ALI and Yoko Kanno added to Anime Expo's J-POP SOUND CAPSULE 2026

Two more names have been added to this year’s J-POP SOUND CAPSULE concert at Anime Expo.
Revealed yesterday, ALI and Yoko Kanno will join SPYAIR, Yoko Takahashi, and Roselia on the show. ALI is best known for providing themes for Beastars, Jujutsu Kaisen, Golden Kamuy, and Dr. Stone: Science Future. Kanno is best known for composing music for anime such as Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and Macross Plus.
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Tickets for J-POP SOUND CAPSULE 2026 are on sale to the general public right now here. An Anime Expo badge is required to attend the concert.
Anime Expo will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 2 through July 5. Badges are on sale to the general public right now here. Our coverage of last year’s Anime Expo can be seen here.
Since 2009, MP3s and NPCs owner Terrance Pryor has written about music, conventions, cosplay, and video games for publications such as AXS, Examiner, Fake Walls, and Ranker. Based out of Los Angeles, the former rock concert promoter/radio host can be seen talking about rock music on AXS TV’s Music’s Greatest Mysteries and discussing music and whatever else on their Black Man Talks Rock channel on YouTube.