The Chairman of the AnimeJapan Executive Committee and General Producer along with other producers give an opening presentation.This presentation is an introduction to the whole event and it is full of information that helps you enjoy AnimeJapan more and like anime even more.

Kenji Uchida (Chairman of AnimeJapan Executive Committee)
Yuji Hirooka (General Producer)
Kenichiro Ikeuchi (General Producer)
ALODIA (Ambassador of AnimeJapan 2015)
Ryta Ousaka (The Best New Voice Actor Award)
Reina Ueda (The Best New Voice Actress Award)

SEGA will release its new project, created by the collaboration of game and anime.
Please come visit to see what it is.

Nanamorichu☆Gorakubu[Shiori Mikami, Yuka Otsubo, Minami Tsuda, Ruri Okuno]

This session holds a press conference for Animelo Summer Live, one of the biggest anisong concerts in Japan since 2005. They are planning to release the information on the first singers in the event, inviting some singers as guests, and general introduction of Animelo Summer Live 2015.Animelo Summer Live 2015 is coming up in Saitama Super Arena on 28, 29, and 30 of August 2015.

Animelo Summer Live 2015 Official Website： http://anisama.tv/

Speakers: Cast artists of Animelo Summer Live 2015

This is an award show to commend 2014 radio programs related with anime and voice actors/actresses. We will invite production staffs and radio personalities as guest speakers. They will talk about their programs and what is great about making anime radio. We will give 7 awards in this session; the Best Anime Radio, the Best Male Radio, the Best Female Radio, and the Funniest Radio, the Most Useful Radio, the Most Healing Radio, and the Most Come-Back Wanted Radio.
[Cooperated by] Onsen, HiBiKi, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, and Animate TV 

We are currently opening a popularity survey.
Period: Jan 23 – Feb 28

Presenter: Hiro Shimono
Winners of Aniraji Award: (Currently scheduling)
Chiaki Matsuzawa (Moderator)

This is a discussion panel by editors from Shueisha, Kodansha, Houbunsha, and ASCII Media Works including the representative from Rights planning department. They will discuss what happens when their publications became anime and the situation after those new anime are released. They will go over the anime production from different viewpoints than usual.

Speakers: Yu Saito (Editorial Department of Shonen Jump at Shueisha) / Kensuke Tateishi (Rights Planning Department at Kodansha) / Kazuma Miki (Editorial Department of Dengeki Bunko at ASCII Media Works) / Yuma Takahashi (Producer from AnimeJapan & Moderator)

Prior to the event, AnimeJapan accepts application for various merchandise plans based on designated anime character/theme. Our judges who are leading professionals in the field evaluate the plans. Those who are chosen for the final selection will give a presentation on the stage in front of the judges and the audience. The winners of this competition are guaranteed to the very first step for merchandising their goods, by winning the right to “purchase” the plan.

Takanori Aki (CEO of Good Smile Company)
Katsumi Yasuda (Director of Department of Planning and Production at Movic)
Yosuke Wada (Executive Vice-President at Cospa)
Tsuyoshi Oiwa (Freaks Area Manager, Sales Department at Village Vanguard Corporation)
Minoru Shiraishi (Moderator)
Chiaki Matsuzawa (Moderator)

The producers of ANIMAX MUSIX, Animelo Summer Live, and LisAni! Live gather up in this session. They will have a discussion about the anime-music relation and the future of anisong as well as its concert events.

Speakers: Koji Saito (General Producer at Animelo Summer Live) / Yoshitoyo Sonoda (Producer at ANIMAX MUSIX) / Fumiaki Nishihara (Booking Producer LisAni! LIVE) / Akihiro Tomita (Moderator)

It is a stage show presented by Cure and COSPLAYERS ARCHIVE, the major cosplayers social networking websites. Cosplayers will show their performance such as dance, theatrical combat, and a fashion show.

Kotori (Cure・MC)、Mitsuru Natsuki (COSPLAYERS ARCHIVE・MC)、Participating-Cosplayers

This is a tournament that determines the best barista by making anime latte art.
All the contestants are selected professionals from across the country and they will make characters of topic anime. Not only a regular latte art, there will be many varieties such as colorful latte art and even 3D ones.
Also, main casts from chosen-topic anime are invited as guest judges to evaluate the works by AnimeJapan’s standard. Please enjoy the sensitive anime latte art on the coffee cups.

Yuichi Ito (owner/chef, BLCORNO)
Kohei Ito (barista, REISSUE)
Jin Yamaguchi (owner/barista, cafe star platinum-the world)
Ayane Sakura (guest judge, cast from Is the Order a Rabbit?)
Haruka Terui (guest judge, cast from Yuki Yuna is a Hero)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (guest judge, cast from Sword Art Online 2)
Chiaki Matsuzawa (Moderator)

This is a debate show by young people pursing their career in anime, the generation that will carry the future of the industry. Having one of the AnimeJapan producers as a moderator, they will have a serious debate on why they are interested in this world, how anime should be like in the future, and their feelings towards anime.

Takahisa Katagiri (Production I.G.),Nobuaki Sugimoto (Bandai Visual), Ryosuke Tsuboi (Pony Canyon), Toshikazu Naka (Sunrise), Heiseki Yamamoto (Nippon Animation), Shintaro Yoshitake (KADOKAWA [Media Factory BC]), Yukiyo Fujii (Aoni Production / voice actress), Juri Kimura (Haikyō / voice actress), Yuma Takahasi (AnimeJapan producer, moderator)