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Hobby Japan

Manga-mania hits Melbourne

200 Bourke Street, Shop 14
Mid City Complex
Melbourne, VIC 3000

Nearest Train: Parliament train station; Bourke Street trams

Phone: +61 3 9639 1219

Fax: +61 3 9639 1219

Japanese animation, with its outlandish plot lines and technical brilliance, has been taking the world by storm. Here, Melbourne's animation or manga obsessives can come to stock up on videos, comics and a huge selection of models and figurines. Whether you are after Pokemon or Sailor Moon, Ultraman, Akira or Neon Evangelisis, this shop, tucked away in an arcade off Chinatown, is the place to look. There is a suburban branch at 912 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, ph: +61 3 9899 1668.