Tora No Ana expansion as well

(tags ECsite, doujin, Kobe)

I wasn't paying attention, but the doujin shop Tora no Ana Sannomiya (Kobe) closed its doors for a week to prep for a big renewal. They are expanding their space by incorporating the truly massive adjoining room. It opens today. I thought I could get more information from a web page, so I didn't snap any pictures. But here's a map:

image originally from Center Plaza West Building 3rd floor

The previous configuration was pretty much male-oriented (or in the parlance of the new meme now, MAXIMUM RISKY, which is great re-purposed Japlish BTW). I'd see some women try to enter the store, probably from the overflow of the more women-friendly Animate, but pretty much leave without anything in hand. The new space will hopefully hold more all-ages goods (yeah right) and dedicate some space to fujoshi (that's more like it).

I can't recall what the space was before. Perhaps it was a blood donation center or an anime trade school? Hm.

This expansion and similiarly the recent Melonbooks Sannomiya expansion recent and Books Lashinbang new store, already strengthens Kobe-Sannomiya Center shopping area as the otaku epicenter for the Hyogo prefecture. Of course we've had Hobby Base Yellow Submarine, Animate, Gamers, and even a maid cafe. Now all we need is Mandarake and K-Books and there'll be no stopping the funk. Eew.