Dragatomi

My first visit to Dragatomi was just last weekend. The staff there was friendly and helpful, but the store was extremely low on inventory so I didn’t end up buying anything. They just had a few blind boxes, android figurines, tshirts and gift baskets. Sadly, big-​box Barnes and Noble has a better selection.
I have to say that the store didn’t look like it was low on inventory from the post-​Black Friday rush, but It looked like they were intentionally not replenishing merchandise. Judging from the pictures posted by other Unilocalers, this is not normal for them. I think they are in the process of closing… sad that Sacramento may be losing this unique shop.

This is a great, unique little business in Sacramento. Helpful, knowledgable, friendly staff. Super collection of Tokidoki, kidrobot, etc. I appreciate that they treat items as art and collectibles, display them with class, instead of treating them as toys. This is a good thing for young people.

Great place to satisfy your toy craving. The guys working here are always cool and informative on the latest and greatest items coming out next. I treasure all the dunnys, labbits, and other cool things I’ve gotten from here. Good place to find that perfect gift too.

Best place to buy the newest collections of vinyl toys! My favorites include tokidoki unicorno frenzies and labbits! They are soo cute and the blind boxes get addicting to buy as you try and collect all the different figurines!
The workers there are also really nice! The young Hispanic guy and Filipino girl are very helpful and try to help you out in every way possible! I love going there to see them!

Best place to get vinyl toys /​cool art /​unique gifts. I make it a point to stop by every time I’m in midtown.
The owners are so friendly! You can tell they have a passion for what they do.
The store is always so clean and the set up here is awesome. Its slick and modern. The displays are always perfect.
The prices are a little high, but you get what you pay for. Cool custom artwork. Its worth the cash.
If you’re looking for something unique to show off in your home, this is the place to go.

Awesome store. If you’re familiar with vinyl toys then you’ll know what to expect. There is always a decent rotating stock of nearly every toy you could want. In addition, they have monthly art shows that start every second saturday and run the entire month. The list of artists and themes they have for these shows is pretty epic. Just be prepared for the price, lots of this stuff is limited edition or custom art and should be treated as such when figuring how much you want to spend. Definitely a great place for the grown up kids in all of us.

Pshhhh. Why go anywhere else? This is one of the best vinyl toy shops I’ve ever been to. If the «blind box» bug hasn’t bitten you yet, stop on by and see what it’s all about. This place has a great variety if DIY toys or custom one offs by some of the biggest names in the custom you biz. Oh, don’t forget to stop by every second Tuesday for an art show.

Terrific vinyl toy spot with a great selection and friendly staff. The young lady working the counter knew every toy question I threw at her. Very knowledgeable. Great place to stop by on a stroll through Midtown. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been in the area but it’s great to see that Dragatomi is still alive and thriving. So many of these designer toy shops like Kid Robot seem to come and go so quickly. On my last visit I only bought a James Jarvis blind pack but scored a white King Ken and they gave me free stickers! Certainly made me a huge fan of Dragatomi.

Great shop with even greater people. I’ve been collecting for years and this is the go to spot in nor cal.

This is one of the best vinyl toy stores in the world. Joanne and Ray are the kindest, hippest shop owners and they know everyone in the scene and do some great exhibitions to introduce up and coming artists, and showcase well loved artists. When you visit you feel like family! They remember you and always say hi at events like SDCC or DCon.
The pricest are top notch, including custom creations, and they always ship fast and well. Never had a problem with any of my fragile collectibles breaking or being wrong.
The selection onsite may seem like it’s mostly production vinyl pieces, but if you look online and check out their glass display case near the counter, you’ll find many custom, one of a kind pieces.
Thanks Joanne & Ray!

Interesting Japanese inspired items/​toys/​art work.

Getting our Animé Art & Gizmos On!
SITREP
What a fun little find wandering my Midtown Neighborhood with my friend Bambi. She had told me of this cute store with all sorts of Hello Kitty thing-​a-​ma-​jigs & Cactus Dog doo-​hickeys. So after finishing our coffees nearby, we decided to gander on over and check out what was what.
THE SETUP
So right on J Street is the storefront and if you aren’t careful, you might walk on by! Which is why they probably put the A-​frame sign on the sidewalk to give passerbys another yank-​on-​the-​eyeball to stop them.
The MAIN reason for my interest in coming here is that I was admiring the Hello Kitty stem that Bambi had in her iPhone earbud input to prevent rain /​liquids from getting inside. Clever. Bambi told me that Dragatomi was one such place that carried these items.
But often the reason for why you go to a place gets misplaced when you are overwhelmed by all the fun stuff to see, such as I was on this occasion…
ITEMS GALORE
There are all sorts of clever little items, mainly figurines of some genre or another. There are the main-​themed items such a Hello Kitty and Cactus Dog –and now Cactus Cat as we saw.
In fact Bambi and I purchased a couple of the Cactus Cat boxes, and apparently the consumer-​shtick here is that they are «Blind-​Purchases» — meaning, for example, you don’t know the SPECIFIC Cactus Dog or Cactus item you are gonna find in the box. But Bambi was quite happy with our purchases — including a Cactus Cat PIRATE. [Too Cute. And all I can think of is that somebody is making a LOT of money off our passions for Japanese /​Asian themed toys.
ART
In fact, that would be a fair description of the entire store and it’s stock — Asian Art toys that are well & cleverly crafted. Sandra, the employee extraordinaire that was assisting us, showed us the figures in the back room that are made by artists and in fact, during 2^nd Saturday Art Walk (which was the day before yesterday), Sandra was explaining how the artists of these figures come in and share the creation and developing process for these figures /​toys. Quite fascinating.
THE LOWDOWN
A delightful stop in Midtown for clever Asian Pop figures & toys!

So happy this place is in the midtown Sacramento area, its always fun to visit especially for second Saturday they always have some pretty awesome art shows.
All the items are pretty costly but hey they’re collectors so what can I say. This place is a very cute store with some Japanese art influence and its fun to visit. Please hold your kids if you bring them because some of these items are very fragile and can break easily, to top it off pretty expensive as I have mentioned. lets just say it looks like a kids store but its really for big kids, big kids like 18 and up big kids.
One of the things I always get from here is their zipper buddies I collect them, and they have become charms for my chain bracelet. All my close friends have bought me a zipper buddy from here to add to my bracelets. I love it here!

Son wanted the Kedoma (?) toy… had a big selection. Store clerk was polite and helpful! Small store… but would definitely visit again.

It’s a cute store with statues that are more art than toy. Fictional characters from popular games and TV shows like The Simpsons and Futurama.
It’s an expensive store in my point of view. So be prepared to spend $ 10 or more for even the smallest toy. I don’t think that’s entirely the owners choice, the manufacturers of these items know their audience and how much they’re willing to pay for it.
My boys are really into Minecraft. They’re was a Creeper toy for $ 30. In my opinion, it was one of the ugliest toys I’ve ever seen. Puke green cube with a ugly face on it resembling a zombie. My kids were going crazy over wanting this thing. I couldn’t justify spending the money on it «just because». I told them it could be reward for doing well in school at the end of the school year. I’m hoping they’ll want something else more useful by then.
If you’re a collector of artistic statues, it’s a cool store. But it doesn’t carry the most bang for your buck in terms of a toy store for kids.

This place is awesome. It has everything from KidRobot and Tokidoki to Gloomy Bear and everything in between. Come down during Second Saturday and meet some of the artists. The owners are pretty awesome too.

I can see the appeal of Dragatomi for a very select group of toy fanatics, particularly those who prefer collectibles of the Asian persuasion. I’ve been in twice now and never purchased anything, but I can certainly see the appeal. I use to get equally excited over comic books and baseball cards in my teenage years.
The employees weren’t especially helpful or welcoming on my first visit and there wasn’t anyone manning the counter for a good couple minutes on my second. These are the quirks that come with little neighborhood businesses and I’m more than happy to recommend this one to obscure toy enthusiasts everywhere.

I absolutely LOVE this store!!!
If you’re a fan of anything vinyl, especially Kidrobot… then this is the place to go. They have a good assortment of vinyls to satisfy your vinyl fix… and I found this gem by yours truly — Unilocal!:)
I was on a mission, and since I was out to explore the Sacramento city limits for the first time… I did the search and viola! Dragatomi came up!!! It was the first stop on my «To Do’s» when visiting Sacramento. I checked out the store, and I instantly fell in love with it!!! Not only do they have vinyls… they also have designer books, t-​shirts, and art. And while you’re visiting, don’t forget to check out the featured art and artist in there little gallery — it’s always nice to be able to check out all the cool talent that’s out there!!!
Another cool thing to note, as every other Unilocaler has mentioned:
If you buy a blind box at the store and you open it to find out it’s not the vinyl you want, you can exchange it w/​the vinyl that’s already out on display — I thought this was a very cool store policy!!! :)
Oh, and if you’re already a fan of Dragatomi, don’t forget you’re Dunny Card and to check in using Unilocal!— I just did this passed weekend and I was given a surprise gift by the owner (I think she was the owner? but she is awesome and super niiiiice!!!).
Soo, for you vinyl fanatics out there… If you’re ever in the Sacramento area and looking for vinyl friends, visit Dragatomi! It’s a cuuuute little shop nestled in the Downtown Sacramento area. It’s definitely worth going, and if that wasn’t enough… check out the rest of the downtown district!!! :)

We came to Dragatomi today for the first time and I wish we would have found this place sooner!!! This place is amazing! We have been driving all the way to SF for Kidrobot blind boxes and it was a surprise to see that Dragatomi has a huge variety of vinyl arts and collectibles.
All the workers there were extremely nice and knowledgeable about the products. I forgot to ask the worker for her name, but she was really nice and friendly. We also talked to Jimmy who answered all of our questions and was easy to talk to.
One of the coolest thing about this place is that once you buy your blind boxes, you have the option to open it in store, and if you’re unhappy with what you got, you can swap it for the one they have on display!
We would definitely be coming back for more!

my fave place to shop for quick gifts to send off to my niece/​nephew and my friends kids. Always a delightful shopping/​browsing experience.
I like creepy/​cute stuff.