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We usually get stuff at cons, but most people we buy from at on Etsy. It’s you want licensed materials, it’s always safe to go through the official stores like Funimation, crunchroll, etc. if there are an anime store near your area they are usually safe to buy from too.

Kinokuniya has stuff, comic stores will usually have something like Newbury Comics have stuff. Oddly enough, target and Walmart have had posters for My Hero Academia and Deathnote, so if they are popular enough they might be there or Barnes and noble.

I buy some stuff on Rightstuf, usually DVDs/Blurays, but they carry merch too.

Funimation also carries some merch.

AmiAmi, Mandarake, Tokyo Otaku Mode all sell only legitimate stuff.

https://www.redbubble.com/people/Mxnxr404/shop?asc=u

Here's a link for good anime Merch.

Just don't buy on wish that shit looks sketchy as all hell

I've had good service from goods republic and it's affiliated stores (listed at the bottom of their site) https://goodsrepublic.com/page/shop_info.html

Got figures from them. Otherwise I bought at convention Otakuton in montreal. Amazon is not bad, but make some research to get officially licensed stuff. Avoid ebay if you can't tell bootleg apart from licensed stuff. While it ain't officialy license stuff I like the otaku box, a monthly subscription bo.

https://www.anime-hood.store/ they dont have many but they have rly nice designs

^amazon is not legit merch unless it’s Amazon.co.jp !! If you’re looking for legit merch that’s not illegally made, then go to

https://en.animate-onlineshop.jp

https://www.amiami.com/eng/

https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=ナルトシャツ&ref=nb_sb_noss (You’re able to order from Amazon jp by changing the language to English and selecting shipping to America. You’ll need to either use a proxy service to pay in Japanese yen tho idk if they have PayPal, or buy a Japanese Amazon gift card from playasia. I’ve bought 3 Amazon Japan Amazon gift cards from playasia and one Japanese iTunes card and I can guarantee that they’re safe to order from. Shipping is super quick and it arrives within a week most of the time! My family friends always use Amazon jp and we’re always surprised how fast the shipping is)

Edit: I totally forgot Amazon jp has currency conversions so you’re able to use your credit card. I’ve only pre ordered from here so far and pre orders don’t accept this. If it’s not a pre order you can do currency conversions!

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/ut-graphic-tees

(Uniqlo is a Japanese fashion company and they collaborate with animes pretty often. I have so many of their Pokémon collab shirts and they’re very very good quality and they still look brand new after like 7 years. )

These are the best places to look for new anime T-shirts or merchandise for Naruto. Except for Uniqlo, the rest are a bit pricey because they are official merch made from collaborations with the official studio that made the Naruto anime so they ship from Japan. Uniqlo is cheaper because they have stores in America now. If your son like Demon Slayer as well my advice is to go snag some of the Uniqlo T-shirts right now because they’re doing a final sale which means that it’s currently at the cheapest price and after this sells out they won’t be making it again.

Moving on to legit merchandises that are available in the US, I recommend

https://store.crunchyroll.com/collections/shop?q=naruto+shirts

Crunchy roll is an official company that has permission from Japanese anime studios to post their newest anime episodes on their app. It’s like a Netflix for anime, except you are able to use the app to watch free anime although you’ll have to watch like 3 ads per episode. For episodes without ads, you pay a subscription.

Any shirt or merchandise that is sold in crunchy roll store all has permission from the Japanese animating studios, and they’re legit merch. I’m guessing they’re good quality too. I’ve never ordered from them since I’m Japanese and my grandparents buy me Japanese t shirts of my favorite animes. Crunchy roll has a wide selection of Naruto T-shirts and long sleeved shirts and probably even sweatshirts, since it’s an American company and knows that American people like Naruto (the faze kinda died in Japan sadly although there are a ton of Naruto lovers.) so they have lots of Naruto shirts on the website right now. And I took a look at it and all the designs are amazing!

https://www.hottopic.com/search?q=Naruto

Although the hot topic shirt designs are kind of simple compared to the crunchy roll ones, hot topic also has permission from Japanese studios to sell certain anime merchandise. They’re around the same price as the crunchy roll shirts!

Anyways, the most cheapest and best quality is from Uniqlo but unfortunately Uniqlo doesn’t have any Naruto collabs going on rn and idk when they had one last time. Japan doesn’t have any new recent Naruto shirts so the best to look at right now is crunchy roll store and hot topic! For more expensive options, Amazon jp.

Found theses guys on TikTok the shop is Lexxyy I got from them only took 2 weeks good quality and pretty affordable they are underrated for sure

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I usually go with CDJapan for my stuff. They've been around for quite a bit and have an awesome range of merch and books that are tough to find elsewhere. They also offer this proxy service which is a lifesaver when you want something from Japan that's not listed or already sold out. The only minor hassle is that it takes about a week longer to get your order, but that's about it. Super legit!

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Moderately cheap: thehoca.in

Looks exactly as in pictures.

I haven't purchased from anywhere else because they're overpriced.

I got the anya New York statue from geek monkey and it was pretty good for 500rs

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If you want original/authentic figures (which should be the norm) there are multiple sites, wizplex, nerdarena, superherotoystore, nerdation, fatcatcollectibles, artbee mini store. Some of these sell Mangas as well and other merch. You can find bootlegs at artbee but I don't recommend that

If you’re into Lowkey designs I have a store called anbuapparel.com. Check it out if you’d like :)

From doing some research they are technically "legit" but there's a lot of issues with a lot of the products according to reviews I found. Also it was mentioned that some of the art is stolen from other artists as well(if that matters to you).

Ayo bro I own an anime store if you could check it out it would mean a lot www.Kazuke.store is the name

Generally, websites like that will order in bulk from unlicensed distributors, then increase the price and resell. If you are willing to wait up to 2 months for an item, you can order it off of AliExpress. It is usually the same item as websites like this, in my experience.

I haven't found a good one yet. You could try some Etsy shops. They usually have more reviews and cooler designs.

TOM when there's sales, >30% points, or their free shipping saves me money. They're more expensive and had some issue with their warehouse damaging boxes though.

Otherwise amiami for most preorders, Mandarake for used/older things, and now Goodsmile's website when I want preorder bonuses. I've also had good luck buying secondhand on MyFigureCollection

TOM when the math works out in my favor with points/promotions and free shipping. Otherwise Amiami, or Mandarake for pre-owned. I've also had one good experience and no bad experiences buying used figures on MFC.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimeFigures/wiki/faq

Answers to many of your questions will be found in that. Welcome to the hobby, we all share your grief over your wallet's impending death.

Amiami and big in japan.

Mainly buy from amiami and mandarake. Ive purchased figures on solarisjapan, hlj, and hobbysearch when they werent available on amiami and mandarake

as someone who is now slowly purging alot of various collectible from various fandoms. My biggest advice is only but what you want and will enjoy. Don’t fall into FOMO or needing to have everything from one series.

Less is more and buy only what brings you joy and thqt you will enjoy having for a good long time

Honestly, I have been sticking to physical media due to not every series having a renewed license/NA distribution from Crunchyroll. I've bought a bunch of my collection secondhand (mostly Funimation stuff) or have been very lucky to wait for online sales.

My advice is to first make a list of the anime series you like the most and do a bunch of window shopping to compare prices. I honestly made a spreadsheet on Excel recently of series that I am currently in the process of collecting, and it has helped me so much to stay organized on my "hunts." 😆 Online reviews of physical media also help narrow down what version you want to buy and save on shelf space (and money).

Find a anime or Manga series you like and collect for that

Watch before you buy something if you can stream it first or borrow from a friend. This community is obsessed with blind buying, and then you see people offloading their impulse purchases when they inevitably run out of space.

If you put that requirement of watching before you buy, you'll naturally prioritize the stuff you actually have an interest in.

My advice? Don't.

In all seriousness, put limits on yourself. As you said, there is an overwhelming amount of merch out there, and if you don't have limits in place, you will end up spending way too much on a ton of stuff.

I advise sticking to just a few anime, your absolute favorites, and buy merch for those. And in addition, only collect certain kinds of merch. Do you like wall scrolls or figures? Blurays or soundtracks? Of course, you may like multiple types of merch, but try to limit yourself to the kind of stuff you really like.

For example, if you don't really care about Tshirts, don't buy one just because it has your favorite anime on it. Likewise, if you love tshirts, and you find one with an anime character you only sorta care about, you should probably skip it.

Of course, you will come across exceptions, where one item on particular is just really really cool. That's fine. Just make sure it doesn't get out of hand.

Heyyy! I think you check out Rakufun. They operate across different platforms such as Mercari or Rakuten and there are rare finds available at almost all the times! Definitelly worth it!🙂‍↕️

https://mall.rakufun.com/

You can find almost anything on mercari.jp The only downside is that you need a proxy for it. I prefer using ZenMarket cuz they have better service and packaging than buyee tbh. Here, have a look at everything that's available over there link

It'sn to very hard to use a proxy, they're pretty simple and straight forward but here's a guide anyway: https://www.reddit.com/r/zenmarket/comments/191do0r/2024_zenmarket_guide_how_to_use_the_service/ If you were to buy some stuff through them, if you sign up with LANSBOEN as code they'll give you 800¥ for international shipping costs too.

IE merch collector here: mercari is the way to go, and it has a built in proxy service in the form of buyee. if you can, you should check if there's any local proxy service in your country bc they're usually cheaper than any worldwide proxy service, esp if you live outside of US/UK. if not, worldwide proxy services could do just fine, altho a bit Expensive. zenmarket > buyee like one comment says here already, but buyee is kind of more accessible to mercari since it automatically does it for you. buy in bulk, the shipping fee is going to be expensive anyways unless you're using local proxy lol

I've got some inazuma licenses of buyee a few times

amiami, surugaya, and mercari jp via buyee are my go-tos! buyee is a proxy service, so you can even buy from websites that only ship to japan using it. it's been great for my dopamine and horrible for my wallet