09/19/2017
An important message from our boss:
This isn't an easy message for me to send to all of my friends but I have made the decision to close the Ooples Anime stores. This wasn't easy and as you all know, I have opened my first store 7 years ago but due to recent events, it doesn't make much sense to keep them running. My Austin store wasn't doing as well as expected, I had to shut down my Houston store recently because of Hurricane Harvey, and my San Antonio store was just broken into this morning for the 5th time since I first opened it. This year has been life changing for me personally. I met the perfect woman and we will be getting married soon and this has caused me to look at my life through a new perspective and rethink how I have always done things. Our last official day at our flagship San Antonio store will be Sept 30 and I want to personally thank all of our loyal fans and friends for sticking with us for so long. I want to also give personal thanks to all of my friends who have spent their precious time helping me do everything from installing floors to setting up new displays and sometimes just hanging out with us until 4am at the store.
Most importantly I want to thank each and every employee who has worked for me over the years. I realize that I was never an easy boss to work for and I demanded the best out of each employee. I always tried to bring the best out of each employee and I believe they are all going on to great things in their lives.