Founded in 1992, the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to popularizing the unique and deep culture that surrounds of Japanese animation.
The SPJA is passionate about Japanese Animation, manga, and their related interests, and works hard to make our projects reflect that passion. Our goal is to make our projects a place that brings together fans, industry, and all other stakeholders to share, celebrate, promote, and educate Japanese animation, manga, and their related interests.
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Who We've Worked With
What's New
- Anime Expo and Mnet to Co-Produce First K-Pop Cosplay Masquerade at KCON October 16, 2012 - Mnet, a youth entertainment brand for all things Asian cool, is teaming up with Anime Expo, North America’s largest annual anime and manga celebration, to co-create the inaugural K-Pop Cosplay Masquerade at KCON, the first ever large scale convention dedicated to the hottest entertainment coming [...]
- Anime Expo 2012 Welcomes Record Number of Attendees to the Los Angeles Convention Center October 16, 2012 - Anime Expo (AX), North America’s largest anime, manga and Japanese pop culture expo, celebrates its most successful event in its 21-year history with a record 49,400+ unique attendees and a turnstile attendance of over 130,000 during its four days at the Los Angeles Convention Center, June 29th – [...]
- SPJA Accepting Board Member Applications October 16, 2012 - The SPJA is now accepting applications for this year’s Board of Directors elections. The application deadline is Saturday, September 15. Tthe SPJA is now accepting candidates for our upcoming election of the Board of Directors. As the governing body of the SPJA, The SPJA Board of Directors [...]
Open Positions
SPJA is looking for passionate individuals to join us. Interested in working close to the anime and manga industry? Check out our current open positions.
