That right people the anime store Animate is heading to London, for a limited time you can check out the world famous anime store Animate inside London Waterloo train station.

From the 31st of October until 7th of January 2026 Animate will be bring all your anime shopping needs this busy Christmas shopping period.

Animate first open in 1983  Ikebukuro tokyo and since then Animate has beacone one of the top anime retailers in the world with 118 store in japan alone.

Animate pop-up london will be open 12 till 7pm apart from Saturday where store hours will be 12 till 8pm. It’s going to be exciting to see what Animate bring to there london store well known for some very cool exclusive products british anime fans are sure in for a treat.

store hours

Mon-Fri 12PM – 7PM

Sat12PM – 8PM

Sun 12PM – 7PM

Where to find Animate london

THE SIDINGS WATERLOO

Waterloo Station,

London SE1 7BH

Upper Ground Floor 11

you can also check out there twitter/X for more information

Tweets by animatehub

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