Tokyo's best - Exploring "6th floor Gundam" in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

[@Sano72592]

The Tamashii aisle was so cool. That whole section alone made the whole video worth it. That giant red gundam was insane.

[@pixxellie]

yeah the sazabi was sick! (that's the big red one)

[@keisanchannel1858]

ありがとうございます😭池袋にこんなに良い場所があるとは知りませんでした。

[@Panster7]

Wow this place is packed !! All the non-gunpla kits are definitely a highlight for sure

[@pixxellie]

I could not agree more!

[@liamfrost2608]

Yesss, another gundam shop video!

[@pixxellie]

I work for the people! lol

[@reimaru]

I used to remember back in 2018 there's a floor in one of the Yamada Denki in Ikebukuro that's dedicated only to Gunpla, I think it was 2 blocks away north from that Yamada Labi1 building. Too bad it's gone after visiting the same building last year but it's great to see that Lab1 is taking its place for all the Gunpla needs

[@dingo3432]

I love your shopping videos. I get to see stuff I couldn’t possibly find here in the US. Just seeing an enormous wall of kits is like window shopping for me. I wish more SD kits were available here in the States. Definitely putting this shop on the list next time I’m abroad. Thanks again for the great video! 👍

[@pixxellie]

glad you enjoyed!!! thanks for watching! :)

[@Succath80]

FML Why o why do i get to see this video in my feed the moment i am back from Tokyo and completely missed this information .... Great video btw will certainly remember this for my next visit.

[@willisjackson7029]

If you didn’t know that Mr Hobby isn’t a competitor to the Gundam Markers, Mr Hobby makes the Gundam Markers.

[@pixxellie]

@@willisjackson7029 😮

[@ericng5707]

It's worth explaining that this is just one of the locations of an electronics store called Yamada Denki. (Yamada Denki is a chain with locations all over Japan, even the countryside, whereas Yodobashi Camera is only in the big cities.) Any Yamada Denki location will have more or less the same stock, just maybe with less floorspace.

[@pixxellie]

it's true that it's a chain but I havent seen anything that compares to this in other yamada denki or bic camera locations!

[@ericng5707]

@@pixxellie Like I've commented previously, you should take advantage of the fact that you live here to explore. Japan has much more to offer than just the usual stores in the usual Tokyo tourist areas.

[@timlaunyc]

@@pixxellieThis store is definitely more well stocked in variety than the one I went to west of Shinjuku Station. Reminds me of the setups in BicCamera and Yodabashi Akiba stores.

[@Miphnificent]

Wish I'd known of this place when I visited Japan last year. I'd spent 4-5 days visiting many different stores across multiple cities, so when I finally visited the Gundam Base it was a pretty big letdown. Definitely recommend people just skipping it in general and going to other stores unless you're specifically wanting to go to the Gundam Base for its exclusives or the displays. Great video, and I'll keep this place in mind when I next visit.

[@pHaZe017]

Good shout! I'll be traveling to Japan in October and im absolutely set on buying a few gunpla models while im in tokyo. Hopefully they'll have Gundam 00 models available. Thanks again!

[@pixxellie]

don't forget to bring an empty suitcase!

[@roynobody]

the selection is nuts. gonna bookmark this for future reference! thanks for the vid!

[@pixxellie]

thanks for watching!

[@EndIessRAlN]

Yassss! This place was super awesome! Stumbled upon it accidentally and was probably one of the coolest shops I’ve visited in my 2 weeks there. They had stuff on sale and I got an HG Michaelis and Gunpla Kun for dirt cheap!

[@Ranalcus]

Gundam AND Mini4wd kits in one giant place?! Heaven

[@pixxellie]

@@Ranalcus they really have everything! Thanks for watching the video!

[@coffeedudeguy]

Good to know! I thought you were going to mention the other Yamada Denki which is a few blocks north. They had some custom kits displayed around the floor, and also good stock at good prices. However last time I was there in 2017, so it might be quite different now

[@maxbrandt6]

It's a scale modeler's dream store! Those Plum kits are quite rare and pricey here in the US.

[@pixxellie]

totally! I need to pick up some.

[@bikzimusmaximus5250]

Oooh that is a lot of kits! I recently heard that there had been a shortage of kits in various large stores in Tokyo.

[@pixxellie]

@@bikzimusmaximus5250 I’ve heard people say that too but in the past 6 months I have done A LOT of gunpla shopping and have never experienced an empty or even a little bit empty store

[@bikzimusmaximus5250]

@@pixxellie That's good to hear, I guess other people just got unlucky.

[@bryantoo6057]

Ah Yamada Denki Lab1. A few of these outlets around Japan for all rounder household needs. Visited one of them in Osaka but not as filled up as this outlet in Tokyo.

[@surmize4101]

Love it , I've never seen these hence why I started watching from the last Sega arcade and enjoy your content thank you

[@pixxellie]

thank you!! 🙂

[@johncool1493]

Love the video and great commentary overall

[@pixxellie]

@@johncool1493 thank you!

[@NatyNatario]

I highly recommend Labi (Yamada Denki) and IOIO Yodobashi. And you can apply for point card that you can use on your purchase. 5 years ago I bought 36 MG Gundam Kits there. Now I'm at Hiroshima Edion is my go to store here.

[@nilsirrah7672]

love these videos

[@pixxellie]

Thank you!!

[@joelwismer]

Ellie, Give us a haul video ! Dying to see what you picked up there 😉

[@bigdoggy6650]

Good stuff right here ❤

[@pixxellie]

aint that the truth! 💯

[@SeenOchoa]

+1 subcriber, love the guide, might as well check this store when I visit japan

[@pixxellie]

Thank you!

[@thewindoo]

Great video ill be there in a week and will check this place out. Thanks

[@pixxellie]

thanks for watching! Hope you can pick up something cool!

[@lexnite22]

Definitely on my bucket list to come to this store!

[@pixxellie]

as it should be!

[@blessedbydarkness]

I want that Char Zaku in front of my house!! I'd love to go there but can't afford to. Lots of amazing Gundam stuff for sure. Super jealous.

[@glucoseatplay2828]

Appreciate the depth of your video tour, so much variety here.

[@lammie-858]

I wish they have more metal build at the Tamashi section, I only saw Metal Robot Sprits. The Sazabi you liked is 1/60 scale. Check out the 1/48 scale Sazabi by TS studio (they 3D print the YJL Sazabi resin).

[@pixxellie]

thanks for the info! looks awesome!

[@HobbyistaDownUnder]

The gundam bases have been nuts! Id still visit if new but just once, then skip the rest and just go to this place instead.

[@sykopenguin12]

Gah! Had to track back and finish this one and the absolute abundance of stuff is wild!

[@reijigamer]

13:09 That is the Figure-rise Standard Elf Sigma from Active Raid. Bandai only made 2 Figure-rise Standard (Strike Interceptor and that one) and a Figure-rise Bust (Liko) for that show.

[@pixxellie]

ah cool! ty for the info!

[@reijigamer]

@@pixxellie You're welcome. I own both of the Active Raid Figure-rise Standard kits. I wish Liko could have gotten a Figure-rise Standard instead of the Figure-rise Bust.

[@jeffholt9437]

14:55 The Mauser tanks are from the Godzilla films. Thanks for the video Ellie - this store looks like a knockout! Edit: 15:22 Woah - stop the press - SD Macross?!?! Look out for the Hasegawa Egg plane ones - I believe they're discontinued and are currently listed for silly money on ebay (could be an earner for you...?).

[@pixxellie]

oh thanks for the info!! I didnt know it was from godzilla!

[@MikeTheGamer77]

The interesting part is that its a Yamada Denki store. That's what makes it so crazy. Yamada denki's prices on kits can be a bit high on some kits, though.

[@rafe9852]

love your video, a quick suggestion if I may, either put a tiny background music or even better, put the original ambient store sound so it's not so quiet :)

[@pixxellie]

Thanks for the kind words! I used to put the ambient background audio in my videos, but KZbin is very strict about music copyright, so to avoid getting channel strikes I keep it silent these days. :)

[@saruki0132]

ah, i wish to walk this halls someday, thank you for sharing the experience,

[@pixxellie]

thanks for watching!

[@zachhughes9149]

That is an amazing store. Spoiled for choice. I still want the set of FF8 figures that come with the pieces to build the Ragnarok. One of those things I didn’t realize I’d missed until it was far too late.

[@theblackunicorn261]

Thanks youtube for recommending this to me the morning of the day I was taking an interchange from Ikebukuro anyway. Time to pay this place a visit and not find the RG 2.0 and FRS Lunamaria like the other shops Ive tried.

[@pixxellie]

@@theblackunicorn261 good luck on your quest!

[@chocolocojames213]

Cool store. I hope the new Gundam Breaker is fun and not repetitive 😊😊😊

[@pixxellie]

me too! thanks for watching

[@CaptainJohnRFS8814]

I went there back at Feb there are a lot of choices but because of a full language I only got 1 gundam kit The walk there from my hotel is not very far away

[@KikorPlaysHobbies]

Of course Asia model shops are the ultimate 😊😊😊

[@mattmaddogwheaton4724]

Should need to mention that Gundam is one of my favorite anime franchises next to Evangelion. Matter of fact, my favorite thing of all times, that being Xenogears, is basically Mobile Suit Gundam meets Evangelion and it's as awesome as implied.

[@glennecoy]

Among all the stores in gunpla stores tokyo, this place had the most stocks. Went here last month and I literally spent nearly 50k yen on gunpla, tools, and paint lmao

[@pixxellie]

send my condolences to your wallet!

[@One_Swell_Sailor]

Great share and well narrated. Thank you.

[@pixxellie]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!!

[@baratiecook]

Tam Tam hobby store is also a nice place to buy gunpla and other plastic models in Japan.

[@pixxellie]

I havent been there but will have to check it out!

[@Neiru24]

this is heaven for me

[@jackfields9551]

V-color is the premiere Japanese sofubi paint. It's never available on most hobby sites, possibly because of its aggressive chemical profile. Thankfully in the states we now have Wonder Goblin paints.

[@pixxellie]

oh nice!! I should consider that now that im working on a sofubi kit!

[@narutoman876]

I'll have to check those paints out. I've had a 1/72 GM Command kit sitting in my Backlog since 2017

[@pixxellie]

@@narutoman876 a 1/72 Gm command sofubi kit? That sounds super rare! Would love to see pics!

[@yanukan]

Awesome video, this place is now on my radar for future visits so thank you!

[@stinky-robot]

Very cool place. Want to check it out. Was curious how the prices compare to the Gundam base store? Or to even other places like Hobby Zone?

[@Geekeric]

Wow, that store is crazy! Is everyone in Japan just feverishly building models all the time or what?

[@Noisy-Pink-Bubble]

I wonder if those HCM Pro figures are recently found old stock or if they have really been sitting on those shelves since 2008.

[@Robanhood99]

i haven't seen an endless walts heavy arms kit in forever

[@pixxellie]

they have it! and a lot of them!

[@Robanhood99]

@@pixxellie i will definitely hit that shop when I go to Japan. whenever that is 😂😓😂

[@ry0usama511]

I kinda looking for stores that sells old kits. Will be going to Tokyo in September. Bought some Gasaraki models from Mandarake recently, so I wonder if there exists such stores still. Tokyo is huge afterall

[@pixxellie]

@@ry0usama511 you should check out my other videos on vintage stores!

[@neonnwave1]

I'm actually surprised to see the Pokemon kits be written in Japanese. Over here, they're in English and French. I guess Bandai noticed different markets in the world and made the boxes have writing according to their locations of sale.

[@chun7061]

I love Sazabi!

[@pixxellie]

sazabi rules!

[@Bean_Waterfowl1026]

So bad ass wish I could go in there 😊

[@pixxellie]

@@Bean_Waterfowl1026 it truly is! Thanks for watching!!

[@Mech-amphetamine]

I believe gundam markers are actually made by MR Hobby just branded gundam

[@drebin652]

Are there likely to be ANY exclusives left at gundam base? i usually try to pick one up from there but this place looks cool too!

[@PepinHello]

Yamada Denki is fine, a huge retailer, but Gundam Base is always gonna have older models, rereleases ahead of other places and exclusive variations that only they sell. Is not comparable cause basically GB is owned by Bandai and that's it.

[@Mc-Derpulous]

From all the videos ive seen, TGB are always sold out of anything good. Awesome video, do you have an ig? Haha good catch, yuh almost said sazabi lol. Sazaku

[@pixxellie]

instagram link is at the top of my KZbin page! it's @pixxellies_world

[@animechagram]

I didn't catch a glimpse myself, but were there any Armored Core kits from Kotobukiya there?

[@pixxellie]

I didnt see any actually, but I saw some at yellow submarine

[@maramba32]

hopefully they have the Messer kit when i visit

[@vustvaleo8068]

that is a lot of stock, though not sure they have a pile of P-Bandai kits too.

[@pixxellie]

that may be true, but you can find a ton of pbandai exclusives floating around surugaya and mandarake in tokyo. They often end up not being very rare.

[@jonathansakura]

I lived 4 years in Korea and now I'm moving to Tokyo in September I have visited Japan several times but only as a tourist what should I look out for as someone who is gonna be a tokyo resident soon

[@pixxellie]

do you mean look out in terms of hobby shopping or in general?

[@jonathansakura]

@pixxellie general the hobby shopping I locked down trust me lol spending 2k on an AstroBoy Gameboy lol

[@RAMENTOY]

Would you be attending the Wonder Festival Summer in Tokyo next weekend?

[@AdrianGarcia-qc9ww]

I would love ❤❤❤ to go Tokyo. I wanna go to that place so bad. Now hmmm

[@lolsaLlama]

I never understand why people say that Gundam base is always bare or hard to get in. I go to Tokyo 3 times a year and every visit to Odaiba they always have a full range. You queue outside for about 5 minutes while they filter people in and out to stop it being congested. But I also like go to this store and others. Can spend a whole day just wandering about Nakano broadway finding rare and old kits.

[@pixxellie]

they actually didnt let me in when I went AND the store was empty

[@lolsaLlama]

@@pixxellie honestly surprised to hear it. I know the base store on the steps outside is always empty looking but the main inside I’ve never seen an issue. Shake really as it’s nice to visit the flagship store. Fly down to Fukuoka is nice too!

[@xmixaplix]

Its heaven!!

[@pixxellie]

truly!

[@usuckthereturn]

Char Scissors!!!!!

[@KikorPlaysHobbies]

Loves to see more females getting into model building...very good sights ❤❤❤

[@mikegibbs7020]

hey there love ur videos. random question do you know any good places to go for zoids ??

[@pixxellie]

@@mikegibbs7020 they have a ton of zoids at surugaya and I think they had some at bic camera as well

[@mikegibbs7020]

@@pixxellie is this the one in akihabara??

[@pixxellie]

@@mikegibbs7020 akiba and shinjuku are both good

[@NotMee999]

❤

[@ominousred]

Thumbs up. Like I was there...

[@pixxellie]

thank you!!!

[@leozindxtreme]

I'd freak tf out in this store, credit card debt vibes.

[@RikkCF]

If i lived nearby I would be broke by now

[@pixxellie]

stay away! lol

[@heeropat]

reuse your bottles by pouring it into the square ones?

[@MalakhSeraphim]

chance upon there too

[@twofacepks1221]

how is the pricing in these shops vs US? im about to be in tokyo next week

[@pixxellie]

great prices, especially because of the exchange rate

[@SkimoStories]

poor giant char's zaku is missing a thumb :( they should 3d print him a new one

[@pixxellie]

lol

[@kasuya1687]

😍👍✌️

[@kiendo5765]

Im kinda late to this but I think U miss all the best points of Gundambase. Original price 1:1 scale Gundam Gunpla arts in displayed... The hype itself is enough lol So, yeah, I see your points and all but Gundam Base is a mustgo.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Looking for moderoid 😂❤

[@warwicksworkshop9511]

Can you buy from here online?

[@pixxellie]

I don't think so but im not 100% sure

[@fufu5068]

Protip. Bring empty luggage when visiting this store.

[@pixxellie]

definitely!

[@wengeance8962]

any warhammer at this place?

[@scorcher004]

I was there last month and i though the gunpla selection was weak. Although, it was weak pretty much everywhere in Tokyo. The only interesting stores were the second hand shops

[@BatemanGosling]

If i go there then it will destroy my wallet

[@pixxellie]

destiny is calling!

[@sum1337]

floor one Japanese writing , floor 2 Japanese writing ,floor 3 Japanese writing , floor 4 Japanese writing , floor 5 Japanese writing , floor 6 Japanese writing..... *GUNDAM*

[@pixxellie]

lol accurate!

[@jclint0706]

Is this near the Outback Steakhouse in Tokyo?

[@luisLP5752]

Trash plastic model?! XDXD reminds me of when i saw pet rock at target here in the usa. The stupidity.

[@zulleali1597]

I think this 6th floor gundam is a funny misnomer and they should be called what it’s called - isn’t it Yamada Denki of Labi select? Kindly help spread the right info. Also… skipping gundam base is such a bad movement to spread

[@slillibri]

Wow, you really don't like Gundam Base do you? Did it kick your puppy? I do agree that for normal kits, the Gundam Base Tokyo can be a bit bare, but if you are traveling to Japan for Gunpla you owe it to yourself to go to Gundam Base for the exclusive kits.

[@narutoman876]

Gundam Base Tokyo sucks. It's a definite suffering from success situation. When I went in March the shelves were BARE. Only exclusives instock were the Zeta Zaku Cannon and AGE-1 Clear set. Gundam Base Fukuoka, SIde-F, and Gundam Base Kyoko were a lot better

[@pixxellie]

@@slillibri I went to film a video and they actually didn’t let me in because they are now only letting people enter the store via a daily lottery system

[@pixxellie]

@@slillibri I will also say the unicorn gundam outside gundam base is awesome, and definitely 100% worth visiting.

[@slillibri]

@@pixxellie Wow, I was there in May (just after Golden Week) and was able to walk right in.

[@pixxellie]

@@slillibri yeah they changed the rules shortly after that to combat scalpers and people lining up in the mall before the store opens. Sadly it’s just hurting the fans even more