Times flies when you’re having fun! Day 2 is already over. Here are the highlights of the day:
- At the Shonen Jump Panel, we learned that “Naruto” creator, Masashi Kishimoto, will be at the NYCC for Comic Con, where he will meet fans of the show. Meanwhile, the voice of Naruto is here at AX and having a great time meeting with “Naruto” fans and other anime lovers.
- There is also news of the latest “Naruto” movie hitting theaters very soon. Shonen Jump also announced that they will have a new series in their July issue, the title of which has not yet been announced!
- Fans of “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure” will be pleased to learn that Volume 1 and 2 are now available on print and digital while Volume 3 is available on digital now!
- Eugene and Keith of the BuzzFeed Try Guys stopped by the Social Media Room to greet our guests and get them pumped for the Masquerade on Saturday!
- Social media is abuzz! #AnimeExpo trended on Facebook, attendees helped each other by sharing advice using #AXTopTips on Twitter, and the #AnimeExpo grid is endless on Instagram!
- Shonen Jump announced that “Dragon Ball” will be available in color in May 2016 and “Twin Star Exorcists” is due for release next week!
- Thanks to everyone’s participation, we are about halfway to our goal of folding 1,000 Paper Cranes for Nepal! Great job, everyone!
- Naokatsu Tsuda, director of “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure”, and Kevin Mcmullen, director of the show’s English dub, and Ben Diskin, voice of young Joseph, made an appearance at the “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure” Panel and Dub Premiere for a Q/A session! Tsuda says that he enjoys the English dub and the guests suggest that we might see a Bluray release!
- Shinya of Dir En Gray made his runway debut at the AX fashion show alongside industry partners such as H.Naoto, Galaxxxy, My Melody, and more!
- The company behind Sailor Moon Crystal also premiered the English dub of the show!
- We finally announced Anamanguchi’s special guest, Porter Robinson! The announcement generated a lot of interest and excitement! Catch him with Anamanguchi from 8-11 PM!
- LP1 was almost full for the “Little Witch” Premiere. Attendees were so engrossed in the event, almost no one had their cellphones and other devices out. All eyes were on the screen. The Little Witch panel will be tomorrow in LP2 at 12:45 PM!
- Funimation talked about a recently developed PS4 app and an Xbox One app in development! An “Attack on Titan” film will hit theaters in the Fall and “DBZ Resurrection F” from August 4-12! They also announced work on 2 new shows entitled “Chaos Dragon” and “Venus Project Climax”
- Pony Canyon Industry Panel announced Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Denki-Gia, Cute High Earth Defense Club Love, Etotama, and Sound Euphonium for U.S. Distribution.