Anime Expo 2015 + SDCC News Thread

[NormanicGrav]

Like I've done for last year, this is pretty much the biggest anime convention of the year and major news announcements will most likely occur at this time.

The convention starts from July 2nd 2015 to July 5th 2015 (Thursday to Sunday).

For the schedule on all parts of the convention: See here

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You can stream the latest industry panels live from Fandom Post user Aquastar's channels via UStream.

Channel 1
- Viz Media, Aniplex of America, Official Sailor Moon Panel, Funimation, NISA Anime, Crunchyroll, Sekai Project

Channel 2
- Sentai Filmworks, Ponycan USA, Right Stuff & Nozomi, Funimation
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Aksys Games Panel
- New license: Zero Escape 3, Summer 2016 for 3DS and Vita, localisation also being worked on

Aniplex of America Panel
- News: GOD EATER is the first non-Aniplex title for the distributor, streaming July 12th
- News: Your lie in April to receive an English Dub
- Format update: Durarara!! X2 Shou on Blu-ray and DVD, Volume 1 September 29th & Volume 2 November 24th
- Format update: Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works on Blu-ray and DVD, Box Set 1 August 25th
- Format update: Tsukimonogatari on Blu-ray, September 15th

Crunchyroll Panel
- Regions below are TBA
- Catalog license: Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Subtitled
- Catalog license: Anohana: The Flowers We Saw That Day
- Catalog license: Wagnaria!! Season 1
- Streaming license: Million Doll
- Streaming license: Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX: Believe in Justice and Hold a Determination to Fist.
- Streaming license: The Perfect Insider *out in October*
- Streaming license: Teekyu 5
- Streaming license: Non Non Biyori Repeat
- Streaming license: Gatchaman Crowds Insight
- Streaming license: To Love-Ru Trouble Darkness
- Streaming license: Monster Musume/Everyday Life with Monster Girls (Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou)
- Manga Simulpub: The Morose Mononokean (Fukigenna Mononokean) by Kiri Wazawa, launching today at 5pm worldwide
- Manga Simulpub: Takahashi-san (Takahashisan ga kiiteiru) is listening by Yuu Hokou, launching today at 5pm
- Manga Simulpub: Scum's Wish (Kuzu no Honkai) by Mengo Yokoyari, also launching today at 5pm
- Manga Simulpub: Sweetness and Lightning (Ama to Inazuma) by Gido Amagakure, launches 7/15 at 5pm
- Manga Simulpub: Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime) by Akiko Higashimura, first 4 volumes launch 7/15 @ 5pm, volumes added regularly after that

Daisuki Panel
- Streaming license: Bikini Warriors
- Streaming license: Concrete Revolutio
- Streaming license: Everyday Life with Monster Girls (Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou)

Funimation Panel
- News: Dimension W is Funimation's first major involvement with the Japanese production of an anime
- New license: Attack on Titan live-action films (Shingeki no Kyojin Parts 1 & 2)
- New license: Chaos Dragon (Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Seneki)
- New license: Dimension W
- New license: Venus Project: Climax
- Format update: Free! Eternal Summer 'For the Future' Premium Edition announced
- Format update: Fullmetal Alchemist (first series) on Blu-ray

JAST USA Panel
- New license: Flowers: Spring Arc (All Ages visual novel)
- New license: SoniComi (All Ages game)
- Format update: Lightning Warrior Raidy III (Eroge visual novel) set for July
- Format update: Seinarukana (Eroge visual novel) set for September
- Format update: Shiny Days (Eroge visual novel) set for August

Kodansha Comics Panel
- New license: Magatsuki manga ~ February 2016
- New license: Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime) manga ~ February 2016
- New license: Real Account manga ~ March 2016
- Notes: Princess Jellyfish to be released in large format 2-in-1 omnibus volumes with only the first 12 volumes licensed (therefore 6 2-in-1's).
- Notes: Due to excellent sales, Noragami: Stray God will be released monthly starting October 2015.

MangaGamer Panel
- News: Umineko: When They Cry to arrive onto Steam with updated translation, OST and options to change to new or older sprite art.
- New license: Himawari: The Sunflower, Frontwing's remake of the eroge game. Eroge copies to include a Steam code of the All Ages version.
- New license: A Kiss For The Petals -Remembering How We Met, all ages yuri game which started off on mobile now being ported to PC.
- News: MangaGamer partners with adult game company Alice Soft
- New license: As part of their new partnership, their first title together will be Beat Blades Haruka

NIS America Panel
- Format update: The Pilot's Love Song on Blu-ray Premium Edition, September 22nd

Ponycan US Panel
- Format update: Etotama on Blu-ray/DVD combo volumes, Volume 1 on October 10th

Rightstuf/Nozomi Entertainment Panel
- News: Rightstuf will finally start to release titles on Blu-ray
- New license: A Town Where You Live! (Kimi no Iru Machi), release date TBA
- New license: Big Windup! Season 2 (Ookiku Furikabutte: Natsu no Taikai Hen), release date 2016
- New license: Pita-Ten, release date 2016
- New license: Tamayura: Hitotose, release date 2015
- New license: Umi Monogatari (Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto), release date 2015
- Format update: Revolutionary Girl Utena on Blu-ray, 3 parts starting in 2016
- Gundam update: Releasing the original Mobile Suit Gundam on Blu-ray starting this fall
- Gundam update: Releasing Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
- Gundam update: Releasing Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
- Gundam update: Releasing Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
- Gundam update: Releasing After War Gundam X
- Gundam update: Releasing the Turn A Gundam movie collection
- Gundam update: Episode that was omitted in the Bandai version of MSG will also be omitted in Rightstuf's release
- Gundam update: Rightstuf version of Zeta Gundam may have some music licensing issues like in the Bandai version

Robotech Panel
- News: 'No one wants the original Macross'

Sekai Project Panel
- New license: G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String, popular eroge game finally receiving an English release, Steam this summer
- New license: Chrono Clock, eroge game with Sekai planning to remove eroge content for Steam release (similar to G-senjou)
- New license: Root Double: Before Crime * After Days: Xtend Edition, in collaboration with Lemnisca Translations
- New license: Sunrider: Liberation Day, all ages game
- News: WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 sequel in July
- News: Narcissu remake project announced

Sentai Filmworks Panel
- News: Parasyte on Toonami this fall
- News: Beyond the Boundary & Persona 4 CEs detailed, various physical extras revealed
- New license: Aoharu x Machinegun (Aoharu x Kikanju)
- New license: Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There (Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri)
- New license: Higurashi: When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni)
- New license: Higurashi: When They Cry Kai (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai)
- New license: Higurashi: When They Cry Rei (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Rei)
- New license: The Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu)
- New license: School-Live! (Gakkou Gurashi!)
- New license: To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness
- New license: Ushio & Tara (Ushio to Tara)
- New license: Wakaba*Girl

Vertical Panel
- New license: Attack on Titan: Lost Girls novel, 220 pages in Summer 2016 [$14.95]
- New license: FukuFuku: Kitten Tales (Fuku Fuku Nya~n Neko da Nyan) manga, First volume to have 180 pages in Spring 2016 [$10.95]
- New license: Nichijou manga, First volume to have 200 pages in Spring 2016 [$10.95]
- New license: Sushi Chef Sukiyabashi Jiro (Sukiyabashi Jirō Jun o Nigiru), 240 page Hardback in Spring 2016 [$24.95]

Viz Media Panel
- New license: Boruto: Naruto the Movie
- New license: K: Missing Kings
- New license: K: Return of Kings
- New license: The Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Novel)
- New license: One Punch Man
- Format update: Death Note on Blu-ray
- New license for Shojo Beat: Shuriken and Pleats (Shuriken to Pleats) manga by Vampire Knight author Matsuri Hino
- New license for Shojo Beat: Behind the Scenes (Urakata!!) manga by Ouran High School Host Club author Bisco Hatori

Yen Press Panel
- Print Manga Catalogue: Handa-kun ~ Print in January 2016, Barakamon spin-off that's outselling Barakamon in Japan
- Print Manga New license: Log Horizon: The West Wind Brigade
- Print Manga New license: My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected
- Print Manga New license: Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet (manga)
- Print Manga New license: Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosario (manga)
- Print Manga New license: Demonizer Zilch
- Print Manga New license: Taboo Tattoo
- Print Manga New license: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (manga)
- Digital 1st Manga New license: Aphorism ~ digital tankubon starting November
- Digital 1st Manga New license: Sekirei ~ digital tankubon starting November
- Digital 1st Manga New license: Saki
- Digital 1st Manga New license: Black Detective (kuro no tantei)
- Digital 1st Manga New license: Aoharu x Machinegun ~ to be out in December
- Digital 1st Manga New license: Corpse Princess (Shikabane Hime) ~ to be out in November
- Digital 1st Manga New license: Crimson Prince (Kurenai ouji) ~ to be out in November
- Digital 1st Manga New license: Renaissance Eve ~ to be out in December
- Simulpub Square Enix Catalogue: Black Butler
- Simulpub Square Enix Catalogue: Handa-kun
- Simulpub Square Enix Catalogue: Today's Cerebrus
- Simulpub Square Enix Catalogue: The Royal Tutor (Oushitsu Kyushi haine)
- Simulpub Square Enix New license: Kake Gurui
- Simulpub Square Enix New license: My Monster Girl's Too Cool For you (Ore no Kanojo ni Nanika youkai) by Karino Takatsu
- Simulpub Square Enix New license: Demon King Ena-sama Goes to a Manga School
- Light Novel New license: Another Episode S ~ Hardcover omnibus edition with Another 0 one shot manga
- Light Novel New license: Baccano! ~ Early 2016
- Light Novel New license: My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU)[/b] ~ Early 2016

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SCHEDULE (Los Angeles PDT to UK BST):

RED - Anime
ORANGE - Manga
BLUE - Visual Novels

Thursday July 2nd:
08:45pm | Crunchyroll Presents: Summer Anime Previews 1, Tokyopop <3 AX 2015
09:15pm | Viz Media Panel
09:45pm | Sentai Filmworks Panel

Friday July 3rd:
12:15am | Aniplex of America Industry Panel
12:30am | Vertical Manga
01:45am | Anime News Network Q&A
04:45am | Digital Manga Inc. Industry Panel
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05:45pm | Daisuki Industry Panel
06:00pm | Official Sailor Moon Panel
07:00pm | Ponycan USA Industry Panel
09:00pm | Aksys Games Panel
10:30pm | Right Stuff & Nozomi Entertainment Industry Panel
11:15pm | Funimation Industry Panel

Saturday July 4th:
02:15am | NISA Games: What's In Store For Next Year
04:00am | NISA Anime: What's In Store For Next Year
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06:00pm | Production IG Panel
06:15pm | Shojo Beat Panel, Sunrise & Bandai Namco Pictures Official Panel
07:00pm | Crunchyroll Industry Panel
10:45pm | Crunchyroll Presents: Summer Anime Previews 2, Kodansha Comics Panel

Sunday July 5th:
12:00am | Viz Animation Panel featuring Neon Alley, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' Panel
01:15am | A-1 Pictures Panel
03:00am | Sekai Project Industry Panel
05:00am | The Now & Future of Visual Novels (18+)
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07:15pm | Yen Press Industry Panel
08:15pm | Aniplex Gameshow
08:30pm | Crunchyroll Manga Panel

 

[ilmaestro]

Re: Anime Expo 2015 News Thread

Is 15m even long enough for panelists to sit down and stand up again at the Daisuki and Production IG "panels".

 

[NormanicGrav]

Re: Anime Expo 2015 News Thread

Is 15m even long enough for panelists to sit down and stand up again at the Daisuki and Production IG "panels".

They actually overlap, at least a majority of them last an hour. Funimation's is 2 hours I think.

 

[Professor Irony]

Re: Anime Expo 2015 News Thread

Keen to see what details may or may not be forthcoming about the new Vampire Hunter D project.

 

[NormanicGrav]

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Main page has been updated with UK BST times. Today we should expect to see possibly Crunchyroll but definitely Sentai Filmworks and Viz Media panels.

 

[NormanicGrav]

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Rightstuf will announce new titles at their panel, they have a hint to start off:

Hints and Notes from Shawne:
A found ring.
"Approved" and waiting the final paperwork. People will be pleased.
Something different in the retelling.
A negative and a positive.
Not sure about this one. Still likely a long shot.
Captured on film.
In training.

 

[ilmaestro]

Re: Anime Expo 2015 News Thread

Is 15m even long enough for panelists to sit down and stand up again at the Daisuki and Production IG "panels".

They actually overlap, at least a majority of them last an hour. Funimation's is 2 hours I think.

That makes more sense.

Next query has to be holy moly would I not want to listen to "Funimation" yabber on for two hours.

 

[NormanicGrav]

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Reminder: Viz Media panel starts soon - 9:15pm to 10:15pm

I'll update the thread in case any additional announcements have been made.

 

[NormanicGrav]

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Tokyopop <3 AX 2015 News:
Relaunch in 2016:
- "publishing relaunch" print and digital
- new manga, art books & collectors editions.
- our plan is start in 2016
- why start in 2016? it takes a while to get titles. we have to talk w/ publishers, asking to give us another chance.
- "as the publishing business has stabilized, there will hopefully be enough ppl to buy & sustain a publishing biz."
- "we are in talks w/ TV/film/game companies to do original manga based on properties, do stories in their sandbox"
- "the publishing world has changed. many JP companies already have US companies to publish their stories."
- "i promise if you pay attention over the next few weeks, we'll have news you'll be excited about." - stu levy
- Levy is talking about difficulty getting JP manga titles fr. top publishers like Shueisha, Shogakukan & Kodansha
- re: jp manga "we're going to find the hidden gems that are not yet famous." + "tell us abt your fave gems." - s. levy
- "we'll be more upfront about the licenses that we're after." we're in talks now & are close to announce new titles."
- TokyoPop Media - 20 properties in development. we're close to announcing a few shows. one is called "Knockouts."
- TP show "The Knockouts" is loosely based on "Battle Vixens." you can watch trailer on YouTube
- we're developing shows based on "Riding Shotgun." "its going to be huge in a few years"
- "we don't have that much money to spend on movies & TV deals -- we don't use publishing $ to develop film/tv deals."
- "it takes a long time to develop TV/film properties -- we will hopefully have something to show you next year."
- TP on social media via Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, YouTub to "engage TP community"
- TP is planning on showing videos of anime reviews via their resident "critaku" on their YouTube channel
- "we're looking for a clever title for our #critaku" show on our YouTube Channel - tweet it at us
- "pop comics" is an app - "ours will be focused on ppl who want to upload their own comics, like YouTube."
- "pop manga" self-publishing mobile app will launch w/ invite only beta. keep 100% of copyright
- comix uploaded to pop manga "we don't own it, we don't have right of first refusal."
- pop manga content is free to readers, ad-supported. 70% of ad revenue goes to creator
- "we won't be publishing more Hetalia manga after vol. 6 since creator has decided to step away fr. that series."
- Hetalia v. 6 is the last volume available in JP. the creator got an offer fr. Shueisha to do a series for ShonenJump
- Q&A time. Q: are you considering light novels? A: we did it in the past. but translation costs are higher than manga
- Q: are you going to publish classic TP titles? A: it depends on the JP side. it's not all up to us.
- Pop Comics is looking to be a worldwide comics platform -- not a play for TP to get IP.

 

[NormanicGrav]

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World Trigger to receive an English dub, confirmed by Toei Animation.

 

[HdE]

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Some of that Tokyopop news is actually pretty exciting. People tend to slam Western-originated manga, but tie-in stuff could be very cool. Their StarCraft stuff of a few years back was very cool. And it had one of the best stories of Simon Furman's career outside of Transformers comics.

Could be some very interesting stuff afoot!

 

[NormanicGrav]

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Viz Media News:
- K: Missing Kings confirmed
- K: Return of Kings announced (Season 2 of the K series)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes NOVEL SERIES
- Dragon Ball Color continues with Frieza arc
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie announced
- Death Note coming to Blu-ray this winter (NOTE: No Blu-ray Disc Box exists in Japan)
- One Punch Man anime announced

 

[NormanicGrav]

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Sentai Filmworks News:
- Parasyte to be coming to Toonami this fall (confirmed earlier)
- Persona 4 the Animation CE unveiled: English & Japanese audio, 3 button set with card, Sticker sheet, 8 tarot card set, Microfiber cloth
- Chris Ayers is directing the Beyond the Boundary English Dub. The CE is also being unveiled.
- BtB: Chipboard artbox, 2 amaray cases, Episode 0 OVA (exclusive to set), reversible covers, 96 page companion booklet - sketches and artwork, 4 character card double-sided, foil sticker logo also reversible, two metal pins (blue bucket, sword that kills bucket), mirai sticker in idol costume, ruler with mirai on front, mirai's iconic red glasses, poster 19'' double sided, blood red lanyard, authenticity card, mirai keychain with reversible face
- If only I could find a better screenshot of the Collector's Edition:

- Summer 2015 titles 'just a few things'
- Wakaba ＊Girl
- Aoharu x Machinegun (Aoharu x Kikanju)
- To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness
- Ushio & Tara (Ushio to Tara)
- School-Live! (Gakkou Gurashi!)
- Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There (Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri)
- New acquisations
- Higurashi: When They Cry Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 OVAs
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Q&A
- Q: Any updated on the Tatsunoko stuff? A: I know it's in our release schedule, so it's coming down the line
- Q: What's the status of the sunrise stuff? A: It's right now being worked on...
- Q: Dub on LOGH? A: Everything for the title is tentative, we just got it

 

[Lutga]

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I bet Manga are rubbing their hands in glee at the though of a BluRay Death Note box.

In all seriousness though, I'd love to upgrade my set, as the existing Manga DVD box is stupidly big.

Also, reading that Tokypop stuff is interesting, but I just can't take them seriously - more original Western stuff? Nope, not for me. It almost seems like they're admitting defeat already re. New Japanese licenses. Ie. Everyone else is doing it already and doing a better job than we could hope to.

 

[IncendiaryLemon]

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I'd also be up for replacing my incredibly large Death Note DVD set. Great show that I definitely wouldn't hesitate buying again on Blu Ray.

 

[Mangaranga]

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I'd also be up for replacing my incredibly large Death Note DVD set. Great show that I definitely wouldn't hesitate buying again on Blu Ray.

Are you sure about that? No HD master exists for the show, and we all know what happened when Viz gave the job of upscaling DVD masters so subatomic digital. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be a massive pile of shite again. Viz are getting as bad, if not worse than Kaze when it comes to quality as of late. It's nice to see Viz picked up the second season of K though. I imported the JP BD for the movie so I can't say I'm in a rush to pick it up, and I hear Kaze will most likely have it for the UK so there won't exactly be a great version available.

 

[qaiz]

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LotGH...dang that might end up saving me around a grand haha. Thanks Sentai!

 

[IncendiaryLemon]

Re: Anime Expo 2015 News Thread

I'd also be up for replacing my incredibly large Death Note DVD set. Great show that I definitely wouldn't hesitate buying again on Blu Ray.

Are you sure about that? No HD master exists for the show, and we all know what happened when Viz gave the job of upscaling DVD masters so subatomic digital. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be a massive pile of shite again.

Well I'll see how it is before buying then. I had no idea they've botched something similar up before.

 

[Yami]

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes? Ohhh yes!

 

[Professor Irony]

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Can't say I feel desperately inclined to buy it, but I think it's nice that someone is finally taking a punt on LoGH at last.