Animate Akihabara
Animate Akihabara for character and franchise merchandise. Check the different hours for Buildings 1–2 and ANNEX, and the floor arrangement reorganised since the 2025 visit.
At a glance
- Main address
- 千代田区外神田4-3-1
- Buildings 1 and 2
- Daily 10:00~21:00
- ANNEX
- Weekdays 10:00~21:00 / weekends and public holidays 10:00~20:00
- Enquiries
- 03-5209-3330 · telephone reception 10:00~20:00
- Official information
- Animate official Akihabara store ↗
Checked · 2026.10.27
Animate Akihabara
Animate Akihabara for character and franchise merchandise. Check the different hours for Buildings 1–2 and ANNEX, and the floor arrangement reorganised since the 2025 visit.
Check the address and building first
The official main address is 4-3-1 Sotokanda. The address 1-15-9 Sotokanda belongs to namco Akihabara, so do not use it as your Animate destination. Compare the official access guide with the building you need: Building 1, Building 2 or ANNEX.
A reorganisation after the 2025 photographs
The official website announces a renewal on August 8, 2026. Currently, floors 1~6 of Building 1 focus on character goods; ANNEX B1 and floor 1 have capsule toys, while floors 2~3 focus on merchandise from games. The arrangement photographed in November 2025 may therefore differ from today’s floor plan.
Finding franchise merchandise
Decide the franchise, character and item type—figures or acrylic stands, for example—before asking for directions. The 2025 journey includes a record of buying a Denji figure, but that is not a statement about current availability or the price of the same product. For event goods, check the event period and sales conditions too.
Payment and closing times
Official information lists credit cards and transit electronic money such as Suica and PASMO. Buildings 1–2 and ANNEX on weekends have different closing times, and telephone reception can finish before the shops close.
Take a look around
Photographed in November 2025The story behind this place
After Miyu’s birthday,
a quieter few days in Tokyo
The changed shop where I finally picked up Denji
The reason for visiting Animate on this Akihabara outing was clear. It continued the search for Chainsaw Man goods we had begun the day before, and it seemed one of the most realistic…
Read this scene ↗