091 - Gunpla Shopping in Japan: Yodobashi Umeda & Mandarake, Osaka

[@JoesGunpla]

Look everyone! Proof there is a heaven! It's in Japan!

[@ZakuAurelius]

or hell, depending on your wallet situation!

[@JoesGunpla]

ZakuAurelius Just knowing it exists is enough for me. As addicted as I am I would be happy just visiting and not spending a dime. *laughs quietly knowing he would be spending Yen and not dimes*

[@bearabletable7527]

Joe's Gunpla I will be so happy just by Looking at all those gunplas

[@youaresomethingstrange9253]

Lol hell ya

[@rageputty2395]

Joe's Gunpla I don't get it. in America we have so littl of those stores. when there is there isn't that many gunpla

[@HatsuneM1ku01]

I wish there were stores like this in the U.S., all they really sell at U.S. hobby stores is Rc or model cars/planes

[@Coughman94]

Hatsune miku 01 I wish they would sell warhammer too

[@ttrroollttooll6911]

Hatsune miku 01 yeah,action figure with underwear outside spandex

[@SolarAbyss]

Try looking at comic book stores

[@reconcivilia5908]

Coughman94 if you want warhammer, go to PA, and stop by a shop called Gatehouse Games, I think its in Duncansville. that's where I get my warhammer figures and Magic: the gathering cards from.

[@wyattroberts4182]

hobby town usa carries Gundams, along with barnes and nobles.

[@Ichifate]

Just hearing the gundam themes in the background was so cool. I wish I could just go back to this day and shop there

[@JJTheSpartan_117]

Literally

[@REIQ]

Use to live in Umeda for 2 years love the place.!

[@koolaid5684]

i would spend years in that store..that place is dangerous to my wallet, but a good place to note if i ever visit japan

[@jorgebreibat7680]

koolaid5684 lol

[@areasevenpro]

I just went to Japan earlier this month. Aside from Yodobashi Camera, I highly recommend Bandai Asobi, located at Gotemba Premium Outlets in Shizuoka Prefecture. I managed to pick up the RG 00 Raiser at nearly 600 yen below retail.

[@toyojin]

areasevenpro how much is that in US dollars?

[@aconfusedkitten3044]

Quaccers less than 7 usd

[@childreneaterpoof6626]

Damn that's a heck of a deal.

[@shadowblack1987]

Meanwhile in 'murica we pay nearly double than retail plus taxes.

[@raytracemusic]

DAT 08TH MS OP PLAYIN IN THE HGUC AISLE! :)

[@danger-od5iz]

I know it's awesome

[@ryzer_red]

I heard it too. It's awesome!

[@tzuyoda-ssi3430]

watching this makes me really determined to go to japan when I grow up. thanks ZakuAurelius

[@Tyrannikos]

Can't believe I'm only just seeing this video. Really happy you showed the inside of Mandarake!

[@AeonCommander]

It is one of my lifelong dreams to go to this place. Though I fear, by the time I'm done, I'd need to rent a forklift to get my haul out the door.

[@williamzhao4497]

I swear if I go to any gunpla shops in japan, I will get goose bumps and explode with excitement, I don’t think I will sleep

[@MrPanda_Cake]

I'm literally CLAWING at my screen. Hoping to somehow get to the other side.

[@KuribPlays]

yeah me too, altho what make me clawing is not the gunpla, is the tools they have.

[@theoctopuslord]

Like any weaboo too bad japan is one of the most xenophobic cultures in the world. I don't watch anime but I really love gundam, but I learned slowly after going there that sometimes its now the most american friendly place especially not knowing any japanese. The people in Korea and Thailand were far nicer especially Thailand.

[@MrPanda_Cake]

It's just because people don't open up to it, and like in any case, the negative aspects are usually the ones we read first.

[@ZakuAurelius]

Darkgodaphex Both good points. Japanese people can be pretty xenophobic. But there is a lot you need to understand, it's not really that simple. I can tell you from my experience of living in both Korea and Japan, I personally find the Korean people to generally be more... not xenophobic, but let's just say you get A LOT more stares in Korea, especially in smaller cities. In Japan people just ignore you mostly, which is actually a negative thing for some people at times as well. Anyway, it's very complicated. I do think a lot of people idealize Japan as this perfect magical place when, like any place, it's far from perfect if you actually live there for a while to experience the culture first hand.

[@MrPanda_Cake]

That's true. I guess when it comes to most otakus, when you say "Japan" they just imagine Akihabara. It's just until you've lived or actually studied the culture/infrastructure of Japan properly, you don't 'properly' know it.

[@henylor2813]

I recently discovered gunpla and MY god its an amazing hobby! Got RG astray gold frame, RG Banshee, RG sinanju Awesome! Your vids really helped!

[@MrOmarabdulhadi]

The first time i discovered gunpla was when i went to malaysia, i had only seen 00 and i loved it to bits, and while looking for a anime merch store i came across a gunpla shop, i just walked inside and immediately yelled "IT'S A GUNDAM !"

[@karmickoala101]

+Omar abdul hadi Lucky you..I'd say it was in Kuala Lumpur?

[@MrOmarabdulhadi]

+Ahmad Hafizudin yup! exactly!

[@mariaria8612]

Omfgvlok S£ 7€__8789 89ar abdul hadi a8juu77888q999q899qiiqijuuooiy Uuio0q0pojuukw

[@TheCHEATZ27]

Thanks for showing, just got into gunpla myself and seeing all those kits was awesome

[@alexgarcia-ct1pg]

So cool!!! Just started this new hobby and I'm hooked. love the content bro. It's been so helpful informative and entertaining

[@Urzard]

Oh my, the Bandai store in Yodabashi looks like Gunpla heaven, I hope you enjoyed your trip as much as I enjoyed this video and I'm looking forward to seeing what you bought while over there! :)

[@ZakuAurelius]

I did! It was really good visiting friends there! The haul video will be coming as soon as I get the packages! I'm excited too!

[@itHurtswhenIP]

... I went to Tokyo back in October and went all over the place. Seeing this vid and saying out loud "wow i remember that! That Gundam was cool!" make me very happy.

[@chacharuu6494]

Just got into gundam recently. The thumbnail alone was enough to make my jaw drop. Woaah

[@jesusrosado9867]

If you go to Diver City Odaiba there is the Gundam Museum and all your special editions are there first..... ALSO the life size model is there !!!!!!! been there twice!!!!!!!!

[@ZakuAurelius]

Yes! I've been there a few times as well. In my old channel, which was more of a travel-vlog style, I did a video of that. I should repost the video on this channel! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYDMameuiLqWiLM

[@jameswebb8162]

Awesome dude! Thanks for sharing! I’ve always wanted to visit Japan! Very cool, thanks!!

[@Wakaweakweak7474]

we need more of this. BTW by watching your KZbin channel I bought 3 gunplas already 😂

[@simonkalajdjiev9901]

I just went to Yodobashi in Akihabara and got most of the basic supplies you recommend. I just discovered your channel and I love your videos. Thank you for your determination and inspiration.

[@jiminboo]

This video was a lot of fun, thanks for sharing. That tools and supplies section was insane 😍

[@ZakuAurelius]

I know right?! I don't remember it being that intense. But again, I didn't go to Yodabashi much when I lived in Japan, got most of my supplies from a Volks shop.

[@Martintoney2012]

This was like an awesome little mini documentary

[@Helghast73]

Nice one man, I'd definitely be in trouble going there, waaaay to much stuff to buy. The new intro is cool too.

[@rolandovalencia9949]

Keeps being one of my favorite videos!

[@_Vegtio_72322]

Man, that Zeta Gundam op in the background, perfection

[@goosevf187]

I dig the new format and the intro is cool. I Dont think I would have the self control you have

[@ZakuAurelius]

Haha thank you! Trust me, I bought plenty of stuff!! I'll show all that in a haul video soon!

[@topherowlish]

Yes. Going shopping in Umeda seeing so many aisles of Gunpla everywhere was so eye opening for me. Like going to heaven. Umeda was like heaven if you are outside Tokyo and the Gundam Base.

[@KaiserChiefsPocketbombs]

a gold mine for any gundam model geek

[@Brisgamen]

Very cool and educational video man! Just subscribed! Hopefully we can visit japan one day to visit these shops!

[@No0_Name]

omg.....so many much and more.............................love them allllllllll

[@krylancelo23]

I have no idea how you are staying so calm. I'd have lost it in there. I did flip my table over when I saw how cheap the display stand were compared to how much they are sold for in the states.

[@LuisAgay]

Going to Osaka in 2 weeks! Can't wait to go to these places!

[@dr6770]

Man Japanese people are so lucky they have all this stuff. No wonder they really don't get into too much trouble over there, they have cool stores and hobbies. US kids have so many problems because they don't have activities and creative outlets like the kids in japan have so they go out and cause trouble.

[@JAKphoenixify]

I think that's being unfair, and this comment validates that you know nothing about the culture. Japanese kids are cultivated with strong values, from an early age, and thought the value of hard work by doing School maintenance, this teaches them responsibility and respect. Every person over there from janitor to Banker is treated with a great deal of respect, and more often than not, kids are surrounded by an open culture to grow and evelop. A lot of kids in the US have problems because of the state of the country , either having to much or too little, and a lack of values. My father taught these to me at an early age and I turned out better than most people around me, who were consumed by alcohol and an empty lifestyle. So I don't think it has anything to do with creative outlets. The US has more than it's fair share of those. The problems lies with their values . Always has.

[@adamrivera8295]

+JAKPhoenixify is very correct. Everyone from a young age is taught amongst other good values: respect, humility, honor, and logic. It doesn't matter if you work at 7-Eleven or an International Corporation, you have pride and honor in your work, yourself, and your family but more importantly, you treat your friends and even strangers with the same honor and respect. In America, values like that are merely brushed over growing up. They are thought to be ingrained in children so they are usually (as in, not always) never strictly enforced. Some adults here even think kids talking back disrespectfully is "cute" or a "phase". Not in Japan, that behavior has ZERO tolerance and is disciplined out of a kid at a very early age and replaced by morals that value success and accomplishment for both you and your family name. It's simply a different culture and doesn't revolve around having many things to do or having access to more hobbies. But you're right about one thing, they are lucky to have SOOO many Mecha stores >,,

[@JAKphoenixify]

+Adam Rivera finally, someone who gets it

[@Ahmad-ll8rl]

Drew R japan is the fastest growing country in term of techbology an economy since 2 year after the hiroshima and nagasaki incident

[@Dragonstylejb1]

Yes, its more how the kids are raised here in the US. I lived in Japan for 14 years in northern area and Okinawa. Values and innocence are encouraged. Here, kids want to grow up too fast. My boys are 9 and we have a backroom dedicated just for modeling making, we enter contests and spend most of my time with them. Most parents just want to do own thing and let their kids do their own thing here. Also, modeling is an expensive hobby, but so is gaming...for me modeling with my kids is priceless.

[@digimonteamjacob121]

Man I wish Zoids was this popular :(

[@ShadowTriadWestWind]

Man zoids are aweskme

[@darkscorpion6534]

I have 6 1/72 Zoid Kits. They're really beautiful, and I'm glad I can love Zoids and Gunpla!!!!!! I've yet to own a Gunpla kit, but after literally one day of finally checking out what they are, I'm now turnt to them and want to get them... Funny how these awesome, Japanese, robot plastic kits will do that to ya!!!!! I want freedom 2.0 intensely!!!!!!!!!!!

[@migjordanpayawal7856]

I started with Zoids, man. All my experience with it translated so much into who I am today as well as my ability to build Gunpla.

[@R3in_Ch]

@@ShadowTriadWestWind it's more expensive than HG gunpla

[@Catbus-Driver]

Okay, I doubt anyone will care, but at 2:21 you can see a black Honda Civic on the street. That's actually a pretty rare car in Japan, because the coupes were built in Canada/The US and exported to Japan in small numbers(ironic, right?). You can even see the driver on the "wrong" side of the car lol. That one in particular has the infamous "hijacker" body kit from the first Fast and Furious film where they drive underneath the transport truck. Very cool spot even in 2015. I've followed the JDM scene for years and rarely see them in the wild like that

[@ZakuAurelius]

That’s cool! Thanks for the interesting tidbit!

[@youaresomethingstrange9253]

YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME TO GOTO JAPAN I CAN NOT WAIT

[@ZakuAurelius]

I highly recommend it!!

[@virgilbright5842]

Dope norma Jean hoodie!!! They are my favorite band! I've been to 3 of their shows. Its supper cool to know that I'm not the only NJ fan into gunpla haha great video man

[@JoJoLux2013]

Jehuty !!! Yes, it's ZOE ! I am still waiting for the ZOE part 3 !!

[@aaaaaaaaooooooo]

Wow, that Osaka Yodobashi is gunpla heaven! The displays might be more extensive than the Yodobashi in Akihabara that I went to.

[@robinhooduk8255]

love the new intro, lol it suits you, soo hipster. all you need is a fixed gear bike

[@ZakuAurelius]

lol, thanks! The music is done by my Japanese friend, Takahiro Kido, check him out! Cool yeah? And by the way, I do ride a single gear bike! But I ride it free-wheel, not fixed ;)

[@robinhooduk8255]

i knew it.lol. great vids, keep it up.

[@ZakuAurelius]

I did a 1000km trip across western Japan on that bike! It's not typical hipster junker ;)

[@AfoteyAnnum]

I would've gone broke in that store! You are a better man than I. LOL

[@trailmark6577]

Bro. This really filled my eyes

[@bvdn7262]

I thought the 1:1 RX-72 gundam inspired me to go to japan but when i saw this video i just cant wait to go to japan already.

[@specialorder9379]

OMFG I WOULD LOOSE MY MIND IN THESE SHOPS!!! 🤘🏻

[@KimarZuru]

If only I lived in Japan (ಥ_ಥ)

[@elessardosanjosluzio833]

Mandarake has a online site. Really good prices.

[@TheDonMVo]

Omg This is heaven for me!!!! Always waiting a month to get my gundams from Japan...

[@leoncio989]

Yodobashi Akiba is a bit strict when it comes to filming videos in their store; well, almost every hobby shop I visited in that area has big signs saying "no cameras allowed" or just a plain image of a camera with a cross mark. By far Mandarake Umeda and Nakano are the best out of the bunch.

[@RapiDEraZeR]

This is a dream place to be. Can't imagine something like this ever existing in Germany.

[@fkjeep1]

I went to the same place last year and i totally LOVE IT!!! Yes, i purchased couple gunpla!!

[@VernariaTofu]

Omg, I am a big gunpla fan, japan will be the right place for me!

[@TheShini1234]

Great video im going to japan this summer to go see my grand parents gonna drop by at a shop to buy some Gunpla!!!

[@bobafett215x]

Wasn't expecting you to bring up the Valvrave kits. I've got 3 of the 6 different models that were produced for Valvrave. Just finished assembling a MG Gundam Exia Repair Ignition Mode the other day. Fun as hell to build.

[@PwnageJ]

that would be a shopping paradise for me....

[@lol3ndir]

I told myself that if I were to go there I'd bring another checked-in baggage only for Gundam kits! Weeee

[@ZakuAurelius]

you should take two! or three!

[@lol3ndir]

Yes! 2-3 or maybe a box!? I only put 3x MG on my last baggage xD

[@ZakuAurelius]

Yes even a large suitcase can't hold many kits unless you do like Simon (GundamUK) did, cut the boxes and lay them flat and cut all the parts off the runners and keep them in bags! Pretty extreme! But I just posted a few boxes to myself ^^

[@lol3ndir]

Thanks for the tips! I'll do it once I get a chance to go Tokyo. About ZZ slim version, I have it now and it looks great, the color is not that saturated which I like. I'll post it on FB once finished. We're friends in FB btw.

[@toddrenstrom5720]

Awww... dude! @ 9:01 The 1/100 Shenlong was MY first kit too... awesome! Also, that store is literally making me salivate. I've never been to Japan, and hobby stores in SoCal are pretty lacking in the Gunpla department... that place looks amazing. I would be absolutely broke leaving there... and need another suitcase just to bring everything back home... haha.

[@f.r4140]

good review man..now its my turn to go there..

[@davidisbrosif3899]

Fan Flippin fantastic!!

[@Hommel125]

I’ve been living in Osaka for the last 5 years. Mandarake recently relocated to Nipponbashi and is now a 15 minute walk from my apartment!

[@ZakuAurelius]

That sounds dangerous!

[@Hommel125]

@@ZakuAurelius very 😅

[@Jayhappyman]

I am literally drooling....

[@crocgator3693]

Your first gundam model was the HG 1/100 Shenlong, and that was my first 1/100 scale model.

[@citrus2153]

Now this is why i want to go to Japan. I want to visit heaven.

[@EXHUMEnCONSUME]

Holy cow are some of those modelling tools cheap in Japan! Wish there were shops like this around here.

[@Traumatix685]

Holy Shit, what a coincidence! I am watching the 08th MS Team on my computer when at the same time I'm watching your video, and now I'm hearing the intro OP for the Series as it's way form back in the 90s.

[@mvm3897]

Kit bashers wet dream since they are so much cheaper there. I could drop a ton of $$ there. Nice video, thanks for the tour.

[@stuartlathe2310]

Yep if there is one place I would love to be right now and its there..... Very cool Grate upload :)

[@drakenguyen8649]

I'm getting the dynames and I'm looking forward to it

[@BuceGar]

Wow, those are some good prices on the paints!

[@robinhooduk8255]

i just bought a evlin kshatria resin recast from e2046.

[@chic-boy-bros]

Yodobashi‼️ Excellent🤩

[@kazaleaf5707]

I just found this vid and wow this is gundam heaven 🥺

[@Jerv165]

If you want to buy in bulk, i'd recommend not to buy from yodobashi. Say you are buying 3 MGs, you will be able to save around 1k yen on other places like sofmap or a similar store. Yodobashi has a little bit of a price bump compared to other shops because it's just beside the station (basing on my expirience in akihabara)

[@R3L72]

Did you notice any Black Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color for sale there? Seems like it’s out of stock everywhere. Hope Tamiya isn’t discontinuing the product.

[@JulysHobbyWorkship]

Awesome video, so lucky! Did you see any Gundam decal sheets in the store? I might have missed it in the video. Thanks!

[@ZakuAurelius]

yeah there were a lot! you can see them around 14:00 I bought a bunch! ^^

[@Etheoxa]

Intro is great!

[@ZakuAurelius]

Thanks! ^^

[@PianoFortress]

If you're in Osaka, I recommened looking out for Furu1 shops. They are smaller than Mandarake but there are a ton and they sell old (used) Gunpla, all non-assembled. Very cheap too. Saw a Sazabi Ver.Ka for 6000 Yen for example.

[@twixtwix2141]

Everything is so cheap too, I wish I was into these when I went to japan!

[@spacemachinestudio]

The Gaianotes paints with the orange labels are Armored Trooper VOTOMS colors, i have a few for my Scopedogs and Brutishdog!

[@TheEquivalentXchange]

Gundam coverage in Japan? - Instant Sub XD

[@crystalclearchaos5387]

4:38 I hear the opening to my favorite gundam series 08th ms team it was the first gundam series I ever watched

[@TheSikblitz]

Thanks for showing me Mandarake! I actually ordered a figurine from them online, and the prices are really cheap!

[@bluerosses1]

amazinggg...im speechless anyway..the reason why i badly wish to go to japan..😂😂😂

[@thingsnexttome]

you are so lucky! this video is better then, well you know. holy shit man. how do you refrain from losing it in there. i would never leave. there is a heaven after all.

[@archwingzero]

omfg that is so awesome!!! I would totally shit myself and go home poor cause of all the gunpla I would buy. btw love the Norma Jean hoody.

[@WickedlNl]

Nice vid ! Next time you are in Osaka, go to Den Den town area. There is a Gundam-only store however that whole area is dedicated to toy collectors and retro video gamers. LEts just call it the Akhiabara of Osaka.

[@ZakuAurelius]

+WickedlNl Lol, yes I've been to Denden many times. The Mandarake I showed in this video is the Denden location.

[@fredmanto]

Wow awesome! My first model was actually the 1/100 shenlong too! It would have been my first but I got a mg rx78nt1 and my grandma took it back because the instructions were all in Japanese and thought I couldn't build it haha

[@ZakuAurelius]

+Jordan Cockerham Haha, that's funny! I wonder how often that happened back in the day when Gunpla was sold in stores like Toys'R'Us

[@fredmanto]

It happened alot! I remember that happening a few times but I'd just get my grandpa to buy me kits and build them with me

[@daxtr5]

This place looks like heaven...

[@goliathandwasp]

i love making 1/100 master grade kits love the old school rick dom gun cannon gelgoog and the zakus

[@flashkraft]

Are the other brands other then Gundam there. I remember from when I was a kid in the 1980's there were quite a few brands around. Xabungle, Macross, Diaclone Real Type, Dougram, Crusher Joe to name a few but it seems that Gundam is the only one you can get easily now and making anything new.

[@feisalsapiee8105]

UulalalaAaaa luv it luv it...paradise...geara doga ...

[@Lastsight100]

I would easily max every credit card I have as well as piss my wife off to high heaven in 1 day....I want to go so bad.

[@Gunpla_Uruguay]

omg ...so much stuff...if i ever travel to Japan i would come back with tons of extra luggage xD

[@kytis13]

damn, time to visit my friend in Osaka and do some gunpla shopping!

[@Lightning00268]

Wow so many gunplas! it is heaven! XD

[@xiwan1601]

is this heaven? hehehe

[@ZakuAurelius]

+Nuf Sed No, that's in Iowa! ;)

[@Pholtslander]

+ZakuAurelius wait whats in iowa?

[@ZakuAurelius]

+Phillip H. (Drumma716) It's a reference to the film "Field of Dreams"

[@xiwan1601]

ZakuAurelius is the price on the store and on the box is the same? It's in Japan! Not in other countries.. Hahaha

[@inigualable.2963]

+ZakuAurelius que figuras tan preciosas.!! Espero saques de retro game.!!!

[@knightguymr8731]

This is gunpla world!!!

[@minekraftkid11]

Gunpla heaven!

[@ZakuAurelius]

Efrain Medina Jr Indeed!

[@tbktthebigkidsteam8210]

WE ALL NEED TITANFALL 3 🎉🎉🎉 especially with armoured core coming out this year as well the love and need for meka games is a reality