Toei Animation is one of the oldest and most venerable animation studios in the world. After all, they are the studio that brought to life some of the most popular anime series in existence. Dragon Ball, One Piece, Digimon: all are the results of Toei, and their success speaks for themselves. It’s fairly difficult to find anyone who hasn’t at least heard of these three anime series. Heck, in many cases, they have become integral parts of most people’s childhoods. This includes myself in the bargain.
Thus, it’s not a surprise that Toei Animation would have a presence at New York Comic Con 2024 (NYCC 2024). All for the purposes of bringing these three beloved anime series to the convention. Don’t believe me? Then let’s find out more about this together, shall we?
NYCC 2024: Toei Animation Booth Details
Toei Animation is proud to announce that they will celebrate Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Digimon via their booth and panels at NYCC 2024. For their exhibit booth in particular (#2635), they have something new for us. This year, the booth will feature two pop-up shops. One will be the ever-popular Toei Animation X Dim Mak Pop-Up Shop, which will feature a “curated selection of One Piece merchandise, including hoodies, t-shirts and shorts as wells as NYCC exclusive releases like a Straw Hats crew puffer tote bag, Egghead Luffy skate deck and enamel pin collection”. The other is something new to NYCC: the Mugiwara Store Pop-Up Shop. This will be a “recreation of the famed Japanese retail concept and world’s largest official One Piece store—featuring a collection of One Piece merchandise exclusive to Mugiwara and previously only available in Japan, including several exclusive items from the new Harajuku store”.
But that’s enough out of me for now. Here’s the full programming schedule for Toei at NYCC 2024 below:
Toei Animation New York Comic Con 2024 Programming Schedule
(as of 10/10/24; All times listed are Eastern)
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Toei Animation Booth
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Javits Center
Booth 2635
Visit Toei Animation’s exhibit booth for a variety of experiences, including:
- Balloon of Luffy GEAR2.
- § Mugiwara Store Pop-Up Shop featuring a variety of Mugiwara-exclusive One Piece merchandise from Japan.
- § Toei Animation x Dim Mak Pop-Up Shop offering a curated selection of One Piece merchandise.
Dragon Ball DAIMA Special Panel
12:45 pm – 2:15 pm
Javits Center
Empire Stage
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball, Toei Animation will share the details of the creation behind the wonderous new world of “Dragon Ball DAIMA” joined by Akio Iyoku (Executive Producer of “Dragon Ball DAIMA”), Monica Rial (English voice of Bulma) and other special guests. A screening of “Dragon Ball DAIMA” Episode 1 in English subtitles will precede the panel discussion.
Panelists include:
JAPANESE STAFF
- Akio Iyoku, Executive Producer
HOST
- Monica Rial (English voice of Bulma)
Digimon Adventure Panel
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Javits Center
Room 409
Toei Animation welcomes Digimon luminary and “Mother of Sunday Morning Anime” Hiromi Seki (Producer of “Digimon Adventure” and “Digimon Adventure 02”) to discuss the franchise and the future of “Digimon Adventure.”
Panelists include:
JAPANESE STAFF
- Hiromi Seki, Producer
HOST
- Justin Rojas
Friday, October 18, 2024
Toei Animation Booth
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Javits Center
Booth 2635
(see details above)
One Piece Panel
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Javits Center
Room 409
Toei Animation welcomes the team behind the hit series “One Piece” to discuss the animation and the behind the scenes of the series together with English dub cast members.
JAPANESE STAFF
- Ryuta Koike, Producer
- Satoshi Ito, Series Director
- Masayuki Takagi, Creative Director
ENGLISH DUB CAST
- Colleen Clinkenbeard (voice of Luffy)
- Christopher Sabat (voice of Zoro)
HOST
- Jacki Jing
Saturday, October 19, 2024
Toei Animation Booth
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Javits Center
Booth 2635
(see details above)
Sunday, October 20, 2024
Toei Animation Booth
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Javits Center
Booth 2635
(see details above)
