Japanese Video Rental Store TSUTAYA TLK Campaign

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    And they still have video rental STORES. ;) 
     
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    My wife and I love Tsutaya! It's mainly known as a book and magazine store chain though (it's more like Japan's version of Barnes and Noble, rather than Blockbuster), where you can find some of the odder knick-knacks and souvenirs as well, along with partnerships with Starbucks cafes on location. DVD movie and CD music sales/rentals are part of the deal too. Blu-rays tend to be very expensive in Japan, so I'm not surprised that Japan still offers movie rentals.

    Some of the more upscale Tsutaya book stores are really ritzy, such as the ones at Daikanyama, Shibuya Crossing, Marunouchi, and Ginza 6 (the one that we were recently at in; really swanky inside with giant sculptures of cats in cosmonaut suits):

    Tsutaya's Ginza 6 location:

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    Blockbuster, this ain't. :lol 

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    There was even a little store inside that offers real katana swords (nihonto) for sale -- all you need is a cool half million dollars to buy one :D ).

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    That said, this little campaign is neat, even if I already own two of the figures being offered (Optimus and Megatron). Renting TLK is the rub though, as I don't particularly care to watch that movie again, if ever (the missus refused to watch it with me at the theater, and she was right, it was a bad flick).

    I love his little "haters gonna hate" pose. :lol 

    I seem to recall an episode of G1 where Starscream mass-shifted and shrunk down to the size of a person in order to run inside the door of a (man-made) building. :D 
     
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    Yeah, and if you visit and see all of the arcades in Tokyo? You'll feel like you actually stepped back in time! :D  (Then cry when you return to the poverty that is your home. No matter where you live. Pure poverty, by comparison! :lol )
     
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    Y'know... it's an awesome picture and all, but...

    I'd like to think Optimus rented something OTHER than TLK! :lol 
     
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    I didnt know people still rent movies. Most of the ones I knew of closed shop because 5 customers a day cant pay the rent.
     
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    That's because Tsutaya is more like Japan's version of Barnes and Noble, and not Blockbuster. Though they do sell/rent out Blu-rays, DVD's, and CD's, they mainly sell books and magazines. Printed media is still very much alive and well in Japan.
     
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    I want the original as a poster and can see this spawning plenty of memes. That looks like a reusable bag so thanks Optimus for being Earth friendly while shopping.:thumb 
     
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    That store is amazing! Thanks for posting the photos, it looks like Barnes & Nobles heaven. Though I am biased given that I consider a fun afternoon holing up in B & N to read and drink coffee. In the age of ebooks it does my bibliophile heart well to see print media is still going strong. Don't get me wrong I love digital books/magazines in terms of convince. There's something about spending time in a brick and motor book store that can't be replicated.
     
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    I love how satisfied prime looks. I have never gotten anything good at tsutaya
     
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    I want to believe Optimus picked up a bunch of Mel Brooks movies.
     
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    We're not fan of Starbucks (the Japanese seem to love their crappy coffee; anywhere you go in the world you can always count on Starbucks to burn their coffee), but my wife and I have found quite a few cool books at Tsutaya. We bought video game art books from Capcom and art books from the illustrator who does the neat album covers for the Japanese alt rock band Asian Kung Fu Generation. Lots of cool books on design, history, cooking, and architecture.

    The Ginza 6 Tsutaya had some Star Wars stuff for sale, with metal model kits of X-Wings and even one of the Anakin/Luke Graflex lightsaber hilt. We never saw Transformers related stuff at Tsutaya before but I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it.
     
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    You sir have officially won the Transformers fandom. We can now shut the home thing down. Everyone go home.
     
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    I used to live by the tsutaya by seijogakuen in setagaya. It was pretty pedestrian, but rented some stuff. Been to several in Katori, but they were pretty limited to books and media. The Ginza one must be great as it’s in a nice district.
     
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