NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan has announced that it will host the world premieres of Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota and A Wild Last Boss Appeared! anime series, as well as an industry panel at the upcoming Anime Expo 2025. The event will run in Los Angeles, California from July 3, 2025 to July 6, 2025.


Special guests appearing at the panels include NBCUniversal Japan anime producers Genta Ozaki and Ryo Hino.
Fans will also receive a limited-edition freebie that was previously available only at AnimeJapan 2025. Additionally, a few lucky attendees will have the chance to win exclusive prizes, including staff signed anime items and more from the Japanese production staff.
Attendees will also learn new details about upcoming titles from NBCUniversal Japan including Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2, Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, Reincarnated as a Sword II, Suikoden: The Anime, and more.
The details for NBCUniversal Japan’s two Anime Expo panels are as follows:
WORLD PREMIERE: NBCUniversal Japan’s “Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota” Screening & Industry Panel
- • July 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM PST
- • Location: Panel Room 404AB
- • Some of the additional anime titles featured include:
- ○ Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2
- ○ Tune In to the Midnight Heart
- ○ Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse
WORLD PREMIERE: NBCUniversal Japan’s “A Wild Last Boss Appeared!” Screening & Industry Panel
- • July 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM PST
- • Location: Panel Room 402AB
- • Some of the additional anime titles featured include:
- ○ From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
- ○ Reincarnated as a Sword II
- ○ Suikoden: The Anime
Source: press release