Juliet Seva

Customers browse inside the Fully Booked’s new store at Glorietta 4.

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Customers browse inside the Fully Booked’s new store at Glorietta 4. 

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750406276785IMG_5960.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Japanese language titles at Fully Booked’s newest store in collaboration with Japan’s Books Kinokuniya. Juliet Seva, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA -- Fully Booked gathered bibliophiles and fans of Japanese culture as it unveiled its newest store in partnership with Japan’s Books Kinokuniya in Makati City on Friday.The popular bookstore chain’s outlet at Glorietta 4 marked its fourth branch in partnership with the Japanese bookshop and the very first in an Ayala Mall.<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0rbjtb3WTj9Go9U2NemkpnD9VBteeEMS9PzfxECWEyaeRBEMhxQgb8B6i3VSyk1cil&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="709" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>In celebration of the bookshop’s milestone, bookworms can get a free discount card and 50 percent off any Fully Booked branded tote bag for a minimum single receipt purchase of P3,000 until Sunday, June 22.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750406522848IMG_9530.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Customers browse inside the Fully Booked’s new store at Glorietta 4. Courtesy of Fully Booked </div>Aside from their shared branches at Mitsukoshi in Bonifacio Global City, SM Mall of Asia and SM North EDSA, the two bookshops continue their mission of serving Filipino readers here.The new outlet located on the second floor of the mall is three times bigger than the 90-square-meter store it previously opened at Glorietta 3.Asked what this means for the team, Fully Booked’s head of operations Lisa Lopez said they are “super super delighted” and “have always been proud” of any collaboration with Kinokuniya.<div>The store boasts of bringing a wide range of Japanese language titles, from manga to art books, learning workbooks, and more.<img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750406856786IMG_59656.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Japanese books and notepads available at Fully Booked’s newest store. Juliet Seva, ABS-CBN News</div>According to Lopez, readers will mostly be excited about manga, or Japan&#x27;s comic books, as they provide on-time releases here.With a lot of people wanting to learn more about Japan, Fully Booked’s language books and art books are also their bestsellers, Lopez said.<div>As if these offers are not enough, Fully Booked also sells Pop Mart’s top figures, Japanese-inspired bags, and other anime-themed items.<img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750406982685IMG_9534.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Bags, stickers, pins, keychains, and other anime-themed items at Fully Booked’s Glorietta 4 branch. Courtesy of Fully Booked <img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750407015405IMG_5979.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Pop Mart’s THE MONSTERS x One Piece figures available at Fully Booked’s Glorietta 4 branch. Juliet Seva, ABS-CBN News<img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1750407069628IMG_5957.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Anime-themed items at Fully Booked’s Glorietta 4 branch. Juliet Seva, ABS-CBN News</div>Despite partnering with a Japan-based store, Fully Booked still carries its usual English titles and wide range of books. Readers who don’t live in the metro also don’t need to fret because “multiple” branches are expected to be opened in different parts of the country, Ilia Uy, the bookshop’s head of marketing, revealed.“Filipino readers are present everywhere all over the Philippines, so we also want to meet them where they are,” she added.Despite being accessible to customers online, Uy admitted it’s different when they bring physical stores closer to book lovers.“It’s very different when you physically go through piles of books. We want to give that experience to more readers,” she said.

Fully Booked gatheresd bibliophiles and fans of Japanese culture as it unveiled its newest store in partnership with Japan’s Books Kinokuniya in Makati City on Friday.

Fully Booked gatheresd bibliophiles and fans of Japanese culture as it unveiled its newest store in partnership with Japan’s Books Kinokuniya in Makati City on Friday.

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Fully Booked opens new store in partnership with Japan’s Kinokuniya

Juliet Seva,

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Published June 20, 2025 07:47 PM PHT

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