The world might be upside down, but anime will always be there for us.

I’m not just talking about the countless hours you can spend binge-watching My Hero Academia to pass time during quarantine, but also the relentless ways fans can band together. Funimation is celebrating anime fans with a new virtual con from July 3-4.

The free con will host panels, cosplay “meetups,” forums, and more. Fans can be the first to know additional details by signing up for notifications at FunimationCon.com.

“FunimationCon is a chance for us to give back to a community which has supported us for over 25 years by re-imagining the convention experience,” said Colin Decker, the general manager of Funimation. Last year was highly successful for the distribution company as it grossed more than $13 million at the box office with My Hero Academia: Hero Rising. Now, the company feels, it’s time to give back to the community and provide some killer content.

Photo: Funimation

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Nicole Savas

Nicole Savas

As a kid, Nicole either wanted to be a professional toy player-wither or a writer. Somehow, as social media editor for The Toy Insider, The Toy Book, and The Pop Insider, she’s found a career as both. She's grateful to work somewhere that she can fully embrace both her love of teddy bears and her admiration for the Oxford comma. When she's not playing with toys at work, she's playing with her baby girl at home.

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