2020 Dates Cancelled Due to Coronavirus
Source: Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll press release
Special Thanks to Ashley Sears
Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll today announced its inaugural event has been postponed until 2021. This new Japanese pop culture festival created with the Japanese pop culture industry was scheduled to take place May 20-22, 2020, in the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and it will now be delayed until May 14-16, 2021, out of an abundance of caution and rising coronavirus concerns.
Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll was planned to be Texas’ largest gathering of Japanese entertainment celebrities and brands. Its guests were to include Japanese voice actresses Chiwa Saito (MADOKA MAGICA and Fate/Grand Order) and Ayaka Ohashi (MAGIA RECORD and BanG DREAM!), singer ZAQ (FOOD WARS and LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS), and major Japanese entertainment brands including Crunchyroll, Aniplex of America Inc., Animate, GKIDS, HIDIVE, Kinokuniya, Sentai Filmworks, and SUNRISE.
“After tremendous deliberation, we feel postponing until 2021 is the only right decision we can make,” said Anime Frontier Show Director Peter Tatara. “We look to create an inviting, exciting, safe, and healthy celebration for Texas’ anime community — and there’s no way to achieve this now without putting this same community at COVID-19 coronavirus risk.”
All attendees who purchased tickets to Anime Frontier will have the option to roll their tickets over to 2021 or receive refunds. Likewise, all exhibitors will have the option to move their booths to 2021 or be refunded. Attendees and exhibitors should all look for email communications in the next 24 hours with additional details.
Due to the continued COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, cities and states across the U.S. have limited large gatherings and begun to use convention centers, themselves, as virus testing sites and hospitals, and Anime Frontier is only the latest large event to postpone. To date, over 200 conventions, conferences, and other major events have cancelled across the U.S. over the next several months.
Anime Frontier was launched by the creators of Anime NYC, the second largest anime convention in the U.S., together with key companies from the worlds of anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment with the goal of bringing fans, publishers, and Japanese creators together in Texas like never before. This goal will remain when Anime Frontier returns in 2021.
Anime Frontier 2021 tickets, guests, and further details will begin to be announced later this year, and fans wanting to learn more can subscribe to the Anime Frontier newsletter and follow the event on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
About Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll
Set in Fort Worth, TX, a city that blends cosmopolitan energy and cowboy culture, Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll brings together the best of the US and Japan for a showcase of what’s next in Japanese entertainment. Featuring some of the biggest guests in anime and manga and leading publishers in their first appearances in Texas, Anime Frontier is three days of exciting exhibits, exclusive premieres, and show-stopping special events. Join us for a convention unlike any other in Texas! For more, visit AnimeFrontier.com.