AnimeJapan
AnimeJapan is a Japanese anime consumer show held for the first time at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center in Tokyo, in March 2014. It was created from the merger of the Tokyo International Anime Fair with the Anime Contents Expo.[1]
| AnimeJapan | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Active |
| Venue | Tokyo Big Sight (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) Online (2021) |
| Location(s) | Tokyo |
| Country | Japan |
| Inaugurated | 2014 |
| Website | www |
It is organized by the AnimeJapan Executive Committee with support from The Association of Japanese Animations and The Association of Manga Publishers.[2][3] The 2020 AnimeJapan event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the 2021 event took place online. The event returned to Tokyo Big Sight in 2022 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
AnimeJapan Executive Committee
The AnimeJapan Executive Committee is made up of the following 19 companies.
- Animate
- Aniplex
- Bandai Namco Arts
- Bandai Namco Filmworks (also known as Sunrise)
- Frontier Works
- Kadokawa Corporation
- King Records
- Marvelous
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
- Nihon Ad Systems
- Nippon Animation
- Pierrot
- Pony Canyon
- Production I.G
- Satelight
- Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
- Tezuka Productions
- Toei Animation
- TMS Entertainment
Events history
| Date | Attendance | Exhibitors | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22–23 March 2014 | 111,252 | +100 | Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo[4] |
| 20–22 March 2015 | 121,540 | ||
| 25–27 March 2016 | 135,323 | ||
| 23–26 March 2017 | 145,453 | ||
| 22–25 March 2018 | 152,331[5] | ||
| 23–26 March 2019 | 146,616 | TBD | |
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.[6][7] | |||
| 27–30 March 2021 | Online | TBD | Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo[8][9] |
| 26–29 March 2022 | N/A | +100 | |
| 25-28 March 2023 | TBA | ||
References
- "Tokyo Int'l Anime Fair, Anime Contents Expo Unite to Form AnimeJapan". Anime News Network. October 10, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- "AnimeJapan 2014". anime-japan.jp. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- "「アニメのすべてが、ここにある。」 AnimeJapan 2014 ステージプログラム第一弾発表！！！ 2日間で全42プログラム、 延べ約5万人収容のイベントステージ". At Press (@Press) (in Japanese). January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "AnimeJapan 2014第2回プレゼンテーション開催 ステージやコラボの詳細が明らかに". Animeanime.jp (in Japanese). January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "What is AnimeJapan? Manga Planet Finds Out (and Takes Photos!) - Manga Planet". Manga Planet. March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- "AnimeJapan 2020／ファミリーアニメフェスタ2020」開催中止について". AnimeJapan (in Japanese). February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 26, 2020). "AnimeJapan 2020 Event Canceled Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- "AnimeJapan 2021 Convention Will Be Online Only". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- "AnimeJapan 2021". AnimeJapan 2021 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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