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Spintii



Joined: 17 Oct 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:53 pm Reply with quote
Can anyone give me a link to a good, reputable site that offers Anime merchandice from Japan. Not DVD's mind you, but stuff like posters, tshirts, figures, etc. Thanks.
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Sword of Whedon



Joined: 17 Sep 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:17 pm Reply with quote
www.hlj.com specializes in model kits, but they also have figures, t-shirts, and even cosplay costumes.
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Emerje



Joined: 10 Aug 2002
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 7:53 am Reply with quote
Yep, HLJ is the absolute best, you'll always pay Japanese retail there. There are only two drawbacks though.

1. Being based in Japan you have to pay for overseas shipping.
2. Also from being based in Japan they're prevented from selling prize items like UFO catcher dolls or coin machine toys by law.

Here are some other options:

www.wizzywig.com Great selection, prices can be a bit high sometimes, also sell some really unusual items.

www.mugentoys.com $7.50 flat rate shipping, some really great deals, some hard to find items.

www.bigbadtoystore.com Always has the newest stuff, 4.99 flat rate shipping, great Transformers selection! Anime catgrin

www.rightstuf.com Not just anime, the do sell several other items as well.

www.ncsx.com Mostly known for import video games, but also has a good selection of toys, Japanese game magazine, and just about everything else.

www.action-hq.com Huge variety, a lot of random stuff, shipping condition can be spotty though, located in Hong Kong, some very early arivals on American stuff.

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/atamaii/index.html Some of the best trading figure deals online, some other good deals around, owner is a member of this forum. Wink

http://us.yesasia.com/en/Index.aspx Another great site located in Hong Kong, sells just about everything you'd ever want, but lite on apparel.


That should be a pretty good list to get you going.

Emerje
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darkhunter



Joined: 13 May 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:36 pm Reply with quote
You can also try animeten.com which carry a stuff like Poster to key chains. They're located in California.
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ac_dropout



Joined: 05 Oct 2004
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Location: Newark, NJ
PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:49 am Reply with quote
There is also

www.animecastle.com - NY base anime company

www.animenation.com - FL base anime company

www.planetanime.com - TX base anime company
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RinMyky



Joined: 18 Nov 2004
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Location: England
PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:26 am Reply with quote
I actually have found, wait for it....eBay, to be good for figures, and i have had some stuff from Japan, its been pretty good.
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Abel



Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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Location: AnimeTen.com
PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:36 am Reply with quote
Are you looking for anything in particular?
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