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ollecting anime goods has be- laughs.
come more and more popular Many collectors have grouped to-
Camong young people in China gether to form their own communi-
recently. ties to share information about new
Sophie Luo, a university student, goods and make friends.
has spent around RMB ¥13,000 on One of the biggest groups on Wei-
anime goods in just six months. Her bo, a social media platform like Twit-
collection features various anime, ter, named 快樂買穀, has more than
comic and games such as Idolish7, 60,000 followers. There are also many
Haikyu!! and Jujutsu Kaisen. trading groups on QQ which is an in-
She says: “Now I have 138 items stant messaging app. Collectors make
of Jujutsu Kaisen. I usually buy RMB second-hand transactions and find
¥6,000 to RMB ¥7,000 goods for one buying group members in the trading
anime work.” She uses some goods to groups.
decorate her desk and stores the rest. Another collector Jessica Liao,
“My parents don’t say anything has spent more than RMB ¥10,000 in
about my collection because I spend just ten months. She says that buying
money that I have saved up only and goods is simply because of love for
do not ask for more, But I won’t tell anime characters and related prod- Metal cards are made by PET and PP, which are one of the most common
them the real price (of the goods),” she ucts. kind of trading cards.