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Exciting news for anime fans across Australia—the highly anticipated SMASH! Anime Festival has officially announced its 2025 dates! Known as one of the largest and most beloved celebrations of anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture, SMASH! is the ultimate destination for fans to connect, explore, and immerse themselves in a world of creativity and fandom....

Sanrio fans, it’s time to celebrate! My Melody and Kiki and Lala (Little Twin Stars) are turning 50 this year, and their enduring charm continues to win the hearts of pop culture lovers worldwide. Whether you’ve been a lifelong fan or you’re just discovering their whimsical world, this anniversary is the perfect time to honour...

We have a new home sweet home! Please find our physical store at Vend Cafe Annerley, Brisbane. Shop# 7 There you can find our goodies ready to go if you cannot wait to have your products delivered. We are so excited to be able to get closer to you <3 So, please support us...

Who would've thought that Melbourne would be one of our last events for possibly the year? We were getting ready to exhibit at the Ekka show this weekend and then lockdown came to change our plans. Although we cannot say we were overly surprised, weird times are ahead. Stay safe all and see you...

Otakus, we will be back in Sydney!! Heading this weekend to the showgrounds to have our third event of the year.  Covid has made logistics harder but we seriously can't wait to land in NSW and enjoy another event this rocky year  We will be having a good variety of Japanese school style skirts...

Supanova Gold Coast edition has been approved with Covid safe guidelines and  is scheduled to take place in April 17-18 at the convention centre.  Let's keep our fingers crossed that the lockdown in Queensland does not get extended but more importantly that everyone remains safe these days.   

What is an otaku? Has anyone ever called you an otaku and you didn’t know what it meant the first time you heard it? Before we try to explain what is an otaku and why Otaku-taco was born, let’s start from the beginning. A google search I made resulted in the following Otaku definition:  ...