The Anime Contents Expo (アニメ コンテンツ エキスポ, Anime Kontentsu Ekisupo), also known as ACE, was one of the largest anime trade fairs in the world, held annually in Japan. The first event was held in 2012. The event was held at Makuhari Messe, a convention and exhibition center in Tokyo Bay, in late March. In 2014 it was merged with the Tokyo International Anime Fair to form AnimeJapan.