Anime Expo 2026 Schedule: Can't-Miss Panels, Screenings, and More

Anime Expo 2026 officially begins in Los Angeles today. Over the next four days, the largest anime convention in North America will host hundreds of panels, screenings, and appearances. It can be a lot to sift through, but luckily, we’ve done the hard work for you. We’ve put together a guide to everything you won’t want to miss at Anime Expo this year, sorted by date and time. And if you want to see everything that’s on offer, you can check out the full schedule on Anime Expo’s official website. Here’s everything worth checking out at Anime Expo 2026. Description: “The Welcome Ceremony is one of the most highly anticipated main events programming. It is where many AX attendees kick off the start of their Anime Expo journey.” Description: “On his fifteenth birthday, Elymas undergoes the Ritual of Divine Blessing but is exiled and stripped of his inheritance after receiving the “defective” Heavy Knight class, which is widely mocked for its unbalanced stats and cowardice. However, Elymas secretly recognizes this world as the exact game he played in his past life, where the despised class is actually the most formidable of them all. Armed with this exclusive knowledge, he sets out to u