Events

X Japan U.S. tour
Starts Saturday, September 25
Ends Sunday, October 10

After stops and starts in the past, X Japan is finally making the rounds on their full U.S. concert tour! They begin in L.A. and end up in NYC, don’t miss them if you can possibly help it! If you are in NYC for NYAF and NYCC you should add on this concert!

VAMPS U.S. tour
Starts Friday, October 1
Ends Saturday, October 9

With a successful little tour last year, VAMPS are back for round two! They begin in L.A. and have a couple more concerts in California before heading to NYC. If you are in NYC for NYAF and NYCC you should add on this concert!

New York Anime Festival & Comic Con
Starts Friday, October 8
Ends Sunday, October 10

In the spirit of making big cons bigger (maybe to compete with SDCC, hum?) this year’s New York Anime Festival is paired with Comic Con for what is sure to be a busy and exciting weekend. Guest announcements are already flowing in and plenty of familiar faces will be joining us at the con. We will be running our tried and true Anime Recruitment panel so please stop by! More details on our plans as it gets closer!

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  • New York Anime Festival & Comic Con 2010: General Impressions (coming soon!)
  • New York Anime Festival & Comic Con 2010: Fan Panels (coming soon!)
  • New York Anime Festival & Comic Con 2010: Events (coming soon!)
  • New York Anime Festival & Comic Con 2010: Industry (coming soon!)
  • New York Anime Festival & Comic Con 2010: Guests (coming soon!)
  • New York Anime Festival & Comic Con 2010: Tweets (coming soon!)
  • Our (tentative) schedule (coming soon!)

MangaNEXT
Starts Friday, October 29
Ends Sunday, October 31

After taking a hiatus in 2009, the small New Jersey con focusing on manga is back! Registration is open and we may be looking to run some panels. More details on our plans as it gets closer!

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  • MangaNEXT 2010: General Impressions (coming soon!)
  • MangaNEXT 2010: Fan Panels (coming soon!)
  • MangaNEXT 2010: Industry and Guests (coming soon!)
  • Our (tentative) schedule (coming soon!)

Events that have come and gone!

Tales of Earthsea Opening
Friday, August 13

Since we, and possibly many others, missed the NYICFF screening of Tales of Earthsea from Studio Ghibli, we are lucky to be getting another chance. The film opens across the U.S. in select cities!

Tales of Earthsea Screening
Sunday, August 1 11:00AM

The New York International Children’s Film Festival is doing a one day only special screening of Ghibli’s Tales of Earthsea. They are giving away stuff to the first people in line as well. All those people not going to Otakon should head over to the IFC!

Otakon
Starts Friday, July 30
Ends Sunday, August 1

We once again make the trek to our most favorite convention! We with press badges in hand and plenty of friends along the way, a good time should be had by all!

Japantown: Cool Japan Festival
July 17

The East Village is hosting a festival that incorporates food, performances, crafts, and much more.

New York Asian Film Festival
Starts Friday, June 25
Ends Thursday, July 8

This was a great highlight last summer so we are certainly looking forward to it. The main venue this time around will be the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.

Miyavi Neo Tokyo Samurai Black World Tour
Starts Thursday, June 10
Ends Saturday, July 3

Popular and eccentric J-rocker Miyavi is taking a little tour through the U.S. It’s a pretty rare thing to get such artists outside of the coasts or without an attachment to a convention so take advantage! He’ll be in NYC on June 26.

The Center for Book Arts: Garo Manga (1943-1973) Exhibit
Starts Wednesday, April 14
Ends Saturday, June 26

This is an exhibit highlighting the manga anthology Garo which was known for its experimental art and political commentary. It is being held at The Center for Book Arts in New York City and admission is free!

AnimeNEXT
Starts Friday, June 18
Ends Sunday, June 20

This decent sized New Jersey con has always been a little hit or miss but it’s always a good time. We won’t be running any panels this year, but don’t worry as always we will have tons of coverage!

Japan Society: Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters Exhibit
Starts Friday, March 12
Ends Sunday, June 13

Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s prints are bright and evocative making it easy to see why he has influenced manga even though his work comes from more than 150 years prior. This is a great way to experience the history and culture of Japan while seeing how it remains present in the modern pop culture of the country.

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Special Screening of Spirited Away
Starts Saturday, May 1
Ends Sunday, May 9

The NYICFF is showing Spirited Away on the big screen for two weekends at the IFC Center! If you didn’t have a chance to see this film in a theater is it well worth it.

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Sakura Matsuri
Starts Saturday, May 1
Ends Sunday, May 2

Last year is rained but was still a beautiful festival, so here’s to better weather this year! There will surely be events, demonstrations, and gatherings.

Enjoy (a play)
Starts Saturday, March 27
Ends Sunday, April 25

A play about the lives and romances of workers at a manga cafe in Tokyo that highlights Japanese youth culture and the “the current socio-economic rifts in Japan that have widened the gap between generations.” Written by Toshiki Okada, translated by Aya Ogawa, directed by Dan Rothenberg. This sounds like a unique play!

American Museum of Natural History: Bollywood and Anime in America Exhibit
Starts Saturday, April 17
Ends Sunday, April 18

This is an exhibit highlighting how anime has integrated itself into American pop culture. There are screenings and talks, though there seems to be much more Bollywood related pieces. The exhibit is included with the regular price of the museum fee.

New York International Children’s Film Festival
Starts Friday, February 26
Ends Sunday, March 21

The NYICFF holds a huge variety of animated and live action films every year among their discussions and workshops. It is a wonderful event not just to see anime but to experience animation from all over the world. But lucky for us this year they are premiering two stellar works: Summer Wars and Mai Mai Miracle. They are also showing Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror and the first installment of the ONA Time of Eve. If you’re in the area at all these screenings are atleast the must-sees!

Special Screening of Pom Poko
Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13 11:00AM

This less known Studio Ghibli work is being showing in lovely 35mm right here in NYC! Thanks to the Children’s Film Festival crew we are getting a rare treat. There are going to be showings at the IFC for just two days in December.

Osamu Tezuka Animation Retrospective
Saturday, November 28 11:00AM

Thanks to the New York Children’s Film Festival who runs events all year round, we are getting a small retrospective of Osamu Tezuka’s animated works over Thanksgiving weekend. It is broken into two sections the first of which is Astro Boy and Kimba with the following session incorporating much lesser known works including Legend of the Forest. Should be an interesting and rare event to see this on film!

New York Anime Festival
Starts Friday, September 25
Ends Sunday, September 27

We go another round with New York City’s big anime con! And can you believe it, YOSHIYUKI TOMINO! We are press again this year so look forward to extensive coverage. We will also be hosting our tried and true Anime Recruitment panel on Sunday from 4-5PM and we will be participating in the Bloggers Roundtable on Saturday from 8-9PM! The Bloggers Roundtable features people from: About.com, Ani-Gamers, Anime Almanac, Anime Vice, Comics Worth Reading, The Gaming Dungeon, Ogiue Maniax, Subatomic Brainfreeze, and us!

Eureka Seven Movie
Thursday, September 24 7:30PM

For one night only the newly released Eureka Seven movie will be in theaters. Take advantage of this special event presented by Fathom. And if you are in NYC this movie will be a nice kick start to NYAF which starts the very next day! We will be there!

Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Starts Friday, September 18

Evangelion’s revamp is heading to DVD soon but before that you can try to catch a screening of the film in NYC! The Village East Cinema is showing the movie starting in September for a limited engagement. Since we’ve already seen it, we highly recommend it! Plus we might just see it again!

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Starts Friday, August 14

The latest Ghibli film opens in American theaters across the country! Don’t miss the chance to see Ponyo by the most prestigious animation studio in Japan on the big screen! We will certainly be attending a screening in NYC.

Otakon
Starts Friday, July 17
Ends Sunday, July 19

We return to our most favorite convention this year, yay! Two of our panels have made it on to the schedule! Look forward to our Friday panels: Anime Recruitment (making its reappearance at Otakon) from 12:45-1:45PM and I Can’t Believe You Haven’t Seen This! from 7-8PM! And for the first time we will be attending as press so the coverage should be even more extensive than usual!

Hyde and K.A.Z. VAMPS Concert Tour
Starts Saturday, July 11
Ends Saturday, August 1

L’Arc-en-Ciel’s Hyde and Oblivion Dust’s K.A.Z. are doing a little U.S. tour and luckily they are starting right here in NYC! Us plus Kohaku will be in attendance.

New York Asian Film Festival
Starts Friday, June 19
Ends Sunday, July 5

It’s that time of year again! The summer in New York City holds so many events and this one is always a treat. Last year we had a chance to see Dororo but missed out on L Change the WorLd, but you know how that turned out! Anyway, there are many screenings ranging from all of Asian cinema. We will be checking out the first two 20th Century Boys movies on Sunday, June 21! You may also catch us at the the showing of Lalapipo, Be a Man! Samurai School, Cape No. 07, Snakes and Earrings, and Yoroi Samurai Zombie.

AnimeNEXT
Starts Friday, June 12
Ends Sunday, June 14

This decent sized New Jersey con has picked up and moved a bit this year. We will be running our panel, I Can’t Believe You Haven’t Seen This! with a guest appearance by Ogiue Maniax, on Saturday from 9-10AM. So we will let you know how the new digs worked out along with press badges we may be bringing you even more coverage!

Special Screenings of Kiki’s Delivery Service and Castle in the Sky
Starts Saturday, June 6
Ends Sunday, June 14

Both of these films are being showing in lovely 35mm right here in NYC! Thanks to the Children’s Film Festival crew we are getting a rare treat. There are going to be showings at the IFC as well as Sympony Space.

Japan Society: KRAZY! The Delirious World of Anime + Manga + Video Games Exhibition
Starts Friday, March 13
Ends Sunday, June 14

This is an Exhibition at the Japan Society in New York City. It will be presented in a complete environment to engross you in the visual works. There will also be anime showings. We will give you a run down of the event.

MoCCA: Comics and Cartoon Art Festival
Starts Saturday, June 6
Ends Sunday, June 7

This gathering of amateur, semi-professional, and professional artists has been growing year by year! At only 10 bucks for a one day ticket the event is great to attend. Come see new talent and talent you already love!

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens: Sakura Matsuri
Starts Saturday, May 2
Ends Sunday, May 3

Every year around this time is the cherry blossoming viewing at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. And this year it is really a big to-do! There will be a lot of events, panels, and cosplaying. If you are near the Brooklyn area it is certainly worth seeing!

L Change the WorLd
Wednesday, April 29 7:30PM

The prequel to the Death Note movies is hitting theaters all across the country! Though there has been some harsh criticism of it we are curious enough to see it ourselves. It is L after all! Look forward to our thoughts on it!

Gundam 30th Anniversary
Tuesday, April 7

That’s right, Gundam turns 30-years-old this year! In celebration we are reviewing the original series in the franchise, Gundam 0079, on Monday, April 6th. This is just in time for the upcoming announcement about a special Gundam project: Gundam Unicorn! Look forward to it! Ikkimasu!

Castle Point Anime Convention
Sunday, March 29

This little bitty con is hosted by the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey. Hisui will be in attendance! Hisui will be participating in a bloggers roundtable lead by Evan from Ani-Gamers so be sure to stop by!

The Shining Darkness
Starts Monday, March 2
Ends Monday, March 16

During the month of March we are taking a look at the films by director Makoto Shinkai. Even though he only made a splash in the anime scene in 2002 (though he released some shorts before that), he has quickly garnered much praise and attention for his unique storytelling. His continuous themes of love, separation, time, and space make his films delicate looks at the human heart. We will be looking at them in order: Voices of a Distant Star, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, and 5cm Per Second.

New York Comic Con
Starts Friday, February 6
Ends Sunday, February 9

The convention season starts early this year! It may be cold but nothing will stop us from attending New York City’s biggest geek convention! We won’t be running any panels so that gives us ample time to see and do it all and then tell you all about it. And we are press so that means we won’t miss out on a minute of the fun. Looks to be one heck of a convention, the weekend is going to be full! We will be running around but look for us!

Bat-Manga Presentation and Signing
Monday, December 15

Lucky, lucky the Bat-Manga English translation team will be at Rocketship a comic book store in Brooklyn. Hisui will be in attendance.

Sky Crawlers
Friday, December 12 9:30PM

The big screen premiere of Sky Crawlers in New York City looks to be an exciting event as Mamoru Oshii introduces the film via video. Hisui is attending, lucky maid!

Death Note: The Last Name
Wednesday, October 15 7:30PM

The second Death Note movie is hitting theaters all across the country! We certainly aren’t going to miss out. Look for our review of this conclusion to one of anime’s most recent phenomenons.

Genius Party
Sunday, October 12 2:00PM

An anthology of shorts by famous Studio 4C playing on the big screen for just one day here in the New York City!

Providence Anime Conference
Starts Friday, October 3
Ends Sunday, October 5

Hisui will be attending the first ever PAC as press! Busy, busy since this is just the weekend after NYAF. So while Hisui works on that con report look for a solo blog post by me, Narutaki, all about Raki from Claymore and Saji and Louise from Gundam 00! More details and schedule are up!

Macross Madness!
Starts Monday, August 25
Ends Monday, September 29

We are reviewing every bit of Macross anime, I know we are insane. All of them, in order, counting down to the last episode of Macross Frontier (which last episode airs on September 24). We are almost sick of Macross…almost. The schedule is as follows: Macross + Macross 2012, Macross Do You Remember Love?, Macross II, Macross Plus, Macross 7 + Macross 7 Encore + Macross 7 The Galaxy is Calling Me!, Macross 7 Dynamite, Macross Zero, and then Macross Frontier.

New York Anime Festival
Starts Friday, September 26
Ends Sunday, September 28

This is only its second year, but you can bet it is going to be a big convention. We are doing two panels and we are going as press so we have tons of work to do beside also writing a wicked con report! You can expect to see it up on Monday, October 6. More details and our schedule are up!

Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Saturday, September 13 11:00AM

Missed out on seeing this on the big screen earlier this summer but looks like we are getting a second chance! IFC is showing this film for the New York Children’s Festival. We will hopefully make it to what is probably our last chance to view in this way.

Guardian of the Spirit Premiere
Monday, August 25 1:30 AM

A fantastic series shows itself to American television audience on Cartoon Network! Don’t miss out on one of the best shows in past seasons!

Panel by Yuji Nunokawa at Kinokuniya
Saturday, August 9 4:00PM

Nunokawa has been the producer behind such hit shows as Bleach, Yu Yu Hakusho, and Naruto. He will be talking about his company, Pierrot, and what it has been like funding some of the biggest titles in anime. This will be held at Kinokuniya across from Bryant Park. Since we won’t be at Otakon (;_;) this sounds like a good opportunity to get some rare information.

Sword of the Stranger
Tuesday, July 22 7:00PM

We are seeing this anime film on the big screen at the Imaginasian Theater here in NYC! It starts on Friday, July 18 and I read it was only a one week engagement, but looking at their site I only see movie times through Tuesday so don’t miss out! Look forward to our review.