Crunchyroll recently announced the next wave of guests, panels, and programming for this year’s Virtual Crunchyroll Expo, which includes a panel with Yongje Park, creator of The God of High School, discussions featuring the creative talent behind the upcoming Crunchyroll Original series Noblesse, an exclusive virtual tour of the Studio MAPPA art gallery, and the world premiere of GIBIATE episode 9.
For those unaware, Virtual Crunchyroll Expo is a digital take on Crunchyroll’s yearly flagship convention that brings together the anime community to celebrate the best and brightest in Japanese animation. The event will be streaming from September 4-6.
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V-CRX attendees will have the chance to hear from the individuals behind Crunchyroll Originals including Masahiko Komino, the director and character designer of GIBIATE (also the animator for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure); Soma Saito, the voice actor (previously Tadashi Yamaguchi in Haikyu!!); and Yoshikatsu Kimura, the director, (previously directed Karate Girl) of EX-ARM; and Jeho Son, the writer, and Kwangsu Lee, the artist for Noblesse.
V-CRX will also feature Arthell Isom, CEO of D’ART Shtajio and Roland Kelts, author of JAPANAMERICA, for a discussion on race in anime, as well as voice actor Patrick Saitz, (Franky in One Piece) and Tsukara Kiryu, the light novel illustrator of So I’m a Spider, So What? who will be joining the previously announced author of the light novel Okina Baba.
The V-CRX Gallery Tour Featuring Studio MAPPA will include behind-the-scenes artwork from popular series including The God of High School with video messages from artists and creators.
Crunchyroll also announced two more judges, Rock M. Sakura (@RockMSakura) & Kamui Cosplay (@KamuiCosplay), for Crunchyroll-Hime’s Cosplay Cup, which will be a celebration of fan-created costumes from anime and anime-inspired series. The Cosplay Cup will take place Saturday, September 5.
Registration for Virtual Crunchyroll Expo is currently open at the official website. The global anime community is encouraged to sign up for a free pass for this year’s event to catch all the action, announcements, guest panels, and more.
Source: Press release
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