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In 2016, the IOEA and JMAG published Tokyo Pop Guide, a 108-page guide to travelling in Japan for English-speaking otaku.

Summary of the joint Q/A interview of Kaoru Mori (Emma/A Bride's Story) and Aki Irie (Ran and the Gray World) at Overload 2025.

Rubber straps used to be a staple of anime merch. Here's how manufacturing costs and oshikatsu trends have contributed to their popularity loss.

repeating itabags (bags with identical merch) are super popular in japanese otaku culture. here's what i think after visiting a concert in japan.

in 2010, the new zealand music charts had one weird day where three radio personalities charted with the worst christmas music ever.

What are merch boxes? Introduction to the 2023 fandom zine trend that did not actually have zines and just focused on merch.

Explaining the 2023 gachakatsu trend, which focused on displaying gacha collectibles in clear containers.

Summary of Korean SNS art terms - 합작 (collaboration), 연성교환 (flexible exchange), and more.

Guide to book-binding with the Japanese fukurotoji (袋とじ pouch binding) method.