Trendy

I love coming here and the lady that works there is so nice and welcoming. They have a lot of cute stuff and animé. :)

This little shop is located inside Mitsuwa. They sell some household items such as: rice cookers, counter top hot water dispensers, toilet seat warmers, and some car goods. They also have animé (Japanese animation) merchandise: backpacks, toys, plush dolls, action figures, DVDs, wall scrolls, and more.
From my understanding, in Japan it is common for adults, teens, and children to read manga (Japanese comic book /​graphic novels). If a manga series is popular enough, it is made into animé. They even play popular animé series on prime timek television in Japan.
Some items can be a little pricey, but you can always bust out your phone and compare prices to Amazon. Then you can weigh costs and instant versus delayed gratification.
I was shopping at Mitsuwa and my God daughter wanted to look at some animé items that caught her eye. We went in and I ended up buying her a lanyard she wanted for school. I also got Christmas gift ideas. They have a lot of My Neighbor Totoro animé merchandise that she likes.
So, I’ll be returning in the near future.

This is a very small store located in one of my favorite supermarkets in all of San Diego: Mitsuwa.
Every time I’m here, I always feel like a little kid (literally). I get such a strong feeling of nostalgia, it’s amazing.
If you’re a fan of animé paraphernalia, then this store is a must. It’s a little pricey, but hey, being a hobbyist is not always cheap

Amazing !

Another very nice Japanese store full of animé stuff and toys. I would spend hours in here for sure!

This tiny toy store sell cute gifts and fun little toys from Japan. The kids seemed to enjoy browsing and we picked up some kawaii key chains, pencil boxes, and animé merchandise. Inside Mitsuwa grocery store.

Ahhh they have so many cute things! Their wall scrolls are also reasonably priced compared to other places I’ve gone to. The lady working there was also nice when I asked if they had any Kill la Kill stuff :) senketsuuuuu! D: they have a wide selection and I enjoyed looking at everything I wish I could have.

The store itself has a very limited selection of animé and japanese paraphernalia. It ranges from wildly overpriced gundam models to hello kitty toilette seats. The store itself is very normal, however the customer service is terrible. In fact it is so terrible that the minute I left the store I started up a Unilocal account, so that I could review this place. The man working there was extremely rude and patronizing. It comepletly ruined my experience. I do not recommend anyone shopping here, unless you want to be treated like dirt.

Trendy’s always hit and miss for me. They’ve moved to where Yuki used to be, so everything’s even more compressed! I’m amazed as to how they even managed to fit everything they had in their old space to the tiny space they have now.
I love this place for selling Petit Nendoroids and cheaper-​than-​usual Gundams. If I can’t find what I need at Rising Sun Creations, this is my second spot to hit up.

pros… fun place to find some cool stuff. mostly animé stuff, or japanese accessories for you car. but now they have a dizzying collection of household appliances, rice cookers, water heaters, air purifiers, humidifiers and such. good selection of these things.
the shop guys are the funniest i have seen in a long time. i loved the last time i was here, as it was near halloween, and i went here looking for an extra large rear view mirror for my car. they guys working here had a great time with their masks and brandishing their fake wooden swords too. as i went to pay for the mirror, they asked for my picture i.d. cause i was paying with a credit card. then one of them says in a funny sarcastic voice, sure this is your credit card, you don’t look like a Joel G. to me! hahahaha, we all laughed
cons…well they used to have a much more impressive selection of stuff. used to have a whole wall of car stuff but now it’s been hacked in half. prices on the household appliances isn’t always the cheapest, so shop around.

The gift selection of this store within Mitsuwa has really dwindled over the past three years. I used to buy Totoro stuffed animals here all the time, but it’s hard to find nowadays. I’m not well versed in their video/​music collection, but otherwise I can say you’ll find a whole lot of nothing in the «kawaii deparment. What’s even more annoying, for being a United States store, is the generic overstocked supply of Snoopy, Pooh, and Disney merchandise. It’s become increasingly hard to find Sanrio-​esque stores in San Diego, generally.