# Mandarake Scraper - Manga, Anime Figures & Doujinshi (`lulzasaur/mandarake-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Mandarake (order.mandarake.co.jp) listings. Get title, JPY price, shop, stock status, condition grade, category, item code, image and URL for manga, anime figures, toys, doujinshi, cels and Japanese collectibles. English + Japanese keyword search.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/mandarake-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Mandarake Scraper

Scrape **Mandarake** (order.mandarake.co.jp) — Japan's largest secondhand store for manga, anime figures, toys, doujinshi, animation cels and otaku collectibles. Search any keyword (English or Japanese) and get structured listings with prices in JPY, the physical shop holding the item, stock status, images and direct product URLs.

### Why Mandarake data?

Mandarake is the go-to source for rare and out-of-print Japanese collectibles. Prices there often anchor the worldwide secondary market for:

- Vintage & modern **anime figures** (scale figures, Nendoroids, chogokin, sofubi)
- **Manga** and art books, including first editions
- **Doujinshi** (fan-made comics)
- **Animation cels** and production art
- Retro **toys**, model kits, TCG and idol goods

Use it for price research, arbitrage vs eBay/Mercari, deal alerts on grails, inventory monitoring, or building datasets of the Japanese collectibles market.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `searchQueries` | array | Search terms, e.g. `["gundam", "sailor moon cel"]`. Japanese works too. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max listings per query (default 100). |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | Visit each item's detail page for condition grade, category path and canonical store (default `true`). |
| `includeSoldOut` | boolean | Include sold-out listings (price-history/comps research). Default `false`. |
| `categoryCode` | string | Optional Mandarake category code (e.g. `11` Comics, `02` Toys, `03` Doujinshi). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional proxy. Try without proxy first. |

#### Example input

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["gundam"],
    "maxItems": 40,
    "scrapeDetails": true,
    "includeSoldOut": false
}
```

### Output

One dataset item per listing:

```json
{
    "title": "Gundam Wing Memorial's Wing 195 Final (With Obi)",
    "priceJpy": 2000,
    "priceText": "2,000 yen",
    "currency": "JPY",
    "shop": "SAHRA",
    "stockStatus": "In Stock",
    "inStock": true,
    "condition": "B",
    "category": "Anime work and Sa line",
    "categoryPath": "Books > Mooks (Tokusatsu/Anime etc) > Anime > ...",
    "itemCode": "1048558965",
    "itemNo": "nitem-00HCA99X (0100520330)",
    "imageUrl": "https://img.mandarake.co.jp/webshopimg/...jpg",
    "url": "https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1048558965&lang=en",
    "searchQuery": "gundam"
}
```

### Notes

- Mandarake lists which physical shop (Nakano, Shibuya, Grandchaos, SAHRA warehouse, etc.) holds each item — the same title can appear from several shops at different prices/conditions.
- The site briefly goes into maintenance daily around 4–5 AM JST; runs during that window return a diagnostic instead of results.
- Sold-out listings are excluded by default; flip `includeSoldOut` for comps.
- Condition grades follow Mandarake's scale (unopened/A/B/C/D...; a 10-point scale applies to items listed after May 2024).

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

List of search terms to look up on Mandarake (e.g. 'gundam', 'sailor moon cel', 'nendoroid'). Japanese keywords work too.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of listings to return per search query.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Visit each item's detail page to get condition grade, category path and canonical store. Slower (one extra request per item) but richer data.

## `includeSoldOut` (type: `boolean`):

Include sold-out listings in results (useful for price history / comps).

## `categoryCode` (type: `string`):

Optional Mandarake category code to narrow results (e.g. '11' Comics, '02' Toys, '03' Doujinshi). Leave empty for all categories.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Mandarake serves plain server-rendered HTML; try without proxy first, enable residential if you hit blocks.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "gundam"
  ],
  "maxItems": 40,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "includeSoldOut": false,
  "categoryCode": "",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "gundam"
    ],
    "maxItems": 40,
    "scrapeDetails": true
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/mandarake-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQueries": ["gundam"],
    "maxItems": 40,
    "scrapeDetails": True,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/mandarake-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "gundam"
  ],
  "maxItems": 40,
  "scrapeDetails": true
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/mandarake-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/mandarake-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/VFfftpBzHVrtRc0gf/builds/0Z24FLGgHkgP1do2z/openapi.json