TAF 2011 Canceled
The official website of the 2011 Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) has announced that this year’s event has been canceled following the March earthquake & tsunami. The event was canceled in response to concerns about uncertain power supplies and traffic accessibility, and the safety of attendees. The event was scheduled to be held at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in Odaiba, Tokyo on March 24-27. Tokyo Big Sight has reportedly suffered some earthquake damage.
This year’s TAF had been the subject of tremendous controversy. Following the passing of ammendments to the Tokyo Youth Healthy Development Ordinance earlier this year, at least 11 major Japanese publishers announced planst to boycott the TAF and hold their own Anime Contents Expo (ACE) in Chiba on March 26-27. Reportedly the ACE has also been canceled, but the planned convention has not made any official public announcements since prior to the Sendai earthquake.
Source: Anime News Network
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I know this question isn’t important (due to the greater tragedy playing out in Japan) but merely a curious one. On the topic of conventions, I wonder how the events folding out in Japan will effect U.S. anime conventions? Will their be little to no industry guests from Japan appearing at the U.S. conventions this year? Anime Expo hasn’t announced one big guest of honor yet from Japan and the convention is a little over 3 months away.