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A manga café - a cosy little Japanese escape, coming soon to The Millgate, Bury.
What is Dokkadoki?
Somewhere to slow down
and get lost in a story
Part manga café, part Japanese convenience store, all comfort. Grab a coffee, cook up instant ramen with toppings on the go, and settle into a cosy corner of The Millgate.
- ☕ Ueshima Coffee, Japanese sodas, matcha and sweet treats
- 📚 A wall of 1,000+ manga (and growing) to read in store
- 🍜 Self-serve instant ramen cookers with optional toppings as you make your own
- 🥪 Sandwiches, onigiri, and Japanese convenience-store-style snacks ready to grab
Fresh on eBay
Latest finds from our shop
Out and about
Upcoming events
Find us (or the things we love) at these. Come say hi! 🌸
Japan: Between the Ocean & the Seas
An Embassy of Japan exhibition explores how the seas shaped Japan’s mythology, culture, industries, crafts, art and modern pop culture.
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Kyotographie Exhibition Spotlight Gallery Talks
A Spotlight Gallery Talk on 13 October explores Kawada Kikuji's The Last Cosmology; it is fully booked.
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The Great Inheritance: Tomoo Hamada and Kan Matsuzaki
A London exhibition of new work by Mashiko potters Tomoo Hamada and Kan Matsuzaki, exploring inherited craft traditions and individual practice.
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Kensho: Taizo Kuroda and Bokujin Sousai Inada
A free London exhibition pairing Taizo Kuroda's white porcelain with Bokujin Sousai Inada's calligraphy and sculptural practice.
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AnimeCon London 2026
Two days of anime and manga culture at Olympia pair J-pop and K-pop performances with fashion, cosplay, artists, shopping and guests including Justin Briner, Jason Liebrecht and Elizabeth Maxwell.
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Japan Matsuri 2026
A free Trafalgar Square celebration offers Japanese food, cultural activities, martial arts and a published 2026 stage programme, with 64 stalls listed by the organiser.
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Ura Matsuri in Oxford
Frank Chickens headline an alternative Japanese variety night of music, Enka, shamisen, Benshi storytelling, comedy and cabaret in Oxford.
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A Page of Madness with Live Score - UK Tour 2026
Teinosuke Kinugasa's 1926 Japanese avant-garde silent film tours seven UK cinemas and arts venues with a live solo-viola score by Hugo Max.
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End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland
Philippe Decouflé directs a Japanese-language stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel, starring Tatsuya Fujiwara in its European premiere at the Barbican.
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KIBOU October Sake Month Dinners 2026
Six guided Akashi-Tai sake dinners pair a tasting flight and welcome drink with KIBOU sharing or premium Tokujo menus across England.
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Comic Con Liverpool - October 2026
Comic Con Liverpool pairs celebrity panels, photos and autographs with cosplay, gaming and a current guest list led by Jude Law, David Harbour and Christopher Lloyd.
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Sheffield Anime & Gaming Con 2026
Sheffield Anime & Gaming Con brings VR music, live performers, anime theatre, tournaments, cosplay and more than 100 board games to voco Sheffield.
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Seth, KOUKI, TSUKASA and Sakura Zensen in London
Seth, KOUKI and TSUKASA bring a fan meeting and two-part Visual-kei and Enka live show to London, including Sakura Zensen's overseas debut.
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Akane Araki - UK Tour 2026
The 23-year-old crime sensation behind Murder at the End of the World makes her first UK appearances with the Japan Foundation.
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Boris - PINK 20th Anniversary UK Tour 2026
Boris marks PINK’s 20th anniversary across seven UK cities, with separate flood and Pink Days performances in Bristol.
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Battle Royale + Introduction by Actor Tatsuya Fujiwara
Kenji Fukasaku’s landmark Japanese film returns to the Barbican with an introduction by lead actor Tatsuya Fujiwara.
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The Maverick Visionary: The Cinematic World of Suzuki Seijun
Japan House London presents five Suzuki Seijun films, from Tokyo Drifter to the Taishō Trilogy, with Japanese dialogue and English subtitles.
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Kintsugi Japanese Pottery Repair Workshop in Didsbury
A two-hour guided Manchester workshop introducing kintsugi-inspired pottery repair, with pottery, lacquer and repair tools included.
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Haruki Murakami in Conversation + Tony Takitani
Haruki Murakami reads from The City and Its Uncertain Walls and discusses his work with Simon McBurney before a screening of Tony Takitani.
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Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2026
Kotatsu celebrates its 15th anniversary with three days of Japanese animation at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, including classics, contemporary films and an animator talk.
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Mako Con 2026
A not-for-profit, strictly 18+ hotel convention weekend in Glasgow's West End: cosplay, anime, gaming, Idol Fest, panels and three nights of parties.
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Newcastle Anime & Gaming Con 2026
Newcastle Anime & Gaming Con brings LELE, SYNTHONIE, DJ Manimal, anime, gaming, tabletop, cosplay, karaoke and panels to Event Northumbria.
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TAGS Fest - October 2026
A free Edinburgh festival pairing tabletop games and graphic storytelling with talks, panels, a games zone and a marketplace.
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Japan Fest Northampton 2026
Otaku World launches Japan Fest in Northampton for the first time, inside the cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens campus with crafts, food, performances and free parking.
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Look Back at BFI London Film Festival 2026
Hirokazu Kore-eda's live-action Look Back follows two aspiring manga artists through friendship, creative ambition and change at the BFI London Film Festival.
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Nao-cola Yamazaki - UK Tour 2026
The Japanese bestselling author of Don't Laugh at Other People's Sex Lives tours UK festivals with the Japan Foundation this October.
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MCM London Comic Con 2026
Cosplay, gaming, role-play, creators, guest sessions, panels and Pop Asia programming fill three days at ExCeL London.
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Japanese Calligraphy Workshops: Six-Week Course
A six-session shodō course in Louth moves from kanji and kana to personal phrases, haiku and a finished calligraphic work.
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BLAZE - RENGOKU EU Tour London 2026
BLAZE’s RENGOKU EU Tour reaches The Underworld, with a VIP photo session scheduled before the London show.
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Southampton Anime & Gaming Con 2026
AnimeLeague's Southampton weekend brings an interactive video-game concert, cyberpunk live music with VR workshops, gaming, anime theatre and cosplay.
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Ukraine Support Taiko Concert
London Taiko Drummers and St Mary's Ukrainian School Choir perform at a Putney fundraiser supporting cherry trees and aid for Ukraine.
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Haiku and Calligraphy Workshop
Write an English haiku, then copy Misako's Japanese calligraphic translation in this two-hour Louth workshop.
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Scotland Loves Anime 2026
Scotland's flagship anime film festival returns to Glasgow and a refurbished Edinburgh Filmhouse, with Redline confirmed for a director Q&A screening.
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Tradition/Rebellion: Coming-of-Age Style in Kitakyushu, Japan
Japan House London follows eight young adults in Kitakyushu as flamboyant coming-of-age kimono, styling and local creative industries take centre stage.
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HotaruCon 5 - Sport
An 18+ anime and Japanese-fandom hotel convention in Milton Keynes, with cosplay chess, masquerade, dealers hall, charity café and nightly parties.
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The Sound of Epic Anime, Birmingham
The Sound of Epic Anime brings a symphony orchestra to Birmingham for music from Naruto, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, Studio Ghibli and Makoto Shinkai.
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Brighton Anime & Gaming Con 2026
Brighton Anime & Gaming Con brings Brian Beacock, Penelope Rawlins, LELE, SYNTHONIE, Extra Lives and a broad fan programme to Brighton Racecourse.
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Haruki Murakami’s Jazz at Peter Cat: A Japanese Jazz Night
Three Japanese jazz groups recreate the atmosphere of Haruki Murakami’s Tokyo club Peter Cat with spoken-word elements, new visuals and commissioned stage design.
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Visual-kei Night Vol.18: Bloody Night
An 18+ London club night dedicated to J-rock, J-metal and Visual-kei, with DJs Kaoru Nagata and Hollie.
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Kyoto Jazz Massive Ft. Echoes of a New Dawn Orchestra
Kyoto Jazz Massive brings a ten-piece live ensemble to the EFG London Jazz Festival for a set of Japanese jazz, funk, broken beat and cosmic grooves.
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Hisaishi conducts Hisaishi - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Joe Hisaishi conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in his own music, led by the UK premiere of Concerto for Orchestra.
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Animangapop Cardiff Winter 2026
A Cardiff Bay anime and manga weekend with live stage performances, gaming tournaments, panels, a trader hall and voice actor Chloe Eves.
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SiM - HOOMAN AFTER ALL UK Tour 2027
The Attack on Titan hitmakers bring their seventh album to seven UK cities, with intimate club shows and a separately sold VIP meet-and-greet.
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Esprit D’Air - Aeons & Constellations UK Tour 2027
Esprit D’Air plays two career-spanning sets in seven UK cities, pairing Aeons with the tenth anniversary of Constellations.
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MONO - Snowdrop World Tour London 2027
MONO opens Part 1 of the Snowdrop World Tour at Electric Ballroom on 20 February, with special guests to be announced.
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Death Note: The Musical
The Barbican returns its London stage musical adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s Death Note manga from 23 March to 15 May 2027; new 2027 casting is to be announced.
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More ways to get your fix
Shop our shelves on eBay
Anime figures, blind box toys and fan collectibles - all of our items live on our eBay store, ready to order today.
Visit our eBay storeBrowse our manga library
Wondering what's on the reading wall? Our whole in-store collection is catalogued on Libib - have a browse before you visit.
Browse the collectionMissing something? Request a series
Neko Catch - our little game
Help the Dokkadoki café cat catch coffee, manga and sakura (and dodge the chillies!) in our cosy arcade game for iPhone.
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