Crunchyroll has confirmed the Anime Future Forum, an exclusive B2B event for invited guests that will take place on October 7 at the Javits Center, one day before New York Comic Con. Under the motto Designing the Future of Anime, it will bring together content executives from the United States and Japan from the technology, video game, and music sectors to discuss the state of the industry.
Technical sessions on fandom, AI, and intellectual property 🎤
The roundtables will address topics such as intellectual property protection, the use of artificial intelligence in production, and new transmedia narratives. Attendees are expected to analyze how technology is changing content distribution and interaction with the global fandom. Strategies for expanding franchises into video games and music will also be discussed, with concrete data on licensing and sustainable business models.
The forum where no one talks about the fans, but everyone uses them 🤔
The best part is that the event is closed, so fans will be left out wondering what's cooking. While executives discuss the future of anime in air-conditioned rooms, mere mortals will be queuing to get into NYCC. But don't worry: the conclusions will surely arrive in the form of a press release full of buzzwords like synergy and engagement.