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Originally Posted by JohnBraden
Tower Records in Shibuya should be a place to go since it's close to somewhere I'm sure you'll visit: Shibuya crossing and the Hachiko statue outside JR Shibuya Eki.... Standing at the Hachiko exit of Shibuya station, you'll see the Starbucks across the crossing. Take the street to the right of that, which goes up away from you. I don't know if it's called Fire Street that far down (I know it is further up) and Tower Records is on the right-hand side of the street. It's about 3 blocks up from the crossing.
Most Sailor Moon items I've seen won't be new. There are shops in Akihabara (Chuo Dori street) on the same side as Animate (which you should visit anyway) that sell second-hand items. Those range from promotional items (bottle top figures, gachapon figures (coin vending machine), etc.) to figures, models, etc. that people sell back for money. Some are in pristine condition, some are just parts, etc. You can find all sorts of old things there and some bargains.
It seems that Japan is a country that sells what is trendy at the moment. Animate stores seem to change their merchandise based on what is popular at the time and you'll be hard-pressed to find old anime merchandise there. That said, it still will be an eye-opening experience to see all the anime-related items they can merchandise.
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Tower Records sounds like the place to visit
I didn't know there were shops that sell second hand anime figures etc like that in Japan, that's very cool and it seems that I'll be able to find what I'm looking for there
Thank you very much for telling me about those. We'll definitely check out Animate, just for the experience also.