Comic Toranoana (ã³ãÂÂãÂÂã¯ã¨ãÂÂã®ãÂÂãª) is a dà Âjin shop operated by the Toranoana Inc. (æ ªå¼Âä¼Â社 èÂÂã®穴). This shop specializes in selling manga-related items. It is also known by the name, "Toranoana", or simply, "Tora".
In 1996, the company was established as a yugen kaisha. Soon the company expanded, with Akihabara as a center of this expansion, to many places in Tokyo and other large cities. Then in 2003, the company was converted into a kabushiki kaisha.
The name, "Toranoana", comes from the name of the professional wrestling company of the same name in the anime series Tiger Mask.
Currently there is only 1 store in Japan, others closed a few years ago.