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Panels with Fruits Basket, One Piece, Fire Force; Special Programs from Sony Music Labels Artists BLUE ENCOUNT, FLOW, KANA-BOON, Luna Haruna, DJ Performance by DJ MarGenal; and a Special Airing of the 2019 SACRA MUSIC Festival; Plus More to be Announced Soon!
Registration Now Open for the Free Two-Day Virtual Con Celebrating Anime
FunimationCon 2020, in cooperation with Sony Music Labels Inc., unveiled exciting music guests and programs at the two-day event. Popular Japanese artists BLUE ENCOUNT, FLOW, KANA-BOON, and Luna Haruna, will deliver a special message, concert footage and music videos, and there will also be a DJ set by DJ MarGenal during the event. FunimationCon 2020 and SACRA MUSIC are also presenting a special streamed performance from the 2019 SACRA MUSIC Festival. Additional panels, hosted cosplay programming and meet-ups, previews, and more will be announced in the coming weeks.
FunimationCon 2020 is expanding the availability of the event to include more territories. The event is now available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Registration is now open to sign up for the completely FREE event, so head over to FunimationCon 2020 (www.FunimationCon.com) to secure your spot and receive updates on new events added to the line-up. We can’t wait to celebrate with you this July.
FunimationCon’s Voice Actor Panels
- Fruits Basket Voice Actor Panel - Celebrate
the hit shoujo classic's new second season with the English voice cast
of Fruits Basket! Join Eric Vale (Yuki), Jerry Jewell (Kyo), Mikaela
Krantz (Momiji), and Colleen Clinkenbeard (Akito), as well as season
two's new character cast Aaron Dismuke (Kakeru) and Caitlin Glass
(Machi, ADR Director) for some Q&A, a live reading, and even an
advice corner courtesy of the Student Council! The panel is hosted by
Caitlin Glass.
- One Piece - The One Piece panel brings together the
voice actors behind your favorite characters to celebrate the series
and the return of dubbed episodes, including Colleen Clinkenbeard
(Luffy), Brina Palencia (Tony Chopper), Mike McFarland (Buggy the Clown)
and more. Funimation’s Josellie Rios (host of the One Piece at a Time podcast) is moderating the panel.
- Fire Force - With a new season launching
on Funimation’s streaming service in July, this panel is not to be
missed! The panel features voice actors Derick Snow (Shinra), Justin
Briner (Sho), Eric Vale (Arthur), Christopher Wehcamp (Hinawa), and is
moderated by Matt Acevedo.
Funimation, in collaboration with Sony Music Labels Inc. is proud to bring fans exciting music guests and a special message from some of its most popular label artists.
- BLUE ENCOUNT is
a four-piece band hailing from Kumamoto, Japan. Known for their
heartfelt and energetic style, BLUE ENCOUNT has built a reputation for
connecting emotionally with their audience. BLUE ENCOUNT made their
major debut with the EP TIMELESS ROOKIE (2014), and have released three
full-length albums (≒, THE END, and VECTOR). BLUE ENCOUNT has also
released numerous anime theme songs including “Polaris” for My Hero Academia (2019), “FREEDOM” for BANANA FISH, “VS” for Gintama (2017), “Survivor” for Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans (2016), and “DayXDay” for Gintama (2015).
- FLOW
is a band with their own unique brand of rock comprised of KOHSHI (Vo),
KEIGO (Vo), TAKE (Gt), GOT’S (Ba), and IWASAKI (Dr). Brothers KOHSHI
(older brother, Vo) and TAKE (younger brother, G) started playing music
in 1993 and formed FLOW in 1998. In 1999, they added KEIGO (Vo), and
GOT’S (Ba), and in 2000, they added IWASAKI (Dr), forming their present
lineup. In 2003, they had their major debut with the single “Blaster”
and ever since, they’ve unleashed their brand of music with their
melodic and powerful double vocals throughout the world. Their music was
an excellent fit for anime so they went on to do many anime songs such
as “GO!!!” as an opening song for the anime “NARUTO,” “COLORS,” an
opening song for “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion,” and the opening
song for “Tales of Zesteria the X,” “Kaze no Uta.” And from 2006 and
on, they started performing overseas and have now performed 57 times in
19 countries all over the world including countries in Asia, North
America, South America, and Europe, proving that their powerful live
performances can cross borders. Since September of 2019, the opening
song for “NARUTO Shippuden,“ “Sign,” has exceeded 30 million plays on
the subscription service Spotify and all of their songs exceed a total
of 100 million plays.
- KANA-BOON,
is a three-piece rock band consisting of Maguro Taniguchi (Vo./Gt.),
Hayato Koga (Gt.), and Takahiro Koizumi (Dr.). KANA-BOON is known for
performing numerous anime theme songs including “Silhouette” the opening
performance of anime NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, which charted on
Spotify’s Viral 50 Daily Chart of Honduras and Apple Music Daily Top 100
Chart of Nepal, “Baton Road” the opening theme of BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS, and “Fighter” the opening theme of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans. Their latest song “Starmarker” was chosen to be the opening theme of the My Hero Academia and has attracted anime fans from all over the world.
- Luna Haruna Luna Haruna was born on October 11th. She debuted in May 2012 with the song “Sora wa takakau kaze wa utau” (the ED song for the 2nd
season of the TV anime “Fate/Zero.”) And now, she has done many theme
songs for various anime series such as the “SWORD ART ONLINE” series,
the “Monogatari” series, and the “Saekano: How to Raise a Boring
Girlfriend” series. Her popularity isn’t confined to just Japan. She has
performed concerts in Asia and in the west, alluring people all over
the world with her music. Aside from her musical endeavors, she also
designs and produces a wedding dress brand called “LUNAMARIA” and is
also working as a Lolita model. On 10/23/2019, she released the complete
EP “glory days” for “Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.” She
also sang the theme song for “Saekano the Movie: Finale” that was
released on 10/26/2019. On 3/18/2020, she released the single “PEACE!!!”
which was the ending theme for the TV anime “Puzzle & Dragons.”
- DJ MarGenal started his musical activities in 2007. Initially inspired by hip-hop, he became immersed in club culture, but after his appearance in “Anisong Index!!”, which sparked the anisong DJ boom, he shifted his main focus into becoming an anisong DJ. With his abundant knowledge and skills, he has been appearing in not only his regular events, but also events held all around Japan. He has also attended many large-scale anime events such as “LisAni! Night” and “LisAni! PARK,” an anime music club event organized by LisAni!, “@JAM” an anisong idol event, and “Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention” held in Singapore. DJ MarGenal served as the DJ instructor for voice actor Eriko Nakamura, and was Prizmmy ☆ 's supporting DJ during the “Nendoroid 10th Anniversary Live” held in 2016. He was also the supporting DJ during “LisAni! Night Vol.6'' for anisong singer ELISA. In connection with the Trinity Seven x Anilab official collaboration event held in 2014, he was the support DJ in charge for the anisong singer ZAQ during “Anime Zia'' and “AJ Night”. In commemoration of the first anniversary of Sony Music Labels SACRA MUSIC imprint, which many popular anisong artists such as LiSA, Eir Aoi, ClariS, EGOIST, and Luna Haruna belong to, he was in charge of the label's first MIX CD "MiX ~ Omoshiroi Hodo Yoku Wakaru Nonstop SACRA MUSIC ~".
SACRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019 Performances
Funimation is thrilled to stream a selection of performances from the 2019 SACRA MUSIC Festival, the two-day music extravaganza featuring artists on SACRA MUSIC’s label. Featured performances will include LiSA, Eir Aoi, TrySail, and halca, among many others. Last year the Fest was an enormous success and this is an opportunity for fans who couldn’t be there in person to experience the magic. SACRA MUSIC aims to widen the reach of artists who have tie-ins with major anime and game franchises globally.
