Anime Expo and Kodansha announced today that they will partner together to bring Kodansha’s immersive installation, Kodansha House, to Los Angeles. Kodansha House will make its west coast debut this summer in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood July 2-12 while Anime Expo runs concurrently July 2-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The pop-up event has run for two concurrent years in New York City, bringing a variety of manga-focused art installations, a manga library, and legendary manga creators with it.
The inaugural Kodansha House Los Angeles will include guest appearances by the creators of two incredible manga series: Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura, the creative team behind the global-hit soccer manga Blue Lock, and Kamome Shirahama, author and artist of the magical fantasy manga Witch Hat Atelier, which was recently adapted into an anime series, Anime Corner’s most anticipated series of the season. Kaneshiro-sensei, Nomura-sensei, and Shirahama-sensei will additionally appear as official guests of Anime Expo for separate panels and signing events. More details of how to attend these coveted appearances at both Kodansha House and Anime Expo will be announced. Attendees of Anime Expo can also unlock special benefits at Kodansha House with their AX badges. More details on how to unlock those benefits will also be announced at a future date.
While I can’t guarantee that Kodansha House Los Angeles will mirror the NYC versions of the event, if they’re at all similar then Los Angeles residents and Anime Expo attendees are in for a treat. Kodansha House is very much a community-led event. Like anime conventions, it has the benefit of being a shared space where the majority of people in it are united by shared interest and common curiosity. It’s a place where you can genuinely make friends and enjoy yourself, even if only for a short time. It’s also a place where you can discover some series that perhaps you haven’t heard of, or even meet an amazing manga author.
Additionally, if you’re a fan of exclusive merch, Kodansha will partner with Kinokuniya USA as its official Kodansha House partner for retail operations during the Los Angeles pop-up event. Look out for future announcements about exclusive items to Kodansha House.
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Source: Press Release
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