How to buy from Mandarake tutorial – ZenMarket.jp

Mandarake Inc. is one of the largest Japanese chain retail stores selling new and second-hand Japanese products. It is one of the most preferred stores, especially for Japanese manga. The company focuses on buying and selling a wide range of collectible and otaku-related products, including anime and manga-related products, DVDs, CDs, toys, figurines, Pokemon cards, video games, cosplay products, doujinshi and animation. With Mandarake, one of the most popular sites for buying manga, you can easily find manga or manga sets in English and Japanese.

On this blog, I am teaching you how to buy from Mandarake with ZenMarket.

  

How to buy from Mandarake with ZenMarket?

Mandarake Inc.

Mandarake is originally founded as a second-hand manga store, Mandarake opened its first store in 1980 in a seven-square-meter shop in the Nakano Broadway shopping complex in Nakano, Tokyo.

New products continue to be added to Mandarake stores in different regions of Japan every day. Please note that when you place an order, each product may be sold by a different store and orders for each store are evaluated separately. The Mandarake online shop shopping process can seem a bit complicated, but with ZenMarket you don’t have to deal with it yourself by adding the product you like to your cart. We’ll keep you informed and track the status of your order.

 

Step 1 Go to Mandarake’s Website

Visit the Mandarake site here. You can view the website in English by clicking the English option on top of the page. Please note that this translation is automatically generated and is not 100% accurate.

  

2. Product Search

Input the name of item of your liking in the search bar. We highly recommend inputting in Japanese keywords for more accuracy. If you need tips on how to find products without knowing Japanese, check this article. You can also filter the product you’re looking for by category or by using the advanced search options before searching.

 

 

You can also easily browse the website using any of the categories at the top or in the sidebar. You can browse categories such as manga, magazines, figurines, CD and DVD series, and even visit special stores like exclusive Mandarake products. 

 

3. Product Information and Details

When you select the product you like, you can find the sale price, product information, category, size, and stores where the same product is available.

At the bottom of the page you can also find other products similar to the product you have selected, older or latest products and categories.

 

 Once you have found the product that you want, open ZenMarket in another tab/or browser. 

4. Order from ZenMarket

Once you have opened our website, proceed to log in. If you don’t already have an account, register for free here (it only takes a few seconds!). After that, copy the URL of the product and paste it into the search bar on the ZenMarket site!

 

 

After adding the link, a box will appear where you can enter the product details such as; different colors, sizes, color and model options. If the product you have chosen is new and/or pre-owned, please make sure to indicate it in the description box which product you want to buy. If no description is specified, the new product is purchased by default. Click “Add” and the product will be added to your cart!

 

After the product is added, you just have to wait. ZenMarket operators will check the price and availability of the product for you. The check period can last up to 24 hours or longer during peak periods. After the transaction is complete, a notification will be sent to your account. The only thing you need to do after that is to pay for the product by adding funds to your account!

 

 

Why Order from Mandarake with ZenMarket?

• ZenMarket helps you order from all Japanese online shopping sites, including Mandarake, and get products delivered to your doorstep.

 

• Unlike many proxy services, the service fee is fixed and you won’t have to pay different service fees depending on the product. With the ZenMarket fee summary, you can see on our table at which stages you will need to pay.

 

• Products from Mandarake’s different stores can be consolidated and packed in one box at our warehouse in Osaka before being shipped to your address overseas.

 

 

• With ZenMarket, you can follow the stages of delivery of your product from Mandarake to your address with your ZenMarket account and tracking number. Please note that you can ask your questions and product details to our customer service in English.

   

How to buy from Mandarake directly?  

When you visit Mandarake’s website, it will ask you to create a membership. There are many other options and shops for anime figures and manga in Japan besides Mandarake. For example, Rakuten and Mercari items are some of them. Instead of creating individual accounts for each Japanese site, we recommend using ZenMarket because you only need to create one ZenMarket account to shop at all shops!  

Check out the video below to guide you on how you can create a membership on Mandarake’s website!

 

You can find the product you are looking for on Mandarake using the search bar by typing the name of the product or anime series. You can use categories and filters to see only products in a certain category.
At Mandarake, you can find rare and great deals that you won’t find anywhere else! This is because they don’t just sell products, but they are constantly buying products for resale. So, if you’re looking for a product that’s rare or hard to find on the market, you can find if they are available on the Mandarake page!
 

What you need to know when shopping with Mandarake is that because Mandarake is an incredibly popular store both in Japan and in many parts of the world, it can sometime take a while for them to process your orders. It’s not unusual for packages to take a week or two to be shipped. Therefore, we would like to remind you that if you order something from Mandarake, it may take some time.

 

 

 

With ZenMarket, you can order from any online store in Japan and have it shipped to your address. Watch our short explanation video and learn how to order now!