Inaugurated 1999; 18 years ago (1999) | ||
Jump Festa (ジャンプフェスタ, Janpu Fesuta) is an annual party or exposition in Japan, all about anime and manga, sponsored by Shueisha, creators of the various Jump anthologies. The exposition was started in 1999 under the name Jump Festa 2000 (ジャンプフェスタ ２０００, Janpu Fesuta 2000). New films, manga, games, and merchandise are introduced during this event. The tradition is that of already existing material a special item or episode is produced and presented at the convention to prove the makers are not out of ideas and to experiment. Manga artists of popular current and former Jump series are often on hand, and many of them have panels where they answer questions.
Although the focus of the event is around around Shueisha's Jump properties, game designers, such as Bandai Namco, Capcom, and Square Enix, have attended the event and announced new games and debuted trailers, gameplay footage, and game demos.