For too long, international fans have struggled to find a local source for official Japanese anime merchandise.
animate International is the solution! We are the official cross-border animate store dedicated to bringing Japan’s authentic anime goods directly to you.

What makes us different?

All-Inclusive Pricing: Shop in your local currency. All prices include duties, taxes and shipping, so there are no hidden fees.
The Official animate Advantage: We offer exclusive animate-only bonuses (tokuten) and limited-edition products unavailable anywhere else.

With us, you finally get access to the same official merchandise as fans in Japan. Stop searching & start collecting.

The first animate store was opened in 1983 in Ikebukuro, selling Japanese comic books and anime on VCR tapes. Since then, over 140 stores have been opened across Japan (as of 2025). Across our over forty years of history, we have aimed to not only simply sell goods, but also serve as a cultural hub and gateway to the cutting edge of the Japanese anime scene.

We play new anime music videos and clips in our stores, sell tickets and provide information on anime-related events, and even run collaboration cafes where customers can enjoy character-themed food and drink and decorations.   If you come to Japan, by all means, please stop by at an animate store and experience it for yourself!

We are also dedicated to spreading Japanese media to the rest of the world, making it easier and safer for global fans to  purchase authentic, licensed anime merchandise without the need to take chances with auction sites or proxy buyers.

We have branches in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia and the USA, and now this cross-border e-commerce site that aims to offer to global customers to the best of our ability the bonuses, deals and original limited editions that animate is famous for in Japan. 

We are adding more and more items to our store regularly, so please keep an eye out for updates, and in the meantime help us spread the word!

animate Online Shop Japan – First established as a mail order sales service for animate Yokohama. A website called animate Mail Order Sales was opened in November 2005. In January 2010 it was re-named the animate Online Shop, and now offers service to customers all over Japan.

animate International – Launched in 2017 with the goal of making it safer and easier for anime fans all over the world to obtain authentic licensed products, as well as bonuses and limited editions created for the Japanese market. The animate International office is located in Ikebukuro, Japan.