Anime Yankii — Local services in Lewisville

My friend and I went in on a whim because we're from out of town but love anime and were shocked by how much range the store had. Theres actually a lot of little anime stores in Texas but this was the first one that felt like it wasn't selling AI generated or stolen art from online and it had popular animes like Haikyuu, Jujitsu Kaisen and My Hero Academia to smaller fandoms like Persona, Hamtaro and others that i've only seen in passing but didn't know the names of.

They didn't have a lot of the stuff you find at Box Lunch or Hot Topic like full figures & branded merch, it was more like keychains, stickers, gacha items, folders, plushies, stuff like that, which was refreshing. My only complaint is that the store is small (not their fault) which is only to say its maybe not worth going out of your way if you're out of town but if you're already going to the mall its definitely the star...

What is Anime Yankii? Anime Yankii is art supplies, anime figures, acrylic standees, plush, and boys’ love; straight from Japan and some of their goods are totally unexpected, with a few things that aren’t kids’ stuff. But don’t get me wrong—everyone is welcome as long as you’re a friend or fan of anime! Have bought some rad figures from them, and they’re super knowledgeable about tons of different series and genres as well. Happy to point you in a direction that may have what you’re looking for if they don’t carry it themselves. They even host art an art club at the mall once a month and have their own quarterly art convention there as well?? Artists, don’t sleep on this! Love that they let you shop for yourself without retailing you. Best part—tax is included in...

The location has some really nice little finds and even sports a couple of nifty art supplies and a lofty BL section. The guy we met on first visit was very nice and helpful, happy to chat and even introduced us to the shops art club discord. Strangely enough after joining we returned a few times and we're excited to chat about the art club and talk shop but the other owner was manning the shop and would never acknowledge us entering or chat and ask if we need assistance. They kind of just stayed on the computer the whole time chatting and browsing the web, it gave the feeling that we were imposing so we would leave shortly after entering. We keep coming to try give this spot another try and seem to keep coming on...