Crunchyroll Expo

Crunchyroll Expo (CRX) is an annual three-day anime convention held during August/September at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California over Labor Day weekend.[4] The convention is organized by anime licensor Crunchyroll and Reedpop.[3][5]

Crunchyroll Expo
The Crunchyroll Store at Crunchyroll Expo 2017
StatusActive
GenreAnime[1]
VenueSan Jose McEnery Convention Center
Location(s)San Jose, California
Coordinates37°19′43″N 121°53′20″W
CountryUnited States
InauguratedAugust 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
Attendance16,000 (est.) total in 2017[2]
Organized byCrunchyroll
Reedpop[3]
Websiteexpo.crunchyroll.com

Programming

The convention typically offers an Artists Alley, Dealers Room, a Masquerade, panels, and video games.[4][6]

History

Crunchyroll Expo was first held in 2017 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.[1][7] LeftField Media was bought in to help run the convention.[7][8] Crunchyroll Expo received most of its ticket sales in the days before the event.[9] MAGWest was held the same weekend, and the conventions partnered to allow attendees to participate in limited events at the other.[6][10] The convention had staffing and badge check issues, along with autograph ticket confusion.[6] They also had no video rooms.[10]

Crunchyroll Expo for 2018 moved to the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. They were the same weekend as SacAnime.[4] Crunchyroll partnered with Reedpop to organize Crunchyroll Expo starting in 2020.[3][5] Crunchyroll Expo 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12][13] An online event named Virtual Crunchyroll Expo was instead held from September 4–6, 2020.[14]

Event history
DatesLocationAtten.Guests
August 25–27, 2017 Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, California		16,000 (est.) total
35,000 turnstile[2]		Yoshitaka Amano, Ray Chase, SungWon Cho, Caitlin Glass, Roland Kelts, Mega64, Max Mittelman, Octopimp, Chris Parson, Monica Rial, Adam Savage, and Hiroshi Shimizu.[2]
September 1–3, 2018 San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, California		45,000 turnstile (est.)[15]Yoshitoshi ABe, Justin Briner, Mica Burton, Clifford Chapin, Luci Christian, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Yuichi Fukushima, Kun Gao, Ryo Horikawa, Atsuko Ishizuka, MeltingMirror, Atsushi Nishigori, Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Sheh, Mike Sinterniklaas, Masayoshi Tanaka, TeddyLoid, Mike Toole, and Andrew Upton.[15]
August 30 – September 1, 2019 San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, California		Yuu Asakawa, Kira Buckland, Flow, DJ HeavyGrinder, Ryo Horikawa, Xanthe Huynh, Junji Ito, Sunao Katabuchi, Mike McFarland, Toshio Nakatani, None Like Joshua, Brina Palencia, Tara Sands, Eric Stuart, Yuzuru Tachikawa, TeddyLoid, and Kimura U.[16]
August 6–8, 2021 San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, California

Virtual Crunchyroll Expo

Due to the cancellation of Crunchyroll Expo 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, an online event named Virtual Crunchyroll Expo was held from September 4–6, 2020.[12][14] The event featured many Japanese guests including Junji Ito, Soma Saito, Rie Takahashi, Mayumi Tanaka, and pro wrestler Miro.[17][18] It also included a artists alley, cosplay event, and exhibitor hall.[18][19][20]

See also

References
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  11. Luster, Joseph (June 3, 2020). "Crunchyroll Expo 2020 Canceled, 2021 Dates Planned for August 6-8". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  12. Mateo, Alex (June 4, 2020). "Crunchyroll Expo 2020 Canceled Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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  17. Sherman, Jennifer (August 27, 2020). "Virtual Crunchyroll Expo Event to Host Junji Ito, One Piece Cast, The Rising of the Shield Hero Staff". Anime News Network.
  18. Collins, Hannah (28 August 2020). "Crunchyroll Expo Adds Junji Ito, One Piece, The Rising of the Shield Hero Panels To Line-Up". Comic Book Resources.
  19. Adams, Tim (23 July 2020). "Crunchyroll Expo Announces First Wave of Guests, Panels & Programming". Comic Book Resources.
  20. Hazra, Adriana (July 26, 2020). "Virtual Crunchyroll Expo Event Reveals 1st Set of Guests". Anime News Network.
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