Anime Expo, the largest anime convention in North America, returns to Los Angeles Convention Center and will be held July 2-5 this year. MAL users and moderators have attended Anime Expo for years, and our team will provide live updates from the event for the first time this year.
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Over the extended weekend, we will provide updates on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
- Attending Anime Expo? Join one of several MAL Meetups during the weekend. You can also post or tweet using the hashtag #MALatAX, and we will share some of them to our followers.
- Not attending Anime Expo? Follow our Facebook and Twitter pages or the #MALatAX hashtag to get a glimpse of this year's event. We hope you will be able to join us next year!
About Anime Expo 2015
Anime Expo 2015 is the 24th edition of the convention and is projected to reach a record 100,000 unique attendees (280,000 turnstile attendees). The event is organized by The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) and generates US$55 million for the local economy annually, according to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Guest and Industry Panels
- July 2, 12:15 pm: Yumiri Hanamori (seiyuu)
- July 2, 01:15 pm: Viz Media
- July 2, 01:45 pm: Sentai Filmworks
- July 2, 02:45 pm: Aimer (musician)
- July 2, 03:00 pm: Ayako Kawasumi (seiyuu)
- July 2, 03:15 pm: Wagakki Band (musician)
- July 2, 04:15 pm: Trigger, featuring animators Hiroyuki Imaishi and You Yoshinari
- July 2, 04:15 pm: Aniplex of America
- July 2, 04:30 pm: Vertical Inc
- July 2, 06:15 pm: Unified Pictures and Digital Frontier, featuring directors Yoshiaki Kawajiri and Youichi Mouri
- July 2, 08:45 pm: Digital Manga Inc
- July 3, 09:45 am: Daisuki
- July 3, 10:00 am: Sailor Moon, by Viz Media
- July 3, 10:30 am: Mashiro Ayano (musician)
- July 3, 10:30 am: Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV), featuring producer Atsuhiro Iwakami, seiyuu Ayako Kawasumi, ufotable president Hikaru Kondo, director Takahiro Miura, and animation director Tomonori Sudou
- July 3, 11:00 am: Ponycan USA
- July 3, 01:45 pm: Miss Monochrome
- July 3, 02:30 pm: Tomoyo Kurosawa (seiyuu)
- July 3, 02:30 pm: Right Stuf & Nozomi Entertainment
- July 3, 03:15 pm: FUNimation Entertainment
- July 3, 03:45 pm: Thomas Romain (artist)
- July 4, 09:45 am: Benjamin Diskin (seiyuu)
- July 4, 09:45 am: Itaru Hinoue (artist)
- July 4, 10:00 am: Production I.G
- July 4, 10:15 am: Sunrise and Bandai Namco Pictures
- July 4, 11:00 am: Crunchyroll
- July 4, 11:30 am: Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru, featuring seiyuu Tomoyo Kurosawa
- July 4, 12:15 pm: Danganronpa, featuring writer Kazutaka Kodaka
- July 4, 12:15 pm: Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo, featuring mangaka Miki Yoshikawa
- July 4, 02:00 pm: Julietta Suzuki (mangaka)
- July 4, 02:45 pm: Kodansha Comics
- July 4, 04:00 pm: Viz Animation and Neon Alley
- July 4, 04:00 pm: Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F
- July 4, 04:30 pm: NIS America
- July 4, 05:15 pm: A-1 Pictures, featuring producers Tomonori Ochikoshi, Masanori Miyake, and Yuuichi Fukushima
- July 4, 07:00 pm: Sekai Project, featuring writer Isuna Hasekura
- July 5, 11:15 am: Yen Press
- July 5, 12:30 pm: Crunchyroll Manga
- July 5, 01:30 pm: Ryukishi07 (writer)
Premieres and Screenings
- July 2, 04:45 pm: No Game No Life (English dub premiere)
- July 2, 05:45 pm: Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled from Paradise
- July 2, 08:00 pm: Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F (English dub premiere)
- July 3, 01:45 pm: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (2012) (English dub premiere)
- July 3, 05:45 pm: Little Witch Academia: Mahou Shikake no Parade (world premiere)
- July 3, 06:00 pm: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal (English dub premiere)
- July 3, 06:00 pm: Aldnoah.Zero (English dub premiere)
- July 4, 09:45 am: Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: Neon Messiah (U.S. premiere)
- July 4, 01:00 pm: Love Live! School Idol Project first season and second season recaps (U.S. premiere)
- July 4, 02:15 pm: Free! (English dub premiere)
- July 4, 06:00 pm: μ's→NEXT LoveLive! 2014~ENDLESS PARADE~
- July 4, 07:45 pm: God Eater (world premiere, tentative)
Live Performances
- July 2, 08:00 pm: Momoiro Clover Z, featuring Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from KISS
- July 3, 08:00 pm: Crunchyroll presents Anamanaguchi and an unknown special guest
- July 4, 01:00 pm: Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV) special event, featuring Aimer and Mashiro Ayano
- July 4, 03:00 pm: Cool Japan Festival, featuring IA and Wagakki Band
- July 5, 01:30 pm: Neon Genesis Evangelion 20th anniversary celebration, featuring Yoko Takahashi
Schedule is as reported by Anime Expo and may change without notice. All times are Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7).
Official site: http://www.anime-expo.org/
Official schedule: http://www.anime-expo.org/schedule/
