Anime Expo has announced that the July 1-4 Los Angeles event has teamed up with six leading Japanese entertainment companies including Lantis Co., Ltd., Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., AMUSE Inc., BANDAI VISUAL CO. LTD., BANDAI NAMCO Live Creative Inc., and Anime Consortium Japan Inc., to present the U.S.’s first Anisong World Matsuri. 

Anisong World Matsuri Makes American Debut at Anime Expo 2016!! More info → https://t.co/L1ygxK0TAL pic.twitter.com/uFoSVXqKMq

— Anime Expo (@AnimeExpo) May 18, 2016

The line-up includes a preview of Love Live! Sunshine!! and the latents behind its new group of shcool idols, Aquors, as well as stars, creators and theme song perfomers of One-Punch Man, and performances by top anime music acts.  

• ~Love Live! Sunshine!! Event: Nice to Meet You, We are Aqours!!~
  • Guest: Aqours (Anju Inami as Chika Takami, Rikako Aida as Riko Sakurauchi, Nanaka Suwa as Kanan Matsuura, Arisa Komiya as Dia Kurosawa, Kanako Takatsuki as Hanamaru Kunikida, Ai Furihata as Ruby Kurosawa)
  • Location: Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) Main Events in West Hall
  • Date: July 2, 2016
• ~ONE PUNCH MATSURI at AX~
  • Guests: Makoto Furukawa as Saitama, Director Shingo Natsume, and more…
  • Performance by JAM Project
  • Location: Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) Main Events in West Hall
  • Date: July 2, 2016
• Anisong World Matsuri ~Japan Super Live~
  • Performances by Eir Aoi, JAM Project, Luna Haruna, Minami, Sphere, T.M. Revolution, Yoko Ishida, DJ Kazu
  • Location: Microsoft Theater
  • Date: July 2, 2016
• Anisong World Matsuri ~Japan Band Battle~
  • Peformances by FLOW and OLDCODEX
  • Location: The NOVO by Microsoft
  • Date: July 3, 2016

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.