From 2012 to 2016 Maneetapho was a member of thePodTaku podcast alongside co-hosts Tristan Gallant (Arkada), Holden Bremley (HoldenReviews) and Jeanne (xDisturbedJeans).[12][13]
In November 2019, Maneetapho, along with YouTuber Sydney Poniewaz (Sydsnap), moved to northwesternTokyo, Japan to begin working as an influencer for GeeXPlus.[9] The effort was to help promote/introduce anime and Japanese culture to the rest of the world through his content.[9]
In February 2020, Maneetapho joined alongsideConnor Colquhoun (CDawgVA) andJoey Bizinger (The Anime Man) in creating and hosting a weekly audio and video podcast calledTrash Taste, where they discuss anime, manga, otaku culture, and their experiences while living in Japan.[15][16][17][18] The first episode was released on 5 June 2020 with new episodes available on YouTube and major podcast platforms every Friday.[19][20] In August 2020, Maneetapho participated in a chess tournament hosted byChess.com for anime YouTubers.[21] Reaching the finals, Maneetapho beat fellowTrash Taste co-hostConnor Colquhoun.[22] In July 2021, Maneetapho successfully defended his title inTournament Arc 2, hosted again by Chess.com.[23][24]
In July 2025, Maneetapho announced on his YouTube channel about the production of an anime short film based on his original work,Bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood. The short film is produced by Studio Daisy and directed by Yoshimitsu Ohashi, with Maneetapho serving as supervising director.[25]
Maneetapho's parents are from Thailand, and he was born and raised in the United Kingdom. He is a practicingBuddhist, and has served as amonk twice in his life, once when he was a teenager and once as an adult.[26] Maneetapho became engaged to fellow YouTuber Sydney Poniewaz on 12 April 2019.[27][28] On 5 June 2022, they were married at a ceremony in the UK.[29]
^Varcoe, Fred (6 June 2021)."Three men in a pub"(PDF).Number 1 Shimbun. Tokyo, Japan: Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan. pp. 13–15.Archived(PDF) from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved3 August 2021.
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