pixiv Unveils Plans for Anime Expo 2023

Pixiv — the world’s largest creation platform, with over 90 million users and more than 3 billion page views monthly — will attend Anime Expo 2023, North America’s largest anime and manga event. The company’s presence will include a booth with the popular game Genshin Impact, as well as a standalone pixiv booth. Anime Expo 2023 will take place in Los Angeles, California, from Saturday, July 1st to Tuesday, July 4th, 2023.

pixiv’s booth will be located in the Anime Expo Artist Alley at #AA01, and will feature an Omikuji (Japanese fortune-telling paper slips) activation with Artist Alley creators, featuring five different prizes, as well as an iFace Deco-case workshop. At the workshop, each participant will receive two stickers of their choice featuring artworks from “Artists in the Americas” that can be customized with the iFace Reflection transparent glass smartphone case.

“pixiv will host an Omikuji project across all participating booths at the Artist Alley. Attendees who make purchases at any booth within the Artists Alley stand a chance to obtain a limited edition ticket , which can be redeemed for prizes at the Pixiv booth, while supplies last” said Amy Wang, Pixiv’s Manager, International marketing and Brand Team.” The intention behind this project is to encourage attendees to visit numerous booths, discover new creators, and immerse themselves in the wealth of creativity on display.”

The Pixiv/ Genshin Impact Booth will be located at Exhibition Hall, No. 4506 and will showcase the game’s key visual and in-game scenery.

The fan art area of the booth will showcase approximately 80 illustrations, carefully hand-picked from about 250,000 Genshin Impact artworks posted on pixiv.
The fan art area of the booth will host live drawing sessions of Genshin Impact fan art by popular illustrators, as well as autograph signing sessions for each artist. The live drawing sessions will take place over four days, with Modare participating on July 1st (Sat) and July 2nd (Sun), and Oshioshio taking part on July 3rd (Mon) and July 4th (Tue).

Pixiv will host two panels at Anime Expo.

Sunday, July 2nd: “Rising Stars: Up-and-coming Creators in Asia”
10:00 am – 11:00 am

Location: 408 AB

The panel will feature the special guest Modare and focus on the activities of up-and-coming creators from Asia, including Taiwan and South Korea, who are expanding their global presence. In addition, the panel will discuss the growing interest in Japanese anime art in Asia and its increasing popularity in English-speaking countries, as well as introduce the Kickstarter collaboration between pixiv Inc. and the American publishing company Clover Press.

Monday, July 3rd: “pixiv’s Initiatives: Supporting Creators”

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location: 408 AB

The panel will feature the special guest Oshioshio and will focus on the latest trends in Japanese anime art and its growing popularity in English-speaking countries, as well as introduce the art book “Artists in the Americas”, a collaboration between pixiv Inc. and the publishing company PIE International. In response to the increasing number of freelance illustrators, the panel will discuss issues like how to find work and how to appeal to the Asian market.

Pixiv will also host two signings at the autograph area at Kentia Hall:

Modare, an illustrator from South Korea, will sign Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm pt
Oshioshio, an illustrator and manga artist from Kanagawa, Japan, will sign Monday, July 3rd, 2023 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm pt

Fans who attend the autograph session will receive a poster.

“Anime Expo is the largest anime convention and Artists Alley in North America and attracts many anime and illustration fans who are a perfect match for Pixiv,” said Wang. “For this year’s event, we are very honored to collaborate with Genshin Impact exhibiting their official key visuals, as well as a pixiv-hosted fan art exhibition section. We are sure that fans will enjoy this event.”

For updates about pixiv’s presence at Anime Expo, follow pixiv on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

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