Where Cowboy Hats Meet Cosplay: Anime Frontier Kicks off this Weekend in Style

Fort Worth, Texas (Dec. 2, 2024) – Anime Frontier, presented by Crunchyroll, is set to open the doors for its fourth annual convention on Dec 6-8 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. Bound to be a memorable event, Anime Frontier will welcome over 40,000 guests to Fort Worth's Hells Half Acre.

“Anime Frontier has found its home in Fort Worth and is excited to bring the art of anime back for an even bigger
event,” Anime Frontier show director MK Goodwin. “From our new features like Anime Frontier Jr. to our engagement
with local community organizations and 16 North American anime premieres, the 2024 convention will leave an
indelible mark on Fort Worth.”

Anime Frontier 2024 boasts a powerful programming lineup, guests, premieres, and new sections dedicated to allanime
fans. Highlights include:

• 27 Guests (voice actors, industry professionals, animators, producers, vtubers, and artists)
  
• 400+ Exhibitors
  
• 16 North American Anime Premieres from Industry leaders
  
  
  • Crunchyroll
    
  • Aniplex
    
  • HIDIVE
  
  
• Interactive and industry insight panel programming
  
• Partnerships with a variety of Dallas-Fort Worth community organizations
  
  
  • Fort Worth Public Library
    
  • McKinney Public Library
    
  • YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth
    
  • Dallas Pets Alive
    
  • University of North Texas' MEKA Club
  
  
• Recently announced, HoYoverse, an immersive virtual world experience, will host an exclusive pop-up, Honkai:
  Star Rail, for Anime Frontier guests.

A primary tenant of Anime Frontier is cultivating a space where the anime fandom can come together in their
appreciation for the art and camaraderie. This year, the event is featuring community-dedicated meet-ups for a wide
variety of engagements, swaps, and celebrations.

Anime Frontier invites all anime fans (including the whole family!) to join in on the fun! Badges can be purchased at

https://animefrontier.com/badges/.

About Anime Frontier Presented By Crunchyroll

Created by LeftField Media (the creators of the largest anime show on the East Coast: Anime NYC), Anime Frontier is set
in Fort Worth, TX, a city that blends cosmopolitan energy and cowboy culture, Anime Frontier, Presented By Crunchyroll,
brings together the best of the US and Japan for a showcase of what's next in Japanese entertainment. Featuring some
of the biggest guests in anime and manga and leading publishers internationally to Texas, Anime Frontier is three days of
exciting exhibits, exclusive premieres, and show-stopping special events. Join us for a convention unlike any other in
Texas! For more, visit AnimeFrontier.com.

About Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll is the global anime brand that fuels fans' love of anime. With the ambition to make anime an even bigger
part of pop culture, Crunchyroll offers fans the ultimate anime experience and destination centered around a premium
streaming service. Crunchyroll has the largest dedicated anime library, an immersive world of events, exciting theatrical
releases, unique games, must-have merchandise, timely news, and more. Anime is for everyone and is accessible to
stream across territories through Crunchyroll—whether on the go on mobile, through gaming consoles and big-screen
devices at home, or on desktops anywhere.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and
Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.