As far as SF goes, I think Kinokuniya may be your best bet. The prices are not so bad really--I think of some of the prices being somewhat equivalent to what you would pay in Japan (maybe a little higher). There are other shops in Japantown but unfortunately those shops have bootlegs priced roughly around the same as the real, authentic versions at Kinokuniya.
I'm not sure about places in the surrounding Bay Area though.
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