Animate
The first Animate store debuted in Ikebukuro in 1983, offering Japanese comic books and anime on VCR tapes. Throughout its thirty-year history, they have tried to act as a cultural hub and portal to the leading edge of the Japanese animation scene, in addition to merely selling things. Animate is Japan's largest retailer of anime merchandise. Their stores show new anime music videos and clips, sell tickets, and provide data on anime-related events.
