San Diego Comic-Con: Can’t-Miss Animation Panels of 2025 (Updated)

The most wonderful time of the year for comics, animation, genre media and pop culture fanatics is just around the corner, as Comic-Con International and spillover events take over the city of San Diego, California from July 24-27. You can find more information about the official Con lineup at comic-con.org/cc, but here’s a quick rundown of some of the must-see animation sessions on deck.

Thursday, July 24

• 10 a.m. – Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender 20th Anniversary (Ballroom 20)
• 11:15 a.m. – Critical Role on Prime Video: The Mighty Nein and The Legend of Vox Machina Cast (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 11:45 a.m. – Miraculous: The Next Chapter (Rm. 6BCF)
• 12:30 p.m. – One Piece: Egghead Arc Dub World Premiere with Colleen Clinkenbeard (Ballroom 20)
• 12:30 p.m. – The Hellaverse on Prime Video: Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss Cast (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 1:30 p.m. – Black Animation Execs Talk Shop (Room 10)
• 1:30 p.m. – Worldbuilders: Visual Effects Meets Speculative Fiction (Rm. 29CD)
• 1:30 p.m. – Moomin Turns 80! (Rm. 24ABC)
• 2 p.m. – Spike and Mike’s All-Ages Festival of Animation (Rm. 32AB)
• 2:15 p.m. – LEGO Ninjago: The Adventure Continues (Rm. 6BCF)
• 3 p.m. – Arcana Studio: Ultraduck: A New Hero Takes Flight (Rm. 32AB)
• 3:30 p.m. – Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios (Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires) (Rm. 6BCF)
• 5 p.m. – 40 Years of Robotech (Rm. 9)
• 5 p.m. – The Artistry of Anime and Game Art with Kia Asamiya (Rm. 5AB)
• 6 p.m. – Aniplex of America 20th Anniversary Industry Panel (Rm. 7AB)
• 6:45 p.m. – Comedy Central Adult Animation: South Park, Beavis and Butt-head and Digman! (Hall H)
• 6:45 p.m. – NacelleVerse Unleashed: Biker Mice from Mars, RoboForce and More (Rm. 6A)
• 7 p.m. – Worst Cartoons Ever! with Jerry Beck (Rm. 5AB)
• 7:15 p.m. – Gundam Showcase: Featuring 30 Years of Gundam Wing (Rm. 6BCF)

Friday, July 25

• 10 a.m. – Cartoon Network Studios: Cartoon Cartoons Animated Shorts Showcase (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 11 a.m. – MOM! Phineas and Ferb are at San Diego Comic-Con! (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 12 p.m. – Adult Swim’s Haha, You Clowns Series Premiere Preview (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 12 p.m. – Celebrating the Puppetry Arts (Marriott Grand 12 & 13)
• 12 p.m. – Production I.G and Wit Studio: George Wada (Rm. 28DE)
• 12:45 p.m. – Clash: From Games to Books to Streaming (Rm. 6BCF)
• 1 p.m. – Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty Season 8: The Panel (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 1:45 p.m. – Celebrating 75 Years of Peanuts (Rm. 6DE)
• 2 p.m. – Adult Swim’s Smiling Friends Season 3 Preview (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 3 p.m. – Solar Opposites (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 3 p.m. – Navigating the Animation Development Pipeline (Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor)
• 3:15 p.m. – Lilo & Stitch: A Look Inside the Continuing Phenomenon (Rm. 6BCF)
• 4 p.m. – King of the Hill (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 7 p.m. – Breaking into Voice Acting for Games and Animation (Marriott Grand 12 & 13)
• 7:30 p.m. – WTF Did I Just Watch? 25 Years of Titmouse’s Craziest Animation Moments (Rm. 5AB)
• 9 p.m. – Spike and Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation (Rm. 5AB)

Saturday, July 26

• 10 a.m. – Bob’s Burgers (Ballroom 20)
• 10 a.m. – Coyote vs. Acme (Hall H)
• 10:30 a.m. – The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Rm. 6BCF)
• 11 a.m. – Futurama (Ballroom 20)
• 11:15 a.m. – DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys 2 (Hall H)
• 11:45 a.m. – The Simpsons (Ballroom 20)
• 12:45 p.m. – American Dad! (Ballroom 20)
• 1 p.m. – The A-to-Z of Action Animation, presented by The Animation Guild (Rm. 9)
• 1 p.m. – Cartoon Voices 1, hosted by Mark Evanier (Rm. 6BCF)
• 1:30 p.m. – Family Guy (Ballroom 20)
• 2 p.m. – Women in Concept Art (Rm. 9)
• 3 p.m.  – Beyond Solo: The New Digital Era of Creator Collaboration, with creatives from Ultraman: Rising, Claynosaurz, The Amazing Digital Circus, Genshin Impact and VEWN. Panelists will be at the Sales Pavilion after the panel to sign autographs. (Rm. 25ABC) 
• 4:15 p.m. – 40th Anniversary of Studio Ghibli, with production coordinator Hirokatsu Kihara (Rm. 6DE)
• 5:30 p.m. – Netflix’s The Cuphead Show!: Inkwell Isle Revisited (Rm. 24ABC)
• 5:30 p.m. – Spider-Man: The Animated Series 30th Anniversary (Rm. 5AB)
• 5:45 p.m. – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle (Hall H)
• 6:30 p.m. – Inside the Booth: Voice Acting Secrets from the Pros with Bang Zoom! Studios (Rm. 5AB)
• 6:45 p.m. – The Tiny Chef Show (Hilton Indigo Ballroom)
• 7 p.m. – Bringing Your Indie Animation to Life, with the creators of Remember Us, Fearless and if(fy). (Rm. 9)
• 7:30 p.m. – The Animation Showrunner Panel, with talent from Frog and Toad, Transformers: EarthSpark, Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, Primos and Batwheels. (Rm. 5AB)
• 8 p.m. – Cyanide & Happiness: Stuff We Shouldn’t Know (Rm. 6DE)

• 8 p.m. – How Indie Animation Challenges the Industry, with MechWest creators David and Noah Gallagher, Brooke Keesling (Head of Animation Talent Dev., Bento Box) and Lord Spew (Rm. 9)

Sunday, July 27

• 10 a.m. – Emily the Strange Panel Experience (Rm. 32AB)
• 10 a.m. – Papercutz: A Phineas and Ferb Drawing Workshop with John Green (Rm. 11)
• 10 a.m. – San Diego International Children’s Film Festival (Rm. 9)
• 10:30 a.m. – Explore Disney’s Amphibia with Matt Braly (Rm. 6A)
• 11 a.m. – Sneak Peek: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (Hall H)
• 11:45 a.m. – Cartoon Voices II, hosted by Mark Evanier (Rm. 6A)
• 1 p.m. – Andreas Deja: 30 Years of Disney Villains (Rm. 6BCF)
• 1 p.m. – Iyanu’s Journey: The Next Chapter (Rm. 24ABC)
• 3 p.m. – Business of Cartoon Voices, hosted by Mark Evanier (Rm. 7AB)
• 3 p.m. – Mexican Stories in Games and Animation, featuring Jorge R. Gutierrez (Rm. 29AB)
• 3:30 p.m. – Hazbin Hotel Sing-Along and Q&A with Sam Haft (Rm. 29CD)