Crunchyroll recently announced another massive lineup of guests for Virtual Crunchyroll Expo including the legendary horror artist Junji Ito, a lineup of professional athlete anime fans, the creative staff and voice actors from The Rising of the Shield Hero, and One Piece, among many others.
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Junji Ito will be attending V-CRX to give fans a glimpse into the lives of Yon & Mu, the beloved cats of the horror manga artist. Crunchyroll also revealed the stellar lineup for the “Professional Athletes of Anime” panel, which will be hosted by Jacki Jing and will include Aries Merritt, Olympic Gold Medalist for Team USA in track and field, Cole Anthony, rising star in the American basketball scene, playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels and Miro, streamer and professional wrestling champion (appearing on WWE under the name Rusev). Headshots and bios for each athlete available upon request.
Virtual Crunchyroll Expo will also feature a discussion with the creative staff behind The Rising of the Shield Hero including Keigo Koyanagi (Series Composition), Masahiro Suwa (Character Design), and Junichiro Tamura (Producer.) The panel will feature special messages to fans from voice actors Sarah Emi Bridcutt (voice of Myne), Kaito Ishikawa (voice of Naofumi Iwatani), Asami Seto (voice of Raphtalia), and Rina Hidaka (voice of Filo), along with a very special announcement.
Additionally, Crunchyroll Expo is bringing fans an exciting One Piece panel from Toei Animation, featuring Japanese voice actors Mayumi Tanaka (voice of Monkey D. Luffy), Kazuya Nakai (voice of Roronoa Zoro), Ikue Otani (voice of Tony Tony Chopper) and Hiroaki Hirata (voice of Vinsmoke Sanji.)
Crunchyroll Games
Crunchyroll Games will also be bringing a slate of special guests to V-CRX including Masayuki Yamaigishi (Yama-P), the Next Ninja CEO and producer of Crunchyroll Games title “Grand Summoners, Erik, Global Lead of Grand Summoners, Kensuke Mita, Producer of Naruto X Boruto Ninja Tribes” from Bandai Namco Entertainment, and David Cai, Co-Founder of Gaudium, the studio behind the upcoming Crunchyroll Game, “Grand Alliance,” which is coming soon from Crunchyroll and VIZ Media.
As a reminder, International registration for V-CRX is open at the official website.
Source: Press release
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