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Nakama Toys Opens Its New Home on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago
Chicago collectors have a new address to know. Nakama Toys is now located in Avondale at 3105 N Milwaukee Ave, and the shop site invites fans to come by and nerd out with the team.
Nakama Toys is a mom and pop store run by husband and wife duo Bryan and Mary. The shop explains that the name Nakama means friendship in Japanese, a theme the owners try to replicate with each customer. Bryan is described as a huge video game and anime collector, and Mary as an anime fanatic and a sci fi nerd.
The online catalog gives a sense of the shelves, with action figures, model kits including Gundam kits, scale statues, and collectibles from Japanese series, alongside gift cards and apparel. The shop lists daily hours of 11:30 AM to 7 PM, with Sunday hours of 12 PM to 6 PM.
The store began as a blog in 2011 to share toys the owners loved, followed by an online store and convention appearances around Chicago. The Milwaukee Avenue shop is the next chapter for that collector community.
Shop and learn more at https://www.nakamatoys.com and follow along at https://www.instagram.com/nakamatoys/