{"id":19578,"date":"2026-05-26T09:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=19578"},"modified":"2026-05-26T09:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T01:20:12","slug":"animate-in-makati-japans-leading-anime-retailer-coming-soon-to-one-ayala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/animate","title":{"rendered":"animate in Makati: Japan\u2019s Leading Anime Retailer Coming Soon to One Ayala"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69e1a02d-0130-839e-8a7a-b1522cd2d015-2\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69e1a02d-0130-839e-8a7a-b1522cd2d015-2\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69e1a02d-0130-839e-8a7a-b1522cd2d015-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-340\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ec97c73a-d6b7-494b-b7ae-2a9986147a73\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"209\"><strong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"120\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Animate<\/span><\/span><\/strong> is set to open its first Philippine branch at <strong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"208\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">One Ayala <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">in <strong>Makati<\/strong><\/span><\/span>. Known as one of Japan\u2019s leading anime retail chains, animate offers <strong>official anime merchandise, manga, figures, collectibles, character goods, CDs, <\/strong>and <strong>other Japanese pop culture products<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"576\">The upcoming Makati branch marks the brand\u2019s official entry into the Philippines, bringing licensed anime merchandise and anime culture closer to Filipino fans and collectors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"576\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19579\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/698876269_122104346216642316_8859515553820751652_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/698876269_122104346216642316_8859515553820751652_n.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/698876269_122104346216642316_8859515553820751652_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/698876269_122104346216642316_8859515553820751652_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/05\/698876269_122104346216642316_8859515553820751652_n-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>IMAGE from animate&#8217;s Facebook page\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"746\">Anime fans can also look forward to a new space for collectibles, merchandise, and Japanese pop culture in the city as more updates and announcements are expected soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s leading anime retailer animate is set to open its first Philippine branch at One Ayala in Makati.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3871,19,3415],"tags":[4057,4115,4116,4117,4118,4119,4120,4121,4122,4123],"class_list":["post-19578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-one-ayala-mall","category-makati","category-hobby-shop","tag-makati-shopping","tag-animate-philippines","tag-anime-stores-manila","tag-anime-shops-makati","tag-one-ayala-stores","tag-anime-merchandise-philippines","tag-manga-stores-manila","tag-anime-collectibles-philippines","tag-japanese-anime-retailer","tag-anime-figures-manila"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19578"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19583,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19578\/revisions\/19583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}