Otaku Shopping in London - Tokyo Toys
Continuing the ‘Otaku Shopping in London’ series, I will today be looking at Tokyo Toys…
Tokyo Toys started off as an online store for all things otaku, and a few months ago they opened a physical store in the London Trocadero. If I remember correctly it was on the top floor at the back (the front being the side you enter from the Leicester Square direction).
Below is a collection of images from the trip, click the thumbnails to see a full size view:
The London Trocadero:
Tokyo Toys:
Gunpla and anime figures:
More anime figures:
Smaller figures:
Anime keychains and other merchandise:
Plushies:
T-Shirts (including some from Terra Tag), and wall scrolls in the background:
Internet café at back of store:
Anime DVDs and Manga:
Overall I was very happy with Tokyo Toys. They have a wide selection of merchandise, an Internet café if you want to hang out, and the staff were very friendly when I spoke with them.
The London Trocadero is located at: 13 Coventry St, London, UK
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That’s awesome… Too bad in my area, Otaku Stores are non-existent.
though I’m Canadian, these kind of stores don’t exist here neither or I really never looked in alley ways. ^_^
And Dark… 2 questions…
1.) Were the t-shirts cheaper than Terra Tag?
2.) What did you buy?
The t-shirts were officially £1 cheaper, although since I got a discount at Terra Tag, not really. Bought myself a Haruhi wall scroll ^^.
This is interesting and good to know as I might be going to London next week ^^. Thanks for the help lol, thought I would be deprived of anime throughout the whole trip ;p, j/k. I would actually enjoy walking around London and can stave off anime for a while, I have my zen with me to play anime if my case ever becomes severe enough.
woah. Im suprise to see so many otaku stuffs. Man i would like to visit there. T_T
Wow.. just look at the figures! So this is the physical store for http://www.tokyotoys.com/ now I know..
Btw, care to exchange links?
Would be happy to Prim3. Just added your link ^_^.
Yeah i love tokyo toys
I live in london so its easy to go to.
and yeah, the staff are friendly and are now my friends
hehe
^_^
I wonder if they have a shop specialized in selling novelty objects like a big stuffed mushroom from mario or a giant stuffed apple
Wow!!! That beats the stores here in Toronto. It looks cool!!! I wonder if their figures are up to date…