The Taichung International Animation Festival opened on April 1st and will run until the 4th at the Taichung International Exhibition Hall, with an estimated 250,000 visitors expected to attend. Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan announced during the opening event that the National Animation Museum would be located in Taichung, and the city government would collaborate with the central government to build an “animation capital.” Vice President of the Executive Yuan Zheng Wencan and Minister of Culture Shi Zhe also attended the ceremony. The festival features 69 companies and more than 200 booths, as well as meet-and-greet sessions with famous animation creators and idol singer performances. Despite the rain, nearly 40,000 people visited on the first day alone.
(Central News Agency reporter Su Muchun, Taichung, 1st) The Taichung International Animation Festival will be held at the Taichung International Exhibition Hall from today to the 4th, and it is estimated to attract 250,000 visitors. Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan attended the opening event and said that the National Animation Museum will be located in Taichung, the future of the city government It will be jointly promoted with the central government to build the animation capital.
The opening event of the 2nd Taichung International Animation Festival was held today. Vice President of the Executive Yuan Zheng Wencan, Minister of Culture Shi Zhe, Lu Xiuyan, legislator Yang Qiongying and others attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The women’s group “AKB48 Team TP” and the animation festival ambassador “Manbao” , Taichung City mascot Shihu family’s “Happy Tiger” also performed at the opening ceremony.
In his speech, Zheng Wencan said that when he was a child, he also loved classic comics such as Good Boys, and he was looking forward to a reprint. Today, seeing the Taichung International Animation Festival attracts many young people to participate, he found that Taichung is really the “City of Anime”. The Ministry of Culture will work with the city government to revitalize the official buildings of the Taichung Criminal Police and accelerate the establishment of the National Cartoon Museum.
Lu Xiuyan said that despite the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) epidemic last year, the animation festival still attracted more than 200,000 people, and it is expected to attract more than 250,000 people this year. It is hoped that the event can be held every year, so that more people can join in the event.
Lu Xiuyan pointed out that Zheng Wencan and Shi Zhe will make a final decision today, and the Guoman Pavilion will be located in the Taichung Criminal Police Office Complex. The city government will work with the central government to build an animation capital in the future.
According to the organizer, 69 companies and more than 200 booths participated in the event. Well-known animation creators at home and abroad were invited to hold a meet-and-greet and idol singer performances. Although it rained this morning, nearly 40,000 people entered the venue as of noon on the first day . (Editor: Bian Jinfeng) 1120401
The Taichung International Animation Festival has once once more brought together animation enthusiasts from all over the world to celebrate this unique art form. The announcement of the National Animation Museum being located in Taichung has only added to the excitement of the festival, and we can look forward to even more growth in the animation industry in the future. We thank everyone involved in making this event a success and we hope to see it continue to flourish in years to come.
