New York Comic Con (NYCC) (ReedPop) October 12-15, 2023

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​ Fans of comics, pop culture, and entertainment are in for a treat. Mad Cave Studios is heading to the highly-anticipated New York Comic Con (Oct. 12 - 16) at the Javits Center in New York City at booth #3441! With a jam-packed schedule of panels, signings, exclusives and more, there's a little something for everyone to enjoy including imprints, Papercutz and Maverick. Readers of all ages can discover imaginative new worlds with Papercutz, and young adults are invited to find themselves within the pages of Maverick. Here's a rundown of the exciting events happening at the convention:

​ Mad Cave Studios Signings

​ Thursday, October 12, 2023: 3:00 PM Eliot Rahal - UNDER THE INFLUENCE 4:00 PM Zac Thompson - PROJECT RIESE, NATURE'S LABYRINTH Friday, October 13, 2023: 12:00 PM David Pepose + Alex Cormack - THE DEVIL THAT WEARS MY FACE 1:00 PM David Hazan, Anna Everts, Federico Bertoni, Justin Birch - NOTTINGHAM 2:00 PM Andrea Mutti - A LEGACY OF VIOLENCE, CHARRED REMAINS 3:00 PM Amit Tishler - EDENFROST 4:00 PM Matthew Emmons - CRUSADER 5:00 PM Kelly Williams - SKEETERS, BOUNTIFUL GARDEN Saturday, October 14, 2023: 10:30 AM The Winx Club's Sparkling 20th Anniversary Celebration!" (Room 406.3) 12:00 PM WINX Post Panel Signing 1:00 PM Joe Corallo - KING ARTHUR, DAHLIA IN THE DARK, BECSTAR 2:00 PM Jasmine Walls - THE LAST SESSION Mark London - HUNT. KILL. REPEAT., BATTLECATS Sunday, October 15, 2023: 10:00 AM Chas Pangburn and Kim - DOUBLE BOOKING 11:00 AM Gabriel Valentin - DIGITAL LIZARDS OF DOOM 11:30 AM Art Baltazar Live Drawing @ Family HQ (YAHGZ) 12:30 PM Art Baltazar Signing @ Family HQ (YAHGZ) 1:15 PM Mad Cave Buzz: Upcoming Creator-Owned, Licensed, & Originals - Room 406.3 2:30 PM Mad Cave Buzz 'Post Panel Signing' 3:00 PM John Gurney - FUZZY BASEBALL

​ Mad Cave Studios Panels

​ The Winx Club's Sparkling 20th Anniversary Celebration! Saturday, Oct. 14 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Room 406.3 The Winx Club has charmed loyal fans for 20 years through the cartoons, live action series, and comics, and they’re coming to NYCC to celebrate all the magic with you! Join Rainbow Spa Founder and President Iginio Straffi for a special pre-recorded interview on all things Winx past and present, as well as a special video celebrating the fans who have made the past 20 years a magical experience! Then, join Papercutz Marketing Manager Spenser Nellis and Papercutz Editor Stephanie Brooks in a discussion on the history of everyone’s favorite fabulous fairies, and also tease what’s on the horizon for them in Papercutz’s upcoming graphic novel series! We might have a magical gift or two in store for attendees of this birthday celebration! Mad Cave Buzz: Upcoming Creator-Owned, Licensed, & Originals Sunday, Oct.15, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM - Room 406.3 Join the creators for Mad Cave Studios' upcoming creator-owned, licensed, & original projects, including Flash Gordon, Gatchaman, Dick Tracy, Edenfrost, Crusader, and The Devil That Wears My Face. Get a peek at the process and a preview of what's to come in 2024 as Cormack, Pepose, Emmons, Tishler, and Special Guests discuss their upcoming projects, answer various questions, and share the ins and outs of writing for licensed properties, developing an original, and more; moderated by Mad Cave Studios' Editor in Chief, Mike Marts, and Senior Editor Chas Pangburn.

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​ In addition to the Pop Insider: Mad Cave Studios Mystery Variant Giveaway at booth #1829, there will be Winx Club's 20th Anniversary Special Gold Foil Edition of WELCOME TO THE MAGIX at Winx Booth #3154 and Mad Cave Booth #3441, Mad Cave Studios is excited to offer the following limited NYCC 2023 variants and prints: HUNT. KILL. REPEAT. variant by Mike Deodato + Jao Canola EXORCISTS NEVER DIE variant by Nico Leon, MONOMYTH variant by Reilly Brown, YOU'VE BEEN CANCELLED variant by Dustin Nguyen, UNDER THE INFLUENCE variant by Gabriel Walta, PROJECT RIESE variant by Jeff McComsey, CRUSADER variant by Simon Roy, THE DEVIL THAT WEARS MY FACE variant by Alex Cormack, and EDENFROST variant by Mike Rooth, GATCHAMAN exclusive print by Inaki Miranda, DICK TRACY exclusive print by Brent Schoonover, FLASH GORDON exclusive print by Dan Panosian

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Limited to only 500 copies, the New York Comic Con exclusive version of the Winx Club 20th Anniversary Graphic novel will be available at this year’s New York Comic Con, ahead of its long-awaited official release in 2024. This will be the first chance fans and media will get to receive the highly-coveted NYCC version of the Winx Club 20th Anniversary Graphic Novel, published in collaboration with Papercutz (MSRP: $20.00)!

Fans can purchase find limited edition books and learn more about Winx Club’s newest launches and releases going into 2024 at the Winx Club booth (#3154)! Winx Club will be setting the stage for the next generation of fans with official Winx Club apparel, accessories, jewelry, a Winx Club photo opp, and a rare chance to get their hands on a limited signed 20th Anniversary graphic novel!


If copies run out at the Winx Club booth, fans can also visit the Papercutz booth (#3441) to find the limited NYCC graphic novel, as well!
Also, don’t miss “The Winx Club’s Sparkling 20th Anniversary Celebration!” Panel by Papercutz on Saturday 14th at 10.30 AM (Room 406.3) with a special pre-recorded interview with Iginio Straffi and other magical surprises!

 

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VIZ Media Sets Panel Schedule at New York Comic Con 2023
WHO: VIZ Media is proud to host 2 panels at this year’s New York Comic Con, bringing out the voice actor from Naruto Shippuden, Maile Flanagan, and the executive editor of VIZ

[*]Thursday, October 12th, 3:00-4:00PM @ Room 408 - Worldbuilding and Beyond: Sci-Fi & Fantasy in Hollywood

• Sci-fi and fantasy have been the source of some of the most creative, inspiring, and successful projects in Hollywood history. With audience demand for new voices and perspectives in sci-fi and fantasy stronger than ever, studios and streamers are on the hunt for the next genre franchise. With more opportunities for creators to build speculative worlds, bigger budgets and more investment in sci-fi and fantasy on screens, what’s next for these genres in Hollywood?
• Hear from some of the most exciting creators, writers, and producers in sci-fi and fantasy about the state of these genres, and their predictions for world-building in comics, literature, TV, and film. How can sci-fi and fantasy break stereotypes, build immersive worlds, and grow fandoms bringing these genres to screens.
• Panelists:
  • Aron Levitz, President of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios
  • Fawn Lau, Executive Editor, VIZ Originals
  • Tamara Fuentes, Entertainment Editor, Cosmopolitan
    
    
  • Put on your headbands and come celebrate Naruto’s birthday with Maile Flanagan, the iconic English voice of Naruto Uzumaki! Listen to her many voice acting battle stories and discover how she found her own ninja way. Plus, announcements, prizes, games and more!
    
    
    
    MERCH INFORMATION
    
    WHERE: Booth 2235
    
    INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CHASE EVENT: Collect a limited edition button and receive a hole punch at Banpresto, Atsuko, and CultureFly booths. Once all 3 buttons have been collected, head to Bandai booth #2705 for your exclusive Naruto Shippuden prize.
    
    

    

    
    
    

    

 

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Panasonic Elevates the Star Wars Presence at NY Comic Con

Last week, Panasonic announced the release of its new stormtrooper-inspired, Panasonic’s ARC3-Blade Shaver (ES-SWLT2-W).

WHAT:

• On-Site and Digital Giveaways:
  • Panasonic will offer eight lucky Comic Con attendees the opportunity to win the new, ARC3-Blade Shaver ahead of the Ewan McGregor Spotlight. For a chance to win, Comic Con goers can attend the spotlight to learn more about Panasonic’s Star Wars-inspired shaver, its out of this galaxy shaving features and how you can embrace the dark side with this unique shaver this holiday season.
  • Panasonic will also be conducting a digital giveaway for an additional five Arc3-Blade Shavers. Fans can enter this giveaway by scanning the QR code on Panasonic/Star Wars signage on-site at Comic Con or via social media posts posted on Comic Con social media channels throughout the show.
• Photo Opportunities:
  • Pose like a stormtrooper with the life-size Panasonic ARC3-Blade Shaver box. Capture the moment with an out-of-this-world photo!

WHEN:

• On-Site Giveaway
  • Thursday, October 12 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
• Digital Giveaway
  • October 12-15, 2023
• Photo Opportunities
  • October 12-15, 2023

WHERE:
The Javits Center, North Building, Empire Stage on Level 5

 

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Thursday, October 12 from 4:15pm – 6:15pm; Empire Stage
NYCC attendees will be the first to see The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season finale ahead of its airing on Sunday, October 15 at 9pm ET/8c on AMC and AMC+, followed by a Q&A with Chief Content Officer of the Walking Dead Universe Scott M. Gimple, Showrunner David Zabel and Executive Producer Greg Nicotero and moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Dalton Ross.

Ahead of the episode screening, attendees will get an exclusive first look at new scenes and teasers from Orphan Black: Echoes, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live and Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire Season Two.

Thursday, October 12 from 7:30pm – 9:30pm, Room 405
Fans can join HIDIVE for the World Premiere of the English dub of The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes followed by a Q&A hosted by Jacki Jing and featuring stars of the English dub, including voice actors Gabriel Regojo (voice of Karou) and Patricia Duran (voice of Anzu). The Annecy Award-winning film opens in U.S. theaters on November 3.

Friday, October 13 from 4:30-5:30pm; Main Stage
In celebration of the return of the popular V/H/S franchise – V/H/S/85 begins streaming on October 6 – Shudder brings together directors from each installment of the horror phenomenon to talk about their respective films, the horror genre today, the evolution of the franchise and what’s to come. The panel, moderated by Shudder’s VP of Programming Samuel Zimmerman, will feature David Bruckner (V/H/S/1), Chloe Okuno (V/H/S/94), Natasha Kermani (V/H/S/85), Jason Eisener (V/H/S/2), and Tyler McIntyre (V/H/S/99), among others.

 

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Image Comics will be in full-force at New York Comic Con this year with an exciting lineup of can’t-miss panels. Each of these Image Comics panels will be bursting-at-the-seams with jaw-dropping announcements sure to cause a stir!

Please visit the Image website for the most up-to-date programming details.

—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 PANELS—

Image Comics Presents: the new wave of comics storytelling, character, and talent
Friday October 13 @ 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Location: 406.3
Join Rodney Barnes (KILLADELPHIA), Ryan Parrott (TBA), Charles Soule (HELL TO PAY, EIGHT BILLION GENIES), Will Sliney (HELL TO PAY), Ethan Sacks (A HAUNTED GIRL), and Naomi Sacks (A HAUNTED GIRL) for some special announcements of upcoming projects, and a conversation about genre, storytelling, industry secrets, and tricks-of-the-trade.

Geoff Johns & Gary Frank’s Mad Ghost: Building the Future
Friday, October 13 @ 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: Room 406.1
With the recent news about Mad Ghost, you want to be here for the full story, direct from the source! The gears are in motion as you get in on the ground floor with Geoff Johns (GEIGER, JUNKYARD JOE, Justice Society), Gary Frank (GEIGER, JUNKYARD JOE, Doomsday Clock), plus other acclaimed guests, teasing what’s to come from your new, favorite imprint. Added bonus: Fans who join us for this memorable panel will get an exclusive MAD GHOST ashcan comic (while supplies last)!

Todd McFarlane Productions Spotlight Panel
Friday, October 13 @ 6 PM - 7 PM
Location: Room 408
Editor-in-Chief Thomas Healy discusses the current slate of SPAWN UNIVERSE projects, along with a few new announcements for the 2024 publishing schedule. Healy, along with SPAWN UNIVERSE artists Javi Fernandez, Carlo Barberi, Von Randal, and more surprise guests, will do a Q&A after the presentation with the SPAWN fans in attendance. It is sure to be one hell of a time!

—SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 PANELS—

Image Comics’ Giant Generator imprint—Giant Generating Creator Owned Comics
Saturday, October 14 @ 12 PM - 1 PM
Location: 406.1
Rick Remender, curator of Image Comics imprint Giant Generator, discusses his 25 years of experience making creator owned comics with super star collaborators Jerome Opeña (SEVEN TO ETERNITY), Wes Craig (DEADLY CLASS), Matteo Scalera (BLACK SCIENCE), Max Fiumara (THE SACRIFICERS), Greg Tocchini (LOW) and the few other surprise guests. A round table discussion about the importance of creating creator owned comics with an eye on passion, commitment to quality, and forming a connection with the audience over merely generating pitches for other media.

Image Comics Presents: Bone Chilling new horror comics to read for Halloween
Saturday October 14 @ 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: 406.3
Join masters of horror W. Maxwell Prince (ICE CREAM MAN, SWAN SONGS), Dustin Nguyen (LITTLE MONSTERS), Ram V (TBA), Alex De Campi (PARASOCIAL), and Laurence Campbell (TBA) as they talk in depth about how to create jumpscares that jump-off-the page, characters you fear for, and what inspires them most when adding dark elements to their bestselling comics. There may also be a special announcement we let slip…

Pete Townshend's Life House/Who's Next Panel
Saturday, October 14 @ 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Room 406.3
Fifty years in the making, LIFE HOUSE, a new graphic novel based on Pete Townshend's original screenplay and the genesis for The Who's bestselling album, "Who's Next." Join the Life House team in a panel like no other! Pete Townshend will be on hand virtually from London, while live in the room at New York Comic Con will be LIFE HOUSE artist, Max Prentis, Editor Hannah Means-Shannon, and Rockbox CEO, Jeff Krelitz to discuss the development and creation of this holy grail of Rock N' Roll finally available for fans to enjoy.

—BOOTH PROGRAMMING—

• Rick Remender’s Giant Generator booth: Artist Alley HB907
  Every Giant Generator deluxe HC from Remender’s personal stock (most 1st printings) will be available for sale as well as limited signed giclee prints by JG Jones, Bengal, and Andrew Robinson. The booth will also host signings with Max Fiumara, Jerome Opeña, Matteo Scalera, Wes Craig, Lee Loughridge, Dave McCaig, and more.
  
• Kyle Higgins’ Massive-Verse/Black Market Narrative booth: #3810
  Will be offering specials on Massive-Verse trade paperbacks, hosting creator signings and debuting some incredible new Massive-Verse pins from Kelly McMahon! Plus, 12x18” signed and numbered screen printed posters by Tom Whalen! Limited to 100 for RADIANT BLACK and 100 for ROGUE SUN. The booth will also host signings with Ryan Parrott (ROGUE SUN, SUPERMASSIVE), Melissa Flores (THE DEAD LUCKY, SUPERMASSIVE), Mat Groom (INFERNO GIRL RED, SUPERMASSIVE), Erica D’Urso (INFERNO GIRL RED), Valeria Favoccia (INFERNO GIRL RED), Brian Buccellato (NO/ONE), Geraldo Borges (NO/ONE), Rod Reis (C.O.W.L.), Francesco Manna (SUPERMASSIVE), Simone Ragazzoni (SUPERMASSIVE, ROGUE SUN), Michael Busuttil.
  
• Geoff Johns & Gary Frank’s Mad Ghost booth: #3045
  GEIGER and JUNKYARD JOE fans won’t want to miss swinging by—surprises and announcements abound.
  
• Top Cow Productions’ Matt Hawkins Artist Alley booth: K-26
  DESTINY GATE #1 - NYCC Exclusive Variant by Stjepan Sejic that will be available for only $20 each
  
• Top Cow Productions’ Linda Sejic Artist Alley booth: K-27
  DESTINY GATE #1 - NYCC Exclusive Variant by Stjepan Sejic that will be available for only $20 each
  
• Top Cow Productions’ Stjepan Sejic Artist Alley booth: K-28
  DESTINY GATE #1 - NYCC Exclusive Variant by Stjepan Sejic that will be available for only $20 each
  
• Top Cow Productions’ Ryan Cady Artist Alley booth: F-04
  DESTINY GATE #1 - NYCC Exclusive Variant by Stjepan Sejic that will be available for only $20 each

 

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The Catbat is out of the bag! Tenacious Toys and Heartbat Studios have announced their Catbat Custom Show at the Tenacious Collective booth #1771 at New York Comic Con 2023.

This show features 25 customs based on the Heartbat Studios 4" vinyl Catbat figure - a cat with bat wings! In this show are one-of-a-kind pieces by 20 different artists - artist names and IG handles are below:

• Sugarbones - @sugarbones
• Mark Nagata - @maxtoyco
• Max Nagata - @maxnagataart
• BearBrains - @bearbrains
• Genkosha - @genkosha
• Jenny Cherry - @jennycherryart
• MUMBOT - @mumbot
• JCORP - @jcorptm
• Javier Jimenez - @javierjimenezxl
• Jellykoe - @jellykoe
• Elrosabel - @elrosabel
• Rinicake - @rinicakez
• Ophelia Toys - @ophelia.toys
• Lostncreative - @lostncreative
• Nightly Made - @nightlymade
• Red Halftone - @redhalftone
• Artetak - @artetak
• ZROPRO - @zeroproductivity
• Manic Lawd - @maniclawd
• Rock Ink Toys - @rockinktoys
• Heartbat Studio - @heartbatstudio

Customs from this show will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis starting at show open on Thursday. Rachel (aka Heartbat Studios) will be on hand at the show to meet & greet. Tenacious will also have the factory painted colorways of Catbat available for purchase alongside the one-off customs.

Rules for show opening on Thursday: Customers will take a number upon arrival at the booth, and the one-off customs will be sold one per customer at the beginning of the show, with all customers welcome to take another number and get back in line after their first purchase if they wish to make additional purchases of the custom Catbats.

All custom Catbats will stay inside the Tenacious glass cases until the end of the day Thursday to keep the show together, for the enjoyment of all attendees. Customers can return to the Tenacious booth beginning at 5PM Thursday to pick up their purchases (ID required).

Beginning Friday morning, there will be no limitations on purchases. Customers on Friday, Sat and Sunday may feel free to take their custom Catbats with them immediately, or leave them in the Tenacious cases for safekeeping during the day.

Find Tenacious Toys on the NYCC website here:
https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/explore/exhibitors/showroom.html?gtID=577049&exhibitor-name=Tenacious-Collective

Buy NYCC exclusives online on Monday at noon EST after the show ends (if available):
https://tenacioustoys.com/collections/exclusives

More information will follow in the next press releases about the Cyberskull custom show in the booth, artist appearances, and other cool products which will be available at the Tenacious booth #1771. Stay tuned!

 

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VIZ Media had a successful NYCC this year with a panel dedicated to everyone’s favorite ninja, Naruto! The official Naruto Shippuden anime celebration featured Comic-Con special guest Maile Flanagan - the iconic voice of Naruto Uzumaki.

• What’s New:
  • NARUTO X BORUTO Ultimate Ninja STORM CONNECTIONS
    • The 3D action fighter launches 11/17 on PlayStation, XBOX, Nintendo Switch, and Steam
    • PLAY THE FULL NARUTO STORY FOR THE FIRST TIME
    • Each STORM game in the past focused on one arc, but now you can play all of them in one – from the Chunin Exams to the final battle with Sasuke
    • LARGEST ROSTER EVER
    • 130+ playable characters, including Indra and Ashura Otsutsuki and Kara members Jigen, Delta, Boro, and Koji Kashin
    • NEW SIMPLE CONTROL MODE streamlines combos and attacks for newcomers and veterans alike so users can perform combos and actions with one button
    • SPECIAL STORY MODE has a game-exclusive story where Boruto meets a mysterious stranger in an online game and soon finds himself trying to prevent the Fifth Great Ninja War

• Naruto Shippuden Set 1, out October 17, 2023
  • Naruto returns to the Village Hidden in the Leaves a little bit older and a whole lot stronger!
  • 4 Disc Blu-ray Set, 27 Episodes (1-27)
  • SPECIAL FEATURES: Storyboards, Clean Open and End Videos, Voice Actor Featurette: Return of a Ninja, Art Gallery, Trailers
• NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: The Official Coloring Book is packed with over 70 line art images from the phenomenally popular anime based on the best-selling manga by Masashi Kishimoto.
• Limited edition Jade City Naruto Shippuden Hot Sauces from and popcorn seasonings jadecityfoods.com.
• Limited edition Naruto Shippuden x HOT TOPIC apparel capsule now available from hoptopic.com

 

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• The Crunchyroll Industry Panel at New York Comic Con 2023 was held on Friday, October 13 at 3:00 PM EDT in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

• In addition to announcing Kaiju No. 8 coming to Crunchyroll in April 2024, several new anime series were also announced for the first time coming soon to Crunchyroll, including (full details further below):
  • Classroom of the Elite Season 3
  • Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf
  • The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
  • 7th Time Loop : The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!
  • Sengoku Youko
  • The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil
• A global first look at an all-new Classroom of the Elite Season 3 trailer was shown exclusively only to NYCC panel attendees.
• Additionally, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Movie will also be coming soon to stream on Crunchyroll.
• A world premiere first-look trailer debut and key art for Bye Bye, Earth was also shared with attendees. Crunchyroll unveiled the title and announced in November 2022 that it would be coming to its streaming service. It is an original anime series created by author and screenwriter Tow Ubukata (Fafner in the Azure) and directed by Yasuto Nishikata (Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky), with series composition by Hiroyuki Yoshino (Macross F; World Trigger) and music composed by Kevin Penkin (Made in Abyss; The Apothecary Diaries). LIDEN FILMS (Tokyo Revengers; Bastard!! Heavy Metal Dark Fantasy) is behind the animation.
• Pre-registration is now open for One Punch Man: World on Windows PC, iOS, and Android. From Crunchyroll Games and Perfect World, the developers behind Tower of Fantasy, the upcoming One Punch Man: World is an online action game based on the global hit anime, One-Punch Man. Would-be heroes can play as Genos, Mumen Rider, Lightning Max, and many more, including Saitama himself!
• Calling all holiday shoppers! The Crunchyroll Store is the ultimate online destination for anime merchandise with more than 30,000 items including 17,000 manga available. Merch from NYCC including Attack on Titan-themed watches; a Chainsaw Man Pochita Otaku Lamp; a new Trigun Funko Pop featuring Vash and Kuroneko; and a Sailor Moon Glitter Version FiGPiN will be available to fans on the Crunchyroll Store soon, while supplies last Fans can also save up to 20% on manga and 25% on home video every day.

TITLE INFORMATION FROM THE PANEL:

Title: Classroom of the Elite Season 3
Studio: Lerche
Launch Timing: January 2024
Synopsis: Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School is a dream school which boasts a 100% employment and college entry rate and gifts points worth 100,000 yen to each of its students every month. Beneath that ideal exterior, though, it’s a meritocracy, affording preferential treatment to only a select few elites. With the third term approaching, Ayanokouji and his classmates, having moved up from Class D to Class C, are heading out for a school camping trip. There, they face a special exam known as the “mixed training camp” in which all class years participate. As the name suggests, groups of men and women are created from students from all classes, and the individual groups are scored. The students all tremble as they’re forced to work with students who were previously enemies to achieve high scores, facing the threat that any group that doesn’t achieve a certain benchmark will be expelled! The tumultuous third term is about to begin!

Title: Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf
Studio: Passione
Launch Timing: Coming Soon
Synopsis: Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north.


Title: The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
Studio: CONNECT
Launch Timing: 2024
Synopsis: Rentt Faina has hunted monsters for the last 10 years. Sadly, he’s not great at his job, stuck hunting slimes and goblins for a few coins each day. His luck turns when he finds an undiscovered path. At the path’s end, he meets his demise in the maw of a legendary dragon. But, he wakes up as an undead bag of bones! He sets out to achieve Existential Evolution and rejoin the land of the living.


Title: 7th Time Loop : The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!
Studios: Studio KAI and HORNETS
Launch Timing: 2024
Synopsis: Rishe Irmgard Weitzner, a duke's daughter, has a secret: she died at the age of 20 and returned to the moment five years prior when her engagement was called off. She has already experienced this time loop six times and lived out those five years a different way each time, as a merchant, a doctor, a maid, a knight, and more. Now, on her seventh go-around, she's determined to live to a ripe old age and spend it relaxing. But the moment she flees the castle with that decision in her heart, she runs into the infamously cruel crown prince of a rival kingdom, Arnold Hein. He happens to be the one who killed her during her life as a knight, but now, he seems to have taken a bizarre liking to her... and begs her to become his wife. Thus, in order to stay alive and prevent a war, Rishe utilizes her previous experiences to kick off her seventh life as the bride of an enemy nation's crown prince.

 

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Title: Sengoku Youko
Studio: WHITE FOX
Launch Timing: January 2024
Synopsis: The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind. Her brother Jinka, however, hates humans, despite mostly being one. The siblings are joined by a cowardly swordsman named Shinsuke, who wants to learn how to become strong. When the group uncovers a plot to experiment on humans and transform them into monsters, they vow to defeat whoever is behind it... Even if it means battling an entire army of warriors.


Title: The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil
Studio: Children's Playground Entertainment
Launch Timing: Coming Soon
Synopsis: Masatora Akutsu, a demon on a recruitment mission in a human high school, is drafting allies for Hell against the heavenly angels. But when seated beside the captivating Lily Amane, he's in for a devilishly hilarious celestial surprise!


Title: My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Movie
Studio: SILVER LINK.
Launch Timing: Coming Soon
Series Synopsis: 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!


Title: Bye Bye, Earth
Studio: LIDEN FILMS
Launch Timing: 2024
Synopsis: In a world of anthropomorphic animals, Belle Lablac was born as the only human being. Having no fangs, fur, or scales, she was called "Faceless," and she lived a lonely life with no one else she could identify with. "I want to be part of the world..." With such longing in her heart, she decides to set out on a journey to find her roots, carrying the Runding, a great sword as tall as she is. She doesn’t know how many adversities await her along the way… This masterpiece by the remarkable Tow Ubukata is considered to be his origin, and many have deemed it impossible to animate. But at long last, it will be adapted into anime form by the top creators that represent Japan!