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In the beginning there was Giant Robot, the magazine. First created in 1994 as the hand-published, black-and-white pet project of two UCLA graduates, the publication has evolved into a glossy Asian pop culture...
citysearch.com - expert review - 05/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i adore giant robot. love the mags, love the stores. i don't work down the street anymore, so when i come up, i'm planning on spending some serious time on sawtelle. first, get some ramen or get your…
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
it was amusing to see all these nano-tiny toys, funny & awesome tshirts like obey, and urban books. i would have stayed longer & bought something totally useless if it weren't hot inside!
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've prolly never laughed so hard in a toy store before. This is where I discovered that scary but goofy bear character with the blood on his claws? The one who ends up mauling his young boy…
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The merchandise in the store is top notch cute or as they say in Japan, "kawaii!". Hope I spelled that right. Now I'm not a hipster nor someone who dresses up messy for the sake of looking like a…
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My experience with GR was disappointing. After finally getting to visit the store, I was surprised by how dirty it was. Items in the window showed terrible sun damage and there must have been a…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I spy: - Obey shirts/sweaters!
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I go to Giant Robot every time I need to find a unique/artsy/funny gift for someone...they have everything from Asian movies DVDs, indie comic books, artsy picture/coffee table books, plushies, key…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There's so much cool stuff in this store, and at their gr2 store, I just want to buy the whole store. But I'm not rich so that's not going to happen, LOL. But yea there's alot of cool stuff you can…
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A must-stop in Los Angeles if you're a regular GR reader/shopper. I can now claim I've been to all GR's stores (LA, SF, NYC) and GR LA still shows its humble roots. A nice mish-mash of plushies,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Reminds me of going to "KIDDIELAND" in Japan. Cute gifts and awesome art books and comic books.
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Giant Robot is awesome! Although I have rarely gone to Sawtelle for the sole purpose of going to GR, it's such a fun place to go after grabbing lunch. Their eclectic and unique books, toys, shirts,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Walking in here is like being in Harajuku. Great toys, wry little t-shirts, niche magazines, and other things I don't really need (but really want).
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Been coming here for years, Cool staff, great selection of T-shirts, books, videos and other unique items. Been to the original GR, GR2, GR/eats and GRNY. Well worth the time to check out, Its more…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used always go here to pick up the latest Anthem magazine. (I used to live right on Sawtelle. Then I'd browse the t-shirts and books. Sometimes I'd try to talk to the cute indie chick cashier girl.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Numero 51 in a long list of Yelps on this uber-cool shop. They offer a cool selection of unique t-shirts, and a wide assortment of funky useless but cool junk from Japan. It's a cool spot to pick up…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Giant Robot and Giant Robot 2 are excellent staples in the mini-Tokyo section of Sawtelle. When I am making my hour long Death Race commute back into Hollywood from the Westsiiiide, I like to make a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
just like the one in SF - but I like the SF one better has a bunch of crazy stuff I couldn't find anywhere else - artwork, toys, clothes, and lil kitchy things
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
^_^ What more can I say?
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fun place with interesting T-Shirts for people who are into something with a twist of Tokyo pop culture. Sometimes Giant Robot has interesting art pieces hanging on their walls from various up and…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
think of it as a little store in tokyo that carries cool shirts and little things, artwork and etc, it is more like a mom and pop store instead of a chain store kinda feel to it. Everything is a…
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
GIANT ROBOT - doesn't the name say it all?! What kind of store with this name would not have interesting paraphernalia? I have been a fan of Giant Robot for many years as well as GR2. When I'm not…
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
See, again, extremely cool name = extremely cool store. (It's a good rule of thumb). "Giant Robot."
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome t-shirts with a Tokyo vibe. A great place for fun little Japanese toys and and J -pop culture. One of the best things about this place is the books. interesting books ranging from Tokyo…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For all vinyl-toy lovers, the must-visit homage store.
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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The T-shirt selection here is so cool. The selection of foreign toys is great too. This store has an odd mix of things but you'll definately find something that will peak your interest.
kudzu.com - user review - 11/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to get gifts. Really cute and unusual stuff.
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
1UP for Giant Robot! Love the toys. Great for gifts. This is my favorite of the popcultarttoystores because it holds more Super Mario stuff. Whoever isn't down with the Mushroom Kingdom can shove…
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I dare you to go in and come out empty-handed! This place is great for gifts ... whether you're buying them for yourself or someone else. They have a nice selection of toys, stationary, stickers,…
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am a kid and Giant Robot is my candy store. Definitely my secret, fall back, last minute birthday present store as well as a "I need more of those animal shaped paper clips right now" kinda store.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is why i miss LA... i could spend forever gazing upon the cutness in ths place. hi, do you like japanese toys? i do...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Love the products, love the magazine, love the whole idea of GR. But the sales assistants? SUCK. Everytime I walk into one of their stores (well, original, GR2, and SF), the person at the cash…
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For some reason I thought this was a Kid Robot store, but I like it better. More fun stuff like and loads of cool books, toys and tees. By coincidence, I just realized that I have been to their NYC…
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the good: * great selection of t-shirts if you're in the market for a cool t
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place reminds me of a smaller Kinokuniya store, except all the cool stationary, odds and ends, and books are all in one place. I found myself drooling over the tokidoki shirts for the longest…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i love coming in here to browse while i try to figure out where to chow down on Sawtelle. my two favorite hoodies came from here and there's just a ton of stuff to browse through/buy if you're lookin…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love this store, though it's a little expensive. My favorite part is the little toys that come in capsules. Yes, you have to pay a mark up for them, but you also don't have to take your chances with…
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came in here to find a birthday gift for a coworker and ended up buying some cool stuff for myself too. He ended up with t-shirts and I bought some windup insects for my niece. I think my niece ended…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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Having been in the store on Sunset Blvd., I fell in love with Giant Robot almost immediately. I am inspired by the very hip niche products they carry. The atmosphere is fun, and the salespeople friendly. A...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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Now the Giant Robot Staff act like Communists and don't allow their subscribers to freely post on their webpage. Continuously altering users posts and stiffling their abilities to express themselves freely in...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to come here all the time when I lived on the Westside and spend my hard-earned money on toy robots, Uglydolls, zines, t-shirts with monkeys on them, and other similarly unnecessary and yet…
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my weaknesses in LA. I can't go in there and NOT spend money. Love the toys, love the books and mags. Great T-shirts. Christ... what ISN'T cool here? It's where I discovered Mr. P!
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
fun stuff, but nothing really you can't find elsewhere or online...I dunno, I was underwhelmed at the store's tiny size and lack of stuff but it was worth a single trip.
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
great toy store to find off beat and hip toys for any age. i usually stop in once a month for work purposes and always want to take something home. def. a great place for gifts for friends. oh and its…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love these types of stores. the artwork is def. my style, and u can tell by my artwork. i wish there were more places like this around in LA. It is def. a treasure.
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I used to work in West LA on Sawtelle Blvd. I always thought this place was piece of hell hole that sells pieces of junk. It didn't really impressed me much back then, but as the reviews seemed to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one funky little place right off of Sawtelle that shouldn't be missed if you're into kitschy Jap-o-naise goodies. A while back I was on a mission to find the "XO" Uglydoll for a friend of mine…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite purveyor of Uglydolls and hip t-shirts that I do not see on everyone else! Beyond that it is also a great place to check out graphic novels and tchotchki that you will not find anywhere…
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've never been to this location but I've ordered from them a couple times. They have a wide range of merchandise available in their online store from Candy to T-shirts to Skateboards. Most of the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place is my candy store...i love all the stickers, toys, shirts, books, and stuffed animals they have there. I always have to hold tight on my wallet so that credit card doesn't do damage…
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
giant robot is awesome. there are always some dope toys, books, clothing, accessories. last thing i ot there was a knitted peapod ummm... thing? i dunno what you would call it but i put my chapsticks…
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the first designer toy stores I visited and I loved it. They have a lot of witty t-shirts, designer plushes, blind boxed vinyls, keychains, stickers, etc. They're not overpriced…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
gaawd i miiiissss this store! i wish they would open one like this in san francisco (okay, they do have one in sf but is not as big nor as cool). the tshirt selection is off da hook! boys, i…
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Loads of fun Japanese toys, books, and T-shirts. I don't understand Conji, but damn those toys are cool.
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This store is too cool for school! It's a must stop for me whenever I am in the LA area. I love the imported toys and t-shirts and great selection of books that they have. Check out Volcano Tea if…
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Giant Robot dominates Sawtelle, disintegrating everything in it's path. Stylish t-shirts, irreverent but meaningful pop culture mag, artists I've never heard of but I'm glad to know, and owners that…
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think they have useless stuff like rubber bands shaped like people but id'e probably still buy them and other some what useless stuff at that store cause there cool novelty items
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, so all of the GR stores are cool. You have to admit it. They have all those artsy things from Japan that you can buy to feel all like hipsterish and "omg, I totally know more about this artsy…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sure, Giant Robot is too cool - especially for old guys, like me. But it's really low-key, and you can browse the art books, the graphic novels, and the eclectic collection of weird Japanese toys…
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Where did it come from? You'd think Shepard Fairey had something to do with these stores. Though iron t shirts should be getting old, and we could just as easily get a great selection of much of the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Giant Robot Store is a novel I cannot put down. I go here all the time and I empty my wallet on the Cash register and ask how many HK Cinema DVDs, Tinpos, Notebooks, T-Shirts, Literature, Ugly Dolls,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2006
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Spawned from the popular Asian-American pop culture 'zine of the same name, the Giant Robot store and it sister shop/gallery down the street, GR2 are always full of twisted toys, geeky guilty pleasures (Asian...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This companion store to Giant Robot is only about a block away. While I am not sure what the difference is supposed to be between the two stores, this store feels more "arty" to me. While the store…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2006
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This awesome little store is on the strip of Sawtelle near some fantastic Japanese restaurants and s...
judysbook.com - user review - 02/27/2006
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If you're looking for a gift for that person who has everything, why not try Japanese toys? Giant R...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is actually GR2, where you'll find great art and prints, plus some cool clothing and accessories. VERY hip.
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store. I'm a little bit happy that we DON'T have one in Chicago, becuase I'd spend way too much money there. In case you aren't familiar, here's a little history lesson of just what…
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2005
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If you like Japanese manga and cartoon figures, this store is definitely worth a visit. They sell a ...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/08/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The original GR store (now expanded to GR2 gallery, GREats, GRSilverlake, GRSF and GRNYC). I cut my teeth here going to school on the westside and falling in love with the magazine's cutting edge…
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Like Antarctica, this place is way too cool for me, but I'm glad to know it's out there. It trends, I mean tends, to be a little artier than Giant Robot magazine itself, but it shares the mag's sense…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2005
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