{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5e573e1392d5bda5f48bf36b","clusterId":"c_084d0e7fbe68f0e200605cfa","slug":"crunchyroll-reveals-speakers-for-anime-future-forum-in-new-york","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Crunchyroll Reveals Speakers for Anime Future Forum in New York","summary":"Crunchyroll announced the first program details for the Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum, set for October 7, 2026, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. The invitation-only event expects more than 400 anime industry figures. Speakers include executives from Shueisha, Toho, MAPPA, and Aniplex, plus Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn, and the co-directors of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. Sony Group CEO Hiroki Totoki opens the event.","whyItMatters":"The forum brings Japanese anime leaders and Hollywood names to one invitation-only stage the day before New York Comic Con, signaling where Crunchyroll and the broader industry want to steer anime's commercial and creative future.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGuillermo del Toro and James Gunn join a program built around Japanese business leadership. Yuta Momiyama, digital editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump+; Taiji Ueda of Toho; MAPPA president Manabu Otsuka; and Atsuhiro Iwakami, chairman of Aniplex and group CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, are confirmed speakers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSony leadership anchors the day. Hiroki Totoki, president and CEO of the Sony Group, delivers opening remarks, and Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Ravi Ahuja speaks between panels. Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini closes with company news.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe theme is Designing for Anime\u0026#39;s Future, with panels on fandom, technology, storytelling, and content protection, including sessions on games and live-action, the theatrical experience, and manga\u0026#39;s path from page to platform.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Crunchyroll's Anime Future Forum pairs anime studio heads with Guillermo del Toro and James Gunn. The guest list signals Crunchyroll is pitching anime as a general entertainment business, not a niche interest.","twitterPost":"Crunchyroll's forum draws del Toro and Gunn. The guest list sells anime as mainstream entertainment, not a niche.","threadsPost":"Crunchyroll's Anime Future Forum brings studio executives together with Guillermo del Toro and James Gunn. That guest list frames anime as a general entertainment category, not a niche. Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki opening the event reinforces the corporate ambition behind it.","newsletterBlurb":"Crunchyroll revealed the speaker slate for its Anime Future Forum, a one-day invitation-only summit in New York on October 7. Japanese studio and publisher executives share billing with Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn, and the Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse co-directors. Sony Group leadership opens and closes the event.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/08/26/27791.html\",\"title\":\"Crunchyroll Announces Details of Anime Global Summit. To Be Held in New York on October 7; Shueisha, Toho, MAPPA Executives, del Toro, James Gunn and Others to Appear\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4648,"outputTokens":704,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788007608,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T12:31:22.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T12:31:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T12:31:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_084d0e7fbe68f0e200605cfa","canonicalTitle":"クランチロール、アニメのグローバルサミット詳細を発表。10月7日ニューヨークで開催、集英社・東宝・MAPPA首脳、デル・トロにジェームズ・ガンらが登壇","representativeArticleId":"a_baa78d3662657f1cf5f416c0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Anime Future Forum\"],\"studios\":[\"MAPPA\",\"Shueisha\",\"Toho\",\"Aniplex\",\"Crunchyroll\"],\"people\":[\"Guillermo del Toro\",\"James Gunn\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-25T22:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-25T22:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T12:31:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/08/26/27791.html","title":"クランチロール、アニメのグローバルサミット詳細を発表。10月7日ニューヨークで開催、集英社・東宝・MAPPA首脳、デル・トロにジェームズ・ガンらが登壇"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Anime Future Forum"],"studios":["MAPPA","Shueisha","Toho","Aniplex","Crunchyroll"],"people":["Guillermo del Toro","James Gunn"],"type":"event","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}