The goods can be either good enough or lacking, depending on what you're looking for. But there really isn't much that you 'absolutely can't find' on amazon or yahoo auctions for a lower price. If you want a souvenir since you came to Akihabara, yeah, I guess you can pick something up but I advise against it, if you value your time and money.

The cons of this store are many, but like the other reviewers are saying,

1. The store is way, way too crowded. There's like 2000 people in a store that's only as wide as a convenience store and has 8 floors. Yup, I bet each floor has like 200+ people especially on the weekends.

2. There are no anime PVC figures or some other 'mature' stuff you might be looking for. But this won't matter if you're not into the 'moe' stuff, and you have a membership in other anime figure stores like Lashinbang, Sofmap or Amiami.

3. The staff is kind of mixed. The male cashiers generally seemed nice and helpful, but the ladies were sort of edgy and toxic. The cashier on the 5th floor, a certain Ms.い○り, wasn't exactly rude but I hated her attitude. This can't be justified to people who buy over 10,000yen's worth of goods. That's enough to be some people's daily wage.

Overall, the store is okay, but not particularly for an anime goods store in Akihabara. It's crowded, it's narrow, the selection of goods is limited and some of the staff is kind of irritated(and irritating). If you have to buy something, you should probably try the Akiba Culture Zone or Amiami stores first. I kind of regret buying stuff here... after all, the reason I stopped using Animate about 10 years ago was because I didn't like the Animate store very much in another city. Probably Nagoya...