It’s anime time in New York! New York Comic Con has grown into one of the largest anime events on the East Coast, bringing fans from around the world to a one-stop location dedicated to celebrating the best and brightest anime, exciting Japanese pop culture, and Popular comics and more! Located at the Javits Center in New York City, Anime NYC has become a convenient gateway for those looking to experience Japanese culture in all its forms with every generation of anime fans. Over three days, you can experience unique exhibitions, exclusive screenings, rich panel discussions, and appearances from some of Japan’s biggest anime and manga creators. Anime NYC will be held next week from August 23rd to August 25th, 2024! There’s still time to get your badge and celebrate with nearly 100,000 fans!
You can spend hours exploring the showroom, filled with thousands of different types of anime merchandise. Or would you like to support your favorite independent artists in the carefully curated Artist Alley? This year, Anime NYC is also partnering with Play NYC, New York’s premier indie developer gaming convention, to offer fans an 80,000-square-foot arcade! Admire the amazing cosplayers who work tirelessly to hone their craft? Come to Heting to experience a new destination Cosplay (presented by HIDIVE with 2.5-dimensional temptation)! Enjoy these designated cosplay spots, or feel free to get involved and show your love for your favorite fandoms with your actual sleeves. There’s also a food court to refuel and a variety of panels sponsored by some of the biggest corporate brands in the industry, including Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Netflix, and more! Something new and exciting is happening every hour of every day!
On Friday, August 23rd, Anime NYC welcomed special guests from Japan, who temporarily showcased themselves at Anime NYC in addition to lending their talents to popular Japanese works. for fans Love life! franchise, Date Sayuri (voiced by Kanon Shibuya), Peyton Naomi (voiced by Sumirena), and Akana Yabushima (voiced by Mi Mengmei) will all appear in the show! Legendary voice actor Chiwa Saito has been involved in extremely popular anime series such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica As Akeml Homura, popular long-distance running Story World famous Hitagl Senjogaahar range Destiny/Grand Order Tamamo-mae and other game series and more!
However, Friday is also a day for music and live performances, as hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts will perform their first US concert! Passionate about making Mashler: Magic and Muscles The animated opening took the internet by storm, and you can see them dancing and singing in the crowd (tickets for Creepy Nuts can be found on Lyte). But if Vtuber is more suitable for you, then you don’t want to miss the first conference station hololive Presents LIVE Concert with STAGE World Tour ’24 -Soar!- (hololive Presents LIVE Concert with STAGE World Tour ’24 -Soar!- tickets can be found on Lyte). You can also see various talents from different branches of hololive come together for a rare appearance and make history!
Even on Sunday, August 25, the last day of the conference was packed with interesting and creative panel activities. Are you a fan of the popular video game Dokiki Literary Club? Well, you can join the “Creating Loveable Characters with Dan Salvatore” panel, where the game’s creator himself will detail his approach to writing characters that appeal to readers. Are you a Dungeons & Dragons fan? Then maybe you’d like to join the cast of Critical Role, one of the largest online influencers in the D&D community, discussing everything that’s going on in the upcoming campaign and more! Or do you want to know more about Japanese and American anime voice actors? There will be plenty of industry veterans who have played characters in many childhoods, such as Toshio Furukawa (Picoco from Dragon Ball) and Portgas D. Ace from One Piece! Max Mittelmann, who has become popular in recent years and is famous for his English dubbing of Saitama in “One Punch Man” and “Seven Deadly Sins”, will also be there in person! For all you Phase Connect fans, some of your favorite Phase Connect VTubers will be taking part in an exciting concert, along with special guest Mint Fantome! (Tickets for the Phase Connect concert can be found here – badge required to enter)
So what are you waiting for? If you have a free day, here’s just what you can experience at Anime NYC! There’s still time to purchase limited edition badges for Friday and Sunday on the con’s official website! But if you really want to make the most of an anime-filled weekend, head over to Lyte, Anime NYC’s official badge resale partner, where you can still claim your Saturday and 3-day badges. End your summer with a celebration of our shared love for anime, manga, Japanese pop culture, and more!
