Anime Ages

Inside the Mall of Victor Valley, this anime-and-import shop stocks Pokemon, Magic, and Yu-Gi-Oh cards for Victorville's after-school crowd.

Tucked into a corner of the Mall of Victor Valley near Bear Valley and Amargosa roads, Anime Ages built its name on imported manga and anime merchandise, but the trading card section has become just as central to why regulars stop in. Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh cards all share shelf space with figures and import goods, giving this Victorville card shop a genuinely different feel from the tabletop-focused stores elsewhere in the High Desert.

Mall foot traffic means the shop sees a broader walk-in crowd than a standalone storefront would, including plenty of first-time Pokemon buyers who wander in browsing anime merchandise and leave with a booster pack. That said, some regulars note the shop sits a little hidden relative to the mall's bigger anchor stores, so it rewards a deliberate visit rather than a passing glance.

Hours track closely with mall operating hours, open until 8pm most days and running a slightly shorter Sunday schedule from 11am to 6pm. That long daily window makes it one of the more consistently accessible card shops in Victorville for anyone working around a typical 9-to-5 schedule.

Because the shop's card inventory sits alongside anime figures, apparel, and import goods, it functions less like a dedicated grading-and-singles shop and more like a one-stop pop-culture stop where trading cards are one category among several. For Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh product specifically, it's worth checking here before assuming a trip outside Victorville is necessary, especially for anyone already planning a Mall of Victor Valley visit.