AnimeJapan 2025 Event Reveals Key Visual Featuring 22 Characters

The official website for AnimeJapan , one of the largest Japanese anime exhibition events held annually in Tokyo since March 2014, released a key visual today for its upcoming 2025 show . The visual features a collection of 22 anime characters, including Haruka Sakura from WIND BREAKER , Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries , and Kitaro from Gegege no Kitaro and many more. The site also announced that the members of the Japanese girl idol group Sakurazaka46 will serve as this year's official ambassadors. The group as participated in events and festivals all over the world, and has continued to transmit the high quality of their performances and Japanese idol culture. The appointment is based on the desire to bring AnimeJapan to even more anime fans worldwide. Rina Matsuda, one of the members, said, "I am very happy to be able to be involved with anime, which I love! Through AnimeJapan, I would like to discover new anime attractions and deepen my love for anime, and I also want to create an opportunity for someone else to fall in love with anime even more! As the official ambassadors, we will make AnimeJapan even more exciting! We are really looking forward to AnimeJapan 2025 and we hope you will join us in the fun!" Sakurazaka46 Message Video from Sakurazaka46 RELATED: AnimeJapan Records Over 130,000 Attendees for 2024 Show AnimeJapan2025 , the 12th show of the event, is scheduled to open at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on March 22 and 23, 2025. 117 exhibitors are scheduled to attend, including major animation-related companies such as Aniplex, KADOKAWA Corporation, TOHO animation (Toho Co., Ltd.), and others. You can find a fill list of the exhibitors here . Further updates on AnimeJapan 2025, including information on the Stage lineup, will be revealed in “AnimeJapan KICKOFF 2025,” which is scheduled to stream on the event's official YouTube channel on January 17 at 20:00 (JST) / 03:00 (PT). Sakurazaka46 members will serve as narrators. Sources : AnimeJapan official website / X (formerly Twitter) / YouTube channel , Press Release

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