{"id":78143,"date":"2026-10-26T07:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=78143"},"modified":"2026-10-26T07:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:07:07","slug":"anime-and-k-pop-favourites-strike-a-chord-with-sacc-2026-audiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/anime-and-k-pop-favourites-strike-a-chord-with-sacc-2026-audiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Anime And K-Pop Favourites Strike A Chord With SACC 2026 Audiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Familiar melodies from anime and K-pop favourites drew a large audience to the <em><i>Echoes of Fantasy<\/i><\/em>\u00a0concert at the Sharjah Animation and Comics Conference (SACC 2026), where a live orchestra brought some of the genre\u2019s best-loved soundtracks to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Saturday night programme featured music from <em><i>Grendizer<\/i><\/em>, <em><i>Attack on Titan<\/i><\/em>, <em><i>Evangelion<\/i><\/em>, <em><i>Lupin III<\/i><\/em>, <em><i>Space Battleship Yamato<\/i><\/em>, <em><i>My Neighbor Totoro<\/i><\/em>, <em><i>Ponyo<\/i><\/em>\u00a0and <em><i>KPop Demon Hunters<\/i><\/em>, with audiences recording, singing along and responding to the familiar scores as they were reimagined for a full orchestral setting.<\/p>\n<p>Shuzo Shiota, CEO of Polygon Pictures and one of SACC 2026\u2019s leading international guests, joined the orchestra on stage to sing \u201cSpace Battleship Yamato\u201d, creating a standout moment in the evening\u2019s celebration of anime music and bringing audiences and industry professionals together through a shared love of the genre.<\/p>\n<p>The concert forms part of SACC 2026\u2019s live music programme, which continues today (Sunday) with <em><i>Once Upon a Disney Night<\/i><\/em>, an orchestral celebration of Disney favourites as the four-day conference draws to a close.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-78144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Familiar melodies from anime and K-pop favourites drew a large audience to the Echoes of Fantasy\u00a0concert at the Sharjah Animation and Comics Conference (SACC 2026), where a live orchestra brought some of the genre\u2019s best-loved soundtracks to the stage. 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