This year’s Anime Expo just wrapped up, and it was full of surprises and big announcements! Saturday AM had a front-row seat to the whole event. Our CEO and founder, Frederick L. Jones, along with the staff, explored all that Anime Expo had to offer. We’ll be posting a detailed recap about that soon.
With so many big names at the show, there were bound to be some exciting announcements. Here is a list of some of the most thrilling news from Anime Expo 2024 – in no particular order.
Bleach: TYBW Part 3
Last year, long-time fans who had been waiting for more than a decade finally got the return of Bleach for its final arc. It’s been amazing to jump back into the world of the Soul Society and see all these familiar and new characters. The new arc is split into four parts, fitting considering its length in the manga. During this year’s Anime Expo, a brand new teaser trailer for Part 3 was revealed. The trailer showcases some iconic Bankai of various characters and teases the final battle between Ichigo and Yhwach. Saturday AM creator Whyt Manga cites Tite Kubo as one of his main inspirations behind his art style in his series APPLE BLACK.
Solo Leveling Season 2 Reveal
Solo Leveling was one of the hottest anime to appear during the winter season this year, not surprising given the hype around this series finally getting an anime adaptation. With the season ending in March, fans were left yearning for more. It was pretty evident that the show would be renewed for a season 2, but little did we know that it would be teased at this year’s show!
Fire Force Returning
Atsushi Ohkubo, creator of Soul Eater, blessed the page again in 2015 with his brand-new series Fire Force. Receiving its own anime adaptation in 2019 to great reviews, the show ran for two seasons with season 2 ending back in 2020. Little was known about a third season, but it was announced that the show had received a green light for season 3. Then, there was radio silence for years. Finally, we got an update, and now we know it’s slated to release next year!
Blue Lock Season 2
With the hype around Blue Lock last year, it was no surprise that it would receive a second season. The high-intensity sports series really scratched that itch for fans of shows like Haikyuu!! and Kuroko’s Basketball. We’ve been patiently waiting for any news surrounding this series. We got a cool teaser trailer revealing that the series will return this October! In the meantime, if you’re looking for a good technical sports manga, check out JR De Bard’s series UNDERGROUND VOL. 1, AVAILABLE NOW!
Logic x Cowboy Bebop Clothing Collab
Not exactly anime news, but an awesome new collab was announced between rapper artist Logic and Crunchyroll to release an apparel line for the anime classic Cowboy Bebop. Logic pulled up to Anime Expo to show off some of the new designs and hang out with all the anime fans, sharing his experience on social media.
The collab features some really awesome designs and illustrations featuring iconic moments from the show. Logic has boasted for a long time about how much he loves anime and geek culture, especially Cowboy Bebop, so it’s really cool to see such a team-up! CHECK OUT THE COLLECTION.
Saturday AM is no stranger to apparel collabs either, having worked with brands like ATSUKO and BIOWORLD to feature characters from our catalog of diverse manga. Check out our clothing line, now available in major retailers like Target and Amazon!
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That was just the tip of the iceberg for what was announced during this year’s Anime Expo. You can check out Crunchyroll’s full recap HERE for more information about the announcements.
Did you get to attend the expo this year? What are you most excited about with all these announcements? Let us know in the comments below!
