We've been hearing chatter within the industry lines for the past few months that Japanese voice actresses for a popular anime series about a high school girl band may be making an appearance at this year's Anime Expo, North America's largest anime convention.
Further speculation has flared recently when Bandai Entertainment, the American license holder of the series, posted this on their official Twitter page last week:
This posts suggests that there will be some type of performance from the K-ON! series at Anime Expo, though it could be very well just the American voice acting cast.
With only 2 weeks away, and a rather sparse guest list for their twentieth anniversary, we should be hearing the exact details soon. In the meantime, feel free to take guesses in the comments.
UPDATE: Bandai has confirmed on their official Facebook page that the English voice cast will be present at Anime Expo performing at their booth.
"SATURDAY JULY 2
2:00 - 3:30pm @ Bandai/Aniplex Booth 901 > K-ON! Musical event and Autograph session with Stephanie Sheh, Cristina Vee, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley, and Christine Marie Cabanas"
FanimeCon 2011 has come and gone, but the images of some of the awesome cosplayers live on in photos! Stop on by our gallery and check them out!
Envious Hatsune Miku fans everywhere probably heard about the live 3D projection concert that took place in Japan last year. Just hours ago, the news went out that the next 3D performance will be happening this July in the United States at Anime Expo 2011. We will add additional information later, but for now, you can visit the official page for the event here.
For those who can't make it, we will do our best to secure filming and photography rights.
Press release inside.
Wondercon is a small comic book turned pop media convention which makes its home in San Francisco. The easy way to think about it: Comic Con's little sister. Even though it's a fraction of the size, Wondercon still packs a wallop every year. This time around T-ono caught some face-time with Hyung Min-Woo, some great panels, and awesome cosplay. Read on for what you missed at Wondercon 2011!
New anime convention AM2, set launch later this year on July 1-3 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, has revealed their official mascot, Nyanchala. Creatively, the character is based on the Japanese Lucky Cat, Maneki Neko, though we can't help but notice the character proportions and most notably its wings resemble the guardian beast, Kero from Cardcaptor Sakura.
Full press release inside.
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