Crunchyroll Expo

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Crunchyroll Expo
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
Location(s)San Jose, California
Coordinates37°19′43″N 121°53′20″W / 37.32861°N 121.88889°W / 37.32861; -121.88889
CountryUnited States
InauguratedAugust 25, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-08-25)
Attendance16,000 (est.) total in 2017[2]
Organized byCrunchyroll
LeftField Media[3]
Websitecrunchyrollexpo.com

Crunchyroll Expo (CRX) is an annual three-day

San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California over Labor Day weekend.[4] The convention is organized by anime licensor Crunchyroll and LeftField Media.[3]

Programming

The convention typically offers an Artists Alley, Dealers Room, a Masquerade, panels, and video games.[4][5]

History

Crunchyroll Expo was first held in 2017 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.[1][6] LeftField Media was brought in to help run the convention.[6][7] Crunchyroll Expo received most of its ticket sales in the days before the event.[8] MAGWest was held the same weekend, and the conventions partnered to allow attendees to participate in limited events at the other.[5][9] The convention had staffing and badge check issues, along with autograph ticket confusion.[5] They also had no video rooms.[9]

Crunchyroll Expo for 2018 moved to the

ReedPop to organize Crunchyroll Expo starting in 2020.[10][11] Crunchyroll Expo 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13][14] An online event named Virtual Crunchyroll Expo was instead held from September 4–6, 2020.[15] The pandemic also resulted in the 2021 convention's cancellation, and it was again replaced with an online event.[16][17]

Crunchyroll Expo 2022 was a hybrid convention, with both physical and online events. The convention featured a new music festival, the Crunchy City Music Fest.[18][19][20] Crunchyroll Expo had an attendance cap, and admission was sold out.[3][20] The convention also had mask and vaccination requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with increased security.[3][19][20] LeftField Media also returned to run the convention.[3] Crunchyroll Expo did not occur in 2023, in order for Crunchyroll to prioritize other events worldwide.[21]

Event history

Dates Location Atten. 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
Ryo Horikawa, Atsuko Ishizuka, MeltingMirror, Atsushi Nishigori, Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas, Masayoshi Tanaka, TeddyLoid, Mike Toole, and Andrew Upton.[22]
August 30 – September 1, 2019 San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, California
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.[23]
September 4–6, 2020[14] Online convention
August 5–7, 2021[16][17] Online convention
August 5–7, 2022 San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, California
Yuichiro Umehara, Kazuki Ura, Natalie Van Sistine, Tony Weaver, Jr. Michael Weidner, Anne Yatco, Miki Yoshikawa, and Young Bombs.[24]

Virtual Crunchyroll Expo

Due to the cancellation of Crunchyroll Expo 2020 because of the

Miro.[25][26] It also included a artists alley, cosplay event, and exhibitor hall.[26][27][28] Virtual Crunchyroll Expo 2021 was held from August 5–7, 2021 and also had a significant Japanese guest list.[16][29]

Crunchyroll Expo Australia

See also: Madman Anime Festival

Crunchyroll Expo Australia is a two-day convention held during September at the

Melbourne, Australia.[30][31] The convention in 2022 had issues with long entrance lines outside of the convention center. Attendees had waits of up to five hours in bad weather due to the convention center reaching capacity. Crunchyroll after the convention made refunds available for those who could not enter the event.[32]

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
September 17–18, 2022
Melbourne, Australia
Asca, Hakos Baelz, Mori Calliope, Ricco Fajardo, DJ Kazu, Kirilee, André Knite, Adam McArthur, Lisa Ortiz, Olivia Swasey, Kaiji Tang, Vye, and Anne Yatco.[33]

See also

References

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