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Vote Now for the Seventh Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Anime of the Year nominees include ‘Attack on Titan Final’ Season Part 2, ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners,’ ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc,’ ‘Lycoris Recoil,’ ‘Ranking of Kings’ Cour 2, and ‘SPY x FAMILY;’ fans can vote every day, in every category, through January 25 – winners will be announced March 4.

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Call For Entries: Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2023

Submissions for Short and Feature animated films are now being accepted for the 10^th edition of TAAF running March 10-13, 2023, in Ikebukuro Tokyo.

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That Bunny’s Dynamite! ANIMATIONWorld

‘Samurai Rabbit:’ A Futuristic Take on Bushido and Stan Sakai’s Hit Comics

Premiering today on Netflix, the new CG animated series, based on the five-time Eisner winning comic ‘Usagi Yojimbo,’ pits the cotton-tailed warrior, Yuichi, and his team of fighters against monsters, ninjas, and evil aliens threatening the city of Neo Edo.

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Business Headline News

Crunchyroll, Fuji TV, and Slow Curve + Ultra Partnership Kicks off with New Anime Titles

Companies shared new programming details at last week’s +Ultra event in Tokyo; previously announced ‘Estab Life: Great Escape’ to debut in April 2022 with newly revealed title ‘Ooyukiumi No Kaina’ coming in January 2023.

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Innovative CG Showcase Headline News

SIGGRAPH Asia Wraps First Hybrid Edition in Tokyo

2021 conference brought together over 3,000 computer graphics industry attendees from 41 countries, overcoming significant obstacles to attend the live program at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan.

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SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Hybrid Conference to Continue as Planned

With a comprehensive range of onsite safety and hygiene measures in place, event will welcome attendees in-person at the Tokyo International Forum from December 14-17; international attendees will join virtually from all over the world.

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SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Will Be Held in Tokyo and Online

Announcement confirms the hybrid event will take place December 14-17 at the Tokyo International Forum – selected events will also be available virtually; Sony Group Corporation’s executive deputy president and CTO Toru Katsumoto to give keynote.

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Business Headline News

Polygon Pictures Expands to India

Leading Japanese animation studio known for ‘Star Wars Tesistance’ and ‘BLAME!’ launches wholly owned subsidiary, Polygon India, in Thane to specialize in rigging and serve as new business hub.

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call for entries Headline News

Submit Your XR Masterpiece to SIGGRAPH Asia 2021

Selected innovative immersive projects in XR will be showcased at the conference, taking place in Tokyo from December 14-17; the submission deadline is July 15.

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Show Us Your Work! Headline News

Call for Submissions: SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Computer Animation Festival

Entries now being accepted in multiple categories, including shorts, visualizations, VFX sequences, game cinematics, and real-time pieces; deadline to enter is August 1, 2021.

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3D Events

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021

Begins: December 14, 2021

Annual computer graphics conference and exhibition comes to Tokyo, Japan December 14-17.

Anime Headline News

‘Tokyo Godfathers’ Coming to U.S. Theaters This March

GKIDS and Fathom Events nationwide re-release features 4K restoration and English dub.

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Technology Headline News

Polygon Pictures Announces PPixel Non-Photorealistic Rendering Software

New system from studio behind ‘BLAME!’ and ‘GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters’ supports diverse visual styles, including cel shading, which replicates the look of hand-drawn cel animation in 3D.

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Automated Anime and VR at SIGGRAPH Asia 2018

Exhibition hall highlights included algorithms driving increased 2D character animation production speed and more immersive virtual reality experiences.

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SIGGRAPH Headline News

‘L’oiseau Qui Danse’ Wins Best in Show at SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival

Jean-Marie Marbach’s abstract short, inspired by Visual Music and made entirely with Trapcode Suite, takes top prize at annual showcase for excellence in computer animation.

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SIGGRAPH Headline News

SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Announces Full Conference Program

Presentations on Pixar’s ‘Incredibles 2,’ Weta’s history of digital characters and latest advances in virtual humans part of four packed days of computer graphics-related events running December 4-7 in Tokyo.

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Beijing Blogs

The Scoop on VR in China

A boots-on-the-ground view from ex-pat VR pioneer Nikk Mitchell.

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Industry Conference Events

SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Tokyo, Japan

Begins: December 4, 2018

SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 will be taking place from December 4-7, 2018 at the Tokyo International Forum.

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Anime Headline News

AkibaFest Set for October 15-16

Anime festival to be held October 15 & 16 in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles to showcase more than a dozen films, including the North American theatrical premiere of ‘Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu.’

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Japan Image Council Headline News