AnimeJapan 2024
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AnimeJapan 2024: Major Announcements From the Event

Although we are just three months into the year, 2024 has been a good year for anime, and the AnimeJapan 2024 event made it even better. AnimeJapan 2024 was held on Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, at the Tokyo Big Sight East Exhibition Hall. The event featured many trailers, major announcements, and several Voice actors and producers. In this article, we will reveal all the major announcements from the event.

AnimeJapan 2024 Major Announcements

My Hero Academia

The event revealed the new My Hero Academia Season 7 trailer and the upcoming movie promo. The opening theme song for the new season, “Tagatame,” will be performed by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure.

Oshi no Ko

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Oshi no Ko announced a July 2024 release window for its highly anticipated second season and revealed the additional cast members. Further announcements will be made on Friday, April 12, 2024, during the show’s first anniversary.

Netflix: Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura

Arguably, the biggest announcement of the whole event was the anime adaptation of the crossover Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura. The highly anticipated anime is set to premiere on Netflix on June 6, 2024.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse

The voice actors for Percival and Donny announced that season 2 of the anime was already in the works and would be released in October 2024.

Spice and Wolf

The anime replayed its main trailer, revealing that it would have two consecutive parts. Then, they confirmed the release date of April 2 and previewed the opening and ending themes for the anime.

RE:Zero

The staff of the popular anime revealed that the third season would premiere sometime in October 2024. It also showed the additional cast members alongside a new trailer.

Blue Exorcist

Following the success of the just-completed third season, the anime revealed that the fourth season is in the works and will be released in October. They went on to release a brand-new teaser for the upcoming season.

Wistoria: Wand and Sword

Wistoria: Wand and Sword is one of the most anticipated anime series of this year. The announcement revealed the cast members alongside a new key visual and confirmed that the anime will be released in July 2024.

Suicide Squad Isekai

The anime confirmed its July 2024 release window and showed the third trailer and key visuals from the upcoming series. The event also showed Popular Vtuber Mori Calliope, who will perform the ending song “Go-Getters” for the anime.

Black Butler: Public School Arc

A new trailer was shown at the event, revealing the anime’s opening and ending theme songs. Reportedly, -Otoha- will perform the opening theme, “Kyoshinsha no Parade -The Parade of Battlers-,” while SID will perform the ending theme, “Shokuzai” (Atonement). The anime then confirmed its release date, April 13.

Blue Box

The highly anticipated romance anime announced its October 2024 release date with a new trailer. It also revealed additional cast members for the anime.

Natsume’s Book of Friends

Natsume’s Book of Friends revealed a new key visual for its seventh season, slated for Fall 2024. It also showed the voice actors reminiscing about their favorite parts of the series.

Sound! Euphonium 3

The new season 3 of Sound! Euphonium released a new trailer, which has generated a lot of buzz lately. The event also saw TRUE perform the ending song “ReCoda” on stage.

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture

AnimeJapan 2024 unveiled the first trailer for the new Code Geass anime. It also revealed that the anime will premiere in four parts, with the first released on May 10, 2024.

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