The time has come for Anime NYC! Anime NYC has grown into one of the largest anime conventions on the east coast, bringing fans from all over the world to a single location to celebrate the best and brightest anime from around the world, exciting Japanese pop culture, popular manga, and more! Located at the Javits Center in New York City, Anime NYC has established itself as an easy gateway for those looking to experience various forms of Japanese culture alongside generations of anime fans. Over three days, you can experience unique exhibits, exclusive screenings, immersive panels, and appearances by some of the biggest anime and manga creators in Japan. Anime NYC will take place NEXT WEEK from August 23rd to August 25th, 2024! There's still time to get your badge to join nearly 100,000 fans in the celebration!
You could spend hours exploring the Exhibition Hall with thousands of different anime merchandise on display. Or maybe you want to support your favorite indie artists at the curated Artist Alley? This year, Anime NYC has also partnered with Play NYC, NYC’s premier indie game convention, and is bringing fans an 80,000 square foot gaming hall! Appreciate the amazing cosplayers who have worked tirelessly to hone their skills? Head to the all-new Destination Cosplay (presented by HIDIVE with 2.5 Dimensional Charm) at the River Pavilion! Enjoy these designated cosplay spots or feel free to join in and show your love for your favorite fandom on your sleeve, literally. There are also food halls to fuel you up and various workshops sponsored by some of the most prestigious corporate brands in the industry, including Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Netflix, and more! There's something new and exciting happening every hour of every day!
On Friday, August 23rd, Anime NYC will have special guests from Japan, taking a break from lending their talents to popular Japanese properties in order to show themselves LIVE at Anime NYC. For fans of the Love Live! franchise, Sayuri Date (voice of Kanon Shibuya), Naomi Payton (voice of Sumire Heanna), and Akana Yabushima (voice of Mei Yoneme) will all be making appearances at the show! Legendary voice actress Chiwa Saito will also have her own panel after starring in hugely popular anime series such as Puella Magi Madoka Magica as Akeml Homura, the long-running Monogatari Series as Hitagl Senjogaahar, the world-famous Fate/Grand Order game series called Tamamo-no-Mae, and many more!
However, Friday is also a day for music and live performances with hip hop duo Creepy Nuts performing their first concert in the United States! Fresh off their performance of the MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES anime opening that took the internet by storm, you can watch them dance and sing for the crowd (You can find Creepy Nuts tickets on Lyte). But if Vtubers are more of a speedster, you won't want to miss the first convention stop for 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 history being made as many talents from different branches of hololive come together to put on a rare appearance!
Even on Sunday, August 25, there’s no shortage of fun and creative panels to attend on the final day of the convention. Are you a fan of the hit video game Doki Doki Literature Club? Well, you can attend the “Writing Lovable Characters with Dan Salvato” panel, where the game’s creator himself will share his approach to writing characters that readers will bond with. Are you a fan of Dungeons & Dragons? Then maybe you’d like to join the Critical Role group, one of the most influential online groups in the D&D community, as they discuss everything that’s going on with their upcoming campaign and more! Or maybe you’d like to see some more Japanese and American anime voice actors? There will be plenty of industry veterans who have played roles in many childhoods, such as Toshio Furukawa, best known as Piccolo in Dragon Ball and Portgas D. Ace in One Piece! Max Mittelman, who has exploded in popularity over the past few years and is best known for his English dub roles as Saitama in One Punch Man and King in Seven Deadly Sins, will also be there live! For any Phase Connect fans, there will be a fun concert featuring some of your favorite Phase Connect VTubers, with special guest Mint Fantome! (You can find tickets for the Phase Connect concert here—a badge is required to enter)
So what are you waiting for? If you have even a day to spare, here's just a taste of what you can expect at Anime NYC! There's still time to pick up LIMITED Friday and Sunday badges on the con's official website! But if you really want to make the most of an anime-filled weekend, head over to Anime NYC's official badge resale partner, Lyte, where Saturday and 3-Day badges are still available. End your summer in a way that celebrates what we all love about anime, manga, Japanese pop culture, and more.
