borghe said:
So where do you pick up manga there? Is it all over at newsstands or is it located in comic book shop-equivalents? not too worried about anime.. actually more curious to tune into some either early in the morning or late at night on tv.. umm.. how do internet cafe's work?
Every bookstore will have a large manga section. If you're really interested, though, you should go to the Mandarake shops, off the Nakano station -- several stores filled with manga, games, dojinshi, cosplay accessories, old pop-culture antiques, and so forth. Hours of browsing and very cheap prices.
Book off is also cheap, but that's a humdrum chain store, whereas Mandarake is totally an otaku paradise.
Anime, check the Japan Times.
Internet cafes and manga kissa charge like 300 yen for the first hour and 100 yen for every hour afterwards. Most also have deals where you can spend all night reading manga, watching DVDs, playing PS2 games etc for 1200 yen, which is good for when you miss the last train out of Shinjuku.
As far as manga kissa go (which I am more famliar with), you go in, choose which seat you want, choose smoking or non, then pay for your time in advance.
