Greetings my Anime and Manga fans, today begins the awesome Anime NYC Convention which returns to the Javits Center for its seventh in-person event. As longer tenured readers know, the event is organized and curated by the fine folks from Leftfield Media and a major sponsor is Crunchyroll. Now before you start thinking that the website has posted this kind of alert three months early let me tell you that you are NOT imagining things and that the convention has moved to the summer from its long-standing former dates in November. The other big news is that this year it will be twice the size as they take over the entire Javits Center. The vendors will be expanded up, the features will be expanded upon and there are going to be even more people than the last time around which makes this even more awesome. There are several special features inside the event this year like the Play NYC convention which some of you know we cover every year and in case you haven’t realized yet, we are indeed returning as a member of the Manga-nificent media attendees. As you know, a main like about the Anime NYC event for me is that it let’s me immerse myself into a whole different world of characters and creative properties. The convention is even starting earlier at 11AM and as you read this I am either securing my badge and getting ready to explore, or I am fighting with the ever-popular MTA mysterious delays. I’m very excited and think I will get some good stuff as this convention is now like second nature to me. If you are home and have a badge for today I will say get yourself moving because you are wasting precious convention time. You can always read what I am writing on the train or bus. Just don’t do that and drive please. We don’t want any accidents after all.

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