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Best New Store for Your Inner Otaku

Akiba Texas

Toy Joy’s Second Street presence expands under City Hall with the addition of Akiba. Joining the fun of their Downtown location and the candy kingdom of Yummy Joy, it’s immediately become a destination for otaku – lovers of Japanese pop culture, that is. Taking its name from the nickname for Tokyo’s famous Akihabara shopping district, there’s more than just kaiju and Pokémon on offer here. The shelves are stacked with figures from the latest anime hits, VTuber statuettes, blind boxes, and endless adorable Kewpie and Smiski collectibles, plus the wildest gachapon you could crave. Just look for the sign of the possum between the cherry blossoms.