Kadokawa Shoten et al. Hold "Anime Content Expo" on the same day as "Tokyo International Anime Fair"

Concerning revision of the youth health development regulations of Tokyo Comic 10 society such as Kadokawa Shoten, Kodansha, Shueisha etc expresses protestsKadokawa Shoten who made a chance to create an opportunity to hold "Animation Content Expo" at Makuhari Messe for two days on Saturday, March 26, 2011 and Sunday 27th (Sunday), 2011, as "Today's Notice" Announced.

Shinoda Ishihara, governor of Tokyo, served as executive chairman for this event,"Tokyo International Anime Fair" in which comics 10 society expresses refusal to participateIt will be held on the same schedule as the public release date.

The full text of "Announcement" announced by Kadokawa Shoten is as follows. The contents of the "announcement" published today by Kadokawa Shoten on the site was "Announcement concerning the holding of" Anime Content Expo ".

Announcement concerning the holding of "Anime Content Expo"

Announcement concerning the holding of "Anime Content Expo"
Anime Content Expo Preparation Committee


About the statements of the Japan Movie Association, Manga Japan, Comics 10 society, Japan comic artists 'association, the 21st century comic artists' association, who opposes the revision of the Tokyo Metropolitan Youth Health Development Ordinance, which we announced earlier, we I will support this.

For this reason, many of us who were scheduled to participate in "Tokyo International Anime Fair" (hereinafter "the fair"), which is scheduled to be held in March 2011 by Governor Shintaro Ishihara acting chairperson, opposed the revision of the ordinance Unfortunately we decided to cancel the exhibition at the fair for the reason.
However, we highly appreciate the history and significance of the fair, and we deeply honor the Japan Video Association, which has made a great contribution as the secretariat of the fair.

On the other hand, considering the feelings of all the fans who were looking forward to the fair, considering setting up a place of presentation in some form at this time of the latest information on influential new works from Spring 2011 to the summer comes out I have come.
As a result, we decided to hold a joint event "animation content expo" by volunteers of animation related companies in the following way, taking into account the convenience and the schedule of the fans gathered from all over the country, the availability of the venue, etc.

We will make an effort to be a place to enjoy for all of our fans while being micro powerful.
In addition, we will expand the circle of each company that makes the same ambition and aim to enhance the contents of the implementation, so we ask for your understanding and cooperation by all our fans and related organizations.
For details, I will announce it in January 2011.

【Anime Content Expo Summary】
Schedule date: Saturday, 26th March 2011, Sunday the 27th
Conference place: Makuhari Messe

that's all

Participating companies of the "Anime Content Expo Preparation Committee" to be the parent company are as follows.

【Anime Content Expo Preparation Committee】
Aniplex Corporation
Animate Corporation
Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd.
King Records Inc.
Geneon · Universal · Entertainment Japan LLC
Frontier Works Inc.
Marvelous Entertainment Inc.
Media Factory Inc.
(In alphabetical order)

Mr. Shinichiro Inoue, President of Kadokawa Shoten, also announces on Twitter about holding "Anime Content Expo", but the detailed information that is written in the release will be clarified in the future as "Current information is over." It seems to become.

Twitter / @ Inoue Shinichiro: To hold an event called Anime Contents Expo ...