Anime Expo 202 Announces Exciting Guest Lineup and Concert Festival

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Anime Expo has rolled out an impressive list of guests and events for its upcoming convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 3–6, 2025. Here’s what attendees can look forward to:

Special Guests at Anime Expo 2025

The event will host numerous notable guests, including voice actors, musicians, producers, and creative talents from across the anime and gaming industries:

• Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage Fan Event

  • Karin Isobe
  • Yuki Nakashima
  • Fumiya Imai
  • Kent Itō

• MAPPA Studio

  • President Manabu Ohtsuka
  • Vice President Hiroya Hasegawa

• Persona 5: The Phantom X Panel

  • Lyn Inaizumi (Live performance)

• CYBIRD

  • Executive Producer Hiroto Kuramasu

• Obey Me! Fan Meeting

  • Miura Ayme
  • Shinya Sumi
  • Hirotaka Kobayashi
  • Satoshi Ōnishi
  • Satoshi Kada
  • Kazuya Yamashita
  • Kyōhei Yaguchi

• Frontier Works

  • Yūka Mochizuki (Content creator)

• ODDTAXI

  • Baku Kinoshita (Director and character designer)

• Ryukishi07

  • Creator of Higurashi and Umineko series

• Silent Hill Franchise

  • Motoi Okamoto (Producer)
  • Akira Yamaoka (Executive producer and composer)

• Illustrator and Manga Artist

  • ISHiKEi

• Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate Panel

  • Kaho Shibuya
  • Masaki Sakari
  • Mike McNamara

• Call of the Night Season 2 Premiere (HIDIVE)

  • Sora Amamiya
  • Gen Sato

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Anime Expo will also feature a major music festival, bringing together top artists known for their work in popular anime:

• TOGENASHI TOGEARI (Girls Band Cry)
• FLOW (Code Geass, Naruto, Eureka Seven)
• GRANRODEO (Kuroko's Basketball, Bungo Stray Dogs, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
• Sakurazaka46
• Hiroshi Kitadani from JAM Project (One Piece)
• Opening act: ASTERISM (Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest)

More Exciting Panels and Industry Attendees

Additional highlights for Anime Expo 2025 include appearances and panels featuring:

• Naoki Yoshida (Yoshi-P) – Director/Producer of Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XVI
• Kazuki Ura (Voice actor)
• Masayuki "Yama-P" Yamagishi (NextNinja CEO)
• Peach-Pit (Manga artist)
• Kazuaki Kuribayashi (Director)
• Creative team for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX:
  • Director Kazuya Tsurumaki
  • Series composer Yōji Enokido
  • Voice actress Tomoyo Kurosawa
  • Naohiro Ogata (Bandai Namco Filmworks)

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