Maneki Neko

I love this store! I found myself wandering down every aisle and picking up something that I had to have.
They have a great supply of beauty items such as most of the NYX products as well as bargain beauty lines like Profusion and the LA Girl concealers and matte lipsticks. This is definitely a stop for inexpensive but quality beauty items.
They also had a variety of Japanese/​Chinese/​Korean beauty products such as makeup, lotions, face masks, eye lashes, beauty tools, hair dye, etc. It’s a little overwhelming but I do like the variety. In addition to the beauty products, they sell a bunch of cute pens, stationary, trinkets, and figures.
There wasn’t a lot of interaction from the workers when I was browsing through the aisles, but I didn’t mind since I like shopping by myself anyways. The cashiers were very kind and polite and even gave me a free calendar with my purchase. Definitely stopping by here the next time I’m in Little Tokyo!

Dear Maneki Neko,
First of all, I think you guys should learn how to treat your customers better. Like do you guys even want to get paid?! Secondly, it was only 10:45 PM (22:45) when my friend and I walked in. I’m 200% sure that means we had 15 minutes to browse and shop. It also mean 15 more minutes that you lied on your customers that you were closed and kicked them out. I don’t know what is worst– kicking out your customers or trying to close shop earlier because you wanted to go home. I mean if your LED open light was off then I get it– you’re closed. But you aren’t when I saw that light on. Finally, to the ginger hair guy who kicked us out, are you beaker from the muppets? If you don’t think so, then you are one rude staff who shouldn’t treat your customers that way.
Sincerely, a dissatisfied customer

My friend and I walked in 15 mins before the place closed. We were literally looking around in there for 3 mins and the clerk rudely said «We’re closed!» then proceeded to kick us out immediately. That dude looks like the muppet beaker.

Maneki Neko has a lot of cute things. I found an adorable set of 6 mini hedgehog-​shaped clips.

They have tons of great, affordable products! Very friendly and great customer service

I always have to stop by when I am in LA. I am like a kid in a candy store when I enter! Maneki Neko carries primarily beauty products, which I can’t help but wander the aisles and browse at the pretty packaged goods. Aside from the beauty goodies, they also carry a variety of novelty items; from skincare products, beauty tools, hair color, clothes, cell phone cases, stationary, etc., which I can look at all day.
This place can get busy, yet still manage to stay pretty organized. My only complaint is the aisles are a bit narrow.
For the last times I have been here, my favorite sheet masks have been on sale! I sure take advantage of the sale and grab a couple to accommodate my holy grail mask. Maneki Neko sure has my support!

This is one of many knick knack shops in Little Tokyo that sells lot of solar powered figures but this place also seems to do well with its line of cosmetic goods. I see more people coming in here to get make up stuff than anything else. I have no input in that area but I like the price on solar powered figures. I shopped around and this one seems to have the lowest price. I got two maneki nekos (happy cat/​beckoning cat) here. Other places in the area were charging about $ 9 for the same item. This place was selling for just $ 6. I also found an owl solar figure that was going for $ 8-​$ 9 at other shops but this place had it for just $ 6.
There aren’t any other items that interest me but I will come back if I want to get more maneki nekos.

Located at the Japanese Village Plaza.
This store has a decent variety of clothes, beauty products, novelty items, etc. Employees aren’t all that friendly. The store is neat and organized. Glad we dropped by for a quick visit.

Well stocked selection of cosmetics. i dig it.
Note if you are looking for NYX’s lip matte cream, circa feb 2015, don’t. She only had coral. folks are cleaning this shops stock!
Edit:
March ‘15
She has them in stock, now. Just saying go get them while available. Trust me I’ve been on the hunt. It’s hard finding shops that have the colors I want (Copenhagen).

Love Maneki Neko, omgosh, love this place so much. Every time I come here, I don’t leave without spending at least 50 dollars T_​_​_​T They have an excellent selection of Asian (Korean, Japanese) beauty items (cause that’s all I buy) The staff is really friendly and always willing to answer a question I might have. The only grudge I have with this place is this store is too small. It’s always packed on the Weekends and theres just not enough room to explore and take your time looking at things cause you’re always bumping into someone or someones bumping into you. And I find that other stores (or websites) sell the same items for waaaay cheaper, but that’s what happens when you don’t have certain cosmetic brands readily available :/​Other than that, highly recommend this place.

Cutesy little place for novelty items and NYX. I saw alot of interesting cosmetics and things that I could probably find cheaper elsewhere, but given the location the prices seem to be fair. What’s lacking here is the customer service. The workers chit chat behind the register and don’t greet you when you walk in. Then when you ask where something is they point instead of walking over there. The other reviews also say the customer service can improve, so its not just something I experienced. I think I will try the other locations because they seem to have a nicer selection.

I was excited to check all the wonderful make-​up products they have here. They do have an amazing selection of NYX and other reasonable priced beauty tools at this place. Unfortunately, I was not even greeted or no help was even offered. I guess, you get what you pay for. Still, I am huge on customer service, and this place has none.
Anyway, I still perused and ended up purchasing a few items, including three of a lip tint that I have been wanting to try. For only $ 3.99 a pop, why not get a few! Unfortunately, stupid me did not notice that two out of three that I picked up was a tester. I have done this a few times at other stores, but the cashier as nice enough to notice and get me a brand new sealed product. My total purchase came to $ 21 but the two tubes cost $ 10.00. That’s $ 10 down the drain for my recklessness and the lack of customer service (ie. attention to detail) of the cashiers. Will never go back to this place. Sad since I do like the products they carry.

This maneki neko is smaller than others. They also don’t mention about their VIP card at this location. My experience today would be based of customer service, not the store it’s self. There were 2 cashiers working on one customer chatting away in mandarin about the product. Just small talk, not anything like questions etc. they held up a Long line for a good 5 – 10 minutes. There’s lots Of cosmetics from japan but not as much from Korea. Also the charger we bought brand new doesn’t even work! Ai ya. This particular location is way smaller. Id rather just got to the one at the mall.

This store carries all sorts of strange. Are you looking for nail polish, beauty accessories, make up, hair dye, house slippers, a parasol, a trinket an obscure gadget or a sword? Chances are, Maneki Neko probably has it.
They carry an impressive selection of NYX products, even items I can’t find at a traditional drugstore. I like that you can sample the products before you buy. Prices are comparable to what you may expect to pay online or at any shop, but they have a far greater selection that is nicely displayed, like what you’d expect at a Sephora. They have all sorts of fake eyelashes, I’ve never seen such variety – everything from individual and natural to ostentatious and gaudy. They also have an aisle of nail polish, boasting such brands as OPI and Essie. I get my nail polish cheaper elsewhere, but this place is great if you need a specific color in a pinch.
They accept credit cards, though I believe there is a $ 10 minimum.

Great selection of hair coloring and skin care products (toner, lotion, masks). Not a lot of variety in terms of actual makeup products. And then they also have asian cute things like rilakkuma car incense.
The price is standard imported price. Obviously more expensive than if u get it from asia but fair.
Customer service does not exist but i knew what iw anted/​needed and for me it was good they didnt try to sell me some extra stuff.
A good mix of good quality japanese products and cheap chinese/​korean products so u can choose how much u want to spend.

On a 1 – 10 Scale: Selection = 7 | Service = 5 | Price/​Value = 7
In Ten Words: From makeup to lucky cats– everything but the kitchen sink!
SELECTION:
This is a fairly large store compared to the others at the Japanese Village Plaza. It has a lot of makeup (including that huge wall of NYX Cosmetics and FairyDrops Mascara that Sephora stopped selling), Asian skin care, miscellany (swords or tea sets, anybody?), and tchotchkes (shelves of lucky cats to choose from, among other items). The brands generally aren’t the high-​end kind that you’d find at exclusively-​Japanese stores, but they do have a few quality items (e.g. Essie nail polish).
SERVICE:
The customer service rep — a young girl busy on her cell phone — was nice enough and sincerely tried to be helpful when I had a question for her. Unfortunately, there was a language barrier as her grasp of English was minimal. Since most of the products do not have English translations and your salesperson may not be able to help, you’re on your own if you don’t read/​speak Japanese, Korean, and/​or Chinese. Nonetheless, I appreciated her happy and welcoming demeanor.
PRICE/​VALUE:
To put it plainly: There’s a lot of cheap stuff in there; «cheap» as in low quality and/​or «cheap» as in relatively inexpensive. You pretty much get what you pay for there; at the very least, the prices are fair.
Overall, it’s a fun look-​through the first time you go into Maneki Neko, but once you get the gist of what they carry, you’ll probably either become a return customer because they carry a hard-​to-​find specialty item or never walk in again unless you have out-​of-​town guests. Browsing the store a second time can be boring as the novelty would have worn off.

This little store carries lots of female products: nail polish, lotions, shampoos, fake eyelashes, cosmetics, etc. Also some kitchen items and Hello Kitty stuff. Seemed like a decent store with items at good prices but a majority of products have no English labeling so I mostly stared blankly at them, wondering what the heck they were.

Tons of NYX products here– it’s right along the wall in the front, you can’t miss it. I swear, a third of the store consists of makeup/​nail polishes/​skin care/​hair products/​eyelashes… a great selection. Unfortunately they didn’t have the Dolly WInk liquid eyeliner so I had to go to another store in this Plaza.
Reasonable prices – nothing too high end. They do have a small BB Cream/​whitening products section towards the front of the store. However, for a larger selection of those products, I’d recommend visiting «Make Asobi» (
).

Why have I never noticed this store before? Damn, has it really been that long since I was in Little Tokyo?
Apparently the other Japanese store right across from them doesn’t sell Red Cherry eyelashes anymore (anyone seen them anywhere.) so I came here to check out their eyelash collection. they have A LOT of nail polishes, eyelashes, and other cosmetics here (NYX, lipliners galore). A lot of the cosmetics are in Japanese/​Chinese (?) so I wish I knew what they said — and this is going to sound weird but there eyelashes are so small, I’m looking for big tranny lashes. I found a pair, however, they were priced at $ 4.50 so they are a bit pricey by my standards.
They also have cute little phone charms and jewelry and über cute little skeleton statues that I loved. If I’m in the area I would stop by here again — especially for the nail polish I saw by the door ($ 6.00 a bottle but it looked so cute).
Minus a star because during my transaction the ladies at the counter continued their conversation in Japanese, no «hello», no «thank you» — just «$ 4.89».
Courtesy is universal ladies…

The Beckoning Cat. The Money Cat. The Good Luck Cat
This kitty cat is brand new and just opened in a blossoming Japanese Village Plaza. The plaza is currently undergoing a remodel job and getting a new face. I have to say. seeing a new store open was a long awaited site for sore eyes.
The store is full of trinquets and Japanese Novelty items. It is full of the things you don’t need but love to look at. Great gift items.
The store is large and has a great many items. The ladies working there are nice and helpful.
A definite stop on your trip to Little Tokyo.