JAMS@AX25

Want to present your work at the one-and-only Anime Expo? The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies(JAMS) and Anime Expo have once-again teamed up to give you the JAMS@AX25 academic symposium, July 3- July 6, 2025 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This symposium presents an incredible opportunity to connect fans of all ages directly to scholars researching and writing about the medium we all love. 

While the JAMS@AX25 welcomes all papers taking a scholarly perspective on anime, manga, cosplay, and their fandoms, we specifically welcome papers that match Anime Expo’s theme of: “Academics''!

To match this theme, we encourage presenters to think of how anime presents school settings, education, or knowledge cultures. This can include:

• Anime usage in the classroom

• Analysis of school-focused anime like Ouran High School Host Club or Assassination Classroom

• Educational anime

• How anime is researched

• And much more!

To reiterate, more general papers about anime and manga are also encouraged to be submitted!

Interested academics should submit a title, 150-word abstract, and bio through the form below. 

Submissions are due by April 7th.

Submit through this link: https://forms.gle/xeheZc48SfUmr2Sa8 

Questions can be sent to: Billy Tringali, animestudiesjournal@gmail.com 

Notes to submitters:

The JAMS@AX Conference is held in the late-morning through late-afternoon over multiple days of Anime Expo and is open to all attendees.

Presenters will have roughly 20 minutes to present in their session, and will be paired with one or two additional presenters. Sessions will run for roughly one hour, with time divided between presenters, with additional time for questions following the session during “Office Hours”.

All accepted presenters will be given complimentary weekend badges to Anime Expo.

Conference Coordinator: 

Billy Tringali

Editor-in-Chief - Journal of Anime and Manga Studies

Faculty Librarian at Indiana University - Indianapolis