A café where you can read manga. They are a staple in Japan, but these novelty cafés are starting to pop up worldwide.

Please read our blog post entry on the topic here.

While we are no longer a full-fledged café with a physical location, we are keeping the spirit of manga cafés alive....online.

It's a long story, but in short, we closed our Toronto location (1344 Danforth Ave) due to a host of factors (shortage of funds, challenging economic conditions, etc.)

After reviewing our options and the opportunities available to us, we decided to pivot from operating as a café to a manga bookstore.

We sure hope so!

When we do return to a physical location, it will be as a bookstore and snack store (café in spirit only).

Our selection of manga continues to grow every month as we pivot from a café to a fully virtual bookstore!

Browse our current selection here.

Backorders are products that are currently out of stock but will be stocked at some point.

On the product page, it will indicate if a product is either Backorder Available, on Supplier Backorder, or Backorder Unavailable.

Yes, there are select products available to order despite being out of stock.

You can buy select products on backorder! On the product page, it will indicate if a product is either Backorder Available, on Supplier Backorder, or Backorder Unavailable.

BACKORDER AVAILABLE

Out of stock with us, but in-stock with our suppliers (for example: One Piece Box Set 2). You can place your order for this product by selecting Add to Cart (On Demand).

We will source the product from our suppliers as soon as you place the order. We then wait receive the product from our supplier. Once received, we then ship the product to you. This process will take 15+ business days.

SUPPLIER BACKORDER

Out of stock with both us AND our supplier's inventory. You can place your order for this product by selecting Add to Cart (On Demand).

In this case, the supplier has to receive the product from the publisher before shipping it to us.Once received, we then ship the product to you. This process will take 15+ business days.

(The Revolutionary Girl Utena Complete Box Set is an example of a product on supplier backorder).

BACKORDER UNAVAILABLE

Out of stock, and currently not accepting orders. The Add to Cart button will be disabled on the product page.

NEED FURTHER ASSISTANCE?

Message us by clicking on the chat icon on the bottom right of the page OR via our contact form. We will get back to you in 1 business day.

We ship worldwide!

Please read our full shipping terms before placing your order.

The One-Shot Manga Café offers price matching for Canadian customers! If you find a lower price from a Canadian retailer, we’ll give you the difference plus 10% in store credit.

Found a better offer elsewhere? Submit your price matching request here.

Eligibility:

• Price matching is available for Canadian orders only. Competing offers must be in CAD.
• The item must have been purchased from The One-Shot Manga Café within the last 7 days.

How it works:

1. Submit a request with proof of the lower price.
2. We’ll review your request within 3 business days.
3. If approved, you’ll receive store credit for the price difference plus an extra 10% of the competitor’s price.

Yes, we do! You can purchase them using the link below:

Gift cards can be used for purchases from our online store.

We see what you did there!

Yes, we have plans to expand our offerings to include smut, including but not limited to ecchi, hentai, etc. in the near-future!

We are currently affiliated with Jlist, a leading distributor of such products. do check them out! (Must be 18 years of age or older).

Yes, we can convert your old gift card and gift certificate into a new eGift Card of the same value, for use on our online store!

Please contact us if:

a) If you donated your old manga volumes to us in exchange for a gift card AND never redeemed it

OR

b) If you received a paper gift certificate (on paper) AND never redeemed it.

No, we are longer longer accepting donations or sales of used/second-hand manga and/or merchandise.

When the café first opened, we offered customers gift cards in exchange for their used manga to build our in-store library.

Since our Toronto location (1344 Danforth Ave) closed, we have sold some of the manga to interested parties, and donated the rest to local libraries.