Crunchyroll has big plans for San Diego Comic-Con with panel, booth, anime newspapers, free giveaways at activations, and a PARTY for badge holders AND the release of the upcoming Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO to theatres on August 19th (North American theaters).
The SDCC Schedule kicks off on Friday, July 22nd with Toshio Furukawa, the voice actor for Piccolo, and fans are able to watch the first 20 minutes in Hall H of Dragon Ball Super: SUPERHERO. As well as Crunchyroll wrapped SD Metro Transit Busses with My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Attack on Titan, SPY x FAMILY, and Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO and Booth #4135 will have Piccolo’s House from the movie! Get ready to shake your booty with the Free Dragon Ball Z Concert Dance Parties with DJ Jun Inagawa and 88Rising’s J-Pop Girl Group ATARASHII GAKKO at Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
DRAGON BALL SUPER: SUPER HERO Panel
Friday, July 22, TBD | Hall H
Just one month prior to the theatrical release of Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO, join us for a Q&A with talent and production members, including Toshio Furukawa (Japanese Voice of Piccolo), Christopher R. Sabat (English Voice of Piccolo), Akio Iyoku (Executive Producer) and Norihiro Hayashida (Producer) for stories and insights from the film – and of course, giveaways and an exclusive look at approximately the first 20 minutes of the film only for fans at SDCC!
CRUNCHYROLL INDUSTRY PANEL
Thursday, July 21, TBD | Room 6A
All the latest and greatest anime coming out of Crunchyroll straight from the source from Crunchyroll’s own Tim Lyu and Lauren Moore.
CRUNCHYROLL CONCERT SERIES AT THE RADY SHELL
Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23 | The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
Two nights of fun and immersive music and dance experiences including;
CRUNCHYROLL AND 88rising PRESENT:
CRUNCHYROLL-HIME DANCE PARTY WITH DJ JUN INAGAWA WITH ATARASHII GAKKO!
Friday, July 22 at 7 pm-9:30 pm | The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
A high-impact performance with anime-inspired elements and a dance crew! 88Rising’s powerhouse J-Pop girl group ATARASHII GAKKO! represent a new generation of Japanese youth, one embracing personal expression and pushing against traditional boundaries a little at a time. The outlandish quartet — composed of kawaii-but-fierce Mizyu, wildcard Suzuka, graceful Kanon, and funky Rin — breaks down genre walls to create music mixing elements of pop, jazz, hip-hop, rock, and more. DJ Jun Inagawa opens the Crunchyroll-Hime Dance Party for anime fans to get their groove on!
ATARASHII GAKKO! (literally meaning “new school” in Japanese) are a group of four young women who are redefining what it means to be a girl group. They wear sailor-fuku (sailor suits) uniforms in a style that was worn by Japanese students back in the 70s and 80s with long skirts and pulled-up socks, and staunchly refuse to be objectified. Their aggressive and expressive dance moves, which they choreograph themselves, are a hybrid of the energy of Japanese butoh dance, heavy metal headbanging, and hip-hop street dancing. Musically, AG! brings together elements of modern J-Pop, Showa-era kayokyoku, rap, punk, and dance music, but it would be pointless to try to categorize them in any genre.
DRAGON BALL Z CONCERT EXPERIENCE AND CRUNCHYROLL-HIME ANIMATA DANCE PARTY
Saturday, July 23 at 7 pm | The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
The Dragon Ball Z Concert Experience – Comic-Con International Premiere Edition combines the senses and sounds of Dragon Ball Z, together with a world-renowned orchestra, live vocals, and a legendary composer, to create truly immersive multimedia, one-of-a-kind curated concert experience. Nicholas Buc, Conductor, and San Diego Symphony Orchestra power up for the experience.
Both events are free to San Diego Comic-Con badge holders.
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