| Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Ryota Kosawa, Hiro Kaburagi, and George Wada Join AX 2019! We're ecstatic to welcome manga artist/illustrator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, director Hiro Kaburagi, and scriptwriter Ryota Kosawa as Guests of Honor at Anime Expo 2019! Additionally, WIT Studio President, George Wada will join Anime Expo 2019 as an Industry Appearance! | | The deadline to purchase your badge and have it mailed to you has been extended to June 18, 2019 at 12 PM PDT! Orders to Canada will no longer be shipped out after June 12, 2019. | | Game Producer/Character Designer Toshinobu Kondo Joins AX 2019 as Guest of Honor! Toshinobu Kondo is the founder and CEO of Studio Saizensen, best known as a character designer and producer of the Umihara Kawase series. | | | NEKOPARA Anime TV Series to Premiere at Anime Expo 2019 | | The creator and illustrator behind the NEKOPARA series, Sayori, will be joining AX 2019 to talk about the upcoming NEKOPARA anime! | | Director Junichi Yamamoto Joins AX 2019 as Guest of Honor! Junichi Yamamoto has been involved in various anime projects, such as TIME DRIVER: Bokura ga Kaita Mirai (Director) and Batman Ninja (Storyboard Artist and Part Director). | | | | Azur Lane illustrator Hao (八才) and voice actresses Saya Horigome and Asuka Itou join AX 2019! > Learn More | | Granblue Fantasy producer, Yuito Kimura, and director, Tetsuya Fukuhara join AX 2019! > Learn More | | | JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure producers Hiroyuki Omori and Takamitsu Sueyoshi join AX 2019! > Learn More | | Yoshihisa Hashimoto, CTO of Life is Tech, joins AX 2019 to share about Technologia School of Magic ! > Learn More | | | Voice actors Ray Chase, Robbie Daymond, and Max Mittelman are bringing the L.A.V.A. Show to AX 2019! > Learn More | | Voice actresses Anjali Bhimani and Carolina Ravassa join AX 2019 for autographs and more! > Learn More | | | Illustrators PICPICGRAM and hoshi Join AX 2019! > Learn More | | Manabu Otsuka and Makoto Kimura of Studio Mappa & Julian Lai-Hung of BlockPunk join AX 2019! > Learn More | | The Annex to Feature Live Art! Located in Kentia Hall, The Annex will showcase live largescale art pieces from Jared Yamahata & Shinnosuke Uchida! > Read More | | | Artist Alley List Now Available! The AX 2019 Artist Alley list is now live! Browse the list of 500+ artists and check out the fun table names they’ve submitted this time! > Read More | | | Important Transportation Info! Details about the LA Metro Blue Line & Expo Line upgrades, the Little Tokyo Shuttle, and the Hotel Shuttle Schedule! > Read More | | | Lounge 21 Performer Lineup and Timetable! Sip on a refreshing beverage and enjoy live entertainment from a variety of bands and musicians. > Read More | | | Check Out the Career Programming Track! Learn from professionals in anime and entertainment industries through our Career Track programming. > Read More | | | Yoshihiro Ike: Anime Soundtrack World | | Experience the immersive, symphonic legacy of Yoshihiro Ike: Anime Soundtrack World, on Sunday, July 7, featuring music from Tiger & Bunny, Saint Seiya, B: The Beginning, Dororo, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, and Shadowverse. Tickets on-sale now! | | | Catch the Sonicboombox x Anime Expo Launch Party on Thursday, July 4 at The Novo! The AX Launch Party will feature live DJs, dancing, cosplay, photobooth, & much more, all hosted by D-Piddy & Azulette! The artist line-up features the talents of DJs Kabuki and Sergio Vega (of Deftones / Quicksand). Plus, our AX 2019 Cosplay Senpai and Digital Influencers will be popping in throughout the event! Tickets on-sale to general attendees Thursday, June 6 at 6 PM PDT! | | | AX Dance Deadline to Apply: June 9, 2019 Learn More | | Fashion Show Models Deadline to Apply: June 25, 2019 Learn More | | | Portfolio Review Now accepting applications! Learn More | | Art Show Apply on site July 3, 2019 Learn More | | | | | | |