MyAnimeList Reports from Anime Expo 2024

by Naruleach
Jul 2, 10:02 PM | 7 Comments

Anime Expo, the largest anime convention in North America, returns to Los Angeles Convention Center and will be held July 4–7 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.

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Over the extended weekend, we will provide updates on our Official X (Twitter) page.

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Not attending Anime Expo? Follow our Official X (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 2024
Each year, Anime Expo 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. Anime Expo features the best in Japanese entertainment, music, fashion, and video games.

Industry Panels

July 4, 11:00 a.m.: Orange Studio Unveiling: Trigun Stampede (Kanketsu-hen), Beastars Final Season and...
July 4, 11:30 a.m.: Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers - Special Event
- with Game Producer Ken Miyauchi and guests from Sanzigen Studios Norimitsu Kaiho (Anime Series Composition) and Seiji Mizushima (Anime Associate Producer)
July 4, 12:30 p.m.: Aniplex of America x A-1 Pictures Industry Panel
July 4, 01:00 p.m.: On Stage and Beyond: A Conversation with Hiroki Nanami and Urara Reimi + GoH Q&A
July 4, 01:00 p.m.: That Time There Was a Lot of Isekai Anime on Crunchyroll
July 4, 02:00 p.m.: Warner Bros. Japan presents Isekai Suicide Squad (Suicide Squad Isekai) and Ninja Batman tai Yakuza League (Ninja Batman vs. Yakuza League)
- with creative staff from Japan and a special performance by ED theme song artist Mori Calliope
July 4, 03:15 p.m.: Shoushimin Series (Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary) ft. Anime Trending Industry Panel
July 4, 03:15 p.m.: Spy x Family / Kaiju No. 8 (Kaiju No. 8) Special Event Hosted by TOHO animation
July 4, 03:15 p.m.: Studio Bones New Anime Project with Kodansha
July 4, 03:45 p.m.: Kodansha: New Licensing Announcements
July 4, 04:00 p.m.: Trigun Stampede Panel, Presented by Crunchyroll and Orange
- with Producers Yoshihiro Watanabe and Katsuhiro Takei
July 4, 04:15 p.m.: Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru (My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999) Manga Panel
July 4, 04:45 p.m.: KADOKAWA Industry Panel
July 4, 05:30 p.m.: Tongari Boushi no Atelier (Witch Hat Atelier) Panel featuring Manga Author Kamome Shirahama and Anime Staff
July 4, 06:15 p.m.: GoHands New Animation Project Momentary Lily
- with Katsumasa Yokomine and Toshio Iizuka
July 4, 06:15 p.m.: Shouji Kawamori Q&A
July 4, 06:45 p.m.: GKIDS Industry Panel
July 4, 06:45 p.m.: Webtoons to Anime
- with Takaya Yamaguchi (Head of Anime Production, Crunchyroll), Ernest Woo (Chief Strategy Officer, Tappytoon), Won Young Seo, (Editor, Ize Press), and Deb Aoki (Mangasplaining)
July 4, 07:00 p.m.: CloverWorks Industry Panel
July 5, 10:00 a.m.: Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi (The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse) Official Panel
- with manga creator Nakaba Suzuki and other Japanese guests
July 5, 10:30 a.m.: MangaGamer: Ohara Sayaka Q&A
July 5, 11:30 a.m.: VIZ Industry Panel
- with English Voice Actors Derek Stephen Prince (Uryu Ishida), Robbie Daymond (Jugram Haschwalth), and Xander Mobus (Bazz-B)
July 5, 12:00 p.m.: Blue Lock panel – Meet the EGOISTS at AX!
- with Kazuki Ura (Isagi Yoichi), Nobunaga Shimazaki (Nagi Seishiro), Megumu Tsuchiya (Blue Lock Manga Editor), and Ryoya Arisawa (Blue Lock Anime Producer)
July 5, 12:00 p.m.: Mato Seihei no Slave (Chained Soldier) Q&A by Voice Actor Yuya Hirose & Latest footage reveal
July 5, 12:00 p.m.: KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE New Title Announcement
July 5, 01:00 p.m.: Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) / Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Special Event Hosted by TOHO animation
July 5, 01:30 p.m.: J-Novel Club Anime Expo 2024 Industry Panel
July 5, 01:30 p.m.: Bright Horizons: The Artistic Journey of Acky Bright
July 5, 02:15 p.m.: Square Enix Manga & Books Announcements: Uncover Unforgettable
July 5, 03:15 p.m.: 2024 Gundam News: Silver Phantom & Requiem for Vengeance
July 5, 03:30 p.m.: Ao no Exorcist (Blue Exorcist) Special Event featuring Nobuhiko Okamoto (Rin Okumura)
July 5, 03:45 p.m.: Dark Horse Manga
July 5, 03:45 p.m.: Kotobukiya's BISHOUJO 15th Anniversary Showcase
July 5, 04:00 p.m.: Ore dake Level Up na Ken (Solo Leveling) Panel
- with Taito Ban and Aleks Le, the Japanese and English Voice Actors for Sung Jinwoo, and Atsushi Kaneko (A-1 Pictures Producer)
July 5, 04:00 p.m.: Netflix presents TERMINATOR ZERO
July 5, 04:45 p.m.: Yen Press Industry Panel
July 5, 05:15 p.m.: Übel Blatt Behind Scene talk by Voice Actor Yuuya Hirose & latest footage reveal
- with writer Etorouji Shiono
July 5, 06:15 p.m.: Studio TRIGGER Presents: Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) Live Drawing and Q&A Session
July 5, 06:15 p.m.: BILIBILI Live: Meet the Voices and Creatives Behind Our Beloved Animations
- with the minds and voices behind Shiguang Dailiren (Link Click), Tian Guan Cifu (Heaven Official's Blessing), Xian Wang de Richang Shenghuo (The Daily Life of the Immortal King), and more
July 5, 06:45 p.m.: Acky Bright's live drawing magic: 3 decks challenge
July 5, 06:45 p.m.: Manga Licensing with DENPA BOOKS and KUMA
July 5, 07:30 p.m.: Coming up Anime Panel by Avex Pictures 10th anniversary
- with Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama, Director Akiyo Oohashi, BONES Producer Naoki Amano, Avex Pictures Producer Tomokazu Iizumi, and Voice Actors Sumire Uesaka, Yukihiro Nozuyama, and Haruki Ishiya
July 5, 07:40 p.m.: The Art of Clouds: Yoichi Nishikawa's Journey + GoH Q&A
July 5, 08:00 p.m.: Bocchi the Rock! Panel with Director Keiichiro Saito and Yoshino Aoyama
July 6, 10:00 a.m.: Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen - Soukoku-tan (Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Conflict) Presented by VIZ Media
- with English Voice Actors Derek Stephen Prince (Uryu Ishida), Robbie Daymond (Jugram Haschwalth), and Xander Mobus (Bazz-B)
July 6, 10:00 a.m.: Beyblade X
July 6, 10:30 a.m.: Crunchyroll Presents Kadokawa Anime
- with Voice Actor Yusuke Kobayashi
July 6, 11:30 a.m.: Ao no Hako (Blue Box) Official Panel
- with Shouya Chiba (Taiki Inomata) and Akari Kito (Hina Chouno)
July 6, 11:30 a.m.: Warner Bros. Japan presents DanMachi series and more
- with Juliet Simmons (Syr)
July 6, 12:00 p.m.: Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) Special Event Hosted by TOHO animation
July 6, 12:00 p.m.: King Records Official Industry Panel
- with Haruki Ishiya, Yukihiro Nozuyama, and Sumire Uesaka
July 6, 01:00 p.m.: Blue Lock panel – Direct Shot into AX!
- with Kazuki Ura (Isagi Yoichi), Megumu Tsuchiya (Blue Lock Manga Editor), and Ryoya Arisawa (Blue Lock Anime Producer)
July 6, 01:45 p.m.: Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) Panel
July 6, 02:00 p.m.: Production I.G x WIT x Signal MD Panel
- with Maki Terashima-Furuta and George Wada
July 6, 02:00 p.m.: Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc) Panel
- with Producer Yoshito Ito, Director Kenjiro Okada, Voice Actor Daisuke Ono (Sebastian Michaelis), and host CDawgVA
July 6, 03:30 p.m.: Orange Presents, State of Our Animation
July 6, 03:45 p.m.: Azuki Manga Industry Panel
July 6, 03:45 p.m.: King Records Presents: Sumire Uesaka artist debut 10th Anniversary Panel
July 6, 04:00 p.m.: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Fifth Anniversary Special Event
- with Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado), Takahiro Sakurai (Giyuu Tomioka), and Aniplex Producer Yuma Takahashi
July 6, 04:45 p.m.: Japanese Manga Editors Industry Roundtable
July 6, 05:00 p.m.: Crunchyroll Industry Panel
July 6, 05:15 p.m.: Look Back Panel
July 6, 05:15 p.m.: Nakaba Suzuki (The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Mangaka) GoH Live Art and Q&A
July 6, 07:30 p.m.: Bandai Namco Filmworks Industry Panel
- with Voice Actor Kazuki Ura (Isagi Yoichi) and Ryoya Arisawa (Blue Lock Anime Producer)
July 6, 07:30 p.m.: Studio KAI Industry Panel with Director Yosuke Kabashima
July 7, 10:00 a.m.: Jujutsu Kaisen panel, powered by Crunchyroll
- with Junya Enoki (Yuuji Itadori), Shouta Goshozono (Director of Season 2), and Keisuke Seshimo (Animation Lead Producer, MAPPA)
July 7, 10:30 a.m.: Kodansha Presents Kamome Shirahama Panel
July 7, 02:30 p.m.: TOKYOPOP: Manga for Everyone
July 7, 03:00 p.m.: Kodansha Manga Spotlight

Premieres and Screenings

July 4, 10:00 a.m.: Senpai wa Otokonoko (Senpai is an Otokonoko) Early Premiere
July 4, 10:30 a.m.: Ao no Miburo (Blue Miburo) World Premiere presented by ytv animation
- with Director Kumiko Habara and Animation Producer Hiroya Nakata
July 4, 01:30 p.m.: HIDIVE Presents Ore wa Subete wo "Parry" suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyou wa Boukensha ni Naritai (I Parry Everything) North American Premiere
July 4, 06:45 p.m.: Tu Bian Yingxiong X (To Be Hero X) Special Premiere featuring director Li Haolin
July 4, 07:15 p.m.: Crunchyroll x Kadokawa Presents Special Screenings
July 4, 08:30 p.m.: Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita. (The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies) Premiere
July 4, 08:30 p.m.: Exclusive Premieres with Crunchyroll
July 4, 09:00 p.m.: HIDIVE Presents 2.5-jigen no Ririsa (2.5 Dimensional Seduction) North American Premiere
July 4, 10:30 p.m.: HIDIVE Presents Elf-san wa Yaserarenai. (Plus-Sized Elf) World Premiere
July 5, 10:00 a.m.: Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Season 3 (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3) Premiere + Voice Cast Talk
- with Voice Actors Toshinari Fukamachi (Hajime) and Yuuki Kuwahara (Yue) for a Q&A and early previews into Episodes 2–4
July 5, 02:00 p.m.: HIDIVE Presents Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku (Loner Life in Another World) North American Premiere
July 5, 05:00 p.m.: Exclusive World Premiere of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 3rd Season (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3)
- with Yusuke Kobayashi (Natsuki Subaru), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Garfiel Tinsel), Director Masahiro Shinohara, Character Designer Haruka Sagawa, and Kadokawa Producer Shou Tanaka
July 5, 07:30 p.m.: Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II at Anime Expo
- with Tomori Kusunoki (LLENN), Wataru Hashimoto (Aniplex Producer), and guest host Gigguk
July 5, 08:00 p.m.: Frontier Works (animate GROUP) Presents Haigakura Episode 1 World Premiere
July 5, 10:00 p.m.: HIDIVE and AX Cinema Nights Present Juubee Ninpuuchou (Ninja Scroll) 30th Anniversary Screening (18+)
July 6, 03:15 p.m.: HIDIVE Presents "Oshi no Ko" 2nd Season Premiere Screening and Special Guest Panel
- with Yurie Igoma (Ruby) and Shimpei Yamashita (Kadokawa series producer)
July 6, 03:45 p.m.: Kinnikuman: Kanpeki Chоujin Shiso-hen (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc) Episode 0 & 1 Premier Screening and Behind Story Talk
- with Director Akira Satou, Producer Rui Kuroki, and Voice Actor Mamoru Miyano
July 6, 05:45 p.m.: HIDIVE Presents Dungeon no Naka no Hito (Dungeon People) North American Premiere
July 6, 05:45 p.m.: Kami no Tou: Ouji no Kikan (Tower of God Season 2) Special Premiere
July 6, 07:30 p.m.: Dandadan - World Premiere of Episode 1
- with director Fuga Yamashiro, Voice Actors Shion Wakayama (Momo) and Natsuki Hanae (Okarun), Science SARU producer Kohei Sakita, and MBS producer Hiroshi Kamei

Concerts

July 4, 06:00 p.m.: "Utano☆Princesama ALL STAR STAGE -MUSIC UNIVERSE-"
- A joint performance by ST☆RISH, QUARTET NIGHT, and HE★VENS
July 5, 04:30 p.m.: "Obey Me! 1st Virtual Concert ~OVERTURE~"
- Featuring the demon brothers, Lucifer, Mammon, Leviathan, Satan, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, and Belphegor
July 6, 12:00 & 6:00 p.m.: "NIJISANJI EN SUMMER JAM"
- Featuring Elira Pendora, Finana Ryugu, Petra Gurin, Rosemi Lovelock, and Millie Parfait for Group 1; and Luca Kaneshiro, Shu Yamino, Sonny Brisko, and Uki Violeta for Group 2
July 6, 03:30 p.m.: "TUBEOUT! In Los Angeles 2024"
- A virtual music festival combining VTubers and anime featuring "HASU NO SORA JOGAKUIN SCHOOL IDOL CLUB," "HIMEHINA," "Akari Ishikari (Aogiri High School)," "kson (vshojo)," "Uruka Fujikura (Phase Connect)," and "Tacitly."
July 7, 02:00 p.m.: "Welcome to Wonder Wander World"
- Featuring ChroNoiR's, the NIJISANJI VTuber unit reprising their live concert from Japan.

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-2024/

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