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Anime Xtreme
Categories: Shopping Books, Mags, Music and Video Bookstores Shopping Books, Mags, Music and Video Comic Books Bookstores, Comic Books [Edit]
315 Spadina AveToronto, ON M5T 2E9
Neighbourhoods: Chinatown, Kensington Market, Downtown Core
(416) 979-0399
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
7 reviews for Anime Xtreme
7 reviews in English
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Review from Sanzo L.
Scarborough, ON
7/7/2011
Wide range of manga to choose from which is really great for any hardcore manga fan. Huge selection with HG, MG and SD gundam models. Not that many PG models sadly, as for paints and markers. Buying the single markers are more expensive but then again, they hardly even carry gundam marker packs. Oh and never preorder stuff with them because they tend to forget about it. Aside from that, if you're a huge fan of Final Fantasy, they carry quite a few action figures. Price can be negotiable for example, I convince the sales guy that a single gundam marker was worth less than what they selling so I got a discount.
The employees seem very lazy except for like two of them, who are very enthusiastic and always jump at a chance to help with anything. One of them is a huge Gundam builder so asking him for what Gundam he would recommend is the best. -
Review from Jeremiah L.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 1/6/2012
It's the same store, with the same selection of goods, but the customer service has taken a hit (even if it was never stellar to begin with). During the holidays, they've started enforcing a 'leave all bags at the front' policy. I carry around a messenger bag, and it houses a few electronic items I wouldn't want to leave with the clerks. I would much rather have them shadow me around the store. Sadly, this means Anime Xtreme is one of the stores I will no longer shop at because of their policy.
Thankfully, there are plenty of other manga and comic shops sprouting up around the city to fill the void.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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3/16/2011
Anime Xtreme carries a decent selection of manga, anime and gaming memorabilia. Prices on the manga… Read more »
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Review from A.J. S.
2/19/2011
These guys suck. You can see that they are straining to be like , the "high fidelity records" of anime and manga in Toronto, but to be frank they really just don't have the chops. They know their product decently, but if you want to pull of the attitude you better REALLY bring it. They don't.
Frankly they don't have anything I can't get at any of a dozen other places in the city, they are overpriced, and their customer service sucks. I would suggest avoiding this place like the plague. -
Review from Patty L.
North York, ON
8/30/2010
If I'm looking for something specific can't find it at One Million Comix or Silver Snail then I come down to Anime Xtreme as a last stitch effort to find it locally before resorting to online shopping or eBay. They usually have some older toys and figures that other stores have long ago liquidated so it is worth coming here to have a look.
The guys that work here usually pay me no mind since I'm neither a geeky guy (no offense geeky guys!) or a 12 year old fangirl - all the better because this way I can worm my way through their tiny aisles and if they don't have what I want I can leave and not have to deal with their condescending attitude. If I do have to ask them for something I'm usually met with a "Why the hell do you want that?" kind of response.
My friends have told me to keep my eyes open for items of questionable authenticity here, but I've never had a problem with any of the figures and statues I've bought here. Their newer merchandise tends to be overpriced, but you can find some deals on some of their older stuff. -
Review from Eric M.
3/31/2010
I am about to completely out myself with just how big a nerd I am.
Will is correct, they are over priced. They are snobs. They will put you down and look down on you for buying something they don't think is cool (or was cool when you could only find it in Japan or Usenet groups). It's not a pleasant place to shop but they do have a great selection of stuff and give you the ability to rent-to-own movies. If you've rented something several times the cost of your rental is put towards your purchase should you decide to just buy it and save yourself a walk.
The shelves are packed with books that are in my opinion, not very good but I don't like manga that's aimed at 12 year old girls, and they have a lot of it because that's what sells in North America. At the same time they have a lot of books made in North America in the style of Japanese manga and those don't work at all. They're like the book equivalent to Asian countries trying to make "Hollywood" movies. The look is there but something is lost in the translation.
If you're looking for toys or figures or model kits this place a pretty wide selection to choose from. However, does anyone even like Gundam anymore? There seems to be a little too much of that in stock.
To sum up, the place is kind of a last ditch effort to find something if you don't see it at the snail, beguiling or hairy tarantula. I'm giving them a three because they just have so much stuff. -
Review from Will L.
Toronto, ON
3/31/2010
These guys are so elitist. They do not hold one iota of customer service skill. Think The Simpson's chracter, "Comic Book Guy"
I've bought one item from these clowns back in 2003 and never went back.
Overpriced and under-served... you're better off heading over to The Silver Snail. -
Review from Eric K.
Etobicoke, ON
5/27/2011
Looks like i'm the first to actually like the shop. The store has a good selection of models, figures and manga. There's also a lot of neat things the shop has that you won't find in many other stores. They try have a good selection around but if they don't you can always ask. The store is a little cramp but they make decent use of what space they have.
The employees? Well they've recently hired students and I don't know anything about them. The guys who have worked at the shop since it opened are interesting people. Most, if not all, helped open the shop and because of that, may or may not have had prior experience. They're just running what they opened. They're not bad, I've had good conversations with some of them.
Price? Ever haggle? it can work. Their prices are not necessarily firm. I've gotten some good deals before. Its an independently run store who are managed by people who own the shop.
There arn't many shops like these around so i'm happy that I was even able to find one. I think these people are just too adapt to regular shops, AnimeXtreme is run completely differently, you can't expect the same level of service.
