During the 1950s to 1990’s Japan’s economy was Booming, we saw  Nintendo, Sega being founded. Car manufacturers such as Mitsubishi, Toyota, Honda and Subaru become popular and being manufacturered in other parts of the world such as the USA. Everyone learnt that MADE IN JAPAN meant High Quality Goods.  But now everyone wants cheaply produced […]

Ramen! Ramen!: Game Review Do you love ramen? Do you love games? This simple card game could be for you! Brought to you by Japanime Games, Ramen! Ramen! Is an easy to pick up card game for 1-4 players that runs for approximately 30 minutes. What is Ramen! Ramen! Your objective is to serve the […]

Collecting Anime and Video Game Soundtracks Collecting anime and video game soundtracks is a fantastic way of enjoying your favourite franchises in another format. Since the early days, both anime and video games have brought us some fantastic vocal tracks and instrumental pieces. From the power vocal collections of Bubblegum Crisis incredible orchestral tracks from […]

So if you were at MCM May, you might of noticed an advertisement for Macross PLUS. But Macross is one of the Franchises the West never saw. SO what is macross plus? Macross Plus is a 4 episode OVA from 1994 and there was a movie edition, it is a continuation of the Macross Timeeline. […]

So it’s happened my friend ruined her miku ita bag by spilling ramen she left on the bed onto it because she forget the bowl was there.   So what is an ita bag first? in the early 2000s, Ita bags made an appearance in Japan. Ita bags are popular with Otaku culture, Anime, Manga, […]

Animangapop: Behind the Scenes The interviews In this short series we take a look behind the curtain at some of the people who make the magic happen. These people give huge chunks of their spare time to bring these shows to life all around the country and are dedicated in making sure they put on […]

Animangapop: Behind the Scenes The interviews In this short series we take a look behind the curtain at some of the people who make the magic happen. These people give huge chunks of their spare time to bring these shows to life all around the country and are dedicated in making sure they put on […]

Trader Awards At Animangapop we love to see the creativity all of our attendees bring to our shows, even our traders. We have seen many traders put in hours to make their tables look absolutely stunning, with some traders easily put in as much effort into their stands as some of our cosplayers. We want […]

Time Crisis: Light Gun fun! The Early Days. I was once a little lad, always asking to go to the seaside not to see the beach or the ocean, it was to go to one of the many arcades with games such as Daytona USA the racing game with an 8 player setup of or […]

Animangapop: Behind the Scenes The interviews In this short series we take a look behind the curtain at some of the people who make the magic happen. These people give huge chunks of their spare time to bring these shows to life all around the country and are dedicated in making sure they put on […]

Tokyo Baby: Survival Guide 💩👶 ⚠️ Note: This is written from a real-world experience and not a Social Media influencer being paid to promote and talk about specific facilities.⚠️ Have you ever wanted to visit Tokyo? See the big bright lights? Bathe in all the Otaku Glory that surrounds the city and eat so much [...]

Animangapop: Behind the Scenes The interviews In this short series we take a look behind the curtain at some of the people who make the magic happen. These people give huge chunks of their spare time to bring these shows to life all around the country and are dedicated in making sure they put on […]