AMC Networks’ HIDIVE returns to Los Angeles next month for Anime Expo 2025. This year’s programming at the annual July 4th weekend convention showcases the streamer’s top properties — from franchises to new and upcoming titles. Attendees can look forward to a wide array of panels that will include previews, premieres and more as well as Q&A sessions with a variety of Japanese guests including a director, trio of producers and pair of voice actors.
In addition, fans are invited to visit HIDIVE’s exhibit booth (#SF13) for more information and photo ops during regular show hours all weekend long at Anime Expo 2025. The booth will be open to visitors Thursday, July 3 thru Saturday, July 3 form 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Los Angeles Convention Center’s South Hall, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 6.
Kicking off HIDIVE’s line-up is the DanMachi — Is It Wrong to Try to Pick-Up Girls in a Dungeon? 10th Anniversary Celebration featuring a Q&A with Nobuhiro Osawa, chief producer of the hit fantasy adventure franchise that just concluded its fifth season, produced by J.C. Staff. Friday, July 4 at noon | JW Marriott Diamond Ballroom
Next is the World Premiere of Bad Girl Episodes 1 & 2 of the new comedy series and HIDIVE Summer 2025 simulcast exclusive in its territories. Friday, July 4 at 3:15 p.m. | LACC Level 2, Room 511ABC
Announced earlier this week, Bad Girl is adapted from the seinen manga written and illustrated by Nikumaru, and centers on first-year high school student Yu Yutani. With her large piercings and two-tone hair, Yu has become notorious as a “bad girl,” but at heart she is an incredibly good girl who abandoned her honor student ways in order to attract the attention of the beautiful and popular Atori Mizutori, who happens to be on the student disciplinary committee…
This is followed by The Dangers in My Heart Movie Sneak Peek co-presented by HIDIVE and TV Asahi that includes a first look of the upcoming film and Q&A with the series’ director Hiroaki Akagi and producers Yosuke Sakurai and Kazuki Endo. Friday, July 4 at 8 p.m. | JW Marriott Diamond Ballroom
Then, HIDIVE will present the Call of the Night Season 2 Panel offering a Q&A with voice actors Gen Sato and Sora Amamiya plus sneak peek of Episode 2 from the Summer 2025 simulcast exclusive and newest season of the beloved supernatural romance series. Saturday, July 5 at 5:45 p.m. | JW Marriott Platinum Ballroom
And finally, the 2.5 Dimensional Seduction English Dub Special Screening presents an encore viewing of Episodes 1 & 2 of from the fan-favorite rom-com and its new English dub currently streaming on HIDIVE. Sunday, July 6 at 2:30 p.m. | LACC Level 2, Room 408AB
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