garmin gpsAfter scrolling through the closest Japanese restaurants popping up on my Garmin GPS, I choose one I’ve never been to before. As the Garmin GPS reeled off orders to turn right, stay left and exit in two miles, I got to the front door of a place more authentic then I expected. The menu was in Japanese and sweet imported rolls sat in baskets next to the counter for people looking for foods straight from Japan. They had everything from bubble tea to teriyaki chicken. What made this place unique was what lay behind the five-foot barrier behind the table booths.

 Along with Japanese food, they had shelves and shelves of anime. Thousands of the most popular anime matched with posters, couches and computers to use the internet. A sign read, “3 dollar a year anime library membership. 20% off food with membership. 3 dollars an hour for internet and library.” I don’t know much about anime but the food was good and it was very cool to look at all the colorful, balloon shaped cartoons adorning the stacks of comic book literature. My Garmin GPS struck a homerun finding this place.