The annual Anime Expo 2023 will be happening again this year at the Los Angeles Convention Center, featuring anime’s biggest guests and panels.
One of the biggest anime conventions in North America is back for another! Anime Expo 2023 will be returning to the Los Angeles Convention from July 1-4, inviting anime fans of all ages in North America and from around the world. As per usual, the guest list is stacked; the panels and autograph signings will be fun for fan and celebrity interactions, and there will be plenty of premiere and news drops guaranteed. Aside from San Diego Comic-Con, this is one of the largest conventions that has been known to host over 100,000 fans across the four-day event.
Here is everything you need to know about Anime Expo 2023:
Registration has been open since January 2023, so definitely grab your tickets soon. There is much to see and shop for. Kicking things off, the MAPPA studio panel will take place on July 1, where the CEO and producer will most likely recap some of the announced shows they presented at the MAPPA Stage Show. The same day will also have the first round of Crunchyroll Presents, debuting some early screenings or special additional content coming to the anime streamer.
Day 2 is expected to be even better with the MAPPA x Crunchyroll panel that will likely have the production staff talking about their projects with Crunchyroll, such as Attack on Titan The Final Season, Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill and Hell’s Paradise. Studio Bones will also be celebrating their 25th anniversary on the same day. The studio has been famously known for such anime series as Mob Psycho 100, Bungo Stray Dogs, and one of the most popular shows, My Hero Academia. A separate panel was said to exclusively show off the world premiere of the first episode of Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5.
Day 3 seems to be a massive day for Crunchyroll panels galore as they continue round 2 to 4 of Crunchyroll Presents. Some early screenings are expected to take place for shows such as The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Episode 1, MF Ghost Episode 13, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Season 2 Episode 1, and more. Day 4 will be filled with more anticipated premieres like I’m in Love with the Villainess Episodes 1 and 2, along with Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3 Episodes 1 and 2. If you want to see a whole lot of anime content before anyone else, this is the place to be.
Here is a look at the schedule for the main events at Anime Expo 2023:
Day 1: Saturday, July 1
- 10:30 am: Welcoming Ceremonies
- 11:00 am: Meet the creator of Bungo Stray Dogs, Kafka Asagiri
- 12:15 pm: World premiere of Eminence in Shadow Season 2
- 12:30 pm: World premiere of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
- 1:30 pm: North American premiere of HELCK
- 1:45 pm: Premiere of Delicious in Dungeon
- 5:30 pm: Premiere of Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero
- 7:00 pm: World premiere of Fate/strange Fake – Whispers of Dawn
Day 2: Sunday, July 2
- 10:00 am: Manga publishing roundtable and editor-in-chief of JUMP+
- 10:00 am: Production I.G. and WIT Studio panels featuring Uzumaki
- 12:00 pm: North American premiere of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior!
- 1:00 pm: Premiere of Record of Ragnarok II
- 4:30 pm: Premiere of Kaina of The Great Snow Sea movie
- 4:30 pm: Dub premiere of One Piece’s 1000th episode
- 4:30 pm: Viz industry panel featuring Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, and more
Day 3: Monday, July 3
- 10:00 am: ATLUS west panel and new isekai anime project by Warner Brothers Japan and Wit Studio
- 10:00 am: First reveal of the Story of a High School Girl and her Robot Companion
- 11:00 am: Mega64’s 20th-anniversary panel
- 12:00 pm: North American premiere of THE FIRST SLAM DUNK movie
- 5:30 pm: AX Cinema Nights showcasing Satoshi Kon’s works
Day 4/Final Day: Tuesday, July 4
- 10:00 am: Hideo Kojima fan panel
- 11:00 am: Dub premiere of Eminence in Shadow season 2
- 12:00 pm: Cyberconnect2 panel for fighting game fans
- 1:00 pm: Panel dedicated to Kingdom Hearts lore
- 1:30 pm: Love letter to Tokyo Pop panel
- 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Charity Auction
- 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Closing ceremonies
Here is the full guest list for Anime Expo 2023:
- Acky Bright – Manga artist and illustrator who has worked for DC Comics, Hasbro, and BMW
- Atsushi Ohkubo – Soul Eater, Fire Force manga creator
- Hiroyuki Seshita – Knights of Sidonia, Blame! director
- Jin – artist, creator, composer, lyricist, novelist, and scriptwriter
- Kafka Asagiri – Bungo Stray Dogs creator
- Kazuaki Terasawa – The Ancient Magus’ Bride – The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm director
- Kazutaka Kodaka – Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE, Danganronpa scenario writer
- Kōhei Tokuoka – The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 chief animation director
- Kōichi Naruse – The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 animation producer
- Kotaro Takata – Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead creator
- Masahiko Minami – president/producer of BONES INC., formerly at Sunrise
- Masakazu Morita – voice actor for Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Tidus in Final Fantasy X
- Takayuki Hirao – Pompo: The Cinéphile director
- Toshihiro Kawamoto – Urusei Yatsura, Cowboy Bebop animator, character designer
- Yokō Tarō – KamiErabi GOD.app. creator, NieR series director
- YOSHIKI – composer, leader of the rock groups X JAPAN and THE LAST ROCKSTARS
- Yoshitaka Amano – Final Fantasy artist and character designer
- Yūsuke Kozaki – Nintendo, Pokémon Go character designer
- Natsuki Hanae (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Your Lie in April) who voices the character of Shen Xiang
- Moe Kahara (How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom) who voices the character of Fuuko Izumo
- Takumi Hashimoto (2.5 Dimensional Seduction, High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku editor), in charge of overseeing the Undead Unluck anime
- Ryōta Hasegawa – Producer at TMS Entertainment (Onihei and Black Rock Shooter)
- Aika Kobayashi (Voice of Yoshiko Tsushima from Love Live! Sunshine!!, Yohane from YOHANE THE PARHELION – SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-, Yu Tenma from Farewell, My Dear Cramer)
- Mayu Sagara (Voice of Kasumi Nakasu from Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club)
- Sayuri Date (Voice of Kanon Shibuya from Love Live! Superstar!!)
- Kazuya Yamashita – voice of Lucifer in Obey Me!
- Hirotaka Kobayashi – voice of Mammon in Obey Me!
- Satoshi Kada – voice of Leviathan in Obey Me!
- Shinya Sumi – voice of Satan in Obey Me!
- Miura Ayme – voice of Asmodeus in Obey Me!
- Kyōhei Yaguchi – voice of Beelzebub in Obey Me!
- Satoshi Ōnishi – voice of Belphegor in Obey Me!
For more details on Anime Expo 2023, definitely check out their website for any FAQ’s or additional information.
