This coverage is presented by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC held two world premiere screenings at Anime Expo 2025 featuring Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota and A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Alongside the two anime world premieres, many upcoming NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC titles were featured.
During the July 3rd world premiere of Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota World Premier and panel, producer Genta Ozaki shared the promotional video and fans were able to learn first hand behind-the-scenes, character setting, production behind-the-scenes and highlights of Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse scheduled for launch in July 2025. Audience were excited when asked about their favorite character, and they had a strong reaction towards “Makina Umezawa”. They also created a high note. scheduled for launch in July 2025. There were exclusive video comments from Shuichiro Umeda (voice of Naoto Watari), Yumika Yano (voice of Satsuki Tachibana), and Yurie Ikoma (voice of Yukari Ishihara).
Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 will be coming in 2026 and Season 1 is currently streaming on Hulu. Tune In to the Midnight Heart is also scheduled for 2026.
Grand Blue Dreaming Season 2 showcased the Charpy Impact Tester which appears in the upcoming season in person, which made its first U.S. debut at Anime Expo. The exhibit will be given away to a US based university after the event.
Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota episode 1 world premiere was held ahead of the anime broadcast beginning October 2025.
During the July 5 world premiere of A Wild Last Boss Appeared! producer Ryo Hino spotlighted the recently popular series From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman. In addition, fans were excited to see behind-the-scenes stories and see characters again from From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, which is a huge hit on Prime Video.
Reincarnated as a SwordII announced it will premiere in 2026 with a new key visual. The visual featured Fran riding Master in the Floating Island arc. Director Shinji Ishihara and animation producer Yosuke Shimada also shared an exclusive video comment message to fans.
Suikoden: The Anime also had a video comment message from chief director Yuzo, and amongst the audience, there was excitement primarily among fans who had played the original game. Additional details on the anime will be released at another date.
Lastly, fans got to see the first episode of A Wild Last Boss Appeared! ahead of the October 2025 release. Director Yuya Horiuchi and original creator Firehead shared special comments to attendees before the premiere.
Attendees all received a special limited A Wild Last Boss Appeared! memorability only available at AnimeJapan 2025 and special paper fans featuring both A Wild Last Boss Appeared! and Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota. A variety of goods were given to a select fans including Hellsing figures, limited signed Japanese scripts, goods from From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, and more.
Source: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
