ACG event NICONICO Super Conference 2020 canceled and will be transferred to online live broadcast

The annual comprehensive large-scale exhibition "Niconico Chokaikai/Tokaikai (ニコニコ超會, 闘會)", which aims to "combine the Internet and reality" and is hosted by the Japanese online video platform "NICONICO Animation", has announced the cancellation of the event scheduled to be held at Makuhari Messe in April due to the recent expansion of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (COVID-2019) epidemic in Japan.

Officials said that the Niconico Super Conference/Tian Conference, which was originally scheduled to be held in April, has decided to cancel the event due to the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic and the government's policy of "self-discipline" for large-scale events. The official website of the Super Conference is concerned about the safety of participants and staff, so it has decided to cancel the event. In previous years, both the Super Conference and the Tian Conference were held with the help of many exhibitors and sponsors. If a decision is not made as soon as possible, it will affect many related companies and personnel. Therefore, it has been decided to announce the cancellation of the event, and the ticket price purchased by general participants will be fully refunded.

Instead, they will use the most well-known real-time bullet screen function of their platform "NICONICO Animation" to allow performers and audiences to interact in real time, or use dummy head recording and various technologies to allow audiences to experience a full sense of presence through the Internet. The official will hold an 8-day "NICONICO Network Super Conference" from April 12 to April 19, and is scheduled to release more event information in the future.