J-pop group MADKID announced for Crunchyroll Expo 2019
Rising J-pop group MADKID will appear at this year’s Crunchyroll Expo.
Announced today, the group are part of a slew of guests coming from the anime series The Rising of the Shield Hero. The band performed the two opening themes for the show: “Rise” and “Faith.” MADKID recently released their debut studio album Circus, which includes English versions of “Rise” and “Faith.”
Other guests from the anime include voice actress Sarah Emi Bridcutt, character designer Masahiro Suwa, music composer Kevin Penkin, and show producer Junichiro Tamura.
Tickets for Crunchyroll Expo are on sale right now. The event takes place from August 30 through September 1 inside the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California.
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.