Comic Toranoana


Comic Toranoana is a dōjin shop operated by the Toranoana Inc.. This shop specializes in selling manga-related items. It is also known by the name, "Toranoana", or simply, "Tora".

History

In 1996, the company was established as a yugen kaisha. Soon the company expanded, with Akihabara as a center of this expansion, to many places in Tokyo and other large cities. Then in 2003, the company was converted into a kabushiki kaisha.

Name

The name, "Toranoana", comes from the name of the professional wrestling company of the same name in the anime series Tiger Mask.

List of stores

Currently there is only 1 store in Japan, others closed a few years ago.

Japan

Taiwan