Anime Expo, the largest anime convention in North America, is returning to the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be held from 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 long weekend, we will provide updates on the Official X (Twitter) page.
Attending Anime Expo? Join MAL at AX on Saturday, July 6th at 3:00–3:30pm. for our MAL meetup! Come meet other members, main admin Kineta, and other members of the MAL community!
You can also tweet using the hashtag #MALatAX and we'll share some of that information with our followers.
Not attending Anime Expo? Follow our official X (Twitter) page or hashtag #MALatAX for a sneak peek at this year's event! AX's digital version, Anime Expo Lite, will also be streaming select events.
About Anime Expo 2024
Every year, Anime Expo brings together fans and industry from Japan, the United States, and around the world to celebrate the largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America. Anime Expo showcases the best in Japanese entertainment, music, fashion, and video games.
Industrial Panel
11:00 AM July 4: Orange Studio Launches: Trigun Stampede (Kanketsu-hen), Beastars Final Season, and…
July 4, 11:30 AM: Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers-Special Event with Game Producer Ken Miyauchi and Guests from Sanzigen Studios Norimitsu Kaiho (Anime Series Creator) and Seiji Mizushima (Anime Associate Producer)July 4, 12:30 PM: Aniplex of America x A-1 Pictures Industry Panel
July 4, 1:00 PM: On Stage and Beyond: A Conversation with Hiroki Nanami and Urara Reimi + GoH Q&A
July 4, 1:00 PM: There are a lot of Isekai Anime on Crunchyroll at that time
July 4, 2:00 PM: Warner Bros. Japan presents Isekai Suicide Squad (Suicide Squad Isekai) and Ninja Batman vs. Yakuza League (Ninja Batman vs. Yakuza League) with Japanese creative team and special performance by theme song artist ED Mori CalliopeJuly 4, 3:15 PM: Shoushimin Series (Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary) ft. Anime Trending Industry Panel
July 4, 3:15 PM: Spy x Family/Kaiju No. 8 (Kaiju No. 8) Special event hosted by TOHO animation
July 4, 3:15 PM: Studio Bones' New Anime Project with Kodansha
July 4, 03:45 PM: Kodansha: New licensing announcement
July 4, 4:00 PM.: Trigun Stampede Panel, Presented by Crunchyroll and OrangeJuly 4, 4:15 PM: Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru (My Love Story with Yamada-kun in Lv999) Manga Panel
July 4, 04:45 PM: KADOKAWA Industry Council
July 4, 5:30 PM: Tongari Boushi no Atelier (Witch Hat Atelier) Panel featuring Manga Author Kamome Shirahama and Anime Staff
July 4, 6:15 PM: GoHands' New Animation Project Lily Momentary July 4, 6:15 PM: Shouji Kawamori Q&A
July 4, 6:45 pm: GKIDS Industry Conference
July 4, 6:45 PM: Webtoons for Animewith 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, 7:00 PM: CloverWorks Industry Panel
July 5, 10:00 AM: Nanatsu no Taizai: Mokushiroku no Yonkishi (The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse) Official BoardJuly 5, 10:30 AM: MangaGamer: Ohara Sayaka Q&A
July 5, 11:30 AM: VIZ Industry PanelJuly 5, 12:00 PM: Blue Lock Panel – Meet the CONFIDENT at AX!July 5, 12:00 PM: Mato Seihei no Slave (The Chained Soldier) Q&A with Voice Actor Yuya Hirose & Latest Scene Reveal
July 5, 12:00 PM: KING AMUSEMENT Announces New Title CREATION
July 5, 1:00 PM: Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)/Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Special event hosted by TOHO animation
July 5, 01:30 PM.: J-Novel Club Anime Expo 2024 Industry Panel
July 5, 1:30 PM: Bright Horizons: The Artistic Journey of Acky Bright
July 5, 2:15 PM: Square Enix Comics and Books Announcement: Unforgettable Discoveries
July 5, 03:15 PM: 2024 Gun News: Silver Phantom & Requiem for Vengeance
July 5, 3:30 PM: Ao no Exorcist (Blue Exorcist) Special Event Featuring Nobuhiko Okamoto (Rin Okumura)
July 5, 3:45 PM: Manga Dark Horse
July 5, 03:45 PM: Kotobukiya's BISHOUJO 15th Anniversary Presentation
July 5, 4:00 PM: Ore dake na Ken (Solo Leveling) Leveling PanelJuly 5, 4:00 PM: Netflix Introduces TERMINATOR ZERO
July 5, 04:45 PM: Yen Press Industry Panel
July 5, 05:15 PM: Behind-the-scenes Talk with Voice Actor Yuuya Hirose and Latest Footage RevealedJuly 5, 06:15 PM: Studio TRIGGER Presents: Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in the Dungeon) Live Drawing and Q&A Session
July 5, 6:15pm: BILIBILI Live: Meet the Voices and Creatives Behind Our Favorite AnimationsJuly 5, 6:45pm: Acky Bright's Live Drawing Magic: 3 Deck Challenge
July 5, 06:45 PM: Manga licensing with DENPA BOOKS and KUMA
July 5, 7:30 PM: Avex Pictures' Anime Panel Coming Soon on 10th Anniversary July 5, 7:40 PM: Art in the Clouds: Yoichi Nishikawa's Journey + GoH Q&A
July 5, 8:00 PM: Bocchi the Rock! Panel Discussion with Director Keiichiro Saito and Yoshino Aoyama
July 6, 10:00 AM: Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen-Soukoku-tan (Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War-Conflict) Presented by VIZ MediaJuly 6, 10:00 AM: Beyblade X
July 6, 10:30 AM: Crunchyroll Presents Kadokawa AnimeJuly 6, 11:30 AM: Ao no Hako (Blue Box) Official PanelJuly 6, 11:30 AM: Warner Bros. Japan Presents DanMachi Series and MoreJuly 6, 12:00 PM: Boku no Hero AcadeKaren (My Hero AcadeKaren) Special Event Hosted by TOHO Animation
July 6, 12:00 PM: King Records Official Industry CouncilJuly 6, 1:00 PM: Blue Lock Panel – Live Shot at AX! with Kazuki Ura (Isagi Yoichi), Megumu Tsuchiya (Blue Lock Manga Editor), and Ryoya Arisawa (Blue Lock Anime Producer)July 6, 1:45 PM: Dungeon Meshi Panel (Delicious in the Dungeon)
July 6, 2:00 PM: IG Production x WIT x Signal MD PanelJuly 6, 2:00 PM: Kuroshitsuji: Kishuku Gakkou-hen (Black Butler: Public School Arc) PanelJuly 6, 3:30 PM: Orange Presents, State of Our Animation
July 6, 3:45 PM: Azuki Manga Industry Conference
July 6, 3:45 PM: King Records Presents: Artist Sumire Uesaka's 10th Anniversary Debut Seminar
July 6, 4:00 PM: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Fifth Anniversary Special Event July 6, 4:45 PM: Roundtable on Japanese Manga Editorial Industry
July 6, 5:00 PM: Crunchyroll Industry Conference
July 6, 5:15 PM: Look Back Table
July 6, 5:15 PM: Nakaba Suzuki (The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Mangag) GoH Live Art and Q&A
July 6, 7:30 PM: Bandai Namco Filmworks Industry PanelJuly 6, 7:30 PM: Studio KAI Industry Panel with Director Yosuke Kabashima
July 7, 10:00 AM: Jujutsu Kaisen Panel, provided by CrunchyrollJuly 7, 10:30 AM: Kodansha Presents Kamome Shirahama Panel
July 7, 2:30 PM: TOKYOPOP: Manga for Everyone
July 7, 3:00 PM: Kodansha Manga Spotlight
Premiere and ScreeningJuly 4, 10:00 AM: Senpai wa Otokonoko (Senpai is an Otokonoko) Early Premiere
July 4, 10:30 AM: Ao no Miburo (Blue Miburo) World Premiere presented by ytv animationJuly 4, 1:30 PM: 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 PM: Tu Bian Yingxiong X (To Be Hero X) Special Premiere with Director Li Haolin
July 4, 7:15 PM: Crunchyroll x Kadokawa Presents Special Screening
July 4, 8:30 PM: Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita. (The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Who Were Once Archenemies) Premiere
July 4, 8:30 PM: Exclusive Premiere with Crunchyroll
July 4, 9:00 PM: HIDIVE Presents 2.5-jigen no Ririsa (2.5 PM Seduction) North American Premiere
July 4, 10:30 PM: HIDIVE Presents Elf-san wa Yaserarenai. (Plus-Sized Elf) World Premiere
July 5, 10:00 AM: Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Season 3 (Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3) Premiere + Voice Cast Talk July 5, 2:00 PM: HIDIVE Premieres Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku (Loner Life in Another World) North American Premiere
July 5, 5:00 PM: Exclusive World Premiere of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Part 3 (Re:ZERO-Starting Life in Another World-Part 3)July 5, 7:30 PM: Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II at Anime ExpoJuly 5, 8:00 PM: Frontier Works (ANIMATION GROUP) Haigakura Episode 1 World Premiere
July 5, 10:00 PM: HIDIVE and AX Movie Night Presents Juubee Ninpuuchou (Ninja Scroll) 30th Anniversary Screening (18+)
July 6, 3:15 PM: HIDIVE Presents “Oshi no Ko” Season 2 Premiere and Special Guest PanelJuly 6, 3:45 PM: Kinnikuman: Kanpeki Chоujin Shiso-hen (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc) Episodes 0 & 1 Premiere and Behind-the-Story TalkJuly 6, 5:45 PM: HIDIVE Presents Dungeon no Naka no Hito (Dungeon People) North American Premiere
July 6, 5:45 PM: Kami no Tou: Ouji no Kikan (Tower of God Season 2) Special Premiere
July 6, 7:30 PM: Dandadan-World Premiere of Episode 1
Concert July 4, 6:00 PM: “Utano☆Princesama ALL STAR STAGE-MUSIC UNIVERSE-“A joint performance of ST☆RISH, QUARTET NIGHT, and HE★VENSJuly 5, 4:30 PM: “Follow Me! The First Virtual Concert ~OVERTURE~” Featuring the demon brothers, Lucifer, Mammon, Leviathan, Satan, Asmodeus, Beelzebub, and BelphegorJuly 6, 12:00 & 6:00 PM: “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, 3:30 p.m.: “TUBEOUT! In Los Angeles 2024″The virtual music festival that combines VTuber and anime features “HASU NO SORA JOGAKUIN SCHOOL IDOL CLUB”,”HIMEHINA”,”Akari Ishikari (Aogiri High School)”,”kson (vshojo)”,”Uruka Fujikura (Stage) Connect)” and “Tacitly.” July 7, 2:00 p.m.: “Welcome to Wonder Wander World” Featuring ChroNoiR, the VTuber unit NIJISANJI recreates their live concert from Japan.
The schedule is provided by Anime Expo and is subject to change without notice.
All times are in Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7).
Official website: anime-expo.org
Official schedule: anime-expo.org/ax/schedule-2024/