Jimmy Hapa
Jimmy Hapa (@importgamingftw) is a YouTube creator based in Japan who makes long-form retrospectives and reviews of obscure Japanese video games that never reached Western markets. His channel has about 21,500 subscribers and a median of roughly 6,900 views per video. He posts rarely, with no uploads in the past year, and his rate is $20 to $35 per 1,000 median views, about $140 to $240 per video, with a $150 minimum.
Reach engaged retro gaming fans through deep dives into Japan-only games
- Median of about 6,900 views per video across 92 uploads, with a p90 near 22,000 views
- Engagement rate of 6.1 percent, with 1,000-plus likes on top videos showing an active audience
- Long-form videos average about 18 minutes, giving brands room for a full integration
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- game reviews, retrospectives, collection showcases, news-style commentary
- Tone
- enthusiastic, informative
- Language
- English
- On camera
- No, voiceover and b-roll
- Production
- Clean, lightly edited
- Typical length
- 8 to 25 minutes
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- merchandise, patron support
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos; the description links only to a Patreon page and a merchandise store.
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Content is retro game reviews and history with no flagged themes; one title, 'Fun with Child Labor', refers to a game mechanic in a comedic framing.
We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.
Platforms
Benchmark score: 45 / 100
Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.
Recent videos
▶America's Missing "Mystical Ninja" | Bōken Jidai Katsugeki G · 11k views
▶Ganbare Goemon's Future Past | Goemon: Shin Sedai Shūmei | P · 9.9k views
▶Import Gaming FTW Episodes 1-10 (2013-2014) · 3.5k viewsLast three uploads, latest 553 days ago.
Hi, I'm Jimmy Hapa. I made a series called Import Gaming FTW to talk a lot about the less talked about games in Japan that didn't make it over to the West. Hope you like what you see. よろしくお願い致します。 Support links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/importgamingftw Teespring store: https://import-gaming-ftw.creator-spring.com/ X: https://www.x.com/importgamingftw
About Jimmy Hapa
Jimmy Hapa runs the YouTube channel Import Gaming FTW (@importgamingftw) from Japan, where he publishes reviews, retrospectives and history pieces on video games that were released only in Japan or were overlooked in the West. The channel has about 21,500 subscribers and 92 videos, with recent work focused on PlayStation-era titles, Ganbare Goemon and Japanese RPG history. Uploads are infrequent, and the channel has not posted in the past year.
The audience appears to be English-speaking retro gaming enthusiasts, mostly men, concentrated in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. These figures are estimates based on the channel's language and content and are not platform-verified. Median views are about 6,900, with occasional videos above 20,000.
Brands in retro gaming, collector goods or game publishing may find the channel a good fit for a single sponsored video. At $20 to $35 per 1,000 median views, the typical rate is about $140 to $240 per video, a CPM of $20 to $35 against the $10 to $30 typical of paid ads.
Written from Jimmy Hapa's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Jimmy Hapa can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Jimmy
How much does Jimmy Hapa charge for a sponsored video?
Based on a median of about 6,900 views, Jimmy Hapa's rate is roughly $140 to $240 per video, with a $150 minimum. Rates are estimated from the channel's public view data and may differ from his actual terms.
What does Jimmy Hapa post about on YouTube?
Jimmy Hapa posts reviews, retrospectives and history videos about obscure Japanese video games, especially PlayStation-era titles and the Ganbare Goemon series. Videos typically run 8 to 25 minutes.
How do I contact Jimmy Hapa for a brand deal?
Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted creators can be booked directly through Starbooked, and the channel's public links include Patreon and a merchandise store.
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