Oct 2, 2026 · 1 hr 50 min · 11 segments
Paul has been part of the anime scene in South Africa for many years, but his passion for anime burns brighter than ever. As an artist and co-founder and owner of Gunpla SA, Paul is active in…
You might know with this podcast, I'm trying to create quite a holistic view of South African anime fans.
It's called the Not Just Anime Podcast because we talk about a whole lot of other things.
As you'd know, spending so many years in this fandom that people who are fans of anime aren't just fans of anime.
They have other things that might have crossed their paths because of anime.
It might be martial arts.
So many different things that resonate with anime fans or fans that find anime through specific hobbies.
I'm into karate or whatever, and then I get into anime.
Karate is
Yeah, you're a martial artist as well, right?
Understanding that there are cultures other than mine that exist out there, especially because of how we were trained.
It's quite interesting that it made its way to South Africa in such a big fashion.
This is also the thing that I always tell people when they're asking about South Africa.
I'm like, South Africa follows the world's trends.
It's just a matter of how quickly it gets here or how slowly it gets here.
I guess with the martial arts boom of the 80s, that eventually came to South Africa and we started seeing dojos pop up everywhere.
But did you ever like experience that, um, satanic panic vibe where people are going like karate is satanic and it's like from the devil and Pokemon is from the devil.
Did you ever experience that as a kid? Sadly?
Uh, not, not because of martial arts, thankfully, but I have encountered that in different phases in my life.
You might know with this podcast, I'm trying to create quite a holistic view of South African anime fans.
It's called the Not Just Anime Podcast because we talk about a whole lot of other things.
As you'd know, spending so many years in this fandom that people who are fans of anime aren't just fans of anime.
They have other things that might have crossed their paths because of anime.
It might be martial arts.
So many different things that resonate with anime fans or fans that find anime through specific hobbies.
I'm into karate or whatever, and then I get into anime.
Karate is
Yeah, you're a martial artist as well, right?
Understanding that there are cultures other than mine that exist out there, especially because of how we were trained.
It's quite interesting that it made its way to South Africa in such a big fashion.
This is also the thing that I always tell people when they're asking about South Africa.
I'm like, South Africa follows the world's trends.
It's just a matter of how quickly it gets here or how slowly it gets here.
I guess with the martial arts boom of the 80s, that eventually came to South Africa and we started seeing dojos pop up everywhere.
But did you ever like experience that, um, satanic panic vibe where people are going like karate is satanic and it's like from the devil and Pokemon is from the devil.
Did you ever experience that as a kid? Sadly?
Uh, not, not because of martial arts, thankfully, but I have encountered that in different phases in my life.
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