Crunchyroll has announced that it will host a special anime music experience at EDM artist Porter Robinson‘s Second Sky Festival. The musical experience will be known as Crunchyroll’s Anime Shelter space and will feature DJs from Tokyo’s iconic Akihabara anime night club, MOGRA, who are returning to the U.S. for the first time since 2019.
The DJ lineup for Second Sky Festival will primarily consist of:
- • D-YAMA — The artist who founded and opened MOGRA in 2009. He has brought MOGRA’s anime club scene to an international audience through tours in the United States and Germany, as well as streams on Twitch.
- • Taku Inoue — A pop/dance music producer who served as a member of BANDAI NAMCO’s sound staff for nearly a decade. He has contributed to THE IDOLM@STER and TEKKEN franchises and is a resident DJ at MOGRA.
- • DJ WILDPARTY — A Japanese DJ and resident artist at MOGRA who has partnered with various Vocaloid talent and his tracks have been featured in THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE!
The Anime Shelter space at Second Sky is a nod to Crunchyroll’s 2016 SHELTER anime music video and short film, written and executive produced by Porter Robinson. The space will also include several photo opportunities, interactive activities, and a Crunchyroll-branded bar offering a curated selection of anime-inspired drinks.
ANNOUNCEMENT – @Crunchyroll is bringing MOGRA to Second Sky with an immersive anime music experience, featuring the Akihabara-based nightclub’s resident DJs, and a completely new, second stage on the festival grounds 💠 pic.twitter.com/Eb7tTPxT13
— Second Sky Music Festival (@secondskyfest) October 13, 2022
Crunchyroll will also be supporting Second Sky’s Cosplay Cup that will take place onsite in the Crunchyroll Anime Shelter space. It will be providing exclusive prizes to the top three winners in the special competition. More information will be made available for attendees at a later date.
Second Sky Festival will take place on October 29, 2022 at Oakland Arena Grounds in Oakland, California, featuring artists personally curated by Porter Robinson. It will be the festival’s third installment that will take place over the Halloween weekend. Fans can also expect to see brand new artwork sites across all the festival grounds.
Second Sky single day general admission, single day VIP, and hotel packages can be purchased on the festival’s official website.
Source: press release
