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Convention Update: Anime NYC Adds An Extra Day For Fans This Year

August 19, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The Press Release:
Anime NYC, the East Coast’s largest anime convention, returns to the Javits Center August 21–24, 2025 for its biggest celebration yet of Japanese pop culture. Now a four-day event, Anime NYC brings together fans from around the world for an unforgettable experience filled with the best in anime, manga, cosplay, gaming, and more. From blockbuster premieres to spectacular showcases and once-in-a-lifetime guest appearances, Anime NYC continues to be one of the major places to celebrate all things anime in the US..

Fans can look forward to a sold-out show floor featuring hundreds of top exhibitors, a curated fan-favorite Artist Alley, an entire area devoted to Cosplay (dubbed Destination Cosplay), and Play NYC. The convention includes the beloved Japanese Food Court, now presented by Dream Asia, along with numerous exciting talent-filled panels, including premieres from both Netflix and GKIDS Music is also becoming an even bigger part of the mix with concerts and special performances celebrating major anime milestones, as well as hololive performing at the convention as a part of their hololive STAGE World Tour ’25 -Synchronize!. The event also features its second annual American Manga Awards, the launch of the cosplay parade Ani Mode and a star-studded guest roster from top anime, manga, and entertainment franchises. Participating companies include Aniplex, ADK Emotions Inc., Bandai Namco, Crunchyroll, LucasFilm, Netflix, GKIDS, HIDIVE, Inklore, Kodansha, TBS Television (Japan), Sony, Qubic Pictures, Studio Trigger, Shueisha, TOHO, VIZ Media, Yen Press, and more.
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Film and Television, Pop Culture

Series’ World Premiere Of “Dusk Beyond the End of the World” to Be Held on August 24 at Anime NYC 2025

July 29, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The Press Release:
The future arrives this October with today’s announcement from AMC Networks’ HIDIVE that the new sci-fi drama series Dusk Beyond the End of the World, now the official English language series name for Towa no Yuugure, will stream exclusively as part of the anime streaming service’s Fall 2025 simulcast season. Dusk Beyond the End of the World is an original anime set in a futuristic world where technology has transformed society. With each new episode, audiences will experience this unknown world together—discovering that love and relationships now exist between humans and androids. HIDIVE also debuted the official English subtitled trailer for the upcoming show as well as revealed that, in advance of the series’ debut, it will host the world premiere of Dusk Beyond the End of the World Episodes 1 & 2 on Sunday, August 24 at the Javits Center in New York City as part of the streamer’s Anime NYC 2025 programming schedule.

“We’re excited to stream the new sci-fi drama Dusk Beyond the End of the World this October as part of our Fall 2025 simulcast line-up,” said John Ledford, President of HIDIVE. “We look forward to sharing this truly unique original anime, which will transport audiences to an unknown futuristic world that will be explored together with each new episode. Fans will not want to miss this journey!”
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Comics, Pop Culture

Anime NYC and Japan Society Announce Nominees for the Second Annual American Manga Awards

June 16, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

The Press Release:
Anime NYC and Japan Society announced today the 35 nominees for the 2nd annual American Manga Awards, set to take place on August 21, 2025, at the historic Japan Society in New York City. The ceremony includes major manga publishers and retailers, including Kinokuniya, Kodansha USA Publishing, Seven Seas Entertainment, VIZ Media, Yen Press, and more participating.

This event is held in conjunction with this year’s Anime NYC convention, the largest Japanese pop culture event on the East Coast, which expects to draw over 100,000 fans of anime and manga from all over the world to the Jacob K. Javits Center in midtown Manhattan from August 21 – 24, 2025.

The American Manga Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the world of Japanese comics, honoring professionals who have significantly contributed to manga’s popularity in both North America and Japan. These awards aim to elevate outstanding manga creators, great manga stories, and the publishing professionals who make these stories accessible to readers in the US and Canada.
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Convention Update: PiercingMetal Is Approved For Anime NYC 2025

May 12, 2025 Ken Pierce Leave a comment

Hey there my friends, I hope that this pause in the regularly scheduled programming finds you well. So as the Summer rapidly approaches I wanted to share some information with you all. It was back in the beginning of March when I submitted my interest in taking part of the annual Anime NYC convention and just a short time ago the word came in that this outlet was once again approved as one of the attending press. The interesting thing was the lack of the actual word “approved” in the message but right after this message I’ve presented below, the invoice came that specified “press badge”. I guess everyone does this stuff differently and I don’t mind that at all. I however hav stuck to format and once again am using my quirky “Approved” logo to make the post more emphatic.

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Anime NYC @ Javits Center

Anime NYC is back to bring you all the latest Manga and Anime fun and once again doing the convention in the heat of the summer months. This year continues their expanded use of the Javits Center and also extending the convention to four days. Come on out and enjoy the awesome vendors, eats, cosplays and reveals during this amazing affair. Make sure that your mobile is fully charged and your battery as well. You’re going to need it.

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