Comic Zin is the bomb. I’ve probably mentioned it before, but it’s a teeny little cave crammed full of treasures. Across the street and down a block or so from Toranoana in Akihabara, there’s a big sign that reads “ZIN” You go up narrow steep stairs (my wife calls the “harrowing,”) to one room, so […]
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