With the MCM London Comic Con taking place this weekend, between 24th and 26th May 2024, at the ExCeL Centre in London, it is now the perfect time to highlight some of the anime related activities and guests that will be taking place throughout the weekend.
Of course, this won’t be an exhaustive list of things taking place (as you can find that here), but if you are fan of Anime and Manga then it is definitely a list worth keeping in mind. With that being said, let’s take a look at our highlights for this event.
Activities:
All Weekend:
Bandai Namco Booth – Location: S1000
Idol, J-POP & K-POP Performances – Location: POP Asia from 12pm
Anime Cosplay Meet-ups – Location: Fan Meets
Origami Drop-in Workshop – Location: POP Asia from 11am
Manga Drop-in Workshop – Location: POP Asia from 11am
Learn to Draw Manga with Elena Vitagliano – Location: POP Asia at 1pm (12pm on Saturday)
Let’s Draw Manga Chibis! with Sonia Leong and Sweatdrop Studios – Location: POP Asia at 3:30pm
Friday 24th May 2024:
What Dragonball Means to Me: an Akira Toriyama Tribute Panel- Location: Live Stage at 12:15pm
The Cast of Sonic Frontiers – Location: Main Stage at 1:15pm
Robbie Daymond Spotlight – Location: Live Stage at 4:15pm
The Great Anime Showdown – Location: Live Stage at 5:15pm
Saturday 25th May 2024:
Screening: One Piece Film Red + Fan Meet – Location: Main Stage at 11am
Voice Actor Clinic: Amina Koroma and Leader Looi – Location: Room N7 (lower) at 11am
Maile Flanagan Spotlight – Location: Live Stage at 11:15am
Getting Started in Voice Acting: Tips and Techniques – Location: Platinum Suite at 11:50am
One Piece Cast Reunion – Location: Main Stage at 1pm
Anime Limited Industry Panel – Location: Main Stage at 2pm
Learn Japanese in 60 Mins – Location: Platinum Suite 1 at 4pm
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End English Cast Panel – Location: Live Stage at 4:15pm
Your Lie in April The Musical Panel – Location: Centre Stage at 5:30pm
Sunday 26th May 2024:
Are Anime Adaptations Getting Better?: A Story x Story Panel – Location: Creator Stage at 12pm
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Cast Panel – Location: Centre Stage at 12:15pm
Voice Acting AMA with Eric Vale – Location: Live Stage at 2:15pm
Voice Acting for Cartoons and Film – Location: Creator Stage at 4:15pm
Special Guests (Photo Ops & Signings):
Christopher Sabat (Voice of Zoro in ONE PIECE, Vegeta in Dragon Ball Super)
Colleen Clinkenbeard (Voice of Luffy in ONE PIECE, Erza Scarlet in FAIRY TAIL)
Eric Vale (Voice of Sanji in ONE PIECE, Trunks in Dragon Ball Super)
Luci Christian (Voice of Nami in ONE PIECE, Ochaco Uraraka in My Hero Academia)
Ian Sinclair (Voice of Brook in ONE PIECE, Whis in Dragon Ball Super)
Mike McFarland (Voice of Buggy the Clown in ONE PIECE)
Sonny Strait (Voice of Usopp in ONE PIECE, Krillin in Dragon Ball Super)
Roger Craig Smith (Voice of Sonic the Hedgehog)
Colleen O’Shaughnessy (Voice of Miles ‘Tails’ Prower)
Ryan Bartley (Voice of Sage)
Cristina Vee (Voice of Tulin)
Patricia Summersett (Voice of Princess Zelda)
Sean Chiplock (Voice of Revali)
Robbie Daymond (Voice of Id in Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Lloyd Bannings in The Legend of Heroes)
Rob Paulsen (Voice of Yakko in Animaniacs)
Jess Harnell (Voice of Wakko in Animaniacs, Crash in Crash Bandicoot)
Maile Flanagan (Voice of Naruto in Naruto franchise)
At the time of writing we are still unaware of what publisher, and distributors, will be attending the event and some companies may wish to have their own activities taking place, of which they will share those details on their own social media channels. Details above are also subject to change without notice, but in the meantime further details relating to the MCM London Comic Con can be found on the official website.
