SEGA ATLUS announced their lineup of panels, giveaways, parties, demos, and activations for fans at Anime Expo 2024 on July 4-7, 2024 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
SEGA ATLUS Anime Expo Panels and Events
At this year’s Anime Expo, SEGA ATLUS is hosting two incredible panels and an epic party. Here are the details for both panels and the event:
- ATLUS Presents: The World of Metaphor: ReFantazio Featuring Katsura Hashino & Shigenori Soejima
- Friday, July 5, 2024 at 10:30AM PT in Petree Hall
- Travel beyond Fantasy with Metaphor: ReFantazio! Join Director Katsura Hashino and Character Designer Shigenori Soejima for an exciting panel revealing new information and unseen footage. Explore game development, character designing, and world-building magic.
- SEGA Presents: A New Era of Shadow – Shedding Light on the Ultimate Life Form
- Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 12:30PM PT in Petree Hall
- Shadow is back! Join Takashi Iizuka (Sonic Team Creative Officer), Kirk Thornton, and Stephanie Sheh (English voices of Shadow and Maria), as well as Alan Wan, Kevin Molina-Ortiz, and Christopher Luc, (directors of Studio Giggex). They will discuss all things Shadow. This includes his origins, his story in SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS, and an upcoming animated short.
- Essence of Fandom Party – Like A Dragon & Yakuza Experience – SOLD OUT
- Saturday, July 6, 2024 from 8:00PM – 2:00AM PT at the Anime Expo Lounge 21
- Join Series Chief Producer Hiroyuki Sakamoto and Kazuhiro Nakaya, voice of Ichiban Kasuga and Akira Nishikiyama for an unforgettable night filled with themed activities and special guests celebrating the series! Dance the night away, race with friends on a “Pocket Circuit” racetrack, capture fun memories with cosplayers, and sing your heart out with a special invitational karaoke contest! Like a Dragon fan VampyBitMe will be the party’s Master of Ceremonies.
SEGA ATLUS Booth and Special Guests
The SEGA ATLUS booth #3720 is inside the Exhibit Hall. Check out demos of games as well as social media photo-ops. Fans can expect to play the first public demo in North America for Metaphor: ReFantazio, inside a replica Gauntlet Runner. There is a chance to receive a free Metaphor: ReFantazio notebook. Also, Persona fans who ‘summon a Persona’ through the interactive Persona 3 Reload photo op and post it to social media with the hashtags #EpisodeAigis and #AX2024 will receive a free Persona 3 Reload lanyard. At the Qadištu Cosplayer photo op, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance fans can take pictures with Lilith (Elizabeth Rage), Naamah (Akemikun), Agrat (xfruitcakex) and Eisheth (Notgrima). Take a photo and post to social media with the hashtag #SMTVV to receive a Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance convention bag while supplies last.
A massive Seeker Archetype statue from the game will also be on display at the South Hall. It will feature a photo op station for fans to enjoy.
In addition, Metaphor: ReFantazio Director Katsura Hashino and Character Designer Shigenori Soejima will be celebrated as Anime Expo Guests of Honor. Fans can meet Hashino-san and Soejima-san during a signing session. The signing’s date, time, and location will be shared closer to the event.
