For companies

Business: partners, sponsors, Japan

Reach one of the most engaged audiences in the German-speaking world with us. Whether as a sponsor at our major events, as a partner of AnimeRadio.de or as a Japanese company planning its market entry in Europe: we combine enormous reach with deep cultural understanding and deliver your ideas with the utmost professionalism.

Send an enquiry info@animekultur.de

Premiere of Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra with Studio MAHO FILM, Anime Messe Babelsberg 2025

For sponsors

Position your brand in front of 25,000 visitors at our events, on stage or on our web radio. You reach a young audience with exceptionally high brand loyalty.

For partners

Publishers, studios, artists and retailers: we are looking for exclusive programme, guests of honour and long-term partners for anime, manga and Japan projects in the German-speaking market.

For companies from Japan

Planning your market entry in the German-speaking region? We are your bridge to Europe: from the first strategy through local promotion to the delivery of your projects.

25,000+visitors per Anime Messe Babelsberg
4,900+listeners a day on AnimeRadio.de
10,000+members in the community
DE · ATevents in Germany and Austria

Partners next door

Not only big brands, the shop around the corner too.

Our events thrive on strong networks, and that includes the manga shop from the neighbourhood just as much as the company from Tokyo. Whether a regional print shop, a local restaurant or a reliable drinks supplier: we build on partners who share our passion. With us, even small contributions or support in kind can make a big difference.

What we need

Fair deals instead of agency prices: at our events or on AnimeRadio.de we offer you a reach that costs many times more in traditional media. In return, even a small contribution (for example from 50 euros) helps us refinance our volunteer work and infrastructure. Genuine appreciation on both sides.
Support in kind instead of budget: practical support often helps us just as much as money. We are delighted by catering for our helper crew, T-shirt printing, loaned stage equipment, transport vehicles or technology.
More than just a spot for a flyer: whoever supports us gets many times as much back. We do not simply accept your sponsorship, we actively, authentically and wholeheartedly weave your brand into our community.

Services

What we can do for you.

A network of association, company and community that offers marketing, events and distribution from a single source.

Market entry and brand building
Across the entire DACH region, with in-depth knowledge of the community and the industry.
Event organisation
Festivals, conventions and Europe-wide tours, including complete delivery on a client's behalf (for example MIKU EXPO, Summer of Japanese Music).
Advertising and promotion
At our events, at external partner conventions, digitally and with wide reach on the radio.
Tour management for artists
Concerts and appearances in Europe, from travel planning and visa support to the finished stage production.
Pop-up stores and on-site activations
At our events, at partner conventions and as stand-alone formats.
Merchandise and distribution
Licensing, marketing and distribution of merchandise in the DACH region.
IT and digital services
In-house ticketing, tailor-made platforms and tools that support projects securely and scale with them.
Introductions and company formation
We act as an intermediary and support Japanese companies with market entry and incorporation in the DACH region.

Send an enquiry Marketing services of Anime Messe Advertising on AnimeRadio.de

日本の皆様へ

Your partner in Germany.

For years we have invited guests of honour, studios and companies from Japan to the German-speaking region and maintained our networks directly in Tokyo. We know the expectations of both sides: the absolute diligence that Japanese partners value, and the passion that defines our European community.

Our specialised team speaks Japanese, interprets on stage and reliably accompanies guests from the airport to the farewell dinner. For companies we offer far more than events: we make introductions, plan your market entry, take on targeted promotion and support you operationally in establishing your company in Europe.

This page is also available in Japanese. Feel free to write to us in your language.

Tobias Weyand interpreting the panel of Toshi Aoi (Wistoria: Wand and Sword), Anime Festival Kassel 2025

Stadthalle Kassel dressed for Anime Festival

References

Our network: partnerships as equals.

**KADOKAWA, Tokyo 2025**
Visiting the office of the publishing and media group.

**Crunchyroll Japan, Tokyo 2025**
Partner of Anime Messe Babelsberg, visiting the office in Tokyo.

**AH-Software, Japan 2017**
With Tomohide Ogata, CEO of AH-Software (Vocaloid), at the office in Japan. Sponsor of our events several times.

**AnimeJapan 2025, Tokyo**
TV interview at the Fate/Grand Order stand at Japan's largest anime fair.

**Japanese Embassy Berlin, 2026**
Networking at diplomatic level: guests at the official reception of the Japanese Embassy in Berlin.

**Excellent guest care**
Hospitality in practice after successful events: a shared farewell dinner with our partners and guests of honour (including Studio MAHO FILM, AH-Software, Epic Records Japan).

Your contacts

Your management and contact team

Two permanent contacts coordinate our international network and secure the direct link between Europe and Japan. They are supported by a professionally structured association and a large team of volunteer event helpers who bring every project to operational success.

Michael Klement

Founder, board member & managing director

Michael laid the foundation for today's community in 2003 and, as founder of the association and CEO of AKV Events GmbH, steers the entire operational business. As a media informatics graduate (B.Sc.) and software developer, he combines deep technical know-how with years of management experience. Whether complex business processes, finances, the development of our own IT infrastructure or hosting on stage: Michael is the versatile head of the organisation who plans strategically and rolls up his sleeves whenever it comes to delivery.

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Tobias Weyand

Head of Corporate Relations

Tobias is our most important diplomatic interface to Japan. With his academic specialisation in International Business Management (East Asia), he combines sound business know-how with fluent Japanese and deep intercultural understanding. He maintains our direct networks with publishers, studios and artists in Tokyo, interprets live on stage and personally accompanies Japanese guests of honour on site. In this way he ensures smooth, trusting cooperation across all borders.

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Association and company: one partner. Anime Kultur e.V. is the non-commercial custodian and the passionate heart of our community. The complete operational delivery, from contracts and finances to event management and marketing, is handled by AKV Events GmbH. For you this means the highest level of security: you have a professional contracting party entered in the commercial register and at the same time benefit from direct, authentic access to our huge volunteer community.

Our network

Our partners and sponsors.

An excellent network for shared success. Together with leading international companies and renowned cultural institutions, we realise our major events and actively shape the European anime market.