*ੈ✩‧₊˚ vintage manga shopping in japan // literally the COOLEST manga store

[@YaleStewartArt]

I am losing my mind. My wife and I are visiting for the first time in May, and a store like this could not be MORE up my alley. I am so crazy grateful to have stumbled across this video! I cannot WAIT to check it out myself!

[@niac9948]

May is such a gorgeous time of the year to visit! You two will have so much fun. So excited for you both!

[@YaleStewartArt]

@@niac9948 i was literally looking up bookstores in Jimbocho when I got notified of this reply lol

[@tragicskytragedy]

Oh gosh, I stayed at the book hotel (it has manga themed rooms on the top floor!) shown at 1:23 during my trip to Japan last year. I definitely passed by this shop multiple times but of course didn't know it existed, 😭 but thankfully I know about it now and I can try to visit on another trip!! 💪Thanks for showcasing it to us! The laminated covers looked really fun to go through, and I giggled at the end with you figuring out that magazine was BL (my BL senses were already tingling so I figured it was lol). And right??! The bookshelf walls of the Jimbocho Station are so so cool!!! I took so many pictures of them and loved going through the station and looking at them. ☺

[@sogekinoshimade]

when she picked it up I was like "it's BL! it's BL for sure!"

[@Germania9]

How's the stay at the Book Hotel? How's the bed and the atmosphere?

[@tragicskytragedy]

​@@Germania9 It was nice! We stayed in the black manga room (there's also a white one), which made the room seem very cool and calming. I stayed with two other people but it was still large enough that it just felt cozy rather than cramped. The bookshelf layout is very stylish, which has the unfortunate drawback of being somewhat awkward to deal with- for example, there's two large beds, one of which is a top bunk, but the "stairs" to climb up there also double as more bookshelf space and are also styled differently than regular stairs (they're jagged) for design purposes. So it looks cool, but might not be the most practical or even safe in some cases. The beds themselves were comfy! Probably the best bed I slept on the whole trip (I stayed at 2 other hotels). The bathroom was also really nice except one nitpick of the sink's faucet being motion-sense activated with a quite loud sound to accompany whenever it came on lol. (There's also a sauna connected to the bathroom but we didn't have time to try it out.) Overall, I enjoyed it a lot!

[@TheBookSanctum]

Omg why doesn't every country have a bookshop street, this looks like heaven!

[@mangatama]

I totally agree!! There should be a bookstore street everywhere ~

[@TheBookSanctum]

My bank account wouldn't thank me, but I'd love to have it so much! @@mangatama

[@sambuddharoy4718]

There is one in my city kolkata. It is named college street since its literally surrounded by various renowned colleges in its proximity like one of Asias first medical college and so on.

[@furihreunsicherheit3624]

I would spend forever in these stores just marveling! What an incredible experience, thank you for sharing ❤

[@kevinnico3199]

The laminated manga covers are so cool. It's nice to see such a chill, comforting video

[@mangatama]

yes those covers were so cool!! Thank you so much for watching :)

[@Synchronicities-]

This has got to be one of the coolest things i have ever seen. My older cousin is traveling to Japan again next year so hopefully he can get me some steels from here!

[@jimmydragonstudios]

This was a treat to watch. I remember seeing a lot of these titles back in the early 90's to the mid 2000's when I would visit our Japanese import store in town. It was called Mitsuwa. It had the grocery store, bookstore, video store, toy store, and food court all in the same place. I would spend hours in this place once a week. This was the place where I discovered a love for all kinds of fandom I enjoy, even today. Your video was a trip down memory lane for me. Thank you so much for this.

[@yoshifaceedits]

This video is so aesthetically pleasing! I’m so sorry for being late but I hope you really enjoyed this and I definitely need to check out a place like this at some point in the future

[@user-ek7zuxyu6bf2x]

When you first panned to the 'June' magazine, I could tell from the cover itself that it's bl lol I'm in too deep really 😭😭

[@SpikoDreams]

Why is BL so popular in Japan?

[@whitechipmacadamianutcookiefan]

Its a legendary bl magazine… the first one, if i remember correctly

[@mangacaptor]

Such cool finds! I've been loving these manga shopping in Japan videos! :)

[@mangatama]

thank you so much, i'm so happy you like them :))!

[@CobaltCollectsManga93]

Hi MangaTama! I just subscribed about 2 weeks ago. And I’ve been binging your videos. And I loved this video, I’ve always loved vintage manga, and the shop you went to was really awesome!

[@mangatama]

Hi Cobalt!! Thank you so much for subscribing and checking out my channel >< I really appreciate it so much!!

[@RanmaSyaoranSaotome]

A decade ago I got lost wandering around this town when on holiday. I've only been to Japan once, but I went into one of these shops. Thank you for the nostalgia :)

[@mahoupanda2639]

June also exists in English :) DMP split into having multiple imprints many years ago the most well known being dark horse who do berserk but the BL line is June :)

[@mangatama]

oh wow that is so so interesting!!! I had no idea, thank you so much for educating me T^T!!

[@zoeriviere9441]

Do you know if we can purchase them somewhere ? I need one 😩

[@lorancehack5206]

Every little corner in Japan is just so romantic. I want to travel there and buy everything.. My heart aches so much..

[@monika-we8tx]

i am literally loving your videos.

[@genで]

Your videos always makes me happy and I don't know why😭 It's just so relaxing seeing you go to bookstores like this. I hope I can visit places like this too!

[@MatthewSiesto]

omg i remember jimbocho from persona 5 lol, btw amazing video as alwas and can't wait for the next one 🥰

[@mangatama]

omg that is so cool!! I had no idea jimbocho was featured in persona 5 haha ~ I'll have to play it sometime! Thanks so much for watching

[@riixriing]

this is so cooooool *__* i had no idea there was a neighborhood like this in jp

[@mangatama]

ahhh

[@libbydixon4254]

Omygosh all those wonderful books!!! I bet it smelled so good love old book smell 😊 That 57 manga you purchased looks so cool!

[@mangatama]

haha yes!!! i loved the smell so much ~ so comforting 😌😌 thank you so much for watching!!

[@davidcoria9264]

Wow! I am from USA. I went to the library sometime. I saw there are several English Manga comic books on the shelves and loves to read. It is much fun! ❤️

[@hwy5830]

Ms. Mangatama, thank you for showing a nice vintage manga store. Next time I visit Japan I definitely will check this place out. Great content, and keep up the great works! Btw, just subscribed and I will watch your previous videos. Best wishes on your studies. 👍

[@WasamiKirua]

if i enter into that shop i already know that i will never leave ... magic.

[@zainabbas-er9le]

your manga shopping videos are the best keep it up and great finds❤😍

[@LuisCalvoSaez]

Yumeno bookstore is the first shop I always visit when I go to Jimbocho, I really love the street, it is a yes or yes place to visit for a book lovers. By the way, about what we were talking on instagram, the books I told you I was looking for I found 2 of them! I just need two more to finish my collection!!! XD

[@rafaelgonzalez8971]

Your voice is amazing. I like just to listen what you are saying (and it helps to improve my own still not so good english too, thanks!)

[@zeoinfinitneospace2134]

Oh cool a Fist of the North Star manga the whole entire set complete that's cool

[@mangatama]

yess!! that is so cool

[@cyborg3lf]

I'll be visiting Tokyo in two weeks and didn't know they had a book town! Definitely going to check out that store:)

[@mangatama]

that's so exciting!!! hope you have fun hehe : )

[@VenJGamingg]

wow, im 100% visiting this place when I get the chance. thanks for introducing me to it

[@mangatama]

yes i definitely recommend!!! :)) hope you get to visit soon~ thanks for watching!

[@stevesketches]

This just popped up in my recommended, what a charming video, thanks so much for sharing your adventure. :)

[@mangatama]

Thank you so much for giving this video a chance!! :)) Appreciate it so much, and glad you liked it!

[@ItsFohcus]

looks so cozy i love it!

[@princessbubblegum6526]

These are the type of adventure /trip i want to include i my itenerary ❤❤❤ omgg~~~~~

[@mangatama]

yess!! you have to go >

[@a.a677]

You always have the coolest vids

[@mangatama]

[@ValionkaVia]

Вау, це круто, що у вас збереглося стільки старої манґи і журналів (навіть з 1950-х, я вражена). Я бачила багато манґи японською в бібліотеці Київського політехнічного інституту, але тоді не читала манґу і не знала, які легенди там лежать. А там ще є Shonen Jump з 2000-х, манґи з 1990-х. Я хочу піти пошукати старі роботи Хірохіко Аракі та Осаму Тедзуки. 1:04 присягаюся, в бібліотеці була ціла полиця цієї манґи. Але я не знаю японської і англійської😂

[@khayrinqistina1901]

This video looks so pretty cool! 😍😍😁👍🏻

[@mangatama]

thank you so much!! :D

[@khayrinqistina1901]

@@mangatama You welcome! :)

[@玩皮家族-j1s]

I like manga and have a lot of collections, but I have never been to Japan. Thank you for sharing.

[@respeita_dos_mangas]

OMG, awesome content! Please, bring more videos like this ! i've never seen content like this before!

[@mangatama]

thank you so so much!! :D I'll do my best ~~

[@nunoflavio8868]

Aleluia! I was waiting for a new video!❤

[@mangatama]

yay!! thank you for waiting

[@plasticbeachcore]

Someday when i go to japan i will definitely go to these stores❤❤

[@hagen9027]

love your vids!

[@mangatama]

thank you so much!!

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

I can smell the sweet aroma of paper I miss the book rentals in my town They all closed now, maybe less people reads book anymore

[@GarrisonMorton]

I want to find the 60s manga magazine 冒険王 specifically the manga that was serialized in it known as 0088/ワイルド・ウエスト. There is little to any information on it online but I found out it exists on the Mandarake auction site. What I'm looking for is the manga adaptation of one of my favorite American TV shows from the 60s, The Wild Wild West. I've never read it and I would like to. You can't find scans of it anywhere.

[@yourlocalhinata.channel9893]

I love bl, I will like to see your new manga setup ❤

[@drillmind124]

Love your videos ❣❣

[@mangatama]

[@Lachi-mo-la-la]

waiting for a recommendation video to come ---

[@moadeeb2002]

That is my type of manga! Lol, thanks so much!

[@mangatama]

so glad you like it :)) thanks so much for watching!!

[@Cool-eo1oe]

✍️ going to have to go to buy craft books lol

[@vedanshisharma9906]

I love ur vids sm!! 🤍🤍

[@mangatama]

thank you so so much T^T i appreciate you!!

[@chrisw451]

Thanks for this tour!

[@vonikaball1987]

Really nice i love to go there too one day 😊

[@tekla_]

So impressive 😻

[@leandrosilva2971]

Man😽ma !!!!!

[@moadeeb2002]

Excellent vid. Always enjoy a good walk through like this. Question; What was the name of the manga you grabbed at 6:13? It had a great cover!

[@mangatama]

Thank you so so much!! The manga there was Kamui Gaiden, about a runaway ninja I believe!!

[@alexdoe6338]

Hmmm...maybe this place will have a collectible or two of Ninja Scroll, Afro Samurai or Vampire Gunter D. I will need to call email them first to be sure. Thanks for sharing!

[@rockmusicforever90]

Welcome back! we haven't since you since last year! I'm just joking. Nice video If you want more vintage series I would recommend Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahasi. I was watching the Anime before I took a break from it. I think you will like it it's a seinen the characters are young adults. there's comedy, romance, drama. the characters actually age and grow as the series goes on. Poe No Ichizoku (1972) according to MAL it's a historical BL shoujo. 5 vols 15 chapters. In the U.S. we have it in Two big books by Fantagraphics books 7:45 'why do I look like that' what do you mean? you look normal.

[@stirlingj6109]

Awesome video 👍👍

[@babbersabber]

heaven

[@dimensionlessoff]

beautiful video!

[@メキシコ人-k2v]

Tetsujin??? I need it 😭

[@bhoqeem1975]

Aiyaaa.....what a heavenly place. Too bad I can't read Japanese.

[@monkeeee]

1:05 Sekiro’s great grandfather

[@mangafan88]

So cool

[@batty_kitsuofhorrorchildst]

2:43 is so eye catching to me I’m trying to find it

[@whitechipmacadamianutcookiefan]

Idk if you're still searching, but it's a piece by keiko takemiya!!

[@batty_kitsuofhorrorchildst]

@ thank you I have something to start with

[@yaoi_paddle]

9:02 ai no kusabi omg......

[@gabrielakiroz4642]

Veo ese lugar y quiero todo 😍

[@sakuraochida]

I have Sailor moon and city Hunter.

[@SeggyCute]

I probably would've bought all their Dragon Ball stuff NGL!

[@sizzy-quinny]

what do you use to edit your videos? I love your content xx

[@mangatama]

thank you so so much!! :)) i use adobe premiere pro!

[@maigrapess]

i love your videos (´▽`ʃƪ) you always have super good manga recommendations!! i think my favorite vintage manga is sailor moon or urusei yatsura

[@mangatama]

thank you so much ahh T^T!! i'm super happy my recommendations have helped~ and omg i love sailor moon and will have to check out urusei yatsura!!

[@mauricioalcala4074]

there was a poster with the magician kid and another kid what manga is about that poster?

[@brandonlag3]

whoa hi mangatama 👋🏽

[@GHS1996]

I can just smell the sweat and must from here, cool place tho

[@mangatama]

haha it actually didn't smell too bad!! it was a comforting old book smell XD

[@taehyunights]

omg you kind of look like chaeyoung from twice

[@worldoframisa2572]

I love your videos!❤ from Bangladesh🇧🇩❤😊

[@mangatama]

sending love to bangladesh!! :)) thank you so so much for watching me

[@worldoframisa2572]

@@mangatama I am your big fan!! Love you!💙☁️

[@Rmutt1020]

The laminated, too-cheap illustrations could easily be sold if taken to a European flea market.

[@AnimeveKitap-v8q]

Lütfen videolarına türkçe altyazı gelsin seni çoook seviyorum ❤🌸🩷

[@emanuel9627]

muy buen video un abrazo y gracias por compartir saludos desde Chile.😊

[@nachtstrom]

❤❤❤

[@kxurtaa]

does anyone happen to know manga stores in Japan with English manga? (English writing in the book)

[@mangatama]

hi!! I actually have a video just for that! I introduce 6 manga stores in Japan that sell English manga :)) here's the link! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH_PfWuXYq2pptksi=XVTcEhfMTrGGBVev

[@MrJayfreeable]

Nice video 🫡💯👍👍

[@mangatama]

first comment!!! thanks so much!! :))

[@Willyhoplofimusic]

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[@TomatoTomato911]

sadly japans hot and humid environment meant most of their vintage paper goods have developed browning and foxing.

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

Oh wow, I am worried about all those vintage literature on those outdoor shelves. They are exposed to the elements and will degrade. Thank you for the video

[@ocultocult2800]

I❤BL

[@Dozzzy-nv8os]

Как хорошо быть японцем и понимать написанное...

[@rudabossedits8441]

do you go to university in japan?

[@mangatama]

i went to language school in japan after graduating uni in america !! heading back to america soon though ;((

[@rudabossedits8441]

@@mangatama ah thats cool preciate it

[@ダニーを落とす]

素晴らしい！

[@jankomeisel9568]

And why is this the coolest? seems pretty pricey and they basically exits at every corner.

[@danielcarvajalrush]

🤙🏼🤙🏼❤

[@joasama9763]

Manga

[@roguespartan2854]

I should learn to read japanese

[@soumyadiptasen1939]

Do they have my stepmom's daughter is my ex hardcopy?

[@MasterChef-official]

Sus

[@OlesiaAleksandrova0]

Як шкода, що я не вмію читати японською😮‍💨я би витратила там всі свої гроші

[@samueloconnel1312]

meow

[@PrestonForrestRutherford]

Jealous i can't read Japanese. The manga is so much cheaper. =(

[@mickeybeavison1053]

Dis racist I ain’t see no black people yall need mo black people in yo city. Yall need to do more for black people and get some cause this racist asl. Da music ain’t got no beat either plus I ain’t see no other types of cartoons.TLDR Ok video but needs black representation

[@liluglymane5676]

Youre not black.

[@yusef917]

Me, a guy who can't read even a little Japanese: "yeah ill take all of it" 🫳🏾 💳

[@mangatama]

HAHA that's alright, anyone can enjoy manga XD

[@KiranBaliga89]

❤❤❤❤