Crunchyroll Brings Biggest Celebration Yet To Anime NYC
Crunchyroll are returning this year to Anime NYC for what they're calling their "biggest celebration of anime yet". The line-up includes a complete takeover of the River Pavillion with interactive attractions, panels, premieres and sneak peeks of upcoming shows. The premieres include the World Premiere of Metallic Rouge from Bones and the US premiere of My Next Life As A Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie.
The creators of The Rising Of The Shield Hero and Dr Stone will be there to offer attendees exclusive insight into the making of their shows. The Crunchyroll Stage will also include over 10 Premieres of upcoming anime including BARTENDER Glass of God, Classroom of the Elite Season 3, The Witch and the Beast, and more.
In addition to the Crunchyroll Stage, badge-holders can explore interactive exhibits. Fans who revel in cursed energy can immerse themselves in the The JUJUTSU KAISEN Experience, where they can enter into key scenes from the dark fantasy series. Visitors can also step inside the NUMB Art Exhibit, a new original work by Takashi Okazaki, creator of Afro Samurai. There will also be anime Photo Ops featuring Spy X Family and many others, allowing fans to commemorate their time at Anime NYC.
Crunchyroll Store is setting up shop with over 50 items, including exclusives. They include new poster prints for Cowboy Bebop, as well as New FiGPiNs for Loid Forger (SPY x FAMILY); Tanjiro (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba); and Super Saiyan Caulifla (Dragon Ball Super). Festival goers will be able to be among the first to get their hands on the newly launched Cat-Eyed Boy x Deadmau5 collection.
Crunchyroll members and their guests are invited to try their hand at the Premium Member Arcade presented by Crunchyroll Games and try to win exciting prizes. Everyone is welcome to try and take a bit of Anime NYC home with free swag, including exclusive items for Crunchyroll Mega Fan and Ultimate Fan members.
Crunchyroll Premium Members will get exclusive perks such as discounted merchandise, access to lounge areas and preferred seating at the Crunchyroll Stage.
For one night only on November 16, Crunchyroll will present COWBOY BEBOP 25th Anniversary Concert - The Music Feat. The Sinfonietta. Fans will be treated to an audio-visual experience dedicated to the classic anime Cowboy Bebop, with tracks from the iconic soundtrack performed by The Sinfonietta.The Concert will take place at the Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan.
Crunchyroll will be taking over all 45,000 square feet of the Javits Center River Pavilion for all three days of Anime NYC. The event runs from November 17-19
Full Schedule
CRUNCHYROLL INDUSTRY PANEL
Friday,
November 17 | 2:30PM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Hear about all the latest and greatest anime coming out of Crunchyroll straight from the source!
- Hosts: Crunchyroll’s Lauren Moore and Tim Lyu
CRUNCHYROLL PREMIERES ROUND #1
Friday,
November 17 | 4:00PM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Don't miss your opportunity to be the first to catch upcoming Crunchyroll simulcasts Aquarion: Myth of Emotions and The Witch and the Beast!
- Aquarion: Myth of Emotions - Episode 1
- The Witch and the Beast -
Episode 1
CRUNCHYROLL PRESENTS: SENGOKU YOUKO PANEL AND PREMIERE
Friday,
November 17 | 7:15PM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Join us for the episode 1 premiere of Sengoku Youko and a conversation with Director Aizawa Masahiro and Producer Ailian Cai.
- Host: Crunchyroll’s Kyle Cardine
- Panelist: Director Aizawa Masahiro; and Producer
Ailian Cai
CRUNCHYROLL PREMIERES ROUND #2
Friday,
November 17 | 8:45PM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Enjoy a late-night drink with the special premieres of BARTENDER Glass of God and 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!
- BARTENDER Glass of God - Episode 1
- 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree
Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! - Episode 1
BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO S3 WITH
DIRECTOR HITOSHI HAGA AND KADOKAWA PRODUCER KOSUKE ARAI
Saturday,
November 18 | 10:30AM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Join Crunchyroll for a special
behind-the-scenes deep dive into the production and adaptation of The Rising
of the Shield Hero Season 3 alongside Director Hitoshi Haga and Kadokawa
Producer Kosuke Arai! Fans can anticipate an exclusive look at the inner
workings of studio Kinema Citrus and watch a live Q&A between staff members
as they share their thoughts behind the latest season. Stay until the end for
an exclusive studio Genga giveaway!
- Host: Crunchyroll’s Chris Han
- Panelist: Director Hitoshi Haga and Kadokawa Producer
Kosuke Arai
DR. STONE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PANEL
Saturday,
November 18 | 12:00 PM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Join Crunchyroll for an exclusive
insight into the production of Dr. STONE with special guests Director
Shuhei Matsushita, Producer Shusuke Katagiri, Character Designer Yuko Iwasa,
Promotions Producer Hiroto Matsukuma, and Manga Editor Ryosuke Yoritomi! Fans
will enjoy a live drawing and shikishi giveaway, so we're 10 billion percent
sure you won't want to miss it.
- Host: Crunchyroll’s Kyle Cardine
- Panelist: Director Shuhei Matsushita, Producer
Shusuke Katagiri, Character Designer Yuko Iwasa, Promotions Producer
Hiroto Matsukuma, and Manga Editor Ryosuke Yoritomi
SASAKI AND PEEPS PREMIERE FEATURING KOSUKE ARAI: MASTERCLASS ON
HOW TO BECOME A SALARYMAN IN ANOTHER WORLD
Saturday,
November 18 | 2:00 PM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Join Crunchyroll for an exclusive
look at the first episode of Sasaki and Peeps, premiering on Crunchyroll
in 2024. Special guest and Kadokawa
Producer, Kosuke Arai is excited to walk you through a Salaryman's adventure in
a magical world.
- Host: Crunchyroll’s Allie Norado
- Panelist: Kadokawa Producer Kosuke Arai
STUDIO BONES AT 25 FEAT. METALLIC ROUGE WORLD PREMIERE
Saturday,
November 18 | 3:15 PM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Join Crunchyroll for an exclusive
first look at Metallic Rouge and celebrate 25 years of Studio BONES! Join
special guests, Executive Producer and CEO of BONES Masahiko Minami, Chief
Supervisor and Series Composition Yutaka Izubuchi, and Music composer Taisei
Iwasaki for the world premiere of the first episode, dive deep into the story
and music, and talk about the future of the studio!
- Host: Crunchyroll’s Kyle Cardine
- Panelist: CEO of BONES Masahiko Minami, Producer
Yutaka Izubuchi and Series Composer Taisei Iwasaki
CRUNCHYROLL PREMIERES ROUND #3
Sunday,
November 19 | 10:30AM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Get ready for a special sneak peek at Crunchyroll's upcoming simulcast lineup, featuring The Demon Prince of Momochi House, with more to be announced soon!
- The Demon Prince of Momochi House - Episode 1
CRUNCHYROLL PREMIERES ROUND #4
Sunday,
November 19 | 1:00PM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Be the first to catch a special
early premiere for some of Cruncyroll's hottest upcoming shows! You won't want
to miss Classroom of the Elite Season 3, A Sign of Affection, and The
Unwanted Undead Adventurer!
- Classroom of the
Elite Season 3 -
Episode 1
- A Sign of Affection - Episode 1
- The Unwanted Undead
Adventurer - Episode 1
MY NEXT LIFE AS A VILLAINESS: ALL ROUTES LEAD TO DOOM! MOVIE WORLD
PREMIERE
Sunday,
November 19 | 2:45PM ET
River
Pavilion – Crunchyroll Stage
Wealthy heiress Catarina Claes is hit in the head with a rock and recovers the memories of her past life.
It turns out the world she lives in is the world of the game Fortune Lover, an otome game she was obsessed with in her past life... but she's been cast as the villain character who tries to foil the protagonist's romances!
The best ending the game has for
Catarina is exile, and the worst, death! She'll have to find a way to avoid
triggering the flags of doom, and make her own happy future!
The misunderstanding-based screwball
love comedy now begins!
