An event was held in which creators and researchers in the manga and anime industries talked about the future of the industry, and they exchanged opinions on the difficulty of holding an event in Corona and the latest situation on how Japanese manga is accepted overseas. I did.
The "International Manga Anime Festival" was held online for two days, 26th and 27th, in an attempt to share the knowledge of the manga and anime industries.
In the session to discuss the event management of Corona, Kimihiko Nakamura, who hosts the douujinshi convention "Commitia", confirms the contact information of all the participants and rents an extra hall so that it will not be crowded. He talked about the difficulty of operating in Corona, and pointed out that the cancellation of the spot sale event has affected the entire industry such as the sales of printing companies.
In the session to talk about the latest situation overseas, Yukari Shiina, a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, who specializes in manga research, took the stage. I introduced that the sales of Japanese manga, mainly the original manga, are growing rapidly.
On the other hand, in English-speaking countries, services originating in South Korea that read manga while scrolling the screen vertically on terminals such as smartphones are gaining popularity, and Japanese manga artists are also proposing to actively participate. I did.