Anime Expo, the largest anime convention in North America, returns to Los Angeles Convention Center and will be held July 3–6 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 Official X (Twitter) page.

• Attending Anime Expo? Join MAL at AX on Saturday, July 5 at 3:45–4:10 p.m. for our MAL Meet Up! Come meet fellow members, moderators, and other MAL community members!
  You can also tweet using the hashtag #MALatAX, and we will share some of them to our followers.
  
• 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, which are indicated below with *.

About Anime Expo 2025
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.

Panels, Premieres, & Screenings

Thursday, July 3:

• Crunchyroll Morning Premieres – 10:00 AM @ JW Platinum
  
  • New episodes and series premieres from Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai (Let This Grieving Soul Retire), Dekin no Mogura (Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole), and Kakkou no Iinazuke Season 2 (A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2)
    
  • World premiere of Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai shitemo Yoroshii deshou ka (May I Ask for One Final Thing?)
• AnimEigo - Rebooting The OG American Anime Company – 10:30 AM @ 404AB
  
• Gundam Rising in Los Angeles - Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX (Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX) Special Event – 11:30 AM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  • Featuring Director Kazuya Tsurumaki, Voice Actor Tomoyo Kurosawa (MACHU), a movie screening, talk show, and live music performance
• World Premiere: NBCUniversal Japan's Kao ni Denai Kashiwada-san to Kao ni Deru Oota-kun (Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota) Screening – 12:00 PM @ 404AB
  • Featuring special guests from Japan, freebies, giveaways, and updates on Grand Blue Season 2 (Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2)
• Onmyou Kaiten Re:Birth (Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse) - Special 2 Episode Premiere – 12:30 PM @ JW Platinum
  
• *Aniplex of America 20th Anniversary Industry Panel – 2:00 PM @ Petree Hall
  
• Clevatess: Majuu no Ou to Akago to Shikabane no Yuusha (Clevatess) - Special 1 Hour Premiere – 2:00 PM @ JW Platinum
  
• Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru (My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999) & Kanojo ni Naritai Kimi to Boku (I Wanna Be Your Girl) Official Manga Panel – 2:45 PM @ 404AB
  
• Introducing Boys Love Artist Tanaka Ogeretsu (18+) – 3:15 PM @ 511ABC
  
• Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari Season 4 (The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4) Guest Panel – 3:30 PM @ JW Platinum
  • Featuring Voice Actor Kaito Ishikawa (Naofumi Iwatani), Producer Ten Kimura, exclusive content, and Episode 1
• Project Sekai Movie: Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku (Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing) - Cheer Screening – 3:45 PM @ JW Diamond
  • Featuring Voice Actors Fumiya Imai (Akito Shinonome), Kent Itou (Touya Aoyagi), Karin Isobe (Saki Tenma), and Yuki Nakashima (Shiho Hinomori)
• MAPPA Panel Chainsaw Man Movie: Reze-hen (Chainsaw Man the Movie: Reze Arc) and more – 4:00 PM @ Petree Hall
  • Featuring President Manabu Otsuka and Vice President Hiroya Hasegawa
• Kodansha Presents Gachiakuta Creators Kei Urana & Hideyoshi Andou – 4:15 PM @ 403AB
  
• Futari Solo Camp (Solo Camping for Two) Special Premiere – 5:00 PM @ JW Platinum
  • Featuring Voice Actors Daiki Hamano (Gen Kinokura) and Mizuki Niizaki (Shizuku Kusano)
• Koukaku Kidoutai (TV) (The Ghost in the Shell) × Science SARU: New Animation Project Panel – 5:15 PM @ 408AB
  
• Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Movie / Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Movie: Taboo Night Kisses U.S. Premiere – 5:45 PM @ 403AB
  
• Yen Press Industry Panel – 6:15 PM @ 511ABC
  
• Let's Play: Quest-darake no My Life (Let's Play) Special Premiere – 6:30 PM @ JW Platinum
  • Featuring Creator Leeanne M. Krecic A.K.A. "Mongie"
• Exclusive World Premiere of Taiyou yori mo Mabushii Hoshi (A Star Brighter Than the Sun) – 7:00 PM @ 411
  • Featuring Director Sayaka Kobayashi and Producer Yoko Shiraishi
• Anime Dubbing: The World of Casting and Voice Acting – 7:30 PM @ 408AB
  
• CloverWorks Industry Panel – 7:30 PM @ JW Platinum
  • Featuring the U.S. premiere of Seishun Buta Yarou wa Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus)
• Crunchyroll Evening Premieres – 8:00 PM @ JW Platinum
  • Featuring Kanojo, Okarishimasu 4th Season (Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4), Fumetsu no Anata e Season 3 (To Your Eternity Season 3), Nyaight of the Living Cat, and Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian (Lord of Mysteries)

Friday, July 4:

• The Future of Kodansha Manga Revealed – 10:00 AM @ 408AB
  
• Gachiakuta U.S. Premiere and Special Guest Q&A – 10:00 AM @ JW Platinum
  
  • Featuring the first 2 episodes, Mangaka Kei Urana, Graffiti Designer Hideyoshi Andou, and Bones Film Producer Naoki Amano
• Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) 6th Anniversary Celebration – 10:30 AM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  • Featuring the music of the series performed live and Voice Actor Natsuki Hanae (Tanjirou Kamado)
• Behind the Manga with Itaru Kinoshita, Creator of Dinosan (Dinosaur Sanctuary) – 10:30 AM @ 402AB
  
• Yen Press Presents: A Discussion with Mokumokuren—Creator of Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died) – 11:30 AM @ 408AB
  
• Manga Mavericks Books Industry Panel – 11:30 AM @ 511ABC
  
• Beyblade X – 12:00 PM @ 402AB
  
• HIDIVE Presents Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) 10th Anniversary Celebration – 12:00 PM @ JW Diamond
  
• Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) – 12:30 PM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  • Featuring Voice Actor Chiaki Kobayashi (Stark), Producer Yuuichirou Fukushi, and Composer Evan Call
• Bandai Namco Filmworks Industry Panel – 12:30 PM @ 403AB
  • Featuring Voice Actor Tomoyo Kurosawa (MACHU)
• Paru Itagaki (Beastars) x Science SARU (Dandadan) TV Anime Sanda Panel & World Premiere – 12:30 PM @ JW Diamond
  
  • Featuring the world premiere of Episode 1, Author Paru Itagaki, Director Tomohisa Shimoyama, Producer Kouhei Sakita, a live drawing by Paru Itagaki, commentary on highlighted scenes and discussion, and a special presentation
• Witch Watch Panel with Director & Voice Cast – 1:30 PM @ JW Diamond
  • Featuring English Voice Actors Join LilyPichu (Nico Wakatsuki), Stephen Fu (Morihito Otogi), Caleb Yen (Kanshi Kazamatsuri), and Director Hiroshi Ikehata
• The Global Producer: Making Animation Across Borders – 1:45 PM @ 408AB
  • Featuring Qubic Pictures (Star Wars: Visions, Eden (ONA), and Leviathan)
• *Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — Behind the Scenes with Its Creators – 2:15 PM @ Petree Hall
  • Featuring Host Joey "The Anime Man" Bizinger, Scriptwriter Bartosz Sztybor, and English Voice Actors Zach Aguilar (David Martinez) and Emi Lo (Lucy)
• Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Movie / Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Movie: Taboo Night Kisses Screening – 2:30 PM @ 403AB
  
• HIDIVE Presents Bad Girl North American Premiere – 3:15 PM @ 511ABC
  
• A-1 Pictures 20th Anniversary Industry Panel – 3:45 PM @ JW Diamond
  
• Production I.G x WIT Industry Panel – 4:00 PM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  • Featuring President of Production I.G USA Maki Terashima-Furuta and President of Production I.G and WIT Studio George Wada
• Housenka (The Last Blossom) — Special Panel for An Original Animated Film Premiering in Japan Fall 2025 – 4:15 PM @ 404AB
  
• Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen (Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War) Panel – 4:45 PM @ JW Platinum
  
• Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries) Guest Panel – 5:45 PM @ JW Diamond
  • Featuring Voice Actors Aoi Yuuki (Maomao) and Seto Asami (Loulan)
• *JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Meets Anime Expo 2025 Special Panel – 5:45 PM @ Petree Hall
  • Featuring Host and English Voice Actor Kira Buckland (Jolyne Kuujou), and English Voice Actors Keith Silverstein (Robert E. O. Speedwagon) and Mick Lauer (Leone Abbacchio)
• Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died) North American Premiere of Episode 1 (Subtitled) – 7:00 PM @ JW Platinum
  
  • Featuring Mangaka Mokumokuren, Voice Actor Chiaki Kobayashi (Yoshiki Tsujinaka), CyberAgent producer Manami Kabashima, and Kadokawa producer Chiaki Kurakane
• *Leviathan Exclusive Premiere – 7:15 PM @ Petree Hall
  
• Bilibili LIVE 2025: Haolin Unplugged, New Drops, & HOB Exclusive Premiere – 7:15 PM @ 403AB
  
• HIDIVE and TV Asahi Present Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu Movie (The Dangers in My Heart Season Movie) Sneak Peak – 8:00 PM @ JW Diamond
  • Featuring Director Hiroaki Akagi and Producers Yousuke Sakurai and Kazuki Endou
• "Manga International Network Team (MINT): Introducing Six Manga Creators to the World" – 8:30 PM @ 511ABC
  • Featuring the Mangaka:
    • Itaru Kinoshita (Dinosan [Dinosaur Sanctuary])
      
    • Battan (Soshite Heroine wa Inakunatta [And Then There Were No Herione(s)])
      
    • Keita Katsushika (Higashi Tokyo Machi Machi [Diverse East Tokyo])
      
    • Tokushige Kawakatsu (Yasegaman no Setsu [Grin and Bear It])
      
    • Maruko Kohinata (Akari)
      
    • Moka Onmae (Ohayou, Oyasumi, Mata Ashita. [Good Morning, Good Night, and See You Tomorrow.])
• Studio Trigger presents World Premiere of New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (18+) – 8:30 PM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)

Saturday, July 5:

• Honzuki no Gekokujou (Ascendance of a Bookworm) & 2025 Anime Line-Up Sneak Peak: YTV animation & YTE – YTV Group Industry Panel – 10:00 AM @ 408AB
  
• Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) SPECIAL EVENT Hosted by TOHO animation – 10:00 AM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  • Featuring Voice Actor Daiki Yamashita (Deku), English Voice Actor Justin Briner (Deku), a Shounen Jump editor, and a special message from Mangaka Kouhei Horikoshi
• World Premiere: NBCUniversal Japan's Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta! (A Wild Last Boss Appeared!) Screening & Industry Panel – 10:30 AM @ 402AB
  
• Jigoku Sensei Nube (2025) (Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube) World Premiere presented by REMOW – 10:30 AM @ 403AB
  
• One Punch Man 3 (One Punch Man Season 3) Panel - Saitama is Back! – 12:00 PM @ JW Diamond
  • Featuring Voice Actor Makoto Furukawa (Saitama)
• Netflix Showcase: Discover Your Next Favorite Anime – 12:00 PM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  
• What If the Samurai Era Lasted in Japan Until 2026? – World Premiere of a Scene from the Theatrical Anime Killtube! 12:00 PM @ JW Platinum
  
• Manga Licensing with DENPA Books & KUMA – 12:30 PM @ 404AB
  
• VIZ Presents: Roosters, Samurai and Mayhem! – 12:30 PM @ 403AB
  
  • Featuring WIT Studio CEO and President George Wada, the makings of Shin Samurai-den Yaiba (Yaiba: Samurai Legend), and an exclusive sneak peek of Niwatori Fighter (Rooster Fighter)
• Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle Movie / Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Movie: Taboo Night Kisses Screening – 12:30 PM @ The Novo
  
• Warner Bros. Japan presents Shuumatsu no Walküre III (Record of Ragnarok III) and upcoming titles!! – 1:00 PM @ 408AB
  
• Dr. Stone: Science Future Part 2 Premiere Panel – 2:00 PM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  • Featuring Voice Actors Yuusuke Kobayashi (Senkuu Ishigami) and Kenji Nojima (Dr. Xeno)
• Tougen Anki – A New Generation of Dark Heroics – U.S. Premiere & Special Panel – 2:15 PM @ JW Platinum
  • Featuring Mangaka Yura Urushibara (online), Voice Actor Kazuki Ura (Shiki Ichinose), Producer Takanori Matsuoka, and Miku Kobato from BAND-MAID
• TV Asahi Industry Panel with special guests from Science SARU and more!! – 2:45 PM @ 403AB
  
• [World Premiere] 3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-sensei (3-Z Ginpachi Sensei) – 3:30 PM @ 408AB
  
• *Orange Presents: Animating: Beastars, and Leviathan – 3:30 PM @ Petree Hall
  
• Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (My Dress-Up Darling) With the Cast – 4:15 PM @ JW Platinum
  
  • Featuring Voice Actors Hina Suguta (Marin Kitagawa), Shouya Ishige (Wakana Gojou), and a live-dubbing performance
• New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Screening – 4:15 PM @ 402AB
  
• Dark Horse Manga – 4:15 PM @ 403AB
  
• Dandadan Panel with Director & Voice Cast – 4:30 PM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  
  • Featuring Director Fuga Yamashiro and English Voice Actors Abby Trott (Momo), A.J. Beckles (Okarun), and Aleks Le (Jiji)
• *Crunchyroll Industry Panel – 5:00 PM @ Petree Hall
  
• Drecom Industry Panel – 5:15 PM @ 511ABC
  • Featuring Kumo Kagyuu, Writer of Goblin Slayer
• Square Enix Manga & Books New Licensing Announcements – 5:45 PM @ 404AB
  
• Azuki Manga Industry Panel – 5:45 PM @ 402AB
  
• HIDIVE Presents Yofukashi no Uta Season 2 (Call of the Night Season 2) North American Premiere – 5:45 PM @ JW Platinum
  • Featuring a Q&A with Voice Actors Sora Amamiya (Nazuna Nanakusa) and Gen Satou (Kou Yamori)
• Meitantei Conan Movie 26: Kurogane no Submarine (Detective Conan Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine) U.S. Premiere screening – 6:00 PM @ JW Diamond
  
• Studio Trigger Live Drawing and Q&A – 6:15 PM @ 408AB

Sunday, July 6:

• Jujutsu Kaisen Special Event Hosted by TOHO animation – 10:00 AM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  • Featuring Voice Actors Junya Enoki (Yuuji Itadori) and Megumi Ogata (Yuuta Okkotsu)
• Kaijuu 8-gou (Kaiju No. 8) Panel Powered by Crunchyroll – 12:00 PM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  
• *Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun): Special Premiere With Cast and Staff – 12:00 PM @ Petree Hall
  • Featuring Voice Actor Megumi Ogata (Hanako-kun) and Producers Yuuki Katayama and Shouta Komatsu
  
  
• Tsuihousha Shokudou e Youkoso! (Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!) Premiere Screening – 12:45 PM @ 511ABC
  
• Amuse Creative Studio Presents: How the Pros Make Anime & Manga – 12:45 PM @ 411
  • Featuring Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Animation Producer of The First Slam Dunk and President of DandeLion Animation Studio and Shinobu Seguchi, creator of Oedo Fire Slayer
  
  
• GKIDS Industry Panel – 1:45 PM @ 404AB
  
• Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Shin Jidai no Tobira (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era) Screening – 1:45 PM @ 403AB
  
• HIDIVE Presents 2.5-jigen no Ririsa (2.5 Dimensional Seduction) Dub Special Screening – 2:30 PM @ 408AB

Concerts

Thursday, July 3:

• J-POP SOUND CAPSULE @AX2025 Anisong World Matsuri Returns – 7:00 PM @ Main Events (Peacock Theater)
  • Performing artists: GRANRODEO, FLOW, TOGENASHI TOGEARI, Hiroshi Kitadani, SAKURAZAKA46, and ASTERISM
  
  
• Idol Summer Escape – 7:00 PM @ 515AB

Saturday, July 5:

• *Obey Me! Virtual Concert 2025 - Dawn's Embrace – 10:00 AM @ The Novo
  
• Persona Music Experience with Lyn Inaizumi – 3:30 PM @ The Novo
  • First live performance in the U.S.

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-2025/