AnimeJapan Organization announced that AnimeJapan 2021, one of the world’s biggest anime events will be held online, from March 27 (Sat) to March 28 (Sun), 2021.
Having the artist Takanori Nishikawa nominated as its official ambassador, this year’s AnimeJapan is planned to be an event to be enjoyed all day, directly from your home, with 45 programs streaming from AJ Stages & AJ Studio, additional streams from the exhibitor booths, and other online contents.
Online tickets will be available on AnimeJapan’s official website from 13:00 JST, March 1 (Mon), 2021. Be sure to check out the latest and most popular anime in Japan.
The full schedule for the event can be seen below:
[Saturday, March 27] * On-demand streaming: 3/27 (Sat) 20:00-3/28 (Sun) 23:59 JST
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No. | Japan Time | Stage title | Guests |
1 | 9:45-10:20 | Netflix Anime Mega-rich stage in AnimeJapan 2021 |
Kenjiro Tsuda: “The Way of the Househusband” Marika Kono: “Eden” …and more!! |
2 | 11:15-11:50 | Noriyasu Agematsu×A-1 Pictures×Aniplex New Project Presentation | Shoya Chiba, Makoto Furukawa, Hiroki nanami, Shun Horie, Takuma Nagatsuka, Shogo Yano, Toshiki Masuda, Shouta Aoi, Noriyasu Agematsu |
3 | 12:45-13:20 | “So I’m a Spider, So What? ” Mou Zettai Ikinukitai WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!Special stage |
Aoi Yuki, Shun Horie, Nao Toyama, Yui Ogura, Eri Kitamura, Kaya Okuno Guest:Riko Azuna, Konomi Suzuki |
4 | 14:15-14:50 | “SK8 the infinity” AnimeJapan Special Stage | Tasuku Hatanaka, Chiaki Kobayashi, Rude-α |
5 | 15:45-16:20 | Let’s Make a Mug Too: Special Live Stage Performance from Hybrid TV Series (Anime+Live-Action) starting in April 2021! | Minami Tanaka, Yu Serizawa, Yuki Wakai, Rina Honnizumi |
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No. | Time | Stage title | Guests |
1 | 9:00-9:35 | “It’s Disgusting to Call This Love” stage | Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Ryo Amakusa), Yurie Kozakai(Ichika Arima) |
2 | 10:30-11:05 | “GODZILLA S.P SINGULAR POINT” SPecial Stage | Yume Miyamoto, Shoya Ishige, Misaki Kuno, Yohei Azakami |
3 | 12:00-12:35 | TVanime “Higurashi When They Cry GOU” AnimeJapan Special STAGE | Soichiro Hoshi, Mai Nakahara, Satsuki Yukino, Mika Kanai |
4 | 13:30-14:05 | “86 -EIGHTY SIX-” SPECIAL STAGE | Shoya Chiba, Ikumi Hasegawa |
5 | 15:00-15:35 | “Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night-” Special Stage | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito), Reki Kawahara (Original Story), abec (Original Illustration / Character Design Concept), MC: Hisanori Yoshida (Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.) |
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No. | Time | Stage title | Guests |
1 | 9:00-9:35 | TVanimation “The Strongest Sage of Disqualified Crest” with GA BUNKO stage | Nina Tamaki, Suzushiro Sayumi, Haruka Shiraishi, Shiori Izawa |
2 | 13:30-14:05 | GAGAGABUNKO SINSAKU ANIME HAPPYOUKAI | Kouki Uchiyama, Satoshi Hino, Mikako Komatsu, Hina Kino |
3 | 15:00-15:35 | “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime” special stage | Tomoaki Maeno, Makoto Hurukawa, Kumada Akane |
4 | 16:30-17:05 | DROPKICK ON MY DEVIL!! STAGE DESUNO | Aina Suzuki, Nichika Omori, Miu Kubota, Chiaki Omigawa, Yurie Kozakai, Riko Sasaki, Marina Yamada, Natsuko Hara, Kazusa Aranami, Miko Terada, MC: Kazuki Yanase |
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No. | Time | Stage title | Guests |
1 | 9:00-9:35 | MANGA WE WANT TO SEE ANIMATED RANKING | Coming Soon |
2 | 9:45-10:20 | ANIPLEX STATION Vol.1 | Gorgeous cast, ANIPLEX Staff |
3 | 10:30-11:05 | an ORIGINAL ANIMATION “Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-” SPECIAL TALK | staff |
4 | 11:15-11:50 | Kumadaakane no kumanakushirabetai Special Stage | Akane Kumada |
5 | 12:30-13:05 | MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD Panel Discussion with MEGALOBOX Cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Hiroki Yasumoto, Michiyo Murase |
6 | 13:15-13:50 | [Cosplayer’s World] Teach Me the Art of Cosplay! Makeup, Prop-Making, and Photography by “Sword Art Online ” | Chihiro sento (vice editor-in-chief of COSPLAY MODE),and more |
7 | 14:00-14:35 | Puraore! Special delivery of valuable video | Riku Masuda, Satomi Hongo, Mayu Sagara, Saika Kitamori, Asuka Shioiri, Yurika Moriyama, Yoshino Aoyama |
8 | 14:45-15:20 | Production Works Channel [Pre-Production] The Framework of Anime: The Script ~ with “Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop” ~ | Kyohei Ishiguro(Director, scriptwriter, technical director), Dai Satoh(Scriptwriter), Moderator Ryota Fujitsu |
9 | 15:30-16:05 | Love Live! Superstar!! Liella! Namahousou ~AnimeJapan kara konnichiwa!~ | Sayuri Date (Kanon Shibuya), Liyuu (Keke Tang), Nako Misaki (Chisato Arashi), Naomi Payton (Sumire Heanna), Nagisa Aoyama (Ren Hazuki) |
10 | 16:15-16:50 | Smile of the Arsnotoria | Eriko Matsui, Miharu Hanai, Miyu Tomita etc. |
[Saturday, March 28] * On-demand streaming: 3/28 (Sun) 18:00-3/29 (Mon) 23:59 JST
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No. | Japan Time | Stage title | Guests |
1 | 9:45-10:20 | “BLUE REFLECTION” project specialstage | Manaka Iwami, Haruka Chisuga, EXiNA, Meru Kishida |
2 | 11:15-11:50 | TV anime “Kiratto Pri☆chan” We’ll be giving Talk & Mini Live | Run Girls, Run! (Coco Hayashi, Yuuka Morishima, Nanami Atsugi) |
3 | 14:15-14:50 | TV animation “megamiryou no ryoubokunn” AnimeJapan special stage | Misuzu Yamada, Ayaka Nanase, etc. |
4 | 15:45-16:20 | “HORIMIYA ” AnimeJapan Special Stage | Uchiyama Kouki, Yamashita Seiichiro, Kozakai Yurie, Okamoto Nobuhiko, M・A・O, Kondo Reina, Iwai Yuki |
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No. | Time | Stage title | Performers |
1 | 9:00-9:35 | “Seven Knights Revolution : Hero Successor” Special stage | Daiki Yamashita, Hibiku Yamamura, Yuichiro Umehara, Manami Numakura |
2 | 10:30-11:05 | TV Animation BACK ARROW Special stage | Yuki Kaji, Aya Suzaki, Ari Ozawa, Tomokazu Sugita |
3 | 12:00-12:35 | DEEMO THE MOVIE | Ayana Taketatsu and more… |
4 | 16:30-17:05 | Original TV anime “ZOMBIE LAND SAGA REVENGE” Pre-Broadcast Special Stage | Franchouchou (Kaede Hondo, Asami Tano, Risa Taneda, Maki Kawase, Rika Kinugawa, Minami Tanaka) and more |
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No. | Time | Stage title | Guests |
1 | 12:00-12:35 | “MUSHOKU TENSEI” Special “HONKI-DASU” Stage in AJ | Yumi Uchiyama, Tomokazu Sugita, Konomi Kohara, Ai Kayano |
2 | 13:30-14:05 | Original TVAnimation “SELECTION PROJECT” Special Stage ~Please cheer for me! ~ | Main Cast |
3 | 16:30-17:05 | “Attack on Titan” The Final Season SPECIAL STAGE |
Yuki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Hiroshi Kamiya,Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Hanae , Natsuki Hanae, Ayane Sakura |
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No. | Time | Stage title | Guests |
1 | 9:00-9:35 | ANIPLEX STATION Vol.2 | Gorgeous cast, ANIPLEX Staff |
2 | 9:45-10:20 | Animeguild2021 LIVE introduction | Fuji TV announcer |
3 | 10:30-11:05 | “Cells at Work Hour” ~White Blood Cell STATION~ | White Blood Cell (Neutrophil): Tomoaki Maeno, White Blood Cell (1196): Yoko Hikasa |
4 | 11:15-11:50 | CheerKyu-Bu! ZenkouOuenTV | Mitsuho Kambe, Mina Katahira, Miona Kogawa, Ami Aimoto |
5 | 12:30-13:05 | Production Works Channel [Post-Production] Bringing Anime to Life with Sound ~ with “Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon” ~ | Yasushi Nagura(Sound Director, Recording),Sara Matsumoto(Voice cast),Toshikazu Naka(Producer),Moderator Ryota Fujitsu |
6 | 13:15-13:50 | Natsume Yujin-cho SPECIAL MOVIE Ishiokoshi and Ayashiki Raihou-sha AJ Special Talk | Hiroshi Kamiya, Kazuhiko Inoue |
7 | 14:00-14:35 | Production Works Channel [Production] Power of the Staff in Visual Creation ~ with “MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY” ~ | Hidekazu Hara(Unit Director) ,Kentarou Waki(Director of photography),Narumi Iwasita(Assistant Line Producer),Moderator Ryota Fujitsu |
8 | 14:45-15:20 | Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir AnimeJapan 2021 Special Talk | Karin Nanami (MARINETTE/LADYBUG), Ryota Osaka (ADRIEN/CAT NOIR) , Yuichiro Umehara (LUKA) |
9 | 15:30-16:05 | [Cosplayer’s World] Teach Me the Art of Cosplay! Wig Set-up and Posing by “DETECTIVE CONAN” | Chihiro Sento (vice editor-in-chief of COSPLAY MODE), and more… |
10 | 16:20-16:50 | ANIPLEX STATION Vol.3 | Gorgeous cast, ANIPLEX Staff |