What Is AnimeJapan? The World's Largest Anime Industry Event, Explained by Marine

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AnimeJapan is where the anime industry makes its biggest announcements of the year — and for the first time ever, it's leaving Tokyo.

What AnimeJapan Is

AnimeJapan is the world's largest anime industry trade show, held every March, combining business days (industry-focused) with public days (general fan access) — new anime announcements, voice actor stages, and merchandise sales.

A Historic Move to Osaka

AnimeJapan 2027 runs March 26-28, 2027, at Intex Osaka — the first time in the event's 13-year history it has been held outside Tokyo. AnimeJapan 2028 will also be held in Osaka.

What To Know

AnimeJapan is where most of the year's biggest new-anime announcements happen — moving it to Osaka for the first time in 13 years is a genuinely significant shift for fans who've only ever known it as a Tokyo event.

AnimeJapan's business-day/public-day structure reflects how deeply intertwined Japan's anime industry trade events are with direct fan access — unlike many countries' industry-only trade shows, ordinary fans can attend the same event as licensing executives.

What Fans Are Saying

• "AnimeJapan moving to Osaka after 13 years in Tokyo is huge news."
• "Great that fans get the same access as industry on public days."
• "Excited to see what changes with the Osaka venue."

Original Japanese

• 「13年目にして大阪開催というのは大きなニュースですね」
• 「一般公開日に業界と同じ場に立てるのは嬉しい仕組みです」
• 「大阪会場でどう変わるのか楽しみです」

Easy Japanese

AnimeJapanは、毎年3月に開催される世界最大級のアニメイベントです。2027年は初めて大阪で開催されます。