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From "Tokyo International Anime Fair," TAF 2006, by Kat Avila, Sequential Tart, May 2006: ... Last year, about 84,000 people attended TIAF. Compare this with the 94,000 that attended Comic-Con International 2004 (source: CCI 2005 fact sheet). This year's TIAF attendance is predicted to reach 100,000, which Comic-Con 2005 -- North America's largest popular culture and comics convention -- almost cleared (source: CCI 2006 Update, No. 1). Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) official Web site. Tokyo International Anime Fair, TAF 2003, by Jon Tarbox, Anime News Network (ANN), 3 April 2003. "Tokyo International Anime Fair 2004," by Kat Avila, Anime Tourist, 13 April 2004 "The Award for Best Satanic Rabbit Goes to …," TAF 2006, by Virginia Heffernan, The New York Times, 2 April 2006 The photos below were taken during my March-April 2006 trip to Japan, some in 2004. Photography is not permitted indoors at TAF, but I had a press pass. |
 Tokyo Big Sight |
 TAF poster |
 corridor |
 ticket lines |
 Award of Merit exhibit |
 Award of Merit exhibit |
 Creator's World |
 Creator's World screening area |
 Astro Boy & Osamu Tezuka |
 10th anniversary of Detective Conan anime |
 Toei Animation's 50th anniversary |
 Toei Animation booth |
 60th anniversary of Tezuka's comic debut |
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 Tales from Earthsea Studio Ghibli anime |
 Tales from Earthsea Studio Ghibli anime |
 Full Metal Alchemist |
 One Piece |
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 Bleach anime |
 Ouran H.S. Host Club |
 Etona, RPG Disgaea |
 costumed vendor rep |
 mannequin |
 costumed actors |
 costumed actors |
 booth |
 TV superhero Garo |
 TV superhero Garo |
 booth |
 booth |
 booth |
 corridor |
 corridor |
 mini-stage |
 stage |
 Aqua City mall |
 Rainbow Bridge & Statue of Liberty |
 looking toward central Tokyo |
| Tokyo International Anime Fair, March 25-28, 2004 | |||||
 costumed actors |
 Astro Girl |
 Howl's Moving Castle Studio Ghibli anime |
 Howl's Moving Castle Studio Ghibli anime |
 I.G. logo |
 Totoro balloon |
