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be merged redirected or deleted . find sources mandarake news newspapers books scholar jstor free images december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message not to be confused with mandrake . mandarake inc. slogan rulers of time type public tyo 2652 industry retail founded 1980 headquarters tokyo japan key people masuzo furukawa president revenue 5 454 million jpy fy 2005 net income 59 million jpy fy 2005 number of employees 168 website www.mandarake.co.jp mandarake is one of tokyo s largest vendors of used anime and manga related products . the store stocks collectibles vhs tapes dvds cds used manga toys and large numbers of fan drawn d jinshi particularly those catering to a female audience . contents 1 locations 1.1 nakano 1.2 shibuya 1.3 ikebukuro 1.4 akihabara 1.5 osaka 1.6 fukuoka 2 online store 3 see also 4 notes 5 external links locations edit mandarake has several locations its home in nakano another large store in shibuya a two floor and a four floor store in downtown osaka and a giant 4 story shop in fukuoka . at one time before 2003 the company had a shop in torrance california united states . the torrance store closed and a short lived store opened in santa monica california . nakano edit the shopping mall nakano broadway is the home of mandarake and at the current count it contains about 12 specialised mandarake stores . each deals in a particular aspect of otaku culture such as model cars idol goods anime song cds video games cosplay items and 3 very comprehensive used manga stores where the comics are sorted by size and publisher . mandarake s popularity has also encouraged many other manga and anime related stores to open in this location as well as a maid cafe . shibuya edit this single yet large store sits in tokyo s trendy shibuya district located two floors below the ground . the store is relatively close to tokyu hands and lines a street with a number of other vendors . it has a small stage for karaoke performances of popular anime theme songs . ikebukuro edit just past the highway overpass near tokyu hands and the sunshine 60 building the ikebukuro store specialises in yaoi boys love manga and doujinshi . akihabara edit located in an eight storey building only sells used goods . osaka edit mandarake store sign there are two mandarake stores in osaka . one is located in osaka s umeda district in the hankyu higashi dori shopping centre . one has to ascend one floor on a winding stair casebefore getting the bottom floor of the osaka store where the manga and art books are located . in the back another flight of stairs in the back leads up to the second floor where the d jinshi toys and games are housed . the osaka store also hosts an imposing karaoke stage on the second level where employees and adventurous shoppers can try their luck with the latest anime and j pop songs . next to the stage is an area to buy or order cosplay costumes and the employees all wear an incredible array of cosplay finery . the other used to be located in the nihonbashi district but this store closed on 3 march 2008 . a new and larger outlet mandarake grand chaos has been opened in the amerika mura district . fukuoka edit this enormous store is located in the popular tenjin district near the city s main post office . this store has cels and storyboards as well as a tremendous selection of fan based comics or doujinshi . online store edit mandarake operates an online store 1 with an interface in japanese and english . the online store ships outside japan as well . see also edit d jinshi manga otaku notes edit mandarake 2012 . madarake . last accessed 13 july 2012 . external links edit mandarake retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mandarake & oldid 733234257 categories manga industrycompanies based in tokyohidden categories articles needing additional references from november 2008all articles needing additional referencesarticles with a promotional 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