Blue Exorcist, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fate/Grand Order

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 10, 2024

Aniplex of America Presents

Blue Exorcist

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Fate/Grand Order

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II

and More at Anime Expo 2024

For images: https://bit.ly/Aniplex-AX2024

SANTA MONICA, CA (MAY 10, 2024) – Aniplex of America announced its star-studded schedule

of special events and guests at Anime Expo 2024 happening at the Los Angeles Convention

Center from July 4 to July 7, 2024. To see the full schedule of Aniplex of America events and

special guests at Anime Expo 2024, visit: https://aniplexusa.com/ax2024/

The first day of Anime Expo will feature industry panels from Aniplex of America as well as

celebrated animation studios, A-1 Pictures and CloverWorks, with special guest Akira Shimizu,

president of A-1 Pictures Inc. and CloverWorks Inc., on Thursday, July 4

Streaming live from Petree Hall, Aniplex of America and A-1 Pictures team up for the ultimate

industry panel at 12:30 PM with the

Aniplex of America x A-1 Pictures Industry Panel

. Fans will

get the opportunity to learn about Aniplex’s upcoming anime line-up, followed by a special

presentation from the prestigious A-1 Pictures studio highlighting the smash hit series,

MASHLE:

MAGIC AND MUSCLES

, with special guests Director Tomonari Tanaka and Director of

Photography Akihito Suzuki.

Later in the day, the

CloverWorks Industry Panel

takes over the JW-Diamond at 7 PM to introduce

CloverWorks’ new titles,

The Elusive Samurai

and

FURERU.

The panel will also feature a special

spotlight on the latest anime sensation,

WIND BREAKER

, with Executive Officer and Animation

Producer Yuichi Fukushima, General Manager of Production and Animation Producer Toshikazu

Tsuji, and

WIND BREAKER

Character Designer Taishi Kawakami as they discuss what went into

creating the show and their careers at the prolific studio.

On Friday, July 5

, Aniplex of America presents the

Blue Exorcist Special Event

streaming live

from Petree Hall and welcomes Nobuhiko Okamoto, the Japanese voice actor of main character

Rin Okumura. Blue Exorcist fans will also get to learn more about the next chapter of the anime

series, -

Beyond the Snow Saga-

, and get an exclusive sneak peek at the new game,

Alterna Vvelt

-Blue Exorcist Another Story-

Ahead of the highly anticipated new season, the

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online

at Anime Expo event will be streaming live on Friday, July 5

at 7:30 PM in Petree Hall. The

special event brings Tomori Kusunoki, the voice actor of the main character, LLENN, and

Producer Wataru Hashimoto to discuss the return of the iconic series with special guest host

Gigguk!

One of the most highly sought-after events at Anime Expo each year, the

FGO 7th Anniversary x

TYPE-MOON Projects,

will be streaming live from Petree Hall on Saturday, July 6

at 10:30 AM.

Hosted by Aniplex of America’s Albert Kao (Localization Producer of

Fate/Grand Order

English

version), the event will feature special guests Ayako Kawasumi (Altria Pendragon), Nobunaga

Shimazaki (Arjuna), Rumi Okubo (Astolfo), and Part 2 Director of

Fate/Grand Order,

KANOU

YOSHIKI, to talk

Fate/Grand Order

and other TYPE-MOON projects.

Closing out Aniplex of America’s events at Anime Expo will be the

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no

Yaiba

Fifth Anniversary Special Event at Main Events on Saturday, July 6

at 4 PM. The

celebration welcomes voice actors Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado) and Takahiro Sakurai (Giyu

Tomioka), as well as Aniplex Producer, Yuma Takahashi.

Attendees can look forward to stopping by Aniplex of America’s 9,300 square foot booth at the

Exhibit Hall in booth space #1920. Fans will have an opportunity to shop for exclusive

merchandise and get their hands on free giveaways including the coveted Aniplex of America

calendar. The space will also house the Aniplex of America mini-stage with programming

throughout the four-day convention with appearances by the kigurumi mascots, cosplay

gatherings, and more!

Thursday, July 4

● Aniplex of America x A-1 Pictures Industry Panel

○ Time: 12:30 PM PDT

○ Room: Petree Hall

○ Special Guests: Akira Shimizu, Tomonari Tanaka, and Akihito Suzuki

● CloverWorks Industry Panel

○ Time: 7 PM PDT

○ Room: JW-Diamond

○ Special Guests: Akira Shimizu, Yuichi Fukushima, Taishi Kawakami, and Toshikazu

Tsuji

Friday, July 5

● Blue Exorcist Special Event

○ Time: 3:30 PM PDT

○ Room: Petree Hall

○ Special Guest: Nobuhiko Okamoto

● Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II at Anime Expo

○ Time: 7:30 PM PDT

○ Room: Petree Hall

○ Special Guests: Tomori Kusunoki, Wataru Hashimoto, and Gigguk (Guest Host)

Saturday, July 6

● FGO 7th Anniversary x TYPE-MOON Projects

○ Time: 10:30 AM PDT

○ Room: Petree Hall

○ Special Guests: Ayako Kawasumi, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Rumi Okubo, KANOU

YOSHIKI, and Albert Kao (Host)

● Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Fifth Anniversary Special Event

○ Time: 4 PM PDT

○ Room: Main Events

○ Special Guests: Natsuki Hanae, Takahiro Sakurai, and Yuma Takahashi

About Aniplex of America Inc.

Aniplex of America, Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex, Inc.

(headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a division of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Inc., and a

leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. The

company's ever-growing lineup of shows includes:

Sword Art Online

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST:

BROTHERHOOD

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]

Fate/Zero

KILL la KILL

GURREN

LAGANN

MONOGATARI series

anohana -The Flower We Saw That Day-

Kaguya-sama: Love Is

War

Lycoris Recoil

MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES,

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba

, and

many more. The company released the English version of the popular mobile game,

Fate/Grand

Order

, in 2017, as well as the critically acclaimed mobile JRPG

Disney Twisted-Wonderland

2022.

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