Episode 219 – Anime Japan 2014

The anime addicts anonymous podcast discuss their attendance at the what is claimed to be the largest anime convention in the world: Anime Japan, Tokyo 2014.  We talk about what the convention was like, what we saw, and what was announced there.

• Discussion on Anime Japan 2014

  • Created with the merging of the Tokyo International Anime Fair with the Anime Contents Expo.

  • 19 companies that are members of the AnimeJapan Executive Committee.

    • Animate

    • Aniplex

    • Bandai Visual

    • Frontier Works

    • Geneon Universal Entertainment

    • Kadokawa Corporation

    • King Records

    • Marvelous AQL

    • Nihon Ad Systems

    • Nippon Animation

    • Pierrot

    • Pony Canyon

    • Production I.G

    • Satelight

    • Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions

    • Sunrise

    • Tezuka Productions

    • Toei Animation

    • TMS Entertainment

  • Claims to be the highest attended anime convention in the world (100,000?)

  • Sights of the conventions

  • Most highly represented anime of the convention

    • Yowamushi Pedal

    • Haikyuu

    • Gundam (Build fighters, MSG blu ray release, gunpla)

    • Aniplex anime titles

    • Soul Eater, Sword Art Online

  • Surprisingly under represented anime

    • Shonen Jump; one piece, DBZ, kuroko no basuke

    • Space Dandy

    • Attack on Titan (industry), there was some merch

    • Space Brothers

  • Host’s favorites

    • Mitsugi

      • Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

      • GF/BF booth

      • Aniplex booth

      • Giant Patlabor

    • Chiaki

      • Toyota Char car

      • Magi booth at Aniplex

      • Aniplex booth overall