KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) will launch a new awards event, the Nippon Anime Awards, with the first ceremony to be held in Tokyo on Nov 21, 2027.
The AJA in a statement said the awards, to be held at SGC HALL ARIAKE in Ariake under the slogan “Moving Frames. Moving Hearts. Moving the World.”, will recognise outstanding anime works and the people behind them.
The association said it aims to establish the Nippon Anime Awards as Japan’s leading anime awards programme.
Organised with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the event will also feature initiatives to create business opportunities in the anime industry and develop new talent.
The AJA announced the awards on Nov 2 at the finale of the main event of TOKYO ANIME NEXT, a four-day anime festival, held at Tokyo Tatemono Brillia HALL in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district.
The event featured performances by singers Mai Kuraki, Nami Nakagawa and Ai Higuchi with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, recreating scenes from popular anime series including Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Detective Conan.
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