Crunchyroll is going big at Anime Expo 2024! From July 4-7, Crunchyroll returns to Anime Expo with over twenty panels and premieres, including early looks at the next wave of anime obsessions.
The Crunchyroll Stage at Anime Expo 2024
Anime Expo attendees can trade their typical 4th of July BBQ for a one-day celebration of the best in anime. The Crunchyroll Stage is set to return to the JW Marriott.
This year, the creative minds behind TRIGUN STAMPEDE will give a look back at the thrilling first season and an exciting sneak peek at what’s in store for the future. Sharing center stage will be the highly anticipated Witch Hat Atelier. Fans will be able to look forward to new information about this upcoming series. The spotlight will also be on new premieres, including Senpai is an Otokonoko, To Be Hero X, and more!
The 2024 Anime Award-winning slice of life music series, BOCCHI THE ROCK!, is coming to North American theaters as a two-part recap film (dates to be announced). The film follows Hitori “Bocchi” (“Loner”) Goto, a lonely high school girl who does nothing except strum a guitar by herself at home. However, she happens to meet Nijika Ijichi, who is looking for a guitarist for her group “Kessoku Band.” In anticipation of the theatrical release, there is a special BOCCHI THE ROCK! Panel at Anime Expo. The panel features Director Keiichiro Saito and voice actor Yoshino Aoyama, bringing fans behind the scenes.
GRAMMY-nominated rapper, Logic, will discuss how the medium inspires his music during the Crunchyroll X Logic panel. The Revenge of the BLERDS: Black Love of Anime panel brings NFL superstar and viral anime fan Jamaal Williams to Anime Expo. Jamaal Williams will tell audiences about the special relationship between African American culture and anime.
More Premieres and Panels
Also, Crunchyroll is bringing a 90-minute premiere of the highly anticipated Re:ZERO Season 3 with voice actor Yusuke Kobayashi and key series staff. Eager fans can catch a sneak peek of OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom before it arrives in theaters. Plus, fans can come aboard for the English Dub premiere of the One Piece Egghead Island Arc.
Rounding out the huge premieres from the Summer and Fall seasons are Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Season 3, After-school Hanako-kun, MF GHOST Season 2, Tower of God Season 2, Quality Assurance in Another World, and more.
Crunchyroll and Aniplex will take fans behind the scenes of fan-favorite anime. Fans won’t want to miss the Black Butler panel with Producer Yoshito Ito, Director Kenjiro Okada, and the renowned Japanese voice of the titular character, Sebastian Michaelis, Daisuke Ono! The call is also going out to would-be Hunters and Solo Leveling fans. Taito Ban and Aleks Le, the Japanese and English voices of Sung Jinwoo respectively, will discuss the global hit with A-1 Pictures Producer Atsushi Kaneko.
Find Crunchyroll on the Exhibit Floor
Need to level up your Anime Expo? Enter The Solo Leveling Experience. Fans will find themselves immersed in moments from this year’s hit series. If attendees are looking for merc, the Crunchyroll Store is setting up shop with more than 70 items, including never-before-seen Crunchyroll Exclusive Merch. On the show floor, Crunchyroll’s largest booth ever [#2526] will activate with scenes and sounds from hit anime, whisking fans away into beloved worlds. If you can’t find it, then look for the 60ft screen!
Check out the full Crunchyroll Anime Expo 2024 Lineup on their official website. The schedule is subject to change, so be sure to follow their social media for updates.
