Animate
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Animate is a chain toy store in Hong Kong. Established in 1985, its stated mission is to provide a wide range of original, authentic toys from Japan to the population of Hong Kong. In the mid 1980s, the Japanese economy was rising and the demand for better toys rose for many of its middle-class citizens. At the time, there were few Japanese toy manufacturers and distributors in Hong Kong, and consequently, most of the items in Animate were parallel imports. For over 20 years, Animate has worked directly with most Japanese toy manufacturers like Kaiyodo, Yamato, Marmit, Volks and others.