RikRic OtakuCafe

Went a while back the staff was super friendly, figurines were actually stuff I would want to buy, but it is not a «café» per say it felt a lot like an arcade/​Fandom section. But very interesting place we’re don’t have enough of this in San Antonio.

Great atmosphere, good service and a rotating game selection for all your up to date arcade cabinet needs. They have good japanese snacks and drinks available and the animé merch is ok too!

Pretty cool place. Was checking this place out for my friend, she’s into the animé scene. They had cool figurines, gaming, beverages, A large TV with some sort of animé playing. It would’ve been really cool they had some bubble tea… Yum! Also the staff was super friendly. I would like to take my friend to see what she thinks. I’m sure it would be her thing.

Saw this while driving by and I thought it’s probably like every other lame little animé café I’ve ever been in, but turns out it rules. I prioritize plastic ladies in my life, so when I saw their figure selection I was mega pleased. The displays are really nice! They have recent figures for decent import prices! Stuff I actually want to buy!!! Plus the place is really classy and doesn’t smell like nerd sweat like I’m used to haha. The arcade prices are awesome. They play cool animé and the café area is nice. I would suggest more food but maybe in the future.
Ok so are you guys hiring? For real I want to work here, my normal job is at a credit union so I am a very professional nerd!!! I can work nights and weekends !

I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this place. I also like the Dragon Ball Z figures. The staff was very friendly and helped me. They also offered suggestions on figures and seemed to know a lot about their produces. They also have a paid video game portion of their establishment. I was not able to try it out but I plan to next time.
They also hosted a video game tournament while I was there. I would definitely come back and buy their interesting figures.
Although I was there only for a few minutes, I will definitely come back.

Great place to hang out it’s really fun when your with friends. The price for the arcade is pretty good. The staff is really chill and friendly and let u bring food in. It’s a great place to meet ppl that share your interests. I can’t wait to see how this place grows and develops. I think all animé fans should support it. My only complaint is that they don’t sell food. If they can fix that it would be awsome.

This little shop has the full animé lovers package. If you’re into figures, they have the largest selection of Attack on Titan collectibles I’ve ever seen (Levi AND Mikasa) along with Evangelion and DBZ. Most of these figures were the real deal fresh outta Japan sh*t but I was kind of bummed that they didn’t carry Good Smile or Figma collectibles. They also carried tons of key chains from any animé I could think of and I scored a «didn’t-think-these-even-existed» Kill la Kill Senketsu one.
In addition to the merch, Otaku Café also has a full floor of Japanese arcade games. Now I’m not into a lot of these types of games (something about the women fighting characters and their forever jiggly boobs) but if you are, check it out.
And if you just want to hang out with fellow Otakus, RikRic has CrunchyRoll and plenty of seating so you can read subtitles and laugh at jokes probably lost in translation.

Id love to leave a higher rating but I hold hope I can come back to do that in the near future. Though I’m also conflicted which otakucafe listing to leave this review at (there are two for this business).
The business sign is a small central otaku café logo flanked by giant bold white lettering of animé on one side and arcade on the other.
The layout is sparse on the lower level consisting entirely of collectable animé figurines, a small stuffed animal section, and a TV facing a few tables where judging by the collection of Jimmy John menus and crumbs is where people bring their own food to enjoy (though not necessarily clean up afterwards). Not really a great gathering place since the tables are one size fits all, meaning more than a couple friends together you’d have to sit separate or move together round tables for everyone to face one another over.
Funny enough they show animé but sell nothing animé related except a huge selection of figurines. I guess I expected a bit more variety as I don’t collect and therefore wasn’t really impressed by the store portion of the place.
From what i saw, No food or beverage are offered here, not even packaged or bottled variety so come prepared to order in or hit a store on your way here.
The stairs lead to what was obviously the money hog portion of the business idea. A rectangular room lined in a wall to wall covering of arcade games with dim lighting leaving majority of this room lit by the screens of the games. Every gamers wet dream though really bad for your eyes.
The only doors I saw were behind the TV wall with employees only placard leaving me glad I didn’t have to use the facilities that were obviously located behind the door marked to keep out patrons as I assume it also contained the office area of the business.
That literally sums up the entire place. Nice staff, friendly and fun but overall the idea of a Japanese animé café in America is not so new I didn’t expect a bit more than expensive dolls and staff picked CrunchyRoll animé episodes to fill in the gap not used by arcade machines.
Nice idea that feels more like a teenager hide out than a business geared towards adult animé lovers.