Animate (retailer)

animate Ltd.
株式会社アニメイト
IndustryRetail
Founded1983
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Area served
Japan
Taiwan
Thailand
China
Republic of Korea
Websitewww.animate.co.jp
Animate Ikebukuro main store
Animate head office
Animate Taipei

Animate Ltd. (株式会社アニメイト, Kabushiki gaisha Animeito) is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, video games and manga in Japan. The first flagship store of Animate was opened in 1983 in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan.