Nico Nico Cho-Kaigi 2015
Held on the largest scale ever
A SoftBank robot Pepper performs at the Niconico Douga fan event in Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall on April 25, 2015, Chiba, Japan. The event includes special attractions such as J-pop concerts, Sumo and Pro Wrestling matches, cosplay and manga and various robot performances and is broadcast live on via the video-sharing site. Niconico Douga (in English "Smiley, Smiley Video") is one of Japan's biggest video community sites where users can upload, view, share videos and write comments directly in real time, creating a sense of a shared watching. According to the organizers more than 200,000 viewers for two days will see the event by internet. The popular event is held in all 11 halls of the huge Makuhari Messe exhibition center from April 25 to 26. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)