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New York Anime Festival

Cutting-edge and classic anime in the heart of New York City!

About Me

The New York Anime Festival is an anime convention from the creators of New York Comic Con taking place September 26-28, 2008 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. It features exclusive and extensive anime screenings, guests from America and Japan, manga, cosplay, video games, live-action Japanese cinema, fashion, food, and the cultural treasures that gave birth to Japanese pop culture... all in the heart of New York City!

My Interests

Anime, Manga, Sushi, Tempura, Samurai, Ninjas, Giant Robots, and Cherry Blossoms

I'd like to meet:

Hideaki Anno, Tite Kubo, and Masashi Kishimoto

Music:

Hikaru Utada, TWO-MIX, T.M.Revolution, HAPPYFUNSMILE, Ali Project, The Pillows, Unicorn Table, Beat Crusaders, Puffy AmiYumi, Aural Vampire, and Susumu Hirasawa

Movies:

Grave of the Fireflies, Millennium Actress, Princess Mononoke, Wings of Honneamise, and Vampire Hunter D

Television:

Bleach, Naruto, Black Jack, Zipang, Last Exile, and Ronin Warriors

Books:

Battle Royale and Kamikaze Girls

Heroes:

Kamen Rider Knight

My Blog

Manga For Dummies at Kinokuniya

Manga For Dummies author Kensuke Okabayashi will be visiting our friends at Kinokuniya Bookstore (1073 Ave of Americas) in NYC at 3 PM on October 25.  Okabayashi will be presenting a reading and ...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:54:00 PST

Haruhi Day at Kinokuniya

NYAF is over, but the anime events keep on coming.  Yen Press and Kinokuniya Bookstore have just announced "Haruhi Day" will take place this Saturday  Oct 18  from 3 to 6 PM.  Yen Press is...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:29:00 PST

Win Tickets to Death Note 2!

The New York Anime Festival, Kinokuniya Bookstore, and VIZ Pictures invite you to a NYC screening of Death Note 2! The movie -- the cinematic conclusion to the cat-and-mouse game of life-and-death be...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:17:00 PST

Baby, The Stars Shine Bright Fashion Show

American Debut of Baby, The Starts Shine Bright Fashion Show at New York Anime Festival (NYAF) on Sunday, September 28 at 12:15pm!!   Where: Jacob K. Javits Center, Anime News Network Theater, R...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:51:00 PST

NYAF Begins!

Ladies and gentlemen, NYAF is kicking off in just a few hours.  To follow us through the con, check out www.mediumatlarge.net and http://twitter.com/NY_Anime_Fest for updates from Lance and ...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:58:00 PST

Happy Birthday, TMR!

So, we're posting a bit of T.M.Revolution news today. Anything special about today? Only that it's T.M.R's birthday! That's right! Happy Birthday, Nishikawa-san! And, with T.M.R's folks checking out w...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:51:00 PST

What To Do This Saturday? An Anime Fundraiser!

Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) presents The First Annual Anime and Manga Fundraiser this Saturday.  Cosplay-lovers are encouraged to showcase their talents and costumes at its Cosplay Fa...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:01:00 PST

Big in Japan

We like TMR.  TMR likes us.  Everyone had a blast at his concert at New York Comic Con earlier in the year, and as a result, his staff are coming out to hang out at the New York Anime Festiv...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:53:00 PST

Who Wants To Be A Voice Actor?

Who wants to be a voice actor? It's the dream of so very many, many anime fans, and now, the New York Anime Festival with our friends at New York City studios NYAV Post and TripWire Productions will b...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:39:00 PST

Animation Collective

NYAF's coming up fast, and we've got a lot of amazing talent and panelists from all over the planet.  What gets me excited?  A hell of a lot, but I take special pleasure in putting a spotlig...
Posted by New York Anime Festival on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:50:00 PST