{"id":10042,"date":"2020-09-01T15:30:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T06:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fromjapan.co.jp\/en\/?p=10042"},"modified":"2021-05-17T12:07:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T03:07:44","slug":"how-to-buy-from-melonbooks-japans-one-stop-shop-for-all-things-doujin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fromjapan.co.jp\/en\/how-to\/how-to-buy-from-melonbooks-japans-one-stop-shop-for-all-things-doujin.html","title":{"rendered":"How to buy from Melonbooks – Japan\u2019s one-stop-shop for all things Doujin"},"content":{"rendered":"

All information is accurate as of time of\u00a0publication.<\/em><\/p>\n

What is Melonbooks?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Melonbooks is one of Japan\u2019s biggest doujin specialist shops, selling fan-made doujinshi, anime Blu-rays, video games, and much more! Melonbooks boasts 31 brick-and-mortar stores across Japan, with their two biggest stores being in otaku paradise Akihabara.<\/p>\n

While Melonbooks specializes primarily for those looking for well… \u201cmelons,\u201d Melonbooks\u2019 sister store Fromagee sells a plethora of BL doujinshi for those more interested in yaoi titles. No matter what your preference, Melonbooks has you covered!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Melonbooks does not ship outside of Japan or accept non-Japanese payment methods. Melonbooks\u2019 site is also rather difficult to navigate if you can\u2019t read Japanese. But that doesn\u2019t mean you have to give up on your doujin dreams! Read on to see how easy it is to buy doujinshi from Melonbooks and Fromagee with FROM JAPAN.<\/p>\n

Shop with FROM JAPAN!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

How to buy from Melonbooks and Fromagee using FROM JAPAN<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The method of buying from Melonbooks and Fromagee is the same, so no matter which site you\u2019re using, you can follow this guide!<\/p>\n

Step 1. Go to Melonbooks\u2019<\/a> or Fromagee\u2019s<\/a> official homepage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please make sure you\u2019ve accessed Melonbooks.co.jp and not Melonbooks.com, their online store for digital content. As of late 2018, it appears that all non-Japanese IPs have been blocked from accessing the Melonbooks.com URL, but the Melonbooks\u2019 storefront for physical media is still fine.<\/p>\n

Currently, Melonbooks\u2019 site has no English-language support, but running the site through Google Translate will help enough to start navigating. For more specific queries, FROM JAPAN\u2019s multi-lingual Customer Service<\/a> team can help you with any Japanese language troubles you may have.<\/p>\n

Step 2. Get searching!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Melonbooks<\/p>\n

There are several ways you can search for doujin content on Melonbooks or Fromagee. If you have a particular title or series in mind, then you can search for it in the site\u2019s search bar. You can also send our Customer Service<\/a> team a message if you need any help with Japanese.<\/p>\n

On the left-hand side of the site, you can search within lots of useful categories including:<\/p>\n