OneMall Blog - Buying Guides, Anime, Japanese Shopping Tips

Anime Christmas gifts for collectors: holiday-themed hand figures from Fate/Grand Order, Hatsune Miku and Nendoroid outfit sets, roughly $10 to $200+.

Good Smile Shop guide: how Good Smile Company’s lines compare, from the entry-level POP UP PARADE to Nendoroid, and how pre-order deposits work.

Toranoana doujinshi from the US: the store won’t ship abroad or take Visa or Mastercard. See how LinkBuy buys its exclusives, with fees and steps.

Crayon Shin-chan in Japan: Yoshito Usui’s manga debuted in 1990 and the anime in 1992. We cover the Kasukabe setting, spin-off films and merchandise.

Insight adult figures guide: where to buy new and used from AmiAmi, Hobby Search, Suruga-ya and Mercari, and how a Japan proxy buys and consolidates them.

Japanese doujinshi guide: what doujinshi are, where to buy them on Booth, Melonbooks, Toranoana and secondhand sites, and how to order via a proxy.

The best manufacturers of anime figures compared: Good Smile Company, Kotobukiya, Alter, Max Factory, MegaHouse and Banpresto, plus how to buy via a proxy.

Spot a counterfeit anime figure by checking packaging, holograms, paint quality, weight, seams and base branding against the maker’s photos.

TL;DR As of August 2026, the most expensive anime figures ever made are dominated by…

TL;DR As of August 2026, Japanese anime figures span six main types — Gashapon capsule…