The AnimeJapan Executive Committee has announced the official cancellation of AnimeJapan 2020 which was scheduled to take place on March 21-24. The cancellation of the event is due to the evergrowing concerns of the Coronavirus outbreak in Asia.
The official AnimeJapan English Account took to Twitter to post an official statement regarding AnimeJapan’s official cancellation.
AnimeJapan 2020, Family Anime Festa 2020 cancellation.
— AnimeJapan 2020 Official English Account (@aj_overseas) February 27, 2020
Due to the novel coronavirus outbreak and the call from the Japanese government to cancel large-scale events, but above all thinking about the health of our visitors and everyone involved, we have decided to cancel the event. pic.twitter.com/oNoKhs4SrB
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The official website for AnimeJapan has announced that all show tickets will be refunded. Attendees can visit the website on March 6 for more details on how to receive a refund.
We’ll keep you all updated as more details on this story emerge…
Source: Crunchyroll