The Tokyo International Anime Fair is surely going global.
The fair, which opened to the public Saturday at Tokyo Big Sight for a two-day run, marked a record number 79 foreign companies participating this year in its seventh year.
"I think most importantly, it allows foreign companies to understand the culture of animation in Japan," said Benjamin Colling, director of admissions and student services of British Columbia's Vancouver Film School, which also participated last year.
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