor properly. It was a dream seeing so many kits and figures (doujins included of course lol) in one place. I needed so much self restraint to only walk away with 2 kits and 2 scale figures there were SO much more I wanted to buy.

@shoutshout3575

Жыл бұрын

Mandarake is legit tourist cash grab tier.

@RedWeeb4926

Жыл бұрын

Fr it feels like you need a battle plan whenever you enter one of these stores in Akiba or else you're just gonna get lost in it (which is not a bad thing) and have decision paralysis

Been a few years since I went inside Mandarake but I remember their cool stuff well. Their stores in Nakano Broadway are tremendous. For Gundam stuff, the Bic Camera store in Ikebukuro has a whole floor dedicated to Gundam that I plan to visit in a few months now that I'm back into gunpla.

Just by the title I knew it was going to be Mandarake. I've gotten so many Robot Spirits and Transformers from them. I'd love to visit them one day.

That Mu gazing at Murrue cap for the 4th floor censor is cracking me up.😂

I would go nuts looking for old classic models kits from the 80s.

the way you said "hold your horses" at 2:30 made me laugh :D it just made me realize how many vids of yours I listen to and how closely I do when they come out. Keep it up man you're the best!!

If you think that Akiba's Mandarake is great, wait until you go to the one in Nakano. The floor size is bigger there compared to Akiba's.

Haha that crack me " the boss of your wallet." Haha

Mandarake has pretty much taken over Nakano Broadway as well, if you can't find it at Akihabara (Complex), you will find it at Nakano Broadway, a 30 minute train ride on the JR Chuo-Sobu line from Akihabara. Another place to go would be Surugaya, there are multiple outlets, the one along Chuo-Dori near Carl's Jr is mecha specific. Other options include Lashinbang, AmiAmi's second store and Jungle.

@hendy.widjaja

Жыл бұрын

Are the prices the same or cheaper at Nakano?

@Kelvin_Foo

Жыл бұрын

@@hendy.widjaja The prices are about the same as the stores all have the same type of grading and pricing system. What's great about the Mandarake at Nakano is the sheer number of specialty stores and the variety of stuff, which can include some "holy grail" items.

Damn i have a huge regrets not going here last week…. Hope ill be back again sometime soon 😢

For a second I saw the astro boy and thought I saw the iconic "big boy" from American restaurants which to me looks like a heavy set astro boy

@Kelvin_Foo

Жыл бұрын

Big Boy actually do have restaurants in Japan too!

Mandarake is still so underrated, it is full of gems and I snagged a lot of good stuff from them online. Highly recommended especially that the prices are great although shipping prices might depend on where you live.

@kidrobot.

Жыл бұрын

not really. anyone that imports knows mandarake, amiami and hobbylink japan

@ArchusKanzaki

Жыл бұрын

@@kidrobot. Also if you actually went to Japan, Amiami's used store and Lashinbang should also be on your list of place to visit.

@kidrobot.

Жыл бұрын

@@ArchusKanzaki yeah, and places like 2nd hand stores & even small mom n pop shops that sell used stuff. you can even barter down the price a bit(just be polite and courteous)

@ArchusKanzaki

Жыл бұрын

@@kidrobot. If others really want to hunt down secondhand goods, I recommend going to Nakano Broadway. That one also have a pretty big Mandarake, but there are also quite alot of old-school and secondhand goods.

@miragebangbravern2024

Жыл бұрын

@@kidrobot. Eh not really from my perspective, I see a lot of collectors that still don't use Mandarake or even heard of it for that matter. Like I am two groups that only know of it's existence, the others are either eh or never heard of it in their lives but it makes it easier for me at least to get the figures I want ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

I love the change in background music for the section of the video that covered the 4th floor 😂😂

I know where to go now since Im going to Japan in September! Thanks for this showcase

Hey Kakarot. Can you do more Advance of Zeta development history?? Hi-Zack and TR-2 Bigwig Marasai and TR-4 Dandelion Gaplant and TR-5 Hrairoo + Fiver mobile armor TR-6 Inle

@kakarot197

Жыл бұрын

I can tell you that the next one will have to do with AoZ, but not the ones you mentioned.

@GojiraFan-in9oo

Жыл бұрын

@@kakarot197 hype

Hoo boy time to live vicariously through you again

I was just in that store less than 2 weeks ago when I was on vacation lol

Yep, I also spent quite a lot last time I was there.

Financially Deadly Store 👻

great tour

4:22 Young Jijii DBAF Manga on the left!

I just arrived here in Japan yesterday and hoo boy I'm going on a 2 week gundam and hobby trip. Definitely will be hitting this place up after Yokohama, Fukuoka, and Odaiba.

Elaborate on the SD Gundam stuff on the ladies' floor. 🤣 I'm ready to risk my sanity.

Thank You, Soldier! 🫡

Only a real Gundam fan gets Roller Coaster Tycoon 3. Ignore the spice people, we have an amusement park to run 😤😤😤

I was just there back in November 2020! Mandarka has so many good deals!

now if only this video came out last week i could’ve gone home with more loot lol

when i go to Japan, i have to go to Mandarake! awesome video!

Seeing those Macross kits is making me drool!

Yo Mandarake was the best nerd shop Iv ever been too! I couldnt make it one floor without buying something on the way up to get some gunpla haha. I bought every Future GPX Cyber Formula model kit they had when I was there. I loved shopping in Akihabara! Every store was several floors of everything I love. I think the Bic Camera store which I believe is a few blocks away from this place was definitely an experience.

Seen several of these model kit shops in japan, they seem deadly indeed, these shops seem like true wallet destroyers. I mainly did warhammer(I live in europe, basically the best place to buy warhammer) & gunpla, but recently I was stupid enough to start anime action figure collecting & mecha/musume girl kits.

I'm planning to visit Japan in 2025, I'll definitely be checking this place out!

Hey kakorate197 um here's the thing in the latest witch from mercury episode of season 2 your theory on the ariel being eri is correct

@The_Str4nger

Жыл бұрын

yes she is......... Gundam

@anwenlokier2292

Жыл бұрын

@@The_Str4nger yeah fist time onscreen in 4 years

PARADISE!! I wish there was something like this here in New York!

2:10 "As the average Gundam fan, you might not find something of interest here". Believe I know how strange it feels to be a mecha fan who also loves cute magical girl series.

I've ordered from the SAHRA warehouse a few times and have been pretty happy with both shipping charge and speed. I mean, it's expensive but if there aren't any other options then it is what it is :P

I got all of my P-Bandai kits through Mandarake, shipping to my country (Ecuador) is super cheap, more people should know about Mandarake, I highly recommend it!

Oh, if I ever go to Japan this place will definitely be on my list! Of course I might have to budget a few extra $500 just for here... 😅

@ktkace

Жыл бұрын

Id say double that

That will be nice one day or someday go to that store and I like this video a lot. 😯😀😃👏👏👏💯👍🙌

I saw the Sazabi Metal Structure at the store when i visited and was thinking for a few minutes about making a bad decision 😅. Tbh though, i ended up getting some great stuff at Surugaya

There are many mandarake stores nakano, osaka. Few to name do no that som are opening at 12 oclock.

I must go to this store.

this place is amazing

I love it

It would be a heaven for me if they have PG Astray Green Frame

Ah, yes, Char x Garma. "Blame this on the fortune of my girth".

Interesting. I was just there 4 days ago

Oop you spilled the secret sauce on the location now everyone knows of it.q

Oh, right. My first intro to this shop is from Trash Taste special.

HEAVEN 😂😂😂😂

R-18 SD Gundam doujins are cursed, it is like those Transformers doujins.

Went there a couple of times between 2015 and 2019 when I lived in Japan. Loved that store. Lost my mind the first time I hit the 8th floor. Almost came back with enough to get divorced. Good times.

Shame on you for not buying that Char x Amuro doujin, manliest book in there imo.

I wish to find more MS in Action in Tokyo.

I wonder what the most expensive model they have is

Can u also tell online stores in japan where we can buy gunpla using buyee

I think I'd buy the Gihren's Greed games there, given the chance. I don't think I'm... zealous enough to buy a Saturn, Wonderswan, or Dreamcast just to play those versions, but it would be a nice gem to have on my PSP.

So is there a service for someone to go there to pick something up for you and ship it state side? I want some metal builds and fixed figuration figures and I'm betting the price is better, can probably find what I want in brand new condition and with the box in mint condition.

Wallet:I Don't like this place😢 Mandarake: please let me assuage your Worries 😊 I later left with a Magical Chino(seen in this very video) A symphogear Figma And a Gundam Kit My wallet still hasn't forgiven me 😅

What about Jungle, Kakarot? that place is just down the street.

This will hurt my wallet, but it's worth it....

I wonder is there hobby tool section? - pls let me know

@09:18 And that's where I come into play: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmeTtMWIhZbgn5M.html I guess if I ever D.I.Y. myself the *Maus* it'll be the Kuromorimine one 😁

Did Kakarot forgot to show us what was bought on that trip? I was hoping to see the haul at the end.

@reijigamer

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it will be a separate video

what's your opinion comparing the various Mandarake branches?

Which one do you prefer, the one in Nakano Broadway or in Akiba?

What I would give just to get a marida Cruz statue

Do they have godzilla

ha always wanted that figma lum

Crunchyroll got rid of the dubed version of gundam the witch from mercury😢

Hello Kakarot, thanks for your video. I'm planing to visit Tokyo this year but I can't buy all I want with the size and weight limit :( (25 kg). So I'd like to buy loose (already built) master grade kit. Have you seen a lot of already built model kits at mandarake or other shops or is it pretty rare ? Do you have an idea of the price for a standard MG ? Sorry for my english (French here! not far from you I guess :b )

@reijigamer

Жыл бұрын

If the price isn't too much then shipping is an option. When I go this year I plan to ship all of my purchases back home.

@kakarot197

Жыл бұрын

I think I might've seen a few buillt kits, but your best bet for built kits is Yellow Submarine in the Radio Kaikan Building (they sell loose parts and straight built kits) or Rental Showcase Stores (you'll mostly find painted builds in these though). You can sometimes also find built kits in random second hand stores. Can't say much about the price because I don't really pay attention to them.

@nicofrommars

Жыл бұрын

@@reijigamer My concern is that in Europe you have to pay 25% taxes when you send something (even if it's a "gift" if it's worth more than 45 €)

@nicofrommars

Жыл бұрын

@@kakarot197 Thanks for your reply :) I'll also check Hobby off / Book off !

God knows what he was doing when he made me born in America. I'd be homeless and only have my gunpla to comfort me!

Is supose they all ar first hand right?

take my money 💸💰😆

Mandarake is the GOAT

mandarakes are like religious shrines for nerds

> Char x Garma Quick, someone show this the A-Mac!

@GojiraFan-in9oo

Жыл бұрын

Garma dies at the end

2:05 Speak for yourself buddy.

So there's Gundam porn? Seriously!!??

Sooo haven’t watched the whole video yet. ….but aaaare you over in japan right now aaaand how long 🫢😋😋

@kakarot197

Жыл бұрын

I wish I was, but I recorded this footage last time I was in Japan :p

@ImSoSexyYesIAm

Жыл бұрын

Sneaky! I’m so glad you were aloud to share this footage and the store with us! It was the dopamine but I needed this morning :)