The Bandai Namco Cross Store Birmingham is Bandai Namco’s own shop at 42 New Street, open from 10am to 7pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday. It is the second Cross Store in the UK and has the country’s only Tamashii Nations Official Shop, alongside GASHAPON capsule toys, Ichibankuji prize draws and an official ONE PIECE CARD GAME shop.
Inside the Bandai Namco Cross Store on New Street, Birmingham
Where the Bandai Namco Cross Store is on New Street, and when it opens
- Address: Unit 2, 42 New Street, Birmingham B2 4EG
- Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10am to 7pm and Sunday 11am to 5pm, according to the store’s own page
- Nearest station: Birmingham New Street
- Entry: free, with no ticket needed to browse
- Website: Bandai Namco Cross Store UK
The shop is in the unit that used to be Muji, near Gail’s, according to Central BID Birmingham. It closed on Easter Sunday in both 2025 and 2026, so check the store’s social channels before an Easter visit.
Open since 14 April 2025, in the old Muji unit
Bandai Namco Amusement Europe announced the Birmingham shop on 28 February 2025 as its second UK flagship, spread over two storeys. John McKenzie, the company’s managing director, called Birmingham a great central location for a second store.
Press were shown round on Thursday 10 April 2025, and the doors opened to the public on Monday 14 April 2025.
The only Tamashii Nations Official Shop in the UK
TAMASHII NATIONS is the collectors’ figure brand of BANDAI SPIRITS, with figures from series such as Gundam and Dragon Ball. Its name comes from the Japanese word for soul.
The store’s own posts in May and July 2025 describe its Tamashii Nations Official Shop as found only in Birmingham. The Camden store in London does not list one.
Crane Crossing, where every go ends with a prize
Crane Crossing is the store’s set of crane machines. You keep playing until you win, so every go ends with a prize, from plush toys to small collectables. Prizes shown by the store in autumn 2026 included Naruto plush mascots and My Hero Academia mini figures from Banpresto.
GASHAPON capsule toys and the Ichibankuji prize draw
GASHAPON is Bandai’s name for its capsule toys and the machines that sell them. Turn the handle and a capsule drops out with a small collectable inside.
Ichibankuji is a ticket draw for figures and other collectables. You buy a ticket, peel it to reveal a letter and collect the matching prize. Every ticket wins something, and players must be 16 or over.
ONE PIECE CARD GAME sessions you can book in Birmingham
The official shop sells the card game and runs weekly events, including tutorial sessions for new players, welcome events and store tournaments. Birmingham has its own online booking page and a calendar of events for each month, both linked from the store’s events page.
Tamagotchi, anime figures and Japanese stationery
The store’s own page also lists a Tamagotchi shop, MegaHouse for premium anime figures, Banpresto for figures and plush toys, and Sun-Star Stationery, a Japanese stationery maker in the Bandai Namco Group.
Conventions and other anime shops near New Street
TokyoToys on Corporation Street and Worlds Apart on Smallbrook Queensway are both a short walk away, and both appear in our guide to anime conventions in Birmingham. In London, the first UK shop is the Bandai Namco Cross Store Camden.
Bandai Namco Cross Store Birmingham questions
Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7pm and Sunday from 11am to 5pm, according to the store’s own page.
It is at Unit 2, 42 New Street, B2 4EG, in the former Muji unit. Birmingham New Street is the nearest station.
No. The store’s own posts describe it as found only at the Birmingham store.
No booking is needed to shop. ONE PIECE CARD GAME sessions can be booked online through the store’s events page.
