New retailer brings Japanese toys and books to jap Idaho

POCATELLO — Stroll into Pocatello’s latest specialty toy and ebook retailer, and also you’ll be greeted by an automatic voice thanking you in your patronage — in Japanese.

The title of the shop, Tanoshi, is a Japanese expression most frequently utilized by kids, which means loosely, “Oh, enjoyable.”

Tanoshi Anime and Toys was opened in February by husband-wife co-owners Daryl and Hollie Langs. It brings widespread objects from the world of anime — or Japanese animated leisure — to Pocatello, which had been missing such objects.

“We wished to have the ability to have one thing like that round right here, and after a very long time of ready and ready and ready, we simply figured we’d do it ourselves,” Daryl informed EastIdahoNews.com. “Mainly, if it has to do with anime tradition, we attempt to service that want.”

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The couple mentioned they grew up loving the world of anime, naming among the hottest titles, like “Dragon Ball Z,” “Sailor Moon” and, after all, “Pokémon.” As adults, that love continued, however they discovered themselves having to go to Barnes & Noble in Idaho Falls for even a slim number of manga — Daryl described as long-form comics, usually clocking in at round 300 pages.

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The Langses opened Tanoshi figuring out there could be curiosity, however have been pleasantly stunned by the extent of that curiosity.

Though they take into account themselves well-versed on the planet of anime, they’ve discovered that a lot of their patrons have launched them to new storylines.

They’ve additionally been stunned by the age ranges of these . As anticipated, households have are available to feed the wants of youngsters on the lookout for Pokémon, however Daryl described couple, each of whom had been of their 70s, buying round for objects lacking from their very own collections.

“The enjoyable factor about anime is that there’s something for everyone — there may be romance, motion, horror, sci-fi, thriller, thrillers, sports activities. There’s one thing for everyone,” Hollie mentioned.

“And it’s not simply little children, it’s not simply middle-schoolers — it’s the entire gamut of age ranges and teams of individuals,” Daryl added.

Together with the manga and light-weight novels, Tanoshi carries collectibles, plushies, mannequin kits and widespread decal stickers.

A lot of the shop, although, is made up of large comedian ebook collections. Daryl was excited to point out off his new quantity 1 set of Pokémon — one thing of a collectible now, he mentioned.

And he’s comfortable to welcome anybody in the hunt for a brand new leisure medium. He takes satisfaction in his capacity to discover a collection that may intrigue individuals with any set of pursuits.

He’s additionally comfortable to information households away from a collection if he believes the subject material is simply too mature for the kid — even, Daryl added, if the mature stuff just isn’t within the first few volumes. He has persuaded kids to decide on a distinct collection, figuring out that tales within the twentieth quantity could be an excessive amount of for them.

Finally, the Langses want to create a kids’s part, the place children can be at liberty to launch into any collection on these cabinets. For now although, they’re maneuvering their inventory as they develop a really feel for the pursuits of their patrons and making these objects accessible at an inexpensive value.

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Hollie mentioned they’ve additionally obtained requests that they carry conventional Japanese snacks and candies. She thinks that might be one thing that occurs down the street, however that isn’t within the fast plans.

Tanoshi Anime and Toys is at 1023 Yellowstone Avenue, Suite Ok. It’s open Monday to Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Go to Tanoshi’s Fb web page — right here — to browse the numerous objects accessible on the retailer.