Venue & Fireworks at SDCC LiSA Concert. Photo Credit: Roger Lee. Courtesy of Crunchyroll
Venue & Fireworks at SDCC LiSA Concert. Photo Credit: Roger Lee. Courtesy of Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll Concert Series – Anime/J-pop Sensation LiSA Rocks SDCC

By: Robert Prentice

LiSA made her electrifying return to North America in nearly a decade performing anime hits at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on Friday, July 26

Experimental musician and performance artist Alice Longyu Gao opened the evening concert

(Press Release) On Friday night at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park at San Diego Comic Con, global J-pop sensation LiSA, the iconic voice behind countless hit anime themes, headlined the Crunchyroll Concert Series. The singer-songwriter electrified audiences at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, marking her first performance in North America in nearly a decade.

LiSA performed anime hits including โ€œhomuraโ€ and โ€œGurengeโ€ from โ€œDemon Slayer,โ€ โ€œOath Sign,โ€ the theme song from โ€œFate/Zero,โ€ โ€œDatte Atashi no Heroโ€ from โ€œMy Hero Academia,โ€ โ€œCrossing Fieldโ€ from โ€œSword Art Online,โ€ โ€œREALiZEโ€ featured in the Japanese dubbed version of โ€œSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,โ€ her latest single โ€œBlack Boxโ€ from the anime โ€œNieR:Automata Ver1.1a,โ€ and more!

LiSA also has a concert film coming out on August 17 in North America (distributed by Crunchyroll & Sony Pictures Entertainment). More info can be found here.

 

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LiSA, returning to the U.S. as Spotifyโ€™s 2020 Most Played Japanese Artistย Overseas known her for her top charting anime themes, performed hits like โ€œGurengeโ€ from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and โ€œhomuraโ€ from Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train as well as her original songs.

Experimental musician and performance artist Alice Longyu Gao opened the evening with a set inspired by her deep connection to NANA, a classic anime about romance and music.

Once doors opened and prior to the opening act, DJs from FAKE STAR USA โ€“ James Landino, Hyper Potions, and VGR โ€“ entertained the crowd.