Kinokuniya San Francisco

Anime District in San Francisco, California

Type: Manga Shop

Located in Japantown's Kinokuniya Building at 1581 Webster St, this was the chain's first overseas bookstore (1969). The first floor features anime and manga merchandise, with deep stocks of art books, magazines, and Japanese-language titles upstairs. A staple of San Francisco Japantown for over five decades. Located in San Francisco, California. Manga shops carry English-translated manga (Viz, Yen Press, Seven Seas, Kodansha) and often Japanese imports — single volumes, box sets, light novels, art books. Most have reading nooks and dedicated sections for shōnen, shōjo, seinen, and BL/yaoi titles. Check usa.kinokuniya.com for current inventory, hours, restock drops, and event schedules before your visit.

Website: https://usa.kinokuniya.com/stores-kinokuniya-san-francisco