North American Comic ConCrunchyroll Expo 2022″ (CRX) will be held from August 5th to August 7th, US time, with many Japanese rock groups andanimationThe voice actors and other well-known ACG people will attend, the official announced earlier today (14th),hololive The EN group will all be present as special guests, but Tsukumo Sana, who has graduated, will not be present.
A descendant of the Lost City of Atlantis and ambassador of the hololive Meet project, @gawrgura will be joining us at Crunchyroll Expo as a Featured Guest!
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— Crunchyroll Expo (@crunchyrollexpo) July 13, 2022
CRX 2022 also announced the “hololive Meet” project cooperation, providing an unprecedented holoMeet multimedia experience area, and the first one-on-one meeting with overseas fans in Japan, allowing fans to directly meet their beloved ones. VTuber On-site contact, artists belonging to hololive will also perform on the main stage. The attendance schedule of hololive artists and the schedule of CRX activities will be announced in the near future.
[NOTICE] The schedules and participation outline of our hololive talent at #CRX2022 will be released in the next few days!
Please note: some talent may participate in panels, while others may only take part in our Meet & Greet Area and/or holoMeet Exhibit on separate days. (1/2)
— Crunchyroll Expo (@crunchyrollexpo) July 14, 2022
In the past, such events were only held in Japan. For example, when the hololive Valentine was held in Akihabara, Tokyo in February this year, all the tickets were sold in seconds. 2022 did not disclose how it will be held this time.
“hololive Meet” is a new joint project that brings together the three groups of holo JP EN ID. The parent company, COVER, will participate in various overseas activities, including setting up booths at conferences, attending its own artists as guests, and holding events, etc. , The annual ambassadors of the first holoMeet event planning are “Kongma” Shi Naikong, “Shark” Gawr Gura, and “Squirrel” Ayunda Risu from JP EN ID respectively.
A hololive production-themed area, the “holoMeet Experience Zone”, is coming to Crunchyroll Expo 2022 (August 5 to August 7: San Jose, USA)!!
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– hololive English (@holopro_EN) July 13, 2022
Crunchyroll Expo is hosted by the animation agency Crunchyroll. It was the first animation exhibition held in 2017. In 2020, the physical exhibition was cancelled due to COVID-19, and the “virtual CRX” was held online. In 2021, there will be only online exhibitions. CRX 2022 will be held online. & offline mixed form, the official will also hold a new music festival “Crunchy City Music Fest”, and it is announced that not only many J-POP powerhouses, rock and metal bands, but also artists from hololive will perform on the main stage.