Day of Two Anniversaries: Animangemu’s Launch and Animangemu’s First Article (2022-2024) & (2023-2024)

Ladies and gentlemen, today is an important day for Animangemu. Because exactly on this day, two years ago, and a year ago, something happened that was significant for Animangemu, and those two anniversaries, are pretty much what helped Animangemu being kicked into full gear. The second anniversary was when I launched Animangemu as a website, and believe me, how it looked two years ago looks nothing like the Animangemu that you see today. In fact, when I launched Animangemu in 2022, its logo looked completely different, and this is how it looked.

I have come a long way since reinventing Animangemu’s logo, and at the time when I launched my website, I solely focused on anime, manga, and video games. That’s why if you see a lot of leftovers AMG letters, that’s because I was intending on making Animangemu solely focusing on those three. Of course, as time goes on, I became more educated, more knowledgeable, and developed new passions that were a part of the hemisphere, such as Tokusatsu, electronics, and airsoft. Eventually, other mediums from toys & games, live action, and books that involved the otaku culture, became a part of Animangemu. Finally, the otaku culture, the biggest definer of my brand, was added as a lot of interests of the otaku culture reside in this hemisphere. Looking back, It feels nice to see how much things have changed, and it will only get better.

This you see right here was my first article published on Animangemu, (excluding the previous articles before 2023). If you click on the picture, it will direct you to my first article. Looking back, Animangemu’s early goal was to be the best news source and provider for all things otaku, but, eventually, one of the plans was to expand my brand, and become holder of all narrative of everything otaku. News feeds still exist, but now only as an opinion source rather than a general article, and I did that experiment with the controversial Assassination Classroom ban by a Florida and Wisconsin school, and it was a HUGE success. Everyone became interested in it, and my view count just spiked like crazy. Eventually, I can’t wait to make my own self-published opinion articles on many topics that revolve around the otaku hemisphere. Looking back at this, I can feel like I have come a long way since I first started, and I feel pretty emotional knowing that this was a work of mine that is still running after a year and more. I thank God for this beautiful blessing, and I can’t wait to start more in the future. Don’t worry my fellow otakus, more greatness awaits soon God Willing.

Thank you for reading this article, and going down the memory lane with me. Stay tuned for more!

My Small But Recent Otaku Room Poster Collection As of 1/22/2024

Here is another of my collectibles, and this one is probably the last one of my photos that currently involves anime, manga, and video games. My poster collection has been stagnant, but, at least, some progress has been made recently. These are the posters that I have had for years now, and as you can see, some of the posters that are old, are in weary condition, and it doesn’t surprise me. I lament the condition, but, hey, the more something looks old and weary, the more it symbolizes that I have had something for so long now. And it’s amazing to see that even after all these years, it’s still with me. I look forward to collecting more when I can. Also, my favorite poster is definitely the Bakuman, Pokémon ORAS, Re Zero, MHA, and JJK posters.

My Small And Recent Anime and manga Keychain Collection as of 1/16/2024

Here are some of my anime and manga keychains that I own. These keychains were the ones that I got from Akibento. At the time when they were in buisness, they would always have keychains packed inside their boxes, and they look really great. Now, of course, the only ones that didn’t come from the Akibento boxes are the Koro-Sensei and Silica keychains. They look really adorable, and I love their design, and the fact they came with some bookmarkers was extremely useful. Of all the keychains, Koro-Sensei is, no doubt, my favorite. Hopefully I can some more in the future. Also, don’t mind my atrocious photoshoot. For some reason, it just looks so below in quality.

Recent Revival of My TCG Collection Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, Bakugan, Magic: The Gathering, + Todoki Cards 1/15/2024

A few months ago, I made an article about all of my toys & games collection that I owned and displayed with the photos I took. Now, I want to give an update on how they look like, but with better quality and camera position. However, unlike my previous article which was all about toys & games, this time, I want to show you the collection I have with my TCGs, such as Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon, Bakugan, and Magic: The Gathering. My card collecting went into a pretty long drought, and between 2014-2023 (excluding Bakugan in 2019), I went 9 years without collecting any dedicated TCG cards. Finally, in 2023, that forever changed with the purchase of a Pokémon card, and an MTG card, which would be followed by new sets that came along the way. In fact, the last time I ever owned Pokémon cards, was in the year 2006. Ouch… That was a LONG time. As for MTG, this was my first time ever purchasing an MTG card, and now, I am only getting into magic, and I can’t wait to fully try it out this year. Accompanied by Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more along the way, let’s just say that I hope 2024 will turn out to be a magical year for TCG, and toys & games in general. Also, there is a Tokidoki card set that I got as a gift from Barnes and Noble back in 2016. It’s super cute. Also, don’t mind the little hair stuff that you see, it’s probably from my little adorable furballs LOL!

My Recent Video Game Collection As of 1/14/2024

Ah… My video game collection. The first of any in the group and the passion that planted the seed to start it all. Video games and I go way back. In fact, this collection of mines that you are looking at, I have had them since the early 2000s. The oldest one being from the year 2001, and just seeing them sit comfy on my video game shelf gives me a lot of goosebumps. Like the previous collections, video games are an important passion of mine, and I still love collecting them. However, due to the rise of PC gaming and digital downloads like Steam, my collection has somewhat dwindled down, and a lot of unwanted circumstances have slashed half of what I use to own. It makes me really sad because of the games that I lost were masterpieces that have now been lost. Expensive price increases for both new games and retro games have caused harm to my collection. Nether the less, it’s my passion, and I am going forward. Soon, those games that I lost in the past, will be bought back alongside other new and retro games that I soon plan to collect once again. I’ll be making an article and a review about my video game collection soon!