Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Developing Anime & Manga in the West: Expanding Webcomic IP Into TV, Film, Podcasts, & More!

7:55 PM – 8:40 PM (PDT) | Channel 2 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Leading digital comic book platform, Tapas Media, explores the steps of how indie webcomic creators can creatively and commercially build their story, characters, worlds and brand for future multimedia expansion. With tv, podcast, and live-action, and anime/animation partnerships in the works, join the publishing team, producers, and comic creators as they … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Developing Anime & Manga in the West: Expanding Webcomic IP Into TV, Film, Podcasts, & More!

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Make Mine Manga with Kodansha USA Publishing

12:40 PM – 1:40 PM (PDT) | Channel 1 | Saturday 4 July 2020 Panel Description: Join the manga experts of Kodansha USA Publishing – purveyors of some of the most popular manga properties in the world like Sailor Moon, BAKEMONOGATARI, & Attack on Titan – as they give you a sneak peek at the latest Kodansha manga releases, anime debuts, and more! It’s a no-holds-barred … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Make Mine Manga with Kodansha USA Publishing

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Production I.G. USA Industry Panel

11:10 AM – 12:10 PM (PDT) | Channel 2 | Saturday 4 July 2020 Panel Description: Join Production I.G. USA President/Producer, Maki Terashima-Furuta as she hosts her annual Production I.G panel, introducing their current and upcoming shows, including Junji Ito’s Uzumaki, B: The Beginning Season 2, along with many other titles. The panel will feature the new trailers, as well as video letters from her virtual … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Production I.G. USA Industry Panel

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Eleven Arts Industry Panel: What You Can Do as a Fan to Help Bring Your Favorite Titles to North America

7:35 PM – 8:30 PM (PDT) | Channel 3 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: An explanation of the acquisition process and what goes into bringing titles from Japan to North America from a distribution company. Find out what you can do on your end. Opening: Where you put yourself in the world speaks for you.  If you want more anime and you have a following, … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Eleven Arts Industry Panel: What You Can Do as a Fan to Help Bring Your Favorite Titles to North America

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Mangamo: We’ve Got Manga!

5:50 PM – 6:35 PM (PDT) | Channel 2 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Mangamo is the first legal mobile manga subscription service, and we’re making waves! With over 300 series, Mangamo has something for everyone. Join the Mangamo team, including executive editor Dallas Middaugh, CEO Buddy Marini, and content head Yusuke Sasano as they talk about the service, the state of manga publishing, … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Mangamo: We’ve Got Manga!

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – DENPA Books Licensing Panel

3:05 PM – 3:50 PM (PDT) | Channel 3 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Join DENPA publisher Ed Chavez as they go through their new acquisitions for 2020-21 revealing some of Japan’s most talked about manga in recent memory. Chavez will then cover the state of the industry and take questions from his reader base. DENPA is based out of Portland, Oregon, and … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – DENPA Books Licensing Panel

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – The History of Japanese Visual Pop Culture: Exclusive Preview of Repro Japan

2:20 PM – 2:50 PM (PDT) | Channel 1 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Learn about the origins and antecedents of anime, manga, and cosplay from three specialists in the history of Japanese visual popular culture. Christopher Bolton (professor of comparative and Japanese literature at Williams College), Eron Rauch (artist, critic, and instructor at Cal Arts), and Maggie Wei Wu (Ph.D. student in art … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – The History of Japanese Visual Pop Culture: Exclusive Preview of Repro Japan

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – LOVE x LOVE: All-Inclusive Romance From TOKYOPOP

3:20 PM – 4:20 PM (PDT) | Channel 3 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel: Description: TOKYOPOP presents our LOVE x LOVE imprint, which seeks to normalize LGBTQ+ romance alongside traditional heterosexual romance manga. Introducing fans to yaoi, yuri, shoujo and true LGBTQ+ stories, we also hope to open a discussion about queer stories in manga, and get feedback from fans about what they want to see … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – LOVE x LOVE: All-Inclusive Romance From TOKYOPOP

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Manga for Everyone from TOKYOPOP

2:10 PM – 2:55 PM (PDT) | Channel 2 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: TOKYOPOP has been bringing manga to the world for over twenty years. With titles for kids, teens, adults, and ongoing initiatives to highlight LGBTQ+ stories and titles by women and people of color, our core belief is that manga is for everyone! Manga That Matters This panel was recorded in … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Manga for Everyone from TOKYOPOP

Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Yen Press Industry Panel

1:20 PM – 2:05 PM (PDT) | Channel 2 | Friday 3 July 2020 Panel Description: Join Yen Press, the publisher of hit series such as Sword Art Online, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- and Black Butler, in a series of exciting manga and light novel announcements! New Releases:  Overlord: The Complete Anime Artbook A Witch’s Love at the End of the World (Yuri tile)  … Continue reading Anime Expo Lite (Anime Expo 2020) – Yen Press Industry Panel