I needed to pick up the new volume of Battle Rabbits from Animate so today was a shopping trip day to Takasaki! S was planning on going there as well so we decided to met up at Starbucks. At Animate, they didn’t have the new volume on the shelf (it had just been released), and it was the fullest I had ever seen the place. I had to ask a staff member for the third one. Luckily, didn’t require much Japanese. Then I stood in the longest line ever, as the staff kept apologizing for the long wait. The one guy even spoke to me in English! He tried really hard. I went to Starbucks afterward and got an overpriced coffee in the unique Japanese size of short (which is a secret menu item in the US apparently).

He accompanied me on my secondhand shopping expedition for some new clothes. First stop: Off-House. The prices were fantastic and the clothes in great condition. Clearly, the best place to do your shopping. I tried on a few pieces, but only one sweater from Uniqlo was big enough. $5 for something that probably cost $20-30 originally. I’d like to check out some of the men’s clothes. They probably have longer sleeves. Second stop: Jumble Shop, now Second Street. This place was a lot pricier and harder to look through as it wasn’t sorted by size. I gave up pretty quickly. S told me about two places, a secondhand anime/manga place and a stationary store. The manga place is actually open 24/7, but it was also crazy full! The whole parking lot was packed so we decided to just head over to the stationary place. I got some ink refills for my school pens and a new set of stationary. I really wish we also had them in the US. Why are we stuck with crappy pens and highlighters? After dropping S at the station so he could actually get some work done, I headed back home.