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]]>Santa Ana, Calif. (October 29, 2020) – THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF JAPANESE ANIMATION (SPJA) is thrilled to announce Project Anime: Global 2020, a virtual experience. With the ever-growing worldwide interest in Japanese pop culture, the business conference helps educate, inspire, and support event organizers and global entertainment companies as they navigate the nuances of the industry. The event will take place virtually on November 17 & 18 and be accessible from anywhere in the world in both live and on-demand formats.
This year, the conference’s theme, “Evolving with the Events Industry”, will address today’s everchanging landscape of global anime and manga markets, and their related events. As the industry changes rapidly in response to current affairs, events and businesses have been compelled to quickly adapt, accordingly; this has given rise to new uncharted ventures and opportunities, including virtual/hybrid events and unique digital engagements. Project Anime: Global 2020 invites event organizers and business professionals to join industry leaders for engaging discussions on how to navigate these changes and shape the future of the industry.
“We’re thrilled to extend Project Anime to business professionals and event organizers from around the world as an innovative virtual event,” noted Ray Chiang, President and CEO, SPJA. “Our industry has had to quickly pivot and evolve this year and we are excited to hear from our diverse line-up of speakers as they share their learnings, thoughts and strategies.”
“Our industry is teeming with talented people and Project Anime is a terrific platform to connect event organizers, entertainment companies and Japanese IP holders. Doing so in a virtual format gives us an opportunity to reach so many more people who in years past perhaps could not attend in-person – we’re really excited to bring this group together,” added Azusa Matsuda, Sr. Director of Business Development, SPJA.
Project Anime: Global 2020 will feature 20+ panels and networking opportunities, as well as downloadable reports and resources. Topics will include:
- Unpacking the Fan Machine with Kristen Mclean, NPD Entertainment
- Effectively Marketing to the Esports Community
- Examining Insurance and Venue Needs in a Post-Covid-19 Era
- Communicating with Japanese: Bridging the Cultural Gap
- Anime & Esports Research Presentations by Interpret
- Making the Most of a Virtual Panel
- Introduction to Grant Writing
- And, more to be announced soon!
Participants will have a chance to network by attending a virtual Happy Hour scheduled for the 17th, an all-day networking lobby both days and be provided an attendee list to connect with others at any time.
Additional program schedule and speaker information will be announced soon on the Project Anime website: https://project-anime.org. To register, please visit: https://project-anime.org/2020/10/22/project-anime-global-2020-registration-open/
About SPJA
Founded in 1992, SPJA is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising public awareness of and educating the public about Japanese animation and pop culture, as well as providing a forum to facilitate learning between professionals and fans through its various events and programs. For more information, please visit www.spja.org.
About Project Anime
Established in 2012, Project Anime began as a single two-day event in Los Angeles. Now an international platform hosting events around the world, its mission is to facilitate communication, inspire vision, and develop educational resources involving Japanese pop culture business and events industries. For more information, please visit www.project-anime.org/
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]]>Everyone’s health and safety are our top priority and with the ongoing coronavirus crisis, it has become necessary to cancel Project Anime LA, which was scheduled for June 30 – July 1. We will certainly miss the opportunity to share and learn from you.
We realize that Project Anime serves an important function within the global anime community. As such, we are currently exploring avenues for this year to continue to be able to facilitate networking, educate, and inspire the Japanese pop culture business and events industry. We hope to be able to share more details with you in the coming weeks.
Make sure to follow us on Facebook and join our LinkedIn group for up-to-date information.
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Santa Ana, Calif. (January 16, 2020) – The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is thrilled to announce Project Anime: Tokyo taking place at The Tender House on March 19. Project Anime, a business conference series created by the SPJA to increase awareness and knowledge of the anime industry throughout the world, provides Japanese Intellectual Property (IP) holders, event organizers, and global entertainment companies the insight they need to support and take advantage of the massive worldwide interest in anime.
PARTNERING WITH JAPAN
At Project Anime: Tokyo 2020 attendees will discuss the global anime and manga market and the rising international demand for Japanese content.
Building on the “Partnering with Japan” theme, conference topics and programming will be geared toward supporting both Japanese content professionals in international markets and events, as well as international event organizers interested in growing their events with Japanese content.
Agenda Highlights
- Understanding Consumer Trends in International Markets
- Social Media Marketing
- Creating Successful Partnerships
- And more to be announced soon!
“We’re thrilled to celebrate Project Anime’s 7th year in Tokyo and excited to put into practice this year’s conference theme, Partnering with Japan. Our focus is to create a bridge between our Japanese content partners and our international event colleagues,” noted Ray Chiang, CEO, Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation. “This will be an event that you won’t want to miss.”
“We are excited to be back in Tokyo for Project Anime. As in years past, our goal is to continue to support our Japanese content partners by giving them the right tools to unlock international markets, and the opportunity to connect with our anime events colleagues,” added Azusa Matsuda, Sr. Director of Business Development, Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation.
The program schedule and speaker information will be announced soon on the Project Anime website: https://project-anime.org
For registration information, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-anime-tokyo-2020-registration-66600157865
Project Anime: Tokyo (March 19, 2020)
The Tender House
4-19-16 Shirokanedai
Minato, Tokyo 108-0071, Japan
About SPJA
SPJA is a non-profit organization dedicated to popularize and educate the American public about Japanese entertainment and pop culture, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. For more information, please visit www.spja.org.
About Project Anime
Started in 2012, Project Anime began as a single two-day event in Los Angeles. It is now an international brand hosting events around the world. Our mission is to facilitate communication, inspire vision, and promote growth surrounding the Japanese Pop Culture Business and Events Industry. For more information, please visit http://project-anime.org/.
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Santa Ana, Calif. (May 10, 2019) – The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is excited to announce the first round of speakers for Project Anime: Los Angeles. The networking event to be held July 2 and 3 will feature two programming tracks, one focused on providing guidance and expertise to anime event organizers attending from all parts of the world, and the other on the convergence of Hollywood and anime.
“Since its inception, Project Anime has served the needs of the global anime event community, and it will continue to do so as it grows and evolves,” noted Ray Chiang, CEO, Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation. “Each year Project Anime links industry professionals to event organizers in order to promote growth in anime and events worldwide. We believe that 2019 Project Anime: Los Angeles will deliver an exciting, diverse group of speakers from a variety of industries, all who will share their insight and expertise with the attendees.”
Project Anime: Los Angeles attendees will interact with producers, creators, business leaders, entrepreneurs, and more from across the globe, all committed to the integration of Anime in film and strategies for businesses and events.
Project Anime: Los Angeles will offer two tracks of content: “Where Hollywood Meets Anime” and “Anime Events.” For the Hollywood track, speakers from a wide-range of companies including Hasbro and Entertainment One’s Secret Location will give insight on how best to license from and work with the Japanese companies that own some of the biggest properties in the world. Confirmed speakers include:
- Vincent Imaoka, Head of Toy Acquisitions at Hasbro
- Michael Masukawa, Manager of Strategy and Business Development of two-time Emmy® Award-winning Secret Location – an Entertainment One company
- Marlene Sharp, Director, Production at LEVEL-5 abby, home of YO-KAI WATCH
- Deborah Gilels, publicist for Lupin the 3rd Part 4 on Adult Swim, Megalobox on Crunchyroll and Hayao Miyazaki’s Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro.
- Kaz Sasajima, Sr. Director, Media Unit, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
The “The Growth of Anime Events” programming will report on current trends and how it will affect the growth of your event and discuss best practices in today’s pop culture convention market to ensure success.
“I’m so excited to be working with such talented people,” added Dallas Middaugh, Project Anime event producer and founder of Nonlinear World. “The level of experience here is breathtaking, and this is just scratching the surface – we have a ton more people to announce in the weeks to come!”
The program schedule and speaker information can be found below:
Project Anime: Los Angeles (July 2-3, 2019)
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles
404 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
About SPJA
SPJA is a non-profit organization dedicated to popularize and educate the American public about Japanese entertainment and pop culture, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. For more information, please visit www.spja.org.
About Project Anime
Started in 2012, Project Anime began as a single two-day event in Los Angeles. It is now an international brand hosting events around the world. Our mission is to facilitate communication, inspire vision, and promote growth surrounding the Japanese Pop Culture Business and Events Industry. For more information, please visit http://project-anime.org/.
About Nonlinear World
Founded in 2018, Nonlinear World is a pop culture consultancy working with clients in manga, comics, and anime. Owner Dallas Middaugh is the founder (or co-founder) of several manga publishing companies and imprints, including Penguin Random House’s Del Rey Manga, Seven Seas, and Kodansha Comics. Before founding Nonlinear World, Middaugh spent four years at Crunchyroll managing the manga program, overseeing events, and creating and/or executing Crunchyroll Expo, Crunchyroll Movie Night, and the Anime Awards.
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Santa Ana, Calif. (March 08, 2019) – The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is thrilled to announce the first round of speakers for Proiect Anime: Tokyo, taking place at Landmark Square Tokyo on March 22. Project Anime is a business conference series created by the SPJA to increase awareness and knowledge of the anime industry throughout the world, giving Japanese IP holders, event organizers, and global entertainment companies the insight they need to support and take advantage of the massive worldwide interest in anime.
Speakers will discuss topics ranging from the rise of anime in Hollywood through movies like the upcoming Gundam movie from Legendary Pictures; to how anime and manga companies can best promote their properties at conventions; and to the state of the US manga market. Confirmed speakers include:
- Matt Schley, reporter for The Japan Times, NHK, Crunchyroll
- Ken Iyadomi, SUNRISE, Inc
- Robert Napton, Vice President, Editorial Director Legendary Comics
- Jon Baumgardner, owner of JBranding, Inc.
Additionally, industry veteran Dallas Middaugh has joined SPJA in a consultant capacity, where he is charged with curating content and new business development for Project Anime: Tokyo (March 22, 2019) and Project Anime: Los Angeles (July 2-3, 2019). With his company Nonlinear World, Middaugh will tap into his extensive network of contacts and pop culture expertise to cultivate partnerships that highlight and support business and event opportunities within the anime community.
“We’re excited to partner with Dallas on Project Anime. He brings with him a wealth of experience having worked in the manga and anime field for nearly 20 years. We look forward to working with him to build and expand the scope of Project Anime,” noted Ray Chiang, CEO, Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation.
“As the anime and manga market gets hotter and hotter, the need for an anime business conference has never been greater,” said Dallas Middaugh. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with the SPJA to spread the word!”
The program schedule and speaker information can be found below:
Project Anime: Tokyo (March 22, 2019)
Landmark Square Tokyo
Shinagawa Goos
3-13-3 Takanawa
Minato, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan
Project Anime: Los Angeles (July 2-3, 2019)
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles
404 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
About SPJA
SPJA is a non-profit organization dedicated to popularize and educate the American public about Japanese entertainment and pop culture, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. For more information, please visitwww.spja.org.
About Project Anime
Started in 2012, Project Anime began as a single two-day event in Los Angeles. It is now an international brand hosting events around the world. Our mission is to facilitate communication, inspire vision, and promote growth surrounding the Japanese Pop Culture Business and Events Industry. For more information, please visit http://project-anime.org/.
Nonlinear World
Founded in 2018, Nonlinear World is a pop culture consultancy working with clients in manga, comics, and anime on events, publishing, marketing, and industry analysis. Owner Dallas Middaugh is the founder of several manga publishing companies and imprints, including Penguin Random House’s Del Rey Manga in 2004, Seven Seas in 2005, and Kodansha Comics in 2010. Before founding Nonlinear World, Middaugh spent four years at Crunchyroll managing the manga program, overseeing events, and creating and/or executing Crunchyroll Expo, Crunchyroll Movie Night, and the Anime Awards.
Media Contacts:
Don Williams Carol Knight
The Frame Shop The Frame Shop
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760-707-4589 760-450-7475
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