Everything You Need To Know About the Convention

October 30, 2025

2025 has been a banner year for the anime industry, and there are few better ways to celebrate the medium’s growth and accomplishments than with a good convention. Luckily for fans in Southern California, Anime Pasadena is almost a week away, giving anyone in the area a perfect opportunity to show their appreciation for anime.

Taking place between November 8th and 9th at the Pasadena Convention Center, Anime Pasadena 2025 is hosting a wide variety of exciting guests and panels.

To help bring the biggest news and interviews to fans who can’t attend, ScreenRant is the official media partner for Anime Pasadena’s 2025 convention. Anime Pasadena Marketing Director Colin Bass was ecstatic about the partnership, writing:

“We’re proud to announce ScreenRant as the official media partner for Anime Pasadena 2025! They’ll be on-site all weekend conducting exclusive celebrity interviews, with coverage premiering across their official media channels following the event.”

ScreenRant Is Hosting Anime Pasadena’s Official Dragon Ball Cast Panel

In addition to conducting interviews and attending panels, ScreenRant is moderating the Dragon Ball Cast Panel that’s taking place on Saturday, November 9th from 12:30 – 1:30 at the Civic Auditorium.

The panel will be moderated by Comics and Anime Deputy Editor Megan Peters and will feature Dragon Ball’s English dub cast, including Sean Schemmel, Kyle Hebert, Dameon Clarke, Dawn M. Bennett, and Zeno Robinson.

Far from just hosting the English cast of Dragon Ball, however, Anime Pasadena will have panels and interviews with some major stars in the world of anime and manga.

Anime Pasadena Features Some of the Biggest Names In Anime Voice Acting

Anime Pasadena has a wide variety of stars lined up to make appearances and be part of panels.

Some of the biggest names to expect at the convention include the English voice casts of huge properties like Demon Slayer, Naruto, and Jujutsu Kaisen.

Panel	Location	Time	Panelists
Jujutsu Kaisen Cast Panel	Civic Auditorium	November 8th, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Adam McArthur, Lex Lang, Kaiji Tang, Allegra Clark, Anne Yatco, Xander Mobus
Legendary Voices Panel	Civic Auditorium	November 8th, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Zach Aguilar, Michelle Ruff, Richard Horvitz, Sarah Natochenny, Joshua Seth, David Hayter
Attack on Titan Cast Panel	Civic Auditorium	November 8th, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Bryce Papenbrook, Trina Nishimura, Jessie James Grelle, Lauren Landa, David Matranga, Clifford Chapin, Bryson Baugus
Naruto Cast Panel	Civic Auditorium	November 8th, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Yuri Lowenthal, Tara Platt, Doug Erholtz, Dave Wittenberg, Cherami Leigh
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Cast Panel	Civic Auditorium	November 9th, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM	Briana White, John Eric Bentley, Britt Baron, Suzie Yeung
One Piece Cast Panel	Civic Auditorium	November 9th, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM	Colleen Clinkenbeard, Christopher Sabat, Stephanie Young, Jonah Scott, Johnny Yong Bosch, John Swasey
Dandadan Cast Panel	Civic Auditorium	November 9th, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM	AJ Beckles, Abby Trott, Kari Wahlgren, Aleks Le, Ben Diskin

In addition to the stacked lineup of stars, Anime Pasadena has promised “Over 400 vendors and artists, gaming tournaments, free-to-play arcade zone, anime lounge, Karaoke Madness, live music, maid cafes, stage shows, cosplay contests, after parties, and massive giveaways.”

With so many events and such incredible talent present, there’s no doubt that Anime Pasadena’s 2025 convention is going to be one for the history books.

Coming hot off the heels of impressive anime wins like Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’s legendary global box office and the unprecedented success of series like Solo Leveling, it’s certainly a great time to celebrate the worldwide dominance of anime at conventions like Anime Pasadena 2025.