Day 36/37 - Mar 27/28 2010 - Tokyo Anime Fair and Tokyo Motorcycle Show

Day 36 - Mar 27 2010 - Tokyo Anime Fair

Half our group was interested in attending the 2010 Tokyo International Anime Fair in Odaiba at the Tokyo Big Sight. The Tokyo Big Sight has to be the largest convention center I've ever seen in my life. Anime is defined by Wikipedia as:

Anime in English usually refers to a style of animation originating in Japan, heavily influenced by the manga (Japanese comics) style and typically featuring characters with large eyes, big hair and elongated limbs, exaggerated facial expressions, brush-stroked outlines, limited motion and other distinctive features.

I grew up watching Speed Racer and that was Japanese anime from the late 1960s based on the Japanese Manga (Comic Book/Graphic Novels), Mach Go Go Go! I wouldn't say I have kept up with the world of anime lately, but it is interesting to see Japanese pop culture, especially when its so vibrantly demonstrated in one place.

When we arrived, I saw that the Tokyo Motorcycle Show was also going on that weekend, so Ming and I returned on Sunday and spent half a day at the most impressive motorcycle show I've ever attended. Every manufacturer was represented, with all their motorcycle goodies.

Enjoy both sets of pics.



Anime smugmug gallery here





Motorcycle show smugmug gallery here