- Business
- Mandarake Inc. (2652.T) is a Japan-based specialty retailer that buys and sells second-hand collectibles and goods related to Japanese popular culture, anime, manga, and otaku interests; its core products and services include manga and animation-related books, doujinshi (self-published works), toys, dolls, figurines, trading cards, video games, cosplay items, animation cels, DVDs, CDs, art books, subculture items, and own-published catalogs such as Mandarake Manga List and Mandarake Zenbu. Founded in 1980 as a used manga bookstore by Masuzo Furukawa and formally incorporated in 1987, the company is headquartered in Nakano-ku, Tokyo, and operates a network of over 10 physical stores across Japan—including flagship locations in Nakano Broadway (with 27 category-specific annexes), Akihabara Complex, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Nagoya, Osaka (Umeda and Grandchaos), Fukuoka, and Sapporo—alongside a major fulfillment center in Chiba (Mandarake Sahra) and online platforms supporting sales and auctions in Japanese and English with shipments to 83 countries. Mandarake serves domestic and international collectors and enthusiasts, with toys comprising 48% of non-consolidated sales, books 14%, doujinshi 13%, and exports accounting for 17%; the company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market in 2000, transitioning to the Second Section in 2015, and continues steady revenue growth through fiscal 2024 with record operating profits reported in recent interim filings.