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    November 12-13, 2022 Ontario Convention Center
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    July 1-4, 2023 Los Angeles Convention Center

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    About AX Lite

    Anime Expo Lite is the digital version of Anime Expo (AX), the largest celebration of Japanese animation and pop culture in North America! Held annually since 1991, AX takes place every July 4th weekend and has been in Los Angeles since 2008. Anime Expo Lite’s virtual event dates will be July 1-4, 2022.

    When:

    Friday, July 1 - Monday July 4

    Schedule is subject to change.

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    July 1, 2022

     

    In the Garage with The Anime Men

     

    START: 10:30 AM
    END: 11:20 AM
    The Anime Men blend the lines of all-things Anime and Social media. Japanese Anime, Anisong, and More!!
    The Child of Kamiari Month Discussion

     

    START: 12:00 PM
    END: 12:50 PM
    The animated movie, released last February on Netflix, is already a great success! Meet the production team . "Child of Kamiari Month" has many surprises ready for you at Anime Expo。 they are ready to tell you all about this great creative adventure!
    So You Want to Join the Anime Industry? With Tonari Animation

     

    START: 1:30 PM
    END: 2:20 PM
    Join professional animators from Tonari Animation to learn how to start your career in the animation industry as a production assistant or animator!
    SPY x FAMILY English Dub Cast Panel

     

    START: 3:00 PM
    END: 3:50 PM
    Your mission: join Crunchyroll for the first official SPY x FAMILY panel featuring the English Cast! Including Q&A with Alex Organ (Loid Forger), Megan Shipman (Anya Forger), and Natalie Van Sistine (Yor Forger), a special message from the Japanese cast, and more - this is a TOP SECRET event that you won’t want to miss!
    Sword Art Online 10th Anniversary Celebration

     

    START: 4:30 PM
    END: 5:50 PM
    Link Start and celebrate 10 years of SAO with a special event presented by Aniplex of America featuring hosts Bryce Papenbrook (Kirito) and Cherami Leigh (Asuna)! From Aincard to Alicization to Progressive, revisit the world of SAO with the cast!
    Welcome Ceremony
    START: 6:30 PM
    END: 7:30 PM

    After waiting two year for Anime Expo, our hosts reunite with attendees to introduce guests, present exclusive music performances, and give a taste of the interactive experiences you can only get at Anime Expo. Our hosts will take attendees behind-the-scenes, sharing a variety of stories highlighting the many AX experiences.

    BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Summer Showcase
    START: 8:30 PM
    END: 9:50 PM
    Get ready for a season of anime gaming with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America and host, VampyBitMe! Be the first to see exciting reveals and news for our newest titles. The game developers themselves will also be joining to share exclusive info. We’ll also be giving away some exclusive swag for those in attendance. Be sure to join us live at [7/1/22 at 8:30 pm + Petree Hall]

    July 2, 2022

    GSC has Entered the Chat: VShojo, Reveals & More
    START: 11:30 AM
    END: 12:20 PM
    Join Good Smile Company as they’re Just Chatting with Nyanners & Ironmouse of VShojo in a very special meet & greet event, live at Anime Expo! New, upcoming figures will be announced with special guests, Good Smile Company CEO Takanori Aki and their figure team from Japan, followed by GSC giveaways!
    Fashion Show
    START: 12:30 PM
    END: 3:00 PM
    This year come join us as we get "Lost in Lolita". We welcome Doll Delight and their designer Cyril Lumboy, Dreamily and their designer Tiffa, Haenuli Fashion and their designer Nunu, Ruby Princess, To Alice, and Baby, the Stars Shine Bright. We are also excited to bring back Michelle Nguyen Bradley to MC the Fashion Show.
    VIZ Industry Panel
    START: 3:30 PM
    END: 4:20 PM
    Celebrate the magic of Sailor Moon and find out what’s coming from VIZ Media! Get info about new releases and products from your favorite series like: My Hero Academia, Boruto, Chainsaw Man, and more. We’ll be joined by Robbie Daymond (Tuxedo Mask) and Michelle Ruff (Luna) for fun and games!
    Disney Twisted-Wonderland Panel at Anime Expo 2022
    START: 5:30 PM
    END: 6:50 PM
    Off with your heads! Make your way to Petree Hall to learn about the mobile game Disney Twisted-Wonderland with special guest, the voice of Riddle Rosehearts, Natsuki Hanae!
    HIDIVE Industry Panel
    START: 7:30 PM
    END: 8:20 PM
    Come one, come all – HIDIVE, your source for streaming anime, has some industry secrets to share with you. Prepare yourself for special announcements, sneak peeks and maybe even a giveaway. (Or two, or three…)

    July 3, 2022

    CDawgVA & Ironmouse IRL
    START: 10:00 AM
    END: 10:50 AM
    Monke and Gremlin Q&A. Ironmouse, record breaking VTuber on Twitch & CDawgVA of Trash Taste join up on stage to answer your questions and provide a VTuber x Fleshtuber interactive experience.
    Crunchyroll Industry Panel
    START: 11:30 AM
    END: 12:20 PM
    Hear about all the latest and greatest anime coming out of Crunchyroll straight from the source!
    Fate/Grand Order 5th Anniversary Celebration
    START: 3:00 PM
    END: 4:20 PM
    Fate/Grand Order returns to Anime Expo to celebrate its 5th Anniversary! Come to Petree Hall for a special celebration hosted by English Localization Producer Albert Kao and special guest the Second Section Director of FGO KANOU YOSHIKI!
    Aniplex of America Industry Panel
    START: 5:00 PM
    END: 6:20 PM
    Do shows like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Sword Art Online, or Kaguya-sama: Love Is War make your otaku heart skip a beat? Don’t miss the Aniplex of America Industry Panel at Anime Expo and find out the latest news on Aniplex shows and products!
    AX Masquerade and The World Cosplay Summit USA Finals
    START: 8:00 PM
    END: 11:00 PM
    The Anime Expo Masquerade has been a longstanding tradition, running for over 25 years. Every year, cosplayers bring the best in performance and craft to entertain the audience and impress our incredible cosplay judges. The World Cosplay Summit USA Finals is a cosplay craftsmanship and performance competition where WCS Team USA is selected to represent the United States at the WCS Championship in Japan. Since making its home at Anime Expo in 2017, the World Cosplay Summit USA Finals has shared the stage with the AX Masquerade, making our Main Events stage shine with some of the best cosplayers in the country.

    July 4, 2022

    Azuki: Your Digital Manga Cafe Industry Panel
    START: 10:00 AM
    END: 10:50 AM
    Join the staff of legal manga subscription service Azuki (azuki.co) and be the first to hear about the latest series and features available in our apps on iOS, Android, and Web. At the end we’ll have a Q&A session and PRIZES!
    How Anime is Made
    START: 11:30 AM
    END: 12:50 PM
    Have you ever wondered how anime gets made? Anime takes a ton of work, talent, and people to produce. Come Join Pro Animators, Bellamy Brooks, Tommy Duch, and Jarrett Martin from Tonari Animation for a walk through on the process from Storyboard through Compositing final animation! Followed by a Q&A
    Closing Ceremony
    After an exhausting weekend of running around the con, the Closing Ceremony
    is the very last event at Anime Expo. It's a heartwarming, yet bittersweet time, where we breathe a collective sigh of relief that AX is over and we can go home and rest, but then we have to make our final goodbyes and wait a whole year for AX to return
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