A new announcement confirmed this year's cancelation of Anime Japan 2020 due to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. A few hours ago, the announcement went live from Japan with the event's planning committee giving profuse apologies. But as Japan's infection rate continues to rise, the public will be well ahead of their otaku needs. On Twitter, Anime Japan released a short message explaining this year's need for cancellation. The organisation warned participants earlier that the event might be cancelled depending on how the Coronavirus continued to spread across the country and Asia as a whole. "Faced with the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the Japanese government's call to cancel large-scale events on February 26, but most of all thinking about the health and safety of our guests and everyone involved in the event, we decided to cancel AnimeJapan 2020 and Family Anime Festa 2020," reads the message. Large-scaled anime events in Tokyo, A...
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