In the wake of canceled events due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, convention organizers remain committed to their communities. Project Anime has compiled an ongoing list of pop culture and anime conventions that will be taking their events online.
This list will be updated regularly as the situation develops.
November
October
September
- [September 23- 27] Tokyo Game Show Online
- [September 12 – 20] PAX Online
- [September 4 – 6] Virtual Crunchyroll Expo
August
- [August 15 – 16] Otaquest Connect – Powered by Anime Central
- [August 15 – 16] Otakuthon At Home Edition
- [August 14 – 16] MasturiConline
- [August 13 – 16] Reedpop’s Metaverse
- [August 4 – 6] Game Developers Conference Online
- [August 1 – 2] World Cosplay Summit 2020 Online
- [August 1] Otakon.Online
- [Ongoing] Summer Game Fest
July
- [July 30 – August 2] Gen Con Online
- [July 23 – 25] Adult Swim Con
- [July 22 – 26] Comic Con @ Home
- [July 4 – 5] Aniplex Online Fest
- [July 3 – 4] Anime Expo Lite
- [July 3 – 4] Funimation Con
- [Ongoing] Summer Game Fest
June
- [June 20 – 26] KCON:TACT
- [June 23] New Game+ Expo
- [June 6 – 7] AnimeCon @ Home
- [June 1 – 7] Japan Weekend Online
- [Ongoing] Summer Game Fest
- [Ongoing] IGN Summer of Gaming
May
- [May 30 – 31] Cloud Matsuri
- [May 23 – 24] DigiKomi
- [May 21 – 24] MomoConline
- [May 16 – 17] HomeCon 2nd Edition
- [May 14 – 17] Anime Central Online
- [May 9 – 10] Virtual Pop Expo
- [May 4 – 5] An Online Revelry: May the 4th Be With You and Revenge of the 5th
- [May 1 – 3] Anime Lockdown
- [Ongoing] WonderCon@Home
- [Ongoing] Summer Game Fest
April
- [April 26] Anime Festival Asia United
- [April 10 – 12] ComicVket
- [April 10 – 12] Funko Virtual Con 2.0 x Wondercon Edition
- [April 10 – 11] HomeCon
- [Ongoing] Wondercon@Home
March
- [March 16 – 20] Virtual Game Developers Conference
- [March 11 – 13] Funko Virtual Con x Emerald City Comic Con Edition
Virtual Events – Adapting to the Effects of COVID-19 (Updating)
In the wake of canceled events due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, convention organizers remain committed to their communities. Project Anime has compiled an ongoing list of pop culture and anime conventions that will be taking their events online. This list will be updated regularly as the situation develops. November [November 6 - 8] DigiKumo October September [September 23- 27] Tokyo Game Show Online[September 12 - 20] PAX Online[September 4 - 6] Virtual Crunchyroll Expo August [August 15 - 16] Otaquest Connect - Powered by
Industry News Roundup – April 2020
Stay up to date! Project Anime provides some of the latest news in the Japanese pop culture industry during April 2020. For the latest resources for Event Organizers affected by Coronavirus, visit here. For the latest resources for Exhibitors, Artists, and Performers affected by Coronavirus, visit here. [Project Anime] Industry News Roundup - Events affected by Coronavirus (Updating) [Anime News Network] Twin Engine Establishes EOTA Studio Team [Gamespot] Beginning on May 1, Funimation and Bigscreen Will Offer Live Movie Screenings in VR [CBR.com] InkyPen Lets Gamers Read Kodansha Manga on Nintendo