I figured this would need a thread on it's own rather than constant updates on the News Feed.
This expo has every major distributor together and they'll be announcing new stuff and more over in America. Now half of it may not be relevant but it's one step closer to arriving here in the UK (and half a step closer to Australia).
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Announcements:
Aniplex of America
- Confirmed Release: Valvrave the Liberator Season 1 Blu-ray Limited Edition coming September 23rd
Dark Horse (Manga)
- New license: Panty & Stocking Manga, Resumes Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service
- Oh My Goddess! is getting a re-release in Omnibus form. There will be 15 sets with a larger art size, improved paper, and extra color art inserts.
Funimation
- Confirmed Release: One Piece Season 6 Voyage 1 and Collection 10 have been re-listed for the September 2014 line up.
- All of A Certain Magical Index and Scientific Railgun will be coming to Blu-ray, including Index II and the Index Movie.
- 90% of the Bayonetta game cast will return for the film.
- No news on Evangelion: 3.33 but may be some details at the next panel
- Ghost in the Shell: ARISE border 3 is coming soon in Import form, English dubs will arrive later
- New license: The rest of Psycho Pass - Season 2, Extended Edition and the Movie
- New license: Black Butler: Book of Circus
- New license: Barakamon
- New license: Sengoku Basara: Judge End
Kodansha Comics (Manga)
- New license: A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) for Spring 2015
- New license: Maria the Virgin Witch
NIS America
- Games-wise: The Awakened Fate Ultimatum, Criminal Girls (Vita Version) and The Firefly Diary
- Confirmed Release: Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home, coming October 21st 2014 (most likely Blu-ray/DVD combo)
- New license: Nyaruko: Crawling With Love, Season Season coming November 4, 2014 (most likely Blu-ray)
Rightstuf/TRSI
- New license: Yakitate!! Japan
- New license: Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san
- New license: Suteki Tantei Labyrinth
- New license: Space Pirate Mito
Sekai Project
- Games-wise: Sekai Project Licenses Le Fruit de la Grisaia, Planetarian Visual Novels
Sentai Filmworks
- New license: Akame ga Kill!
- New license: Argevollen
- New license: Blue Spring Ride
- New license: Chaika -The Coffin Princess-
- New license: Glasslip
- New license: Invaders of the Rokujyouma?!
- New license: Noucome (My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering With My School Romantic Comedy)
- New license: Rail Wars!
- New license: Sabagebu -Survival Game Club-
- New license: Yusibu (I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.)
- Confirmed Release: Log Horizon will be released in November starting with Collection 1 and 'will have a dub'
- Confirmed Release: Natsuyuki Rendevous will have a Blu-ray release for November 2014
- Confirmed Release: Stella Class C3 will have a Blu-ray release for November 2014
- Confirmed Release: Tari Tari will have a Blu-ray release for November 2014
- Confirmed Release - Deluxe Boxset Edition: Beyond the Boundary Super limited deluxe edition filled with awesome extras and more.
- Confirmed Release - Deluxe Boxset Edition: High School of the Dead deluxe boxset includes all 12 episodes and OVA in addition to some goodies for November 2014
- Confirmed Release - Deluxe Boxset Edition: Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions Season 1 numbered limited edition box set loaded with fun extras, goodies and much more. Nov/Dec 2014
- Gatchaman Crowds will not include the Director's Cut version of the final episode. Confirmed no plans either.
Vertical (Manga)
- New license: Collection of Satoshi Kon short stories announced, under the title 'Satoshi Kon's Complete Short Stories - Dream Fossil'.
Viz Media
- Gargantia of the Verdurous Planet Dub Cast Announced
- The Naruto Shippūden: Road to Ninja (Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie) is also planned to open in theaters in select cities on August 23.
- Naruto spinoff series, Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, will be added to the Neon Alley line-up this fall.
- New license: JoJo's Bizarre Adventures: Battle Tendency and Requiem of the Rose King Manga added
- Phantom Blood will be on three deluxe omnibuses while Battle in Tenacity will be on four. The Jojonium guide/art books are also in cards.
- Re-releasing both Gyo and Yu-Gi-Oh! as omnibus editions at unspecified future dates.
- Confirmed Release: Sailor Moon Set 1 will be released November 2014 as a Blu-ray/DVD Limited Edition set (available for pre-order via TRSI) and DVD set (also available via TRSI)
Viz Media: Shoujo Beat
- New license: Meteor Prince (Otome to Meteo)
- New license: The Demon Prince of Momichi House (Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ōji)
- New license: Vampire Knight: Life
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Watch the coverage live via UStream here:
Stream 1
Stream 2 - This one is for panels that are overlapping (i.e. Daisuki at 3:30 and Bandai Namco at 3:30)
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Here's the timetable for the next four days (These are US times, but Time Zone wise about they're ~5-8 hours behind):
This expo has every major distributor together and they'll be announcing new stuff and more over in America. Now half of it may not be relevant but it's one step closer to arriving here in the UK (and half a step closer to Australia).
-------------------------------------------
Announcements:
Aniplex of America
- Confirmed Release: Valvrave the Liberator Season 1 Blu-ray Limited Edition coming September 23rd
Dark Horse (Manga)
- New license: Panty & Stocking Manga, Resumes Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service
- Oh My Goddess! is getting a re-release in Omnibus form. There will be 15 sets with a larger art size, improved paper, and extra color art inserts.
Funimation
- Confirmed Release: One Piece Season 6 Voyage 1 and Collection 10 have been re-listed for the September 2014 line up.
- All of A Certain Magical Index and Scientific Railgun will be coming to Blu-ray, including Index II and the Index Movie.
- 90% of the Bayonetta game cast will return for the film.
- No news on Evangelion: 3.33 but may be some details at the next panel
- Ghost in the Shell: ARISE border 3 is coming soon in Import form, English dubs will arrive later
- New license: The rest of Psycho Pass - Season 2, Extended Edition and the Movie
- New license: Black Butler: Book of Circus
- New license: Barakamon
- New license: Sengoku Basara: Judge End
Kodansha Comics (Manga)
- New license: A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) for Spring 2015
- New license: Maria the Virgin Witch
NIS America
- Games-wise: The Awakened Fate Ultimatum, Criminal Girls (Vita Version) and The Firefly Diary
- Confirmed Release: Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home, coming October 21st 2014 (most likely Blu-ray/DVD combo)
- New license: Nyaruko: Crawling With Love, Season Season coming November 4, 2014 (most likely Blu-ray)
Rightstuf/TRSI
- New license: Yakitate!! Japan
- New license: Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san
- New license: Suteki Tantei Labyrinth
- New license: Space Pirate Mito
Sekai Project
- Games-wise: Sekai Project Licenses Le Fruit de la Grisaia, Planetarian Visual Novels
Sentai Filmworks
- New license: Akame ga Kill!
- New license: Argevollen
- New license: Blue Spring Ride
- New license: Chaika -The Coffin Princess-
- New license: Glasslip
- New license: Invaders of the Rokujyouma?!
- New license: Noucome (My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering With My School Romantic Comedy)
- New license: Rail Wars!
- New license: Sabagebu -Survival Game Club-
- New license: Yusibu (I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.)
- Confirmed Release: Log Horizon will be released in November starting with Collection 1 and 'will have a dub'
- Confirmed Release: Natsuyuki Rendevous will have a Blu-ray release for November 2014
- Confirmed Release: Stella Class C3 will have a Blu-ray release for November 2014
- Confirmed Release: Tari Tari will have a Blu-ray release for November 2014
- Confirmed Release - Deluxe Boxset Edition: Beyond the Boundary Super limited deluxe edition filled with awesome extras and more.
- Confirmed Release - Deluxe Boxset Edition: High School of the Dead deluxe boxset includes all 12 episodes and OVA in addition to some goodies for November 2014
- Confirmed Release - Deluxe Boxset Edition: Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions Season 1 numbered limited edition box set loaded with fun extras, goodies and much more. Nov/Dec 2014
- Gatchaman Crowds will not include the Director's Cut version of the final episode. Confirmed no plans either.
Vertical (Manga)
- New license: Collection of Satoshi Kon short stories announced, under the title 'Satoshi Kon's Complete Short Stories - Dream Fossil'.
Viz Media
- Gargantia of the Verdurous Planet Dub Cast Announced
- The Naruto Shippūden: Road to Ninja (Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie) is also planned to open in theaters in select cities on August 23.
- Naruto spinoff series, Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, will be added to the Neon Alley line-up this fall.
- New license: JoJo's Bizarre Adventures: Battle Tendency and Requiem of the Rose King Manga added
- Phantom Blood will be on three deluxe omnibuses while Battle in Tenacity will be on four. The Jojonium guide/art books are also in cards.
- Re-releasing both Gyo and Yu-Gi-Oh! as omnibus editions at unspecified future dates.
- Confirmed Release: Sailor Moon Set 1 will be released November 2014 as a Blu-ray/DVD Limited Edition set (available for pre-order via TRSI) and DVD set (also available via TRSI)
Viz Media: Shoujo Beat
- New license: Meteor Prince (Otome to Meteo)
- New license: The Demon Prince of Momichi House (Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ōji)
- New license: Vampire Knight: Life
-------------------------------------------
Watch the coverage live via UStream here:
Stream 1
Stream 2 - This one is for panels that are overlapping (i.e. Daisuki at 3:30 and Bandai Namco at 3:30)
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Here's the timetable for the next four days (These are US times, but Time Zone wise about they're ~5-8 hours behind):
Thursday, July 3, 2014
- Bandai Namco Games America: JRPG Power Hour | 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Daisuki Panel | 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- FUNimation Guide to AX 2014 | 3:45pm - 4:45pm
- Official Danganronpa Panel | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
- Viz Media Panel | 4:45pm - 5:45pm
- Sekai Project: Visual Novel Licensing Panel | 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Studio Trigger Upcoming Projects | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Weiss Schwarz TCG & Bushiroad Industry Panel | 6:15 - 7:15pm
- Gen Urobuchi and Nitro+ | 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- A-1 Pictures Panel: Featuring Tomonori Ochikoshi and Akira Shimizu | 7:15pm - 8:15pm
- Dark Horse Manga | 7:30pm - 8:30pm
- MangaGamer (18+) | 8:30pm - 9:30pm
- JAST USA Visual Novel Panel (18+) | 8:45pm - 9:45pm
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- Sentai Special Screening | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Aniplex Special Screening | 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Friday, July 4, 2014
- Aniplex of America Industry Panel | 10:00am - 11:30am
- Sentai Filmworks Industry Panel | 10:15am - 11:15am
- FUNimation Preview Panel | 11:15am - 12:15pm
- Production IG Panel | 1:30pm - 2:30pm
- Robotech Industry Panel | 1:30pm - 3:00pm
- Space Dandy Panel feat. Uki Satake and Masahiko Minami | 1:45pm - 2:45pm
- NISA Video Games Panel | 2:30pm - 3:30pm
- Aksys Games Panel | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Sailor Moon English Voice Cast | 3:00pm - 4:00pm
- Shonen Jump Presents: One Piece | 4:30pm - 6:00pm
- DMI Industry Panel: Osamu Tezuka + DMG Partnership | 5:30pm - 6:30pm
- Sword Art Online II US Premiere Event | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Good Smile Company | 7:30pm - 8:30pm
- Vertical Inc. 2014 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
- FAKKU Presents: Hentai Manga and Doujinshi (18+) | 9:00pm - 10:30pm
- Crunchyroll Ambassador Panel (18+) | 10:00pm - 11:00pm
- FAKKU Q&A (18+) | 11:00pm - 12:30am
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- Sentai Special Screening | 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- Viz Special Screening | 1:15pm - 3:15pm
- Crunchyroll Screening | 2:30pm - 3:45pm
- Tokyo Ghoul w/Q&A | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday, July 5, 2014
- Danny Choo Panel and Autograph Session | 9:00am - 11:30am
- Kodansha Comics | 9:45am - 10:45am
- Sailor Moon Official Panel | 10:00am - 11:30am
- Crunchyroll Industry Panel | 10:45am - 11:45am
- SUNRISE Official Panel | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
- Shojo Beat Panel | 1:45pm - 2:45pm
- Right Stuf Industry Panel | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Sword Art Online Panel: Meet and Play with the English Cast | 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- NIS America Anime Panel | 2:45pm - 3:45pm
- FUNimation Presents Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
- FUNimation Industry Panel | 5:30pm - 7:00pm
- Project H Party (18+) | 10:00pm - 12:00am
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- Viz Special Screening | 12:45pm - 2:00pm
- World Premiere: Terror in Resonance | 1:30pm - 2:30pm
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure with Q & A | 3:00pm - 4:30pm
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC Episode 7, The Story So Far and Q&A | 3:00pm - 6:00pm
- World Premiere K: Missing Kings + angela & Masakazu Morita | 3:30p - 5:00pm
- World Premiere: Hal with Q+A | 6:30pm - 7:45pm
- FUNimation Presents - BAYONETTA: Bloody Fate (18+) | 8:15pm - 9:15pm
Sunday, July 6, 2014
- Dark Horse Presents: Evangelion | 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Viz Animation featuring Neon Alley | 2:30pm - 3:30pm
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- Free! Eternal Summer Ep 1-2 + Q&A Screening | 10:00am - 11:15am