In tandem with the opening of AnimeJapan 2018, the chairman of the board and the producers will extend their greetings, in addition to introduce organizer’s project and the best ways to enjoy the event.

Anime films have captured the world's attention these days. This program holds a symposium with the producers from various distribution companies, and explore the creation of anime films, including what can be done in anime films, which cannot be done in a TV series.

This session hosts the creators of anime, who are involved with collaboration works with local governments, as well as the representatives those entities, to discuss topics such as how the idea for the collaboration came about, and how effective it was in the region.

Producers of varying genres will have a talk about why they decided upon an anime adaptation, and what is the ideal relationship between the original creator and the anime creators.

A talk session will be held with the young and veteran advertisers from anime makers. They will touch upon the memories of their latest productions, usual jobs, and challenges they want to take on in the future, and various other topics.

Various individuals involved with the creation of anime will discuss the nature of their jobs and how they got into the industry.

Producers of the three major anisong fests will take the stage for discussion panel, to discuss what the future holds for anisong fests as well as anime music in general.

Various figure makers will be introducing their best pieces from this fiscal year, talking about how they're molded, how the poses and outfits are decided, and more.

The show will be joined by a representative from a goods manufacturer, who will be exploring the most emotionally involved goods of the year, trendy products, and how some of the best-selling items were initiated.

Why were they revived now? Why did they become a hit once again in the modern days? What features do they have? This talk-session will cover the secrets of revived anime series.