The AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival mission is to engage new talent, both local and international, while showcasing cultural elements of Japan with a pop culture twist. Key aspects of Japanese Pop Culture include anime, manga, food, music and fashion. We aim to build a better understanding of Japanese culture for our local audience, while providing a platform for up and coming creators to display their abilities.

This is done by moving away from the traditional ‘convention’ format and recreating the matsuri atmosphere from Japan. Following in the steps of its sister event, Kodomo no Hi Japan Festival, we aim to provide a range of authentic modern Japanese festival food and activities.

We also strongly believe in giving people, especially young and inexperienced people, opportunities to develop themselves.  This is demonstrated by our enthusiastic and passionate sub-committee members and volunteers who work to make the festival happen.

This is also shown through the school and universities involvement with our short anime film and 4-koma manga competitions.

Key Services:

• Provide a range of engaging activities for attendees to build a better understanding of Japanese culture.

• Provide an authentic Japanese food experience.

• Provide affordable, high-quality entertainment and activities.

• Provide a welcoming and community based atmosphere for both the attendees and volunteers.

• Provide an opportunity for people, especially young people to develop and showcase themselves.

• Provide a unique range of stallholders, all with Japanese pop culture related items.

Values

• All participants, from committee members to volunteers come from a range of backgrounds, each with their own achievements, personal networks and skills. We seek to utilise each individual’s unique offerings to come together and create a successful event, while maintaining a healthy and productive team environment.

• All participants act with a level of humility and respect.