ASIAN ANIME & MANGA ACADEMY - AAMA

Sikkim: The next destination for Anime and Manga

Building India’s next creative economy in the mountains

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Creativity in the snow capped mountains

Every great story begins in a place of magic – Sikkim is that place What if the next big revolution came from our snowcapped mountains?

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Why Sikkim?

• Scenic beauty and mountains
• Lush greenery laden with rich folk tales
• Curate creative IPs
• Peaceful, safe, eco-friendly; ideal for long term creative investments
• Youth literacy and artistic culture already thriving

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Global Anime Scene

• $30 billion expected to exceed to $45 billion by 2030
• Streaming and gaming expansion
• Global shortage of quality animators and studios
• India’s animation industry growing at over 15% CAGR but lacking cultural IP roots

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Sikkim Anime and Manga Capital

• Anime studios
• Manga publishing hubs
• Training academies
• Annual Anime and Manga festivals
• Anime Trials and experiential parks (tourism integration)

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Local Strengths and Readiness

• Friendly startup policies by the state Government
• Green energy, sustainable infrastructure
• Youth engagement in art, design and story telling
• Digital literacy with NEP alignment
• Proximity to South East Asia for academic & creative collaborations

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Investment Landscape

• Studio infrastructure
• IP development
• Training institutions
• Tourism Assets (Anime trials, theme cafes, merchandise)
• Content distribution (OTT and licensing)

ROI expected

• Job creation
• Exportable IPs
• Anime Tourism revenue
• Regional creative brand dominance

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Creative tourism- Trials through stories

• Anime trials in Sikkim
• Himalayan Cosplay Fest – International Manga Fair
• Manga museum and Art streets

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Human Capital Plan

• Partner with animation schools from across the world
• Local talent training in digital art, story telling and voice editing
• Scholarships for young Sikkimese artists
• Asian Academy for Anime and Manga (AAMA)

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Our ecosystem brands

• AnimeCon
• Anges+Martin
• Own Knee Chan
• Otaku Jatra
• Studio Kapi

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Partnerships and collaborations

• AJapanese Anime schools
• Indian universities
• OTT platforms
• Culture Ministries and private investors

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Sikkim: The next destination for Anime and Manga

The world is hungry for stories.
Lets make Sikkim the studio where they are born

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From the Himalayas to the World - Sikkim draws the future

The first step of a creative journey, AAMA first batch students 2025