POP Little Tokyo

I’ve never seen a t-​shirt seller like this. T-​shirt designs that are trendy, kooky, nerdy, but not over the edge, and not ‘trying too hard’. You’ve never seen anythign like it. My favorite t-​shirts come from POP. The design stays fresh after repeated washings, and the base shirt is 100% cotton, feels like the ones from American Apparel, and is very soft and high quality. The women’s cuts are true to size and flattering. Can be a bit pricey, but completely worth it. I love this place.

Two words — tshirts folded and shaped to look like vinyl covers. Ok, maybe that wasn’t two words, and not even three words, but it’s Monday morning and I am too sleepy to comprehend how many words I will be writing. However, what I can comprehend is that yesterday I went into the coolest store ever. Yes it’s only a t-​shirt store; so you’d think you would be entering a boring store like every other tshirt store out there, with boring sad tshirts hanging on plastic hangers… but this store completely blew me away with its creativity. Let me repeat, their tees are shaped to look like record covers. You will find no boring tees hanging on hangers here.
At first I did think that POP was a music record store mainly because of the name to begin with, but also because of the presentation and the lay out. It looks exactly like Amoeba or any store that sells records pretty much, but after picking up a couple of the «records» with funny phrases like «I’d rather be high» or «I’m with psycho» it kind of hit me… wait this can’t be a record, what kind of music is this!!! And then when I saw a size I was like wait these are shirts!!! Yes maybe I am a little slow, and perhaps you will realize that it’s a tshirt store right off the bet, but I had no idea which is exactly what I think POP was going for; and they achieved it well.
Definitely stop by here if you need a couple of casual tees with catchy sayings and quotes or just if you feel like browsing around and having a good laugh. Guaranteed if you don’t buy anything you’ll still get a giggle from some of the phrases on the shirts. Stupid pot head humor, but hey who doesn’t like that every once in awhile.

+ Simply designed store
+ Tons of choices
+ Sale rack has good prices
— Quite pricey for an average tshirt
I found this store after coming out of a nearby restaurant. I enjoyed the simple design where everything was neatly displayed for the customer. I found a number of shirts I liked, but sadly I thought they were a bit expensive for an average tshirt. For a more expensive shirt, I would expect something more fitted vs. a «simple rectangular» tshirt. It is a great store however, if that is the kind of merchandise you are looking for.

I stopped by this store on a whim after spotting a t-​shirt that I’ve been wanting to get my bf for ever! This store has extremely adorable shirts, tanks, and sweaters with unique designs for ladies, gentlemen, and children. All their shirts are packaged like vinyls and each design is available on multiple colors. They’re even put out like vinyls so you have to flip through them!
The price can be a little more expensive for a t-​shirt with an image, but I think it’s definitely worth it! After buying 1 shirt, I felt like I wanted to buy a bunch more! Maybe another day. The service is also great. The guy was able to help me find the exact color for the design I wanted, in the size I needed… really quickly. I’ll definitely be taking more time to come back and slowly browse around some more. Although the store is kind of small, there are so many things to pick from! Can’t wait!

I love this store. Every design seems to be carefully chosen and the eclectic mix is fantastic. The shopkeepers are always chill and willing to share their passion for the collection. The accessories are pretty cool. They have some Old School Vinyl and curate art from local artists as well. I think they’ve been here at least a year or more and I hope they are here for a long time to come. I look forward to enjoying whatever they come up with next.

Great store with dope threads by local artists. I have no qualms with the merchandise whatsoever. The designs are very striking and one such immediately caught my eye for my boyfriend, and knew I had to get.
This easily would’ve been 5 stars had the cashier been a bit more knowledgeable about the sizing of his wares. I went in armed with the knowledge that my boyfriend is 6’2 180lbs and wears a size large for t-​shirts in every brand out there (Nike, Adidas, lucky brand, j crew, Ralph Lauren etc.). I asked if the shirts were true to size and was given the one word answer «yes.» Couldn’t have been more wrong. My man’s nips could cut diamonds through the shirt. So I went to exchange for an XL… still too small. Went back again and finally got the XXL which worked.
Moral of the story: the shirts run very small. If the person you are purchasing for has any pudge and/​or muscle, buy a larger size than you normally would.

It saddens me to say that the cashiere at pop killer kills the Christmas spirit there. My husband and I came in to buy some hip t shirts for Christmas and cashier’s attitude was awful. Not only he wasn’t helful his whole expression was like he didn’t wanna be there and was disgusted with the store.
The Christmas shopping cheer was gone. A cashier who is unhelpful short without a smile and has a smerk on his face who gives u bunch of attitude ruins the store. Words like «hello» «how can I help you? ««may I help you» weren’t in cashier’s vernacular; his smile was absent too. Very sad experience.
Even though the store has really nice $ 30 t shirts, cashier’s attitude makes me not wanna shop there.

Cute place to shop for artistic unique n printed clothes! Came here for a release winter clothing line for Sandone got myself a cute «Stacks» long sleeve crop top! I enjoy supporting the graffiti arts. It’s raw and so detailed!
Anyways this spot has a great collection of that hip, urban colorful vibe. I think I might come back for a shopping spree soon!
Ps. I also like the idea of folding the clothes into a record. So 10 to the max on packaging! Like I said this is a very unique spot to shop! Pop pop pop… lol!

love POP always find unique items, there was this really cool tote bag that had different cities on it, some special candle thing that smelled amazing (super rare from japan), i walked away with a «Wolf & Man «hoody that I wear all the time now, super comfortable, and a awesome bruce lee T shirt for my nephew.
the employees there were super nice as well, each product in the shop has some story which makes it all the more fun.
definitely going pop, i guess they are throwing a party soon too, i’m there free beer i heard!

The newest creation from the Popkiller family, POP Little Tokyo specializes in T-​Shirts made in Downtown LA by local creative artists, then packaged like a vinyl LP cover. Shirts are hung on both walls of the store, along with some assorted pieces on racks for your wearing pleasure.
POP Little Tokyo also plays with customer design, silk screen printing, and digital printing. Within 23 steps of the Popkiller Second store on E 2^nd Street, it’s hard to pass this one by without at least taking a look inside.
I didn’t see too many designs that made me do a double take. However, there were a few gifts and accessories, like this Otamatone. I’ve seen a few of these on
, but never in person. It’s this cool musical instrument developed in Japan by the Cube Works Company. The Otamatone is shaped like a musical note and acts as a singing toy that’s played with two hands. One hand holds and squeezes the head, while the other hand controls the pitch of the tune by sliding your finger up and down the stem. The sound produced by this device mimics a theremin or a synthesizer.
Until, I can find a T-​shirt that I can call my own from POP Little Tokyo, I’m just going to KEEP CALM AND DRINK SAKE. Works for you?

POP Little Tokyo is a cute pop culture shop specializing in fun t-​shirts shaped like vinyl covers. What a creative idea! There are all types of different shirts for men and women. There’s stuff on racks as well.
The whole shop was decorated nicely, with some cool music posters on the wall too. I think I overheard the owner/​employee say those were for sale too, but you might want to double check! They looked pretty nice!
Apparently (according to their sign), they also do custom designs and digital/​silk screen printing too. Pretty cool.
This place just opened up (literally like … 5 days ago), so check it out if you’re in the Little Tokyo area!

23 steps from POPKILLER on 2^nd st.
This Pop just just as cool as Popkiller but focuses on fun tshirts and less knicknacks. There are a lot of funny and japanophile tshirts in here. Makes for some great gifts. I’ll be browsing around here again next time I’m in the area.
Official grand opening is January 11 from 6p-​11p. DJs, refreshments, mochi. Mochi!