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MrXarnus



Joined: 28 Mar 2011
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:45 am Reply with quote
Hello people,
because I am going to Florida in about 3/4 months and I was wondering if there were any good anime stores (real stores, no online stores) in that state.I already googled some up but i think you guys now better were to look.

Thanks.
(Sorry, but my english is not perfect, i am from Belgium.)
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Paploo



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 4:49 pm Reply with quote
The Virgin Megastore in Downtown Disney [which was awesome in terms of anime selection] closed a few years ago, but if you go to Epcot, there's a Mitsukoshi department store in the Japan pavillion- somethings might be a bit pricey [and are just stuff imported by Diamond], but they also get a TON of oddball stuff like Doraemon gummies, wierd japanese snacks, and pretty much every Ghibli merchandise you can imagine- seriously, they had everything, CD's, Artbooks, DVD's, plush toys, picnic baskets, notepads/journals... if you can put a Totoro on it, they had it. It's a nice spot to check out.

There was a Sanrio store in Old Town Orlando, no idea if it's still there though.

Other than that, hopefully some local's can hook you up with more info- I imagine there's a lot of keen little stores hiding around Florida. I think Anime Nation has a physical store there, but I've never been to it.
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MrXarnus



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:21 am Reply with quote
Paploo wrote:
The Virgin Megastore in Downtown Disney [which was awesome in terms of anime selection] closed a few years ago, but if you go to Epcot, there's a Mitsukoshi department store in the Japan pavillion- somethings might be a bit pricey [and are just stuff imported by Diamond], but they also get a TON of oddball stuff like Doraemon gummies, wierd japanese snacks, and pretty much every Ghibli merchandise you can imagine- seriously, they had everything, CD's, Artbooks, DVD's, plush toys, picnic baskets, notepads/journals... if you can put a Totoro on it, they had it. It's a nice spot to check out.

There was a Sanrio store in Old Town Orlando, no idea if it's still there though.

Other than that, hopefully some local's can hook you up with more info- I imagine there's a lot of keen little stores hiding around Florida. I think Anime Nation has a physical store there, but I've never been to it.

Thanks,
anybody else that nows some stores?

EDIT:I think animenation has no real store anymore, but you can still go there and pick stuff you have seen on the site, anyone that can confirme this?
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Alan45
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:16 pm Reply with quote
Animenation used to have a B&M store in the St. Petersburg area. I visited it a couple of times. It was in a different location every time I visited. It has been several years since I've been to Florida so I can't answer as to a current location.

Your best bet would be to post a question on their website.
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