Kinokuniya Portland

Great selection of collectible anime items. The team of employees are knowledgeable, friendly, and always provide great customer service.

Intro - It's pretty hard to find bookstores like these, but this does it good. Merchandise - I'm not really a book or magazine person, but they've got tons of those, plus some neat little knickknacks and things of that nature. Plastic figurines, school supplies, posters, even Ghibli movies. It's all pretty nice. Service - I'll try to avoid letting bias creep in here, as I have gotten to know one of the employees here a little bit. But the service is great. Not top-notch or anything, but definitely good. The employees are very kind people. Atmosphere - What can I say? It's like that of a bookstore. It's pretty small, but I can't take issue with that. The one in downtown Seattle is colossal compared to this one. Cost - Expensive. You'll definitely notice the prices are high. Are the things not worth their price there, though? No, I don't think so. Just be careful with how much you spend, it can get high pretty quick. However, they do offer membership for $25 a year, earning you a 10% discount and a free $10 gift card for every $300 spent. Summary - A nice little store to visit every so often. Go check it out, you'll like it if you're into the kind of stuff they sell, which is like I said, books, magazines, school/art supplies, and knickknacks.