Speakers

Masahiro Mitsunaga (Lawyer, Liner LLP / JETRO International Coordinator)
Marc Perez (CEO, Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation [USA])
Nicolas Alejandro Zumaglini (President, Telefilms [Argentina])
Siamrus Laohasukkasem (Managing Director, M TURNER [Thailand])

Content

Japanese anime nowadays are expanding its popularity, as the number of anime conventions and their scales suggest.
There is also a growing expectation that anime must promote its business through such ways as video streaming and increasing anime channels.
This seminar is hosted by the organizer of Anime EXPO, one of the largest conventions from the North America, and the world’s anime-related business professionals invited by JETRO. They will discuss the appeal of Japanese anime as well as its future business.
※ Project Anime is a league of conventions from all over the world. It was founded in March 2011 in purpose of sharing their knowledge for more effective management and inviting guests from each other.

Speakers

Tomohiko Ishii (Producer, Production I.G / Director, STEVE N' STEVEN)
Jouji Wada (CEO, WIT STUDIO)
Genki Kawamura (Producer, Toho)
Yoshiaki Nishimura (Anime Film Producer)

Content

“Production committee” is a mainstream system that carries out today's anime production. In this system, there are a variety of corporations with their own perspectives involved to achieve one goal. Here in this session, speakers from those production committees will talk about their roles and passions in anime creation.

Speakers

Goro Miyazaki (Director of Anime "Ronia the Robber's Daughter")
Hideki Moriya (Director / Executive Producer, Polygon Pictures)
Ryusuke Hikawa (Anime / Tokusatsu Resercher )

Content

An ongoing TV anime Sanzoku no Musume Rōnya (Ronia the Robber's Daughter) is the main topic here. Director Goro Miyazaki who tried his first 3DCG for TV anime and Hideki Moriya from the production company Polygon Pictures will be the presenters. They will talk about the story behind the scenes from planning to on air, as well as the future of the 3DCG animation on TV.

Speakers

Masahiko Inami (Professor at Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University)
Kouta Minamizawa (Assistant Professor at Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University)
Ken Endo (Researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories / CEO of Xiborg)
Tow Ubukata (Novelist / Scriptwriter for the latest Ghost in the Shell film adaptation)
Others (speakers are subject to change without notice)

Content

One of Japan’s biggest blockbusters Stand Alone Complex has even impacted on science technologies. The main theme of this seminar is to “make it in the real.” Our influential guests will discuss how to make the world of SAC in reality. Superhuman Sports Society from Keio University is joining this talk!

Speakers

Shin Unozawa (Anime Consortium Japan Inc.　President / CEO)

Content

In this seminar, the newly born company Anime Consortium Japan will explain its major business.

Speakers

Rodrigo Mazon (HULU / Director, Content Acquisitions)
Olivier Cervantès (Wakanim / Founder and director)
Lu Fanxi (Youku Tudou Inc. / Vice President)
Shin Unozawa (Anime Consortium Japan Inc.　President / CEO)

Moderator

Tadashi Sudo (Editorial Director, Anime! Anime!)

Content

International anime streaming has created a large-scale market over the past year. In order to show you what really goes on in this field, we are hosting seminar on streaming anime overseas. For this show, we invited the major anime streamers from the world. They will talk about the latest updates on their work as well as their future vision.
Tadashi Sudo, an editorial director of anime business website Anime! Anime!, will be the moderator for the show to pursue what you can do to grow this market.

Speakers

Kazuhiko Torishima (Shueisha) Koichiro Natsume (Aniplex ) Rena Matsui (SKE48 / Nogizaka 46)

Content

There is an increasing number of pirated editions of anime nowadays. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry called for Anti-Piracy Countermeasure Council, assembly of publishers and anime-related companies. In March 2014, they announced Manga-Anime Guardians (MAG) Project in AnimeJapan. In this conference, members of the MAG PROJECT including Kazuhiko Torishima (Shueisha), Koichiro Natsume (Aniplex), along with their supporter Rena Matsui (SKE48), will show up on stage to review their works in the past year and guide you to their future projects.

Speakers

Hikaru Kondo (CEO of Ufotable)
Eriko Nakamura (Tokushima Anime Ambassador)
Others

Content

Every May and October in Tokushima prefecture holds “Machi Asobi", a project that aims to gather up anime fans across the country. The guests will speak about the past and future of Machi Asobi as well as the appeal and significance of local community-based anime.
AnimeJapan will also release part of content from Machi Asobi Vol.14

Speakers

Yasuo Miyagawa (CEO, Sunrise)
Keisuke Iwata (CEO, AT-X)
Tōru Furuya (Actor)
Masuo Ueda (CEO, Aniplex)

Content

This seminar summons the old soldiers who have worked in Japan's anime industry since the beginning. A long-awaited presentation by the professionals in at the 60(±1) is finally coming true. It is a talk-session by those who involved in many works.
They will talk about their thoughts on anime industry and the younger generation coming in this field.

Speakers

Masahiko Minami (CEO, BONES / The Association of Japanese Animation)
Atsuhiro Iwakami (Executive Officer, Aniplex)
Hiroaki Matsuura (CEO, SANZIGEN)
Kenji Horikawa (CEO, P.A. WORKS)

Content

The guest speakers in this session are those at the top of the pyramid in today's anime industry. They will discuss their history, how they worked their way up, and their past life-changing points. This session also sends out some messages to those who wish to work for the future anime.

Speakers

Jun Takei (producer, Bandai Visual)
Nobuhiro Kikuchi (senior managing director, P.A.WORKS )
Hiroshi Kusaki (section chief, Bureau of Industry and Tourism, Kyoto-City)

Content

AnimeJapan 2015, in the title of “Collaboration of Anime X 47 Prefectures,” introduces you to anime X local community collaboration items made in 47 prefectures across the country.
By showcasing the Eccentric Family created with Kyoto city, the program will discuss collaborative products and synergy combined by anime, community, and local corporations.

Speakers

Yuji Hirooka (AnimeJapan 2015 General Producer, Bandai Visual)
Kenichiro Ikeuchi (AnimeJapan 2015 General Producer, Sunrise)
Others

Content

AnimeJapan, starting in 2014, successfully had its second year.
As a closing seminar of 2015, two general producers from the Executive Committee and representative from the Secretariat will present the topic about event management.
How do they organize this largest anime market in Japan? How do they arrange everything in it?
They will showcase some of the stories to help you running your future events.