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Crunchyroll Details its Plans for 1st Ever Kolkata Comic Con
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Crunchyroll detailed the plans for its booth at the upcoming Kolkata Comic Con on Thursday. The company is hosting a One Piece-themed photo booth, a 180-degree "time freeze" Solo Leveling photo booth, and anime trivia quizzes. Giveaways at the booth include Crunchyroll-branded "swag bags," limited-edition One Piece collector cards, Solo Leveling acrylic keychains, and Dragon Ball Daima fan cards.
Comic Con India will come to three new cities this convention season:
- Kolkata Comic Con: February 22-23
- Pune Comic Con: March 8-9
- Ahmedabad Comic Con: March 22-23
The Mumbai Comic Con will take place afterwards on April 12-13. Crunchyroll is once again the 'powered by' partner for the convention.
The 2024-2025 convention season began with the Hyderabad Comic Con on November 15, followed by:
- Delhi Comic Con: December 6-8
- Bengaluru Comic Con: January 18-19
- Chennai Comic Con: February 8-9
Crunchyroll hosted voice actor Natsuki Hanae and producer Yūma Takahashi for a panel at Mumbai Comic Con in April 2024 while they visited the city for anime's World Tour screening. Crunchyroll partnered with Comic Con India for its events in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai in the 2023-2024 convention season.
Manga creator Terako Shima attended Bengaluru Comic Con in November 2023. She took part in live drawing sessions at the event and The Kodansha Comics by Manga Planet India booth gave out free copies of the first chapter of her India Calling Me Now (Ima, Indo ni Yobarete) manga.
The Bandai Namco Pop-Up Store hosted a booth at Delhi Comic Con and Mumbai Comic Con during the 2023-2024 convention season. Mumbai's booth had freebies, merchandise for sale, "gachapon" machines, and a Taiko no Tatsujin arcade game.
Taiwanese anime distributor Muse Communication also had a booth at the Mumbai Comic Con in 2024.
Source: Press release
