MyAnimeList Reports from Anime Expo 2022

by Naruleach
Jun 29, 2022 6:40 PM | 13 Comments

Anime Expo, the largest anime convention in North America, returns to Los Angeles Convention Center and will be held July 1–4 this year. MAL users and moderators have attended Anime Expo for years, and our team will once again provide live updates from the event this year.

#MALatAX
Over the extended weekend, we will provide updates on our Twitter page.

Attending Anime Expo? Join MAL at AX on Sunday, July 3 at 7:45–8:35 p.m. to discover new ways to find anime, participate in fun trivia to earn prizes, and ask your burning questions. Come meet fellow members, lead admin Kineta, and other staff at this interactive panel!
You can also tweet using the hashtag #MALatAX, and we will share some of them to our followers.
Not attending Anime Expo? Follow our Twitter page or the #MALatAX hashtag to get a glimpse of this year's event! The digital version of AX, Anime Expo Lite, will also be streaming select events.

About Anime Expo 2022
Anime Expo (AX) brings together fans and industry from Japan, the US, and all over the world for the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America. Taking place every year since 1992, Anime Expo features the best in Japanese animation, popular art, entertainment, music, fashion, and video games.

Industry Panels

July 1, 10:30 a.m.: J-Novel Club Industry Panel
July 1, 10:45 a.m.: Yen Press Industry Panel
July 1, 12:15 p.m.: Comikey Industry Panel
July 1, 12:30 p.m.: Kodansha's Wotakoi Celebration & New Licensing Announcements
July 1, 01:30 p.m.: Mangamo Industry Panel
July 1, 01:45 p.m.: Studio Colorido Live Drawing & Q&A
- Featuring Tomotaka Shibayama, director of Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu (A Whisker Away), and Kouji Yamamoto, President of Studio Colorido
July 1, 03:00 p.m.: Spy x Family English Dub Cast
- Featuring Q&As with Alex Organ (Loid Forger), Megan Shipman (Anya Forger), and Natalie Van Sistine (Yor Forger), plus a special message from the Japanese cast and more
July 1, 04:30 p.m.: Studio Trigger Live Drawing and Q&A panel
- Featuring Shigeto Koyama and You Yoshinari, character designers of Promare and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
July 1, 06:30 p.m.: Production I.G USA Panel
July 1, 07:45 p.m.: The Digital Manga Explosion
- Featuring Kodansha USA, Humble Bundle Books, MediaDo, Left Field Media, and the Mangasplaining podcast.
July 1, 08:00 p.m.: Warner Bros. Japan Industry Panel
July 2, 10:15 a.m.: pixiv Industry Panel
July 2, 01:00 p.m.: Pony Canyon Industry Panel
July 2, 01:30 p.m.: Seven Seas Entertainment Industry Panel
July 2, 03:30 p.m.: VIZ Industry Panel Featuring Sailor Moon
July 2, 04:15 p.m.: Celebrate 25 Years of Manga with Tokyopop!
July 2, 04:30 p.m.: Right Stuf Anime and Nozomi Entertainment Industry Panel
July 2, 04:30 p.m.: Studio Kai: an emerging anime studio panel on Fuuto Tantei (Fuuto PI)
July 2, 06:00 p.m.: Pony Canyon Anime × Music Panel
July 2, 05:00 p.m.: Mika Akitaka Guest of Honor Panel
July 2, 06:30 p.m.: Eleven Arts Industry Panel
July 2, 07:30 p.m.: HIDIVE Industry Panel
July 3, 11:30 a.m.: Crunchyroll Industry Panel
July 3, 12:45 p.m.: Twin Engine: Long-awaited sequels line-up
- Twin Engine will be releasing information regarding the new series of Vinland Saga, Mahoutsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus' Bride), Mononoke, and original work Plantopia, currently in progress
July 3, 01:00 p.m.: Ousama Ranking (Ranking of Kings) Panel by Wit Studio and Crunchyroll
July 3, 01:30 p.m.: Jujutsu Kaisen With the Staff
July 3, 02:30 p.m.: GKIDS Industry Panel
July 3, 04:15 p.m.: Orange Presents: Studio Panel
July 3, 05:00 p.m.: Aniplex of America Industry Panel
July 3, 05:00 p.m.: Bushiroad Panel at Anime Expo 2022!
July 3, 07:45 p.m.: MyAnimeList Official Panel
July 4, 10:00 a.m.: Azuki: Your Digital Manga Cafe Industry Panel
July 4, 11:30 a.m.: Chainsaw Man by MAPPA and Crunchyroll
- Featuring producers from the upcoming anime adaptation
July 4, 12:15 p.m.: Production I.G & Netflix's Anime Ultraman

Premieres and Screenings

July 1, 12:00 p.m.: Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) ONA North American Premiere
July 1, 12:00 p.m.: Shine Post Premiere
July 1, 04:00 p.m.: Goodbye, DonGlees! North American Premiere
July 2, 12:00 p.m.: Prima Doll Premiere
July 2, 01:15 p.m.: Misaki no Mayoiga (The House of the Lost on the Cape) U.S. Premiere
July 2, 01:30 p.m.: Yofukashi no Uta (Call of the Night) Premiere
July 2, 04:00 p.m.: AX Cinema Nights: Anime Ultraman – Director's Cut
- Exclusive screening featuring Production I.G co-directors Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki
July 2, 04:30 p.m.: Trigger 10 Year Anniversary & Announcement Panel
- Featuring the premier of the first episode of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
July 2, 08:00 p.m.: Trigun Stampede Lock 'n Load Panel!!
- Featuring Japanese staff, including Yasuhiro Nightow (the author), Kouji Tajima (concept artist), Kiyotaka Waki (producer, Orange), Yoshihiro Watanabe (producer, Orange), and Katsuhiro Takei (producer, Toho), an exciting new announcement regarding the future of Trigun, and the world premiere of a special secret sneak peek
July 3, 10:00 a.m.: Dr. Stone: Ryuusui Special Episode World Premiere
July 3, 10:30 a.m.: Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Movie (Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie) North American Premiere
July 3, 11:45 a.m.: Summer Ghost Sneak Preview Screening
- Featuring a video intro by director and illustrator loundraw.
July 3, 01:00 p.m.: Obey Me! Meet and Greet at Anime Expo 2022
- Featuring in-person guests from the Obey Me! voice cast, a Q&A session, and the premier Obey Me! The Anime season two
July 3, 01:30 p.m.: Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka IV: Shin Shou - Meikyuu-hen (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV) Premiere
July 3, 03:00 p.m.: RWBY: Hyousetsu Teikoku (RWBY: Ice Queendom) Episode 4 World Premiere
July 3, 06:30 p.m.: Mob Psycho 100 III Kickoff
- Featuring the world-premiere of the brand-new OP theme song and what to expect in the upcoming season
July 3, 08:00 p.m.: Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life: Dai-2 no Shokugyou wo Ete, Sekai Saikyou ni Narimashita (My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World) Premiere
July 4, 10:00 a.m.: Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou Season 2 Premiere
July 4, 01:00 p.m.: Kinsou no Vermeil: Gakeppuchi Majutsushi wa Saikyou no Yakusai to Mahou Sekai wo Tsukisusumu (Vermeil in Gold) Premiere

Celebrations

July 1, 01:30 p.m.: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic Festival
- Featuring special guests Aoi Koga (Kaguya Shinomiya) and Producer Tatsuya Ishikawa
July 1, 04:30 p.m.: Sword Art Online 10th Anniversary Celebration
- Featuring hosts Bryce Papenbrook (Kirito) and Cherami Leigh (Asuna)
July 2, 01:00 p.m.: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Third Anniversary Celebration
- Featuring Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado) and Producer Yuma Takahashi
July 2, 06:30 p.m.: Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen (Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War) Celebration Panel
- Featuring new announcements, special messages from Japan, exclusive content reveals, Michelle Ruff (Rukia), and surprise in-person guests
July 3, 11:30 a.m.: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anniversary Panel
- Featuring Golden Wind actors Phillip Reich (Giorno), Ray Chase (Bucciarati), and Lizzie Freeman (Trish), plus Stone Ocean actors Kira Buckland (Jolene) and Yong Yea (Pucci)
July 3, 03:00 p.m.: Fate/Grand Order 5th Anniversary Celebration

The NOVO Events

July 1, 08:00 p.m.: Anime Expo Homecoming: City Pop
- The inaugural '80s themed dance headlined by special guest Mari Iijima
July 2, 09:00 p.m.: One Piece Film: Red Presents Steve Aoki Live
July 3, 08:00 p.m.: Neon District, Headlined by Slushii
- Featuring Slushii, Danger, No Mana, and Tokyo Machine

Schedule is as reported by Anime Expo and may change without notice. All times are Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7).

Official site: anime-expo.org
Official schedule: anime-expo.org/ax-schedule-2022

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13 Comments Recent Comments

deg said:

-Marce said:

Me too! I hope for multiple anime series adapting all the remaining singularities in Observer on Timeless Temple, eEpic of Remnant and Cosmos in the Lostbelt.

disappointed there is no new anime announcement on this years panel so maybe next year again https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2022/anime-expo/fate-grand-order-5th-anniversary/.187351

Oh, very sad. Let's hope for the next year!

Jul 4, 2022 10:31 AM by Memore

-Marce said:

deg said:
hopefully a new Fate Grand Order anime will be revealed too

Me too! I hope for multiple anime series adapting all the remaining singularities in Observer on Timeless Temple, eEpic of Remnant and Cosmos in the Lostbelt.

disappointed there is no new anime announcement on this years panel so maybe next year again https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2022/anime-expo/fate-grand-order-5th-anniversary/.187351

Jul 4, 2022 10:25 AM by deg

they still make overpowered character for isekai anime, wondering if it's gonna be like one of those diablo for mobile announcement moment.

i like the dungeon pickup girl and bleach and that's it, not sure what to expect during the live panel. the real gem is probably anime merchandise.

Jul 1, 2022 4:33 PM by hazecloud

I want to watch something on YouTube

Jul 1, 2022 5:56 AM by irirase

This seems to be pretty cool.

Jun 30, 2022 3:23 PM by removed-user

deg said:
hopefully a new Fate Grand Order anime will be revealed too

Me too! I hope for multiple anime series adapting all the remaining singularities in Observer on Timeless Temple, Epic of Remnant and Cosmos in the Lostbelt.

Jun 30, 2022 12:44 PM by Memore

Glad that i get to hear something about csm after 6 months because the trailer released on December didn't really satisfy me other than the music.

Jun 30, 2022 7:02 AM by Hxttori

hopefully a new Fate Grand Order anime will be revealed too

Jun 30, 2022 5:58 AM by deg

I'm most hoping to see a proper Bleach PV surprisingly lol

Jun 30, 2022 5:50 AM by Tokoya

oh shit Mob Psycho 3 OP premiere hopefully someone uploads it to YouTube

Jun 30, 2022 5:45 AM by deg

Great! I wish I can be there too!

Hope for soon announcements of JoJo, Yen Press, Kosansha new licenses, Vinland Saga new details, Jujutsu Kaisen, Cardfight Vanguard details, new Trigun anime, FGO details.

Jun 29, 2022 11:11 PM by Memore

wish the MAL panel didn't coincide w/ Masquerade

Jun 29, 2022 10:33 PM by GreatAide

I can only hope whatever news they give about Ancient Magus Bride, that it's an announcement of a second season.

Jun 29, 2022 6:52 PM by AntwanMantilla