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Anime Expo 2025 Hosts World Premieres for Leviathan, A Star Brighter than the Sun Anime, Reveals More Guests
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The event also announced the following premieres and guests:
- Bad Girl anime's North American premiere with HIDIVE - July 4 at 3:15 p.m.
- Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube anime's U.S. premiere with REMOW - July 5 at 10:30 a.m.
- A Star Brighter Than the Sun anime's world premiere with director Sayaka Kobayashi and producer Yōko Shiraishi - July 3 at 7:00 p.m.
- Voice actor Megumi Ogata
- Voice actor Junya Enoki
- Voice actor Natsuki Hanae, who will also perform at Demon Slayer live music event
- Voice actor Ayako Kawasumi
- Voice actor Satoshi Tsuruoka
- Hiroshi Kamei - MBS producer
- Fūga Yamashiro - DAN DA DAN anime director
- Kōhei Sakita - DAN DA DAN anime producer
- Tomohisa Shimoyama - director of Yurei Deco anime
- Paru Itagaki - creator of BEASTARS manga
- Itaru Kinoshita - creator of Dino Sanctuary manga, with Shinchosha editor Tomoka Matsumura
- Hiroshi Ikehata - Witch Watch anime director
- Kumo Kagyu- creator of Goblin Slayer! series, with Blade & Bastard producers at Drecom
- MFINDA afro-anime film's staff
- Shunsuke Sugimoto - producer of Lycoris Recoil anime
- Seiji Mizushima - director of Eisen Flügel anime film
- Akihisa Shibuya - producer of Eisen Flügel anime film
- Toshitaka Morioka - CG director of Solo Leveling anime
- Atsushi Kaneko - producer of Solo Leveling anime
- Kazuya Yamada - director of No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files
The convention previously announced other guests and premieres over the past few months.
Anime Expo takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 3-6.
Sources: Anime Expo's X/Twitter account, email correspondence