Anime & fandom
Anime-Powered Windfall: How Kawaii Kon Injected $30 Million into Honolulu’s Economy
When Spy × Family dominated the streaming charts this spring, the buzz wasn’t limited to Japan’s anime charts - Honolulu’s own Kawaii Kon was turning heads on the economic battlefield. Like a power-up in a shōnen showdown, the two-day event proved that fandom can translate into hard cash