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Tokyo Int'l Anime Fair to Return March 22-25, 2012

posted on by Egan Loo
Tokyo Big Sight after March quake cancelled this year's event

The executive committee of Tokyo International Anime Fair (Tokyo Big Sight convention center on Odaiba island at Tokyo Bay. As in previous years, the first two days are business days that are only open to industry and press representatives, while the last two days are public days that are open to everyone.

This year's TAF was disaster of March 11. If it had been held, it would have run from March 24 to March 27 of this year.

According to the housed earthquake evacuees and held several events.

This year's TAF became part of a controversy due to Tokyo Metropolitan Government's reelected to a fourth term in April.)

The media company cancelled one day after TAF's cancellation.

The organizers of ACE cited the soil liquefaction in the Makuhari district, the planned accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station as the primary reasons for this year's cancellation. However, Makuhari Messe has since held several events.


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