2008/03/07

KatanaXteme starts cross-promotion with Tokyo International Anime Fair

KatanaXtreme, a business-to-business web portal for Japanese content managed by Lotus, Inc. (Tokyo), President Hiroshi Koizumi, has been linked with the official website of Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008 (Tokyo, Chairman Shintaro Ishihara Tokyo governor.)  KatanaXtreme is managed by Lotus, Inc.

KatanaXtreme(www.KatanaXtreme.com), the first business-to-business web portal site designed specifically to showcase Japanese Anime, Manga and game content to the world entertainment industry, met an agreement with Tokyo International Anime Fair(TAF) which aims to promote and encourage the Japanese animation industry to collaborate to expand the Japanese animation pertaining business to the global market.  First, TAF and KatanaXtreme started a cross-promotional banner campaign, cross linking official websites of each other with banner ads.  KatanaXtreme will support TAF to send information toward the overseas markets.

KatanaXtreme and TAF, in collaboration with each other, facilitate to promote the Japanese animation industry to gain higher reputations and expand its business in the global market.

KatanaXtreme: http:// www.KatanaXtreme.com
TAF: http://www.tokyoanime.jp/en/index.php

■Tokyo International Anime Fair
Tokyo International Anime Fair(a.k.a. TAF,) supported by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government with the Association of Japanese Animations, is one of the largest anime trade fairs in Japan and is held at Tokyo Big Sight every Spring.  In addition to the international trade fair, TAF includes films shows, exhibitions, the Tokyo Anime Awards witch are sent to outstanding anime works and creators, and other special features.

■Press Contact: Takayuki Takeda
       Phone: +81-(0)3-5475-2561
       Email: takeda@lotus-tyo.com