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Richard Cao, 38, from San Diego, said he has been preparing for a long time, getting into shape so he can go as bare-chested Inosuke Hashibira, a character from the anime series \u201cDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\u201d.       &#8220;I lost about 30 pounds over six months, that&#8217;s just the physical, I guess, investment I made,&#8221; Cao said.       This year&#8217;s festivities at the San Diego Convention Center will not have the usual Hall H major A-list celebrity panels, which typically discuss popular movie franchises from the likes of Marvel and DC Studios.       But highlights will include &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; creator George Lucas making his San Diego Comic-Con debut and Disney&#8217;s &#8220;Tron: Ares&#8221; and &#8220;Predator: Badlands&#8221; panels. 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