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AFA NEXT STAGE<\/h1>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afasg25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/11\/AFASG25_nextAsset-8.png” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”300px” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/AFATH26_NEXT_STAGE_SCHEDULE.png” title_text=”AFATH26_NEXT_STAGE_SCHEDULE” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#fffaf2″ background_image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/AFATH26_web_bgpatternpink.png” background_size=”custom” background_image_width=”100px” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

SAT 30 MAY<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/AFATH26_SNS_nextstage_web_5050.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#FIFTYFIFTYinc” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

SAT 30 MAY \u00b7 11:00AM<\/strong>
FIFTY-FIFTY inc.<\/strong>
featuring SugarNote, SEIREI SHIMEI JOSHI\u3010SSJ\u3011, VII (Septem)
Click HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/AFATH26_SNS_nextstage_web_5050.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#FIFTYFIFTYinc” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

SAT 30 MAY \u00b7 12:15PM<\/strong>
FIFTY-FIFTY inc.<\/strong>
featuring Shun Nakanishi
Click
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/thumbnails_SummerhikaruDied-1.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#TheSummerHikaruDied” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

SAT 30 MAY \u00b7 12:45PM<\/strong>
The Summer Hikaru Died<\/strong>
featuring mokumokuren
Click
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span>\u00a9\u30e2\u30af\u30e2\u30af\u308c\u3093\/KADOKAWA<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/Web_marriagetoxin.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#MARRIAGETOXIN” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” global_colors_info=”{}”]SAT 30 MAY \u00b7 1:45PM<\/strong>
\nMARRIAGETOXIN<\/strong>
\nfeaturing Shion Wakayama
\nClick
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span>\u00a9Joumyaku\u30fbMizuki Yoda\/SHUEISHA, MARRIAGETOXIN Project<\/span>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/Web_Chainsawman_Anime.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#CHAINSAWMAN” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” global_colors_info=”{}”]SAT 30 MAY · 2:45PM<\/strong>
\nCHAINSAW MAN<\/strong>
\nClick
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span>\u00a9 2025 MAPPA\/CHAINSAW MAN PROJECT \u00a9Tatsuki Fujimoto\/SHUEISHA<\/span>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/Classroom_Anime.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#ClassroomoftheElite” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” global_colors_info=”{}”]SAT 30 MAY · 3:45PM<\/strong>
\nClassroom of the Elite<\/strong>
\nClick
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span>\u00a9Syougo Kinugasa,PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION\/YOUZITSU4 PARTNERS<\/span>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/AFATH26_LAM_with_Frame-04.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#LAM” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]SAT 30 MAY · 4:30PM<\/strong>
\nLive Drawing<\/strong>
\nClick
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span>\u00a9LAM<\/span>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/AFATH26_niconico_DJ_web_cover.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#ACC” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]SAT 30 MAY \u00b7 5:30PM<\/strong>
\nASIA CREATORS CROSS<\/strong>
\nfeaturing picco
\nClick
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#fffaf2″ background_image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/AFATH26_web_bgpatternpink.png” background_size=”custom” background_image_width=”100px” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

SUN 31 MAY<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/05\/web_TBATD-anime_2may.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#TBATE” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]SUN 31 MAY · 11:00AM<\/strong>
\nThe Beginning after the End<\/strong>
\nfeaturing Sally Amaki (22\/7), Uta Kawase (22\/7) and Julie Yoshizawa (22\/7)
\nClick
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span>\u00a9TBATE Anime Production Committee<\/span>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/web_sparks-of-tomorrow-anime.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#SparksofTomorrow” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” global_colors_info=”{}”]SUN 31 MAY · 12:00PM<\/strong>
\nSparks of Tomorrow<\/strong>
\nfeaturing Yuma Uchida
\nClick
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span>\u00a9Hiro Yuki, Kyoto Animation\/Sparks of Tomorrow Production Committee<\/span>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/AFATH26_SNS_nextstage_web_5050.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#FIFTYFIFTYinc” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

SUN 31 MAY \u00b7 1:35PM<\/strong>
FIFTY-FIFTY inc.<\/strong>
featuring Shun Nakanishi
Click
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/web_nijisanji_21apr.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#NIJISANJI” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” global_colors_info=”{}”]SUN 31 MAY \u00b7 2:00PM<\/strong>
\nNIJISANJI\/NIJISANJI EN<\/strong>
\nfeaturing 3SKM, BY THE BEAT
\nClick
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span>\u00a9ANYCOLOR, Inc.<\/span>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/AFATH26_SNS_nextstage_web_5050.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#FIFTYFIFTYinc” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

SUN 31 MAY \u00b7 3:00PM<\/strong>
FIFTY-FIFTY inc.<\/strong>
featuring SugarNote, SEIREI SHIMEI JOSHI\u3010SSJ\u3011, VII (Septem)
Click
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”AFA NEXT STAGE” image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/AFATH26_niconico_DJ_web_cover.png” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”100px” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”–et_global_body_font|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”12px” body_text_color=”#330000″ background_color=”rgba(255,204,0,0.76)” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|8px|8px|8px|false|false” link_option_url=”https:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/afa-next-stage\/#ACC” custom_css_blurb_title=”background-color: #e09900;||padding: 2px 4px;||border-radius: 3px;||margin: 5px 0px;” border_radii=”on|8px|8px|8px|8px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

SUN 31 MAY \u00b7 4:00PM<\/strong>
ASIA CREATORS CROSS<\/strong>
featuring SatapanP
Click
HERE<\/a> <\/strong>for more details.<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”MARRIAGETOXIN” module_id=”MARRIAGETOXIN” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#fffaf2″ background_image=”http:\/\/animefestival.asia\/afath26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/AFATH26_web_bgpatternpink.png” background_size=”custom” background_image_width=”100px” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||100px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset3″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”text-align: center;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#E09900″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

SAT 30 MAY<\/h2>\n

1:45PM<\/h3>\n

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\u00a9Joumyaku\u30fbMizuki Yoda\/SHUEISHA, MARRIAGETOXIN Project<\/p>\n

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For centuries, the deadly arts have been perfected by those known as the Masters.<\/p>\n

Among them, the Poison Masters of the Five Great Families hold the most fearsome power and influence.<\/p>\n

Hikaru Gero, heir to the Poison Masters’Gero Family, has lived his entire life in the underworld, far removed from love or marriage.<\/p>\n

But when the Gero Family head decrees that Hikaru’s sister must bear an heir to preserve the bloodline\u2014by force if necessary\u2014Hikaru resolves to protect her at all costs.<\/p>\n

It is then that Hikaru encounters Mei Kinosaki, a brilliant marriage swindler who becomes the target of his latest job.<\/p>\n

Realizing that the only way of solving the family succession problem and protecting his sister is through marriage, Hikaru impulsively asks Mei for help in finding a bride.<\/p>\n

“\u2014That’s the first time anyone’s ever proposed like that.”<\/p>\n

And so, with the cunning marriage swindler Mei as his advisor, the elite assassin Hikaru embarks on the most challenging mission of his life: finding a wife!<\/p>\n

Their goal: the ultimate marriage.<\/p>\n

This is the world’s toughest mission for love, brought to you by the ultimate duo\u2014an assassin and a marriage swindler!<\/p>\n

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HoneyWorks (commonly called Haniwa) is a creator unit active mainly on video-sharing platforms such as Nico Nico Douga and YouTube, with the total views of their related videos exceeding 1 billion. Their musical style mainly consists of positive rock often described as \u201cheart-fluttering (kyun-kyun)\u201d or \u201cyouthful\u201d themed music.<\/p>\n

In their series project \u201cKokuhaku Jikk\u014d Iinkai\u201d (Confession Executive Committee), which is based on their songs, various characters develop interconnected stories. The project has expanded into multiple media formats, including novels and television anime. The HoneyWorks original novel series has become a bestseller with over 3 million copies sold.<\/p>\n

HoneyWorks has also provided songs for artists such as WEST., Haruka Tomatsu, Momo Asakura, and Gero.<\/p>\n

Through the unit \u201cCHiCO with HoneyWorks,\u201d featuring CHiCO as the vocalist, they have performed theme songs for many popular anime series, including \u201cAo Haru Ride,\u201d \u201cMagic Kaito,\u201d \u201cGintama,\u201d \u201cAfter the Rain,\u201d and \u201cHaikyu!!.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, the \u201cKokuhaku Jikk\u014d Iinkai\u201d series has introduced idol characters such as LIP\u00d7LIP (Yujiro & Aizo \/ voiced by Koki Uchiyama and Nobunaga Shimazaki), mona (voiced by Shiina Natsukawa), and Full Throttle4 (YUI, RIO, MEGU, DAI \/ voiced by Soma Saito, Yuma Uchida, Tetsuya Kakihara, and Toshiki Masuda), further expanding the scope of their activities.<\/p>\n

Members performing at AFATH 2026<\/strong>:<\/p>\n