110 exhibitors set up luxurious booths, and it was a big event that anime fans could enjoy, with talk events featuring voice actors and sales of goods. The total number of visitors was 132,557, an increase of 132% (*) from the previous year, and expectations for next year’s event are already rising.
*Includes expected number of visitors on Business Day
anime! anime! We conducted interviews with visitors who visited “AnimeJapan 2024”! We asked him about his passion for anime and Oshii, and the purpose of his visit.
The man, who was wearing a Hina Tachibana T-shirt, came with three other Tachibana fans he met on social media. He came all the way from Okayama for a day trip to see the event where Mr. Tachibana from the Pony Canyon booth was on stage. Tachibana’s favorite character to play is Nagi Hisakawa from The Idolmaster: Her Cinderella Girls,'' and her friend said she likes Satono Diamond from Uma Musume Pretty Derby.”
In addition, two female visitors seem to like Sony Music’s multidimensional idol project “UniteUp!”, and Amon Hirai (playing Chihiro Isuzukawa) and Yuki Shimomae (playing Homare Katsura) said, He told me that it was his recommendation. “UniteUp!” actively hosts real live performances by the cast, and you’ll want to support both the characters and the cast!
There were also people who liked anime in general and came to gather information, and even among young visitors, each person had a different generation of favorite works and favorite voice actors. Through this event, I felt that anime fans are becoming more segmented and diverse.
Furthermore, what impressed me about this year’s “AnimeJapan 2024” was the large number of visitors from overseas. A man who came from Detroit, USA on a 5-week trip to Japan said that the highlight of his trip was AnimeJapan. “We still do not know the name of the flower we saw that day. ” (Anohana), and the booth left a great impression on her. Additionally, a woman from New Zealand who visited Japan with her family for the first time said that Haikyuu!! was a work that changed her life, saying, “The teamwork and character growth is amazing!” . (The backpack is also cute with “Haikyu!!” specifications!!)
Furthermore, a man who visited Japan with his partner said he likes watching Shonen Jump series, Jujutsu Kaisen, and romance genres, and told me that his favorite was Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu''. He gave it to me. They visited "AnimeJapan 2024" as part of their trip to Japan, and were able to experience the global reach of anime and events themselves. However, purchasing goods seems to be a difficult hurdle for overseas visitors, who say, You have to install an app, wait in a long line, and think, This is it!'' It seems like it would be difficult to find something like that.” As the number of inbound visitors increases, accessibility may also become an issue in the future.
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