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Gigguk

  • YouTuber, podcaster, Twitch streamer
  • Garnt Maneetapho
  • @gigguk
  • Thai-British
  • 36 years old
  • Gemini
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About

Garnt Maneetapho, known as Gigguk, is a British YouTuber and podcaster who makes anime reviews and comedy videos. He cohosts Trash Taste with CDawgVA and The Anime Man; its first episode was released on 5 June 2020.[1]

Bâan

He created the original anime short Bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood.[2][3] The 18-minute film was produced by studio daisy and directed by Yoshimitsu Ohashi. It premiered at Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro on 24 August 2025.[2] On 20 September 2025, he announced that Bâan was available on YouTube.[4]

Videos and collaborations

He started his YouTube channel as The Anime Zone in 2006 and began the EvAbridged parody series in 2012. He was a member of the PodTaku podcast from 2012 to 2016.[1]

In 2018, he presented Best Comedy at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards with LilyPichu. He won Chess.com's Tournament Arc in August 2020 after beating CDawgVA in the final, then defended the title in July 2021.[1][5]

Life in Japan

He moved to Tokyo with Sydney Poniewaz in November 2019 to work with GeeXPlus. They married in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2022.[1]

Combined chat warning

In February 2026, he reported that Twitch had warned him for combining chats from different platforms. Twitch subsequently announced that it would stop taking enforcement action against combined chat overlays.[1]

Personal information

Real name
Garnt Maneetapho [1]
Gender
Male [1]
Birthday
[1]
Age
36 years
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birthplace
Brighton, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom [1]
Based in
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation
YouTuber, podcaster [1]
Nationality
Thai-British [6]
Education
Electrical and electronics engineering, University of Bristol [1]
Family
Married to Sydney Poniewaz (2022) [1]

General information

Language
EN
On Twitch since
28 August 2011
Twitch followers
435,554
Channel age
15y 2m
Twitch data updated
Category
Genshin Impact

Sources

  1. "Gigguk on en Wikipedia". Wikipedia. Retrieved October 19, 2026. Archived on September 2, 2026.
  2. "YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime - The Japan Times". The Japan Times. September 19, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2026. Archived on November 15, 2025.
  3. "Bâan (2025) | Anime Short Film by Gigguk". YouTube. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
  4. "Gigguk@AX (@GiggukAZ) / X". X. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
  5. "Gigguk Crowned Tournament Arc 2 Champion - Chess.com". Chess.com. July 26, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2026. Archived on December 11, 2025.
  6. "Live 'Podcast' Event: Trash Taste: Japan-based YouTubers | FCCJ". Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan. June 17, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2026. Archived on October 10, 2025.
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