Animate Akihabara

Animate is a big chain, with stores found across Japan and Taiwan. The store in Akihabara, however, is the biggest and best of the bunch. Everything an anime fan could ask for is here: from DVDs and blu-rays to manga, toys, games, plushies, statues, and posters. The list goes on and on. Wandering and browsing itself is enough of an exciting experience, seeing favorite characters brought to life, and seeing so many anime fans all in one place, losing themselves in their favorite worlds.
(Accessible via the Chuo, Chuo-Sobu, and Tozai subway lines)
Nakano is a relatively quiet residential district, but it has one well-kept nerd-related secret: Nakano Broadway shopping center.