It is probably better we don’t have a place like this in California or I would spend too much money.

When people think of Mexico I think most people in the USA think of either beaches or ancient times such as Pre-Hispanic or Spanish Colonialism. Mexico is that but when it comes to Mexico City people need to understand that it is a major metropolis. As such, there is A LOT of new things in Mexico City. All of that gets incorporated into the cosmo of Mexican Culture.

Point in case is Friki Plaza. Friki Plaza is a four story anime/game/geek store. All four floors, plus the basement of the mall are dedicated to the pursuit of the Otaku culture. On the ground floor you have cell phones, DVDs, and Comic books. The second floor was dedicated to card games such as Pokemon, Magic, and Yugigo. The third floor had all sorts of Otaku snacks such as ramen, soft serve ice cream, okonomiyki, and takoyaki. The fourth floor had every game system you could imagine, which for a small fee you could rent and play. The basement was dedicated to cosplay, things like make up, hats, and wigs.

I liked this pokemon mural, very creative.

Denise like the Storm Trooper riding a horse.

AJ and I spent $25 pesos (about $1.50 USD) to play video games for an hour.

One of the many murals, this one was a of a green dragon.

On the second floor they had benches where players had non-stop card tournaments.

For $75 pesos (about $4.20 USD) you rolled two dice and could potentially win a very good card.

A lot of Magic the Gathering cards. Interesting was that they preferred English cards.

Describing it sounds very Japanese, but it somehow it wasn’t. It had Japanese stuff but the environment was somehow very Mexican. Once again Mexico took a modern idea and made it into their own.