Day: October 26, 2026

Familiar melodies from anime and K-pop favourites drew a large audience to the Echoes of Fantasy concert at the Sharjah Animation and Comics Conference (SACC 2026), where a live orchestra brought some of the genre’s best-loved soundtracks to the stage. The Saturday night programme featured music from Grendizer, Attack on Titan, Evangelion, Lupin III, Space Battleship

“Human beings are storytellers. People want to hear stories about human experiences, not stories created by AI,” said Saud Boksmati, Chief Creative Officer at ForgeVision Technologies, during a panel discussion at the Sharjah Animation and Comics Conference (SACC 2026). Speaking alongside Akil Wade, founder of AfricAI and mAIstro, and Aisha Binghalib, UAE Public Sector Manager