Bookstores
Hairy Tarantula West
The Hairy Tarantula West in the Junction sells toys, graphic novels, manga, comics, board games, rpgs and more. Owner Tanis Underhill has expanded the store to carry new and used games. The Junction store is a separate entity from the Yonge St. store even though they share the same name.
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Thought you all should know.
Maybe people should actually come into the store and judge it based on the store and its ACTUAL staff and owner as opposed to using Google to cite how this location is and how it functions.
I consider them a "jack of all trades" kind of comic store. They'll carry some manga, some anime, some superhero and some porn comics, but they don't excel at either. They're the place you go to when the Beguiling doesn't stock that alt-comic you're looking for, or when you just can't find that volume of Naruto in Silver Snail.
Honestly, I think their anime section is the best thing there, along with their gaming sessions. They carry a lot of out of print anime titles, although you may have to dig in boxes for them. They'll also carry titles nobody else in the city would order, like AnimEigo's Yawara box set. The only problem is that their pricing fluctuates between competitive and overpriced. I've seen some sets there priced at $100 whereas I could find the same set elsewhere for half or 3/4 of that price.
YES you can (and I think -should-) base whether or not you choose to shop there based on where your money is going.
I tend to avoid Wal-mart because of how I feel about their corporate policies, not there service (although that can be pretty dismal too). In that same light, I avoid Hairy T's because of how I feel about their owner.
Unreal in this day and age.
i would shop at this store BECAUSE they orient their political views against corruption - just like superheroes do. :)
THIS LOCATIONS WEBSITE IS http://hairytwest.com/, NOT hairyt.com . -_-