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Anime and Manga fans meet as interest soars

Scenes from Otamatsuri 2022.

Anime and manga fans recently had a reason to smile recently, when Otamatsuri, the biggest anime and manga festival in East Africa, was once again held here in Kenya.

Otamatsuri is the only convention in Africa that is exclusively anime and manga. Anime is the Japanese style of animation, while manga are Japanese comic books drawn in Japanese style.

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