Anime Nyc Exhibitors

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Anime NYC, an annual Asian pop culture convention devoted to anime and manga, returned to the Javits Center Nov. 16-18, for its second year with an expanded exhibition floor, more publishers and a signficant increase in attendance.

Anime NYC founder Peter Tatara said the show attracted 36, 000 “unique” attendees, a big increase over the 15, 000 fans that attended the first show last year. The attendance figures represent unique attendees rather than the aggregate turnstile numbers, he said. “If we turnstiled, we'd be 50, 000 plus, ” said Tatara.

The show occupied the southern third of the main exhibition floor; panels were held on the special events floor on the lower level, with an Artist Alley (that was crammed with fans) located in the River Pavillion on the upper levels of the Javits center.

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Organized by Leftfield Media, Anime NYC returned for their second year with a significant growth in both vendors and attendees, including companies such as Viz Media, Vertical Comics Kodansha, Yen Press, as well as a Korean web comics (manhwa) publisher, TappyToon. This year’s show featured about 220 exhibitors and about 240 artists of all kinds.

The show offered expanded programming focused on animation, but also offered manga publishing panels on Saturday featuring the newly launched Denpa Books, and panels by Viz, Yen Press, Vertical Inc. Other exhibiting publishers included Gkids, Tokyo Chronos, Udon, Bluefin and Crunchyroll.

Yen Press publishing director Kurt Hassler hosted a lively panel that announced a long list of forthcoming titles (both manga and light novels). Udon Publisher Erik Ko brought its 15 title Manga Classics line, a series of manga adaptations of classic literary works such as,

Exhibitor & Artist Alley List

(light novel). They announced a new hardcover reprint of the Cardcaptor Sakura shojo manga series, and their first foray into Boys Love or gay romance manga with such series as 10 Dance and Hitorijime My Hero, and Yuri (girl romance focused manga) series such as Yuri is My Job. Panels such as That’s Gay! Anime and Manga for the LGBT Audience, ” focused on the sometimes less than stellar representations in manga and anime of the LGBTQ community, and offered progressive examples.

Were very happy with sales. Kinokuniya Books, a cosponsor of Anime NYC, had a bookstore set up in the hall, featuring a wide range of art books based on manga and anime. Kinokuniya graphic novel buyer and store manager Terence Irvins said “business has been really good, ” citing in particular art books based on Viz’s My Hero Academia, a global bestselling manga series.

Anime NYC opened at Javits about a month after the launch of a rival Asian-pop show, Anime Fest @NYCC, organized by ReedPop and Anime Expo and held at the Pier 94 event space at W. 52nd street during New York Comic Con.

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Next year, Tatara said, Anime NYC will run from Nov. 15-17, 2019. He said the show will expand into Hall 3B, doubling the exhibition floor space from 136, 000 square feet to about 294, 000 square feet. The increase will give Anime NYC about 75% of the available space on the main floor.

In just two years Anime NYC has emerged as one of the largest anime conventions in the country and an important pillar for the anime industry, Tatara said. We've become a hub for the business of the business. As we continue to grow. we look forward to fostering more new business as only New York can.

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Thank you for visiting Publishers Weekly. There are 3 possible reasons you were unable to login and get access our premium online pages.Anime NYC is the premier anime convention in New York City. Powered by Crunchyroll, it returned to the Javits Center for 3 epic days from November 18-20, showcasing the biggest and best in Japanese pop culture, literature, media, and art. This year’s convention featured 60+ special guests, hundreds of vendors & artists, and dozens of panels, screenings, and exclusive experiences you can only find at Anime NYC! Let’s take a peek inside and be sure to stick around for our video recap as well as the full photo gallery here.

Each day was jam-packed with giveaways, exclusives, meet & greets, and other happenings unique to Anime NYC. And even though its size may seem intimidating to first-timers, it’s actually the perfect convention for fans of anime of all levels! There are opportunities to learn more about the latest in manga, meet down-to-earth voice actors from your favorite shows & movies, and even tons of talented artists whose art you could walk away with!

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Artist Alley is certainly the place to be if you want to shop for some high quality prints, apparel, accessories, and other mediums. Every artist specializes in a different style of anime/manga illustration so there’s definitely a little bit of something for everyone! We picked up art from Udon (Street Fighter) artist Edwin “Ironpinky” Huang as well as Twitch Partner & Lindsey Stirling artist “Celtis”

. But there were so many up & coming artists we loved supporting at the con too. You just never know what you’ll discover!

The same goes for the Exhibitor Hall! A great variety of publishers, manufacturers, game developers, and even travel agencies were introducing fans to all the new things they were offering this year. Tons of attendees were taking advantage of the freebies (if you’re early enough) but were also walking away with bags & bags of apparel, prop replicas, statues, Pokemon cards, exclusive Blu-rays, and even video games:

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And with Genshin Impact and Guilty Gear: Strive exhibiting with demos in the Exhibitor Hall, you just know fans lined up for a chance to unwind with some free gameplay. Plus, with a full-on Japanese arcade & console area, you could test your gaming skills head-to-head with fellow attendees with games like F-Zero, Blast City, and even DDR Extreme.

Other experiences happening all weekend at Anime NYC included an Attack On Titan manga gallery, photos with a Demon Slayer standee display, a Fate/Grand Order replica Cuirassier, a My Hero Academia concert, and a memory wall for the late manga (Berserk) artist Kentaro Miura:

What we really appreciated at Anime NYC was the availability of Asian food vendors right inside the Exhibitor Hall! That means without having to step outside or resorting to convention center food, you get to try a fine assortment of dishes like Lisa’s Dumplings, C Bao Buns, Go! Go! Curry!, Mao’s Bao, and more. This was super handy when you needed to fuel up and get ready to stand on a line to meet your favorite guest:

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Christopher Sabat, Sean Schemmel, Bryce Papenbrook, Lex Lang, Robbie Daymond, and Zeno Robinson were just some of the names this year. For a fee, you could line up for autographs, selfies, and sometimes even a custom voice message! And while many guests carried a healthy number of prints to choose from, you’re always welcome to bring your own items to be signed! But when they aren’t at their booth, you’ll often find these guests also answering questions and sharing stories during their panels.

(Below, Justin Leach and Kanako Shirasaki from Qubic Pictures talk about their latest projects “Eden” on Netflix and “Star Wars: Visions” on Disney+.)

Programming varied from day to day but with the Anime NYC schedule handy, you can plan out your con weekend so that you can get everything done! But no matter what time of day it was, you’re bound to come across some of the best anime-inspired cosplay around! So keep that camera handy and see if you can snap a few photos for yourself!

Anime Nyc 2023

There’s just so much that Anime NYC offers that the best way to find out is to experience it yourself! Next year’s dates are already set for November 18-20, 2022 so be sure to stay up to date with announcements via their website (and get tickets ASAP because 2021 was absolutely sold out). In the meantime, here’s our quick video recap as well as our photo gallery!Anime NYC, America’s largest city’s showcase of the best of Japanese pop culture, took place November 18-20, 2022 at the Javits Convention Center. The 300, 000 square foot exhibition hall hosted over 200 exhibitors/companies and various other exhibits such as artists, merchandising and ITA-SHA—vehicles that have been decorated by coating, paint, or decals depicting characters or manufacturer’s logos related to manga, anime, games, etc. On Friday, the first day of the event, a large number of fans were lining up even before the doors opened, and it was such a great success and popular event that it took some