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on until about one in the morning, but audiences
stayed glued to their seats.
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Magic” on page 10)
More than live events several anime world
premieres were part of the four-day event.
(Full review of re:PLAY Symphony of
Heroes” coming to thisfunktional.com.)
The popular “Sword Art Online” anime, which
first season ended in 2012, held its worls premiere
on Friday afternoon to a room filled with eager
fans who could not wait to be a part of the big
event.
The premiere came with a screening of three
episodes from season one, which were voted on by
fans as the best of the season.
The fans were thrilled to relive those episodes.
Once the season one recap was done, the screening
of season two brought cheers and applause as the new
theme song started.
A full review of “Sword Art Online” season 2
episode 1 soon on thisfunktional.com.)
The first film in 17 years for the “Dragon Ball”
universe “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods” had a
special screening for fans Friday night with some of
the English voice actors and producers.
“Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods” is a true
cinematic feature film which puts Goku, voiced by
Sean Schemmel, against a freshly awoken God of
destruction Beerus, voiced by Jason Douglas, who is
out to find a worthy opponent to fight.
With more depth to the characters fans have come
to enjoy and a storyline which pushes the Saiyans to
a new level, God mode.
(Interview with Goku voice actor Sean Schemmel
and “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods” producer Justin
Cook coming soon to thisfunktional.com.)
The excitement only grows with the announcements
of “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods” coming to theaters
with a limited release on August 5,6,7 and 9. To
purchase tickets in advance visit dragonballz.com/
tickets.
(Full review of “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods”
coming soon to thisfunktional.com.)
Artist were also in attendance showcasing their best
fan art for some of this year’s most popular animes
and classic animes from past years.
The Chalk Twins, Devon and Lexi, once again put
their skills to work on a big art piece inspired by the
guest of honor the original Sailor Moon Englsh voice
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