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WEBTOON Entertainment announces Anime Expo 2025 Programming and Featured Attendees, Including “Tower of God” creator SIU
WEBTOON will celebrate the intersection of webcomics and anime with creator meet-and-greets, signings, exclusive merchandise, and must-see panels The event
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nWEBTOON will celebrate the intersection of webcomics and anime with creator meet-and-greets, signings, exclusive merchandise, and must-see panels\n\n\nThe event marks SIU’s first-ever appearance in the U.S.\n\n\n LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAnime, manga, and webcomic fandoms are bigger than ever, and WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world’s largest storytelling platforms, is headed to Anime Expo in Los Angeles (July 3 - July 6). WEBTOON will host an exciting slate of panels throughout the four-day event, and make its debut on the Anime Expo show floor with a WEBTOON booth where fans will be able to pick up exclusive merchandise, and meet some of the world’s biggest webcomic creators — including Tower of God creator SIU in his first-ever United States appearance.\n\n\nFeaturing insights from creators uru-chan (unOrdinary) and Brandon Chen (Just a Goblin and Overtime Elite), as well as industry executives and experts, WEBTOON panel programming will explore the intersecting worlds of webcomics and anime. Panels will dive into anime’s complex power systems and stylized action, the growing webcomics-to-anime pipeline, and the crossover between sports, anime, and webcomics.\n\n\nAt the WEBTOON booth located in the Entertainment Hall (E-90), fans will have the opportunity to purchase an exclusive Tower of God poster and meet WEBTOON superstar, Tower of God creator SIU, in his first-ever U.S. signing event. WEBTOON’s booth will also feature interactive games, photo ops, and free collectible WEBTOON signing cards. Attendees can also purchase premium merch at the WEBTOON booth, with one exclusive item dropping each day of the convention.\n\n\nCreator signings at the WEBTOON booth (E-90) include:\n\n\n\nThursday, July 3 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm PT: uru-chan (unOrdinary) and Brandon Chen (Just a Goblin and Overtime Elite)\n\n\n\nThursday, July 3 from 2:30pm - 3:30 pm PT: Junepurrr (SubZero) and Red (School Bus Graveyard)\n\n\n\nFriday, July 4 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm PT: SIU (Tower of God)\n\n\n\nSaturday, July 5 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm PT: SIU (Tower of God)\n\n\n\nWEBTOON Entertainment’s full panel programming details are as follows:\n\n\n\nThe Art of Battle: Creating High-Impact Fights in Manga and Webcomics (Thursday, July 3 at 1:30pm PT in Room 402AB)\n\n\n\nThe Art of Leveling Up: D...