Originally Posted by
RichardInSF
For animae and manga related stuff, I would recommend Mandarake, which has many specialist branches for new and used stuff, all in the same building: Nakano Broadway, on the second and third floors.
And if you don't want to head out to Nakano, they've also got a big branch right in Shibuya (
link). I'm not a manga fan at all, but I used to bring visitors here just to gawk at the over-the-top cave decor and costumed staff
They also seem to have one in Akihabara (
link).
I am guessing that "Mandarake" is a Japanification of "Mandrake," as in "Mandrake the Magician," but I really don't know.
I always figured it's a portmanteau of
manga and
-darake ("full of").