Cayenne welcomes its first manga store, a store dedicated to the world of manga

Tot Bag, Attack of the Titans, Naruto key ring, or even the legendary hat of Luffy, a character from the Japanese series One Peace. The entire manga universe can be found in the Japan2yana store.

The manga store opened three days ago on rue du Général de Gaulle, in downtown Cayenne. It is the first store dedicated to the world of manga in Guyana.

“There are derivative works, Art books, a collection of illustrations by a mangaka, we also have goodies, mugs, gift boxes, bags, and many other things”, lists Isabelle Constant, one of the creators of the manga store.

These Japanese books are all the rage and according to the creators of Japan2Yana, it was time to implement this concept in Guyana.

Open for three days, the manga store is already attracting the public. Aged 13, Raphaël came to take a look. “There is a choice, and a store with only manga and other products like mugs and figurines, that’s really nice”rejoices the teenager.

Guyana has a community around Japanese culture. It remained to find the place to bring it together.

We are going to offer several workshops, particularly drawing ones, and we are also going to have discussion or debate evenings on manga.

Isabelle constant, one of the creators of the mangastore

The Japan2yana store also wants to break the clichés around manga. No, manga is not just for children. “There is also a big part intended for older children, assures Isabelle Constant, one of the creators of the manga store. There are also more psychological and thoughtful manga, which will teach you a lot about Japanese culture.

In addition to the store located on rue du Général de Gaulle in Cayenne, there is also an online store.