Retrospace is a pop culture collectibles shop on Hurstmere Road in Takapuna, Auckland, stocking Funko Pop! Vinyls, action figures, trading cards, games, diecast cars, posters and other memorabilia across the big fandoms — Star Wars, Marvel and DC, Disney and Pixar, anime franchises like Dragon Ball Z and One Piece, and gaming properties from Fallout to Five Nights at Freddy's.
Beyond what's on the shelf, the shop runs a steady pre-order programme across brands like Funko, Jada Toys, McFarlane and Super7, and its New Arrivals pages are updated through the month as shipments land. Serious hunters can look for chase variants, vaulted Pops and convention exclusives, while card players will find Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh! product plus sleeves and accessories from names like KMC, Dragon Shield and Ultra Pro.
The store is open six days a week — Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4:30pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm, closed Mondays — and also trades online with shipping, plus gift vouchers for the hard-to-shop-for collector.
On Hurstmere Road in the heart of Takapuna, Retrospace is a collectibles shop built for people whose favourite films, shows and games don't end when the credits roll. The store opens six days a week — Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4:30pm, Sunday from 10am to 3pm — and closes only on Mondays.
Walking in, many heads straight for the Funko Pop! Vinyl range, which stretches across Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, anime and gaming. It isn't just the current waves, either: the shop tracks chase variants, vaulted figures and convention exclusives, and carries Pop! Vinyl keychains, Pop! Bitty blind bags and Pop! Nooks for the deeper end of the hobby.
Action figures are another pillar, with NECA, McFarlane Toys, Jada Toys, Diamond Select, Hot Toys and Sideshow Collectibles among the brands on the shelves. Recent arrivals give a sense of the range: a Jada Toys Street Fighter II Blanka in standard and glow-in-the-dark editions, McFarlane's DC Multiverse Sinestro, a chase version of Fallout 76's T-45 armour, and NECA's Welcome to Derry Ultimate Blood Pennywise alongside 50th Anniversary Texas Chainsaw Massacre figures.
The franchise list reads like a lifetime of viewing: The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, Stranger Things, Squid Game, Doctor Who, The Simpsons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Naruto Shippuden, Fallout, Five Nights at Freddy's and many more. Collectors after statement pieces will find Iron Studios, Gentle Giant and First 4 Figures among the brands, with homegrown Weta on the list too.
Rounding it out are diecast cars from Jada's 1:24 scale movie range, Hot Wheels and Corgi; model kits from Airfix, AMT and Polar Lights; posters, mugs and novelties; and even Ty Beanie Babies and LEGO for the young at heart.
The brand list runs to well over a hundred names — Hasbro, Mattel, Kidrobot, Noble Collection, The Wand Company and WizKids among them — which is part of the fun: you rarely leave with only the thing you came for.
Card collectors are well catered for. Pokemon trading cards draw a steady following, and Yu-Gi-Oh! players can pick up the Magnificent Monsters 3-Pack Tuckbox, which introduces serial-numbered Grand Master Rares with hieroglyphic borders. Around the cards sits a full range of accessories — KMC perfect-fit sleeves, Dragon Shield, Ultra Pro and BCW among them — for keeping a collection mint.
Beyond trading cards there are party and card games like Cards Against Humanity, Exploding Kittens and Cyanide & Happiness, plus tabletop names such as Asmodee, Fantasy Flight Games, WizKids, Steve Jackson Games and Critical Role, with dice from Chessex and Q Workshop.
Retrospace treats newness as a rhythm rather than an event. New Arrivals pages are tagged through the month — early September, mid August, late August — and an On the Way section flags stock due late September. Pre-orders run across Funko, Jada Toys, McFarlane and Super7 lines, so collectors can lock figures in before they land. A Newly Added section surfaces recent arrivals including secondhand and vintage pieces, and a clearance sale runs for the bargain hunters.
You'll find the shop at 22 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. The full catalogue is also online, with a cart and shipping for anyone browsing from home, and there's an events page for happenings in and around the store. Gift vouchers are available for anyone shopping for a collector whose want-list they can't quite crack, and new stock is shared on Facebook and Instagram.
Whether you're hunting a specific Pop, building a Yu-Gi-Oh! deck or reliving a Saturday morning through a shelf of vintage finds, the advice from regulars would be simple: come often — the stock never sits still.