Tokyo International Anime Fair 2010 Editorial Photo

Doraemon's (anime character) baloon at Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) 2010.This event is one of the largest anime-related events in the world, at Tokyo Big Sight from Thursday March 25 th to Sunday March 28 th , 2010. This fair is a large event in which anime-related companies and organizations, such as production companies, TV and film companies, toy and game software companies gather from both Japan and overseas. This year’s fair is the ninth in the annual series. The 2010 fair consists of three main features: “Trade Fair” where visitors can obtain the very latest information, “Events” which offers features such as symposiums, stage events and special exhibitions, and “Competition” which will see the best anime works being selected and presented with awards.