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Scenes From Anime NYC 2023 Day One (Part One)

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Good morning my friends, its time to start delivering all of the awesome sights and scenes that I got to see up close and in person at the currently running Anime NYC convention for 2023. As you are reading this, I can tell you that the convention is now on its third day. I can also tell you that right now I am deep down underground on the MTA heading back to the action. I’ve been attending this convention since its debut in 2017 and have always been doing so as a member of the media which makes a lot of the tasks of the adventure a lot easier. These days everyone wants in to such events which means creators like myself have to push the envelope further. Now before I begin with the core of this post, I am going to suggest that you click HERE and maybe even bookmark it on your browser. Doing this will open up a new tab that is dedicated to any of the posts I make that refer to the event. Since I’m only just starting the main coverage there aren’t too many posts to see yet but I do have to start somewhere. Let’s kick this off with a visual of the press badge which looks very cool with the conventions mascot “Alice”.

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So one of the things that I’ve been enjoying doing for the last few months are these brief “arrival videos” and they are generally under one minute long. As you might already know, PiercingMetal is using ALL of the social media profiles that it can handle to strengthen the brand but with these convention pieces I share the YouTube Short. We hope that you click through to the Channel with this and lend it some love. My closing notes way down below will list all of the networks that we hope you will come over and participate on.

This cool setup is a great photo op for attendees. You can get inside the frame and be part of the action with Alice.

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The crowd is lined up and ready to get in. Fortunately for those in the long queue, it was not as cold as it was last year. That was also a logistical nightmare with attendees being let in far too slowly and finding some heading home even before getting in to enjoy the event they had paid for. A nightmare for sure. This time seemed to be much more organized.

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By now, the visitors of the website know full well how I do conventions and a big part of our photographic adventuring is done by celebrating the awesome cosplayers that we meet. So I am still a novice in the Anime/Manga world because I didn’t grow up on it and know more about the kind of characters one sees at the New York Comic Con. Shameless plug, that coverage can be found by clicking HERE.

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I do joke with cosplayers like this Harley Quinn and ask if they are lost and attended the wrong convention. It always gets a laugh. Well, usually at least ;p

The show floor wasn’t open yet so I took some look around the space for signage and the like. I was disappointed to learn that for the second year in a row that no opening ceremony would be done. I had been recording that for the YouTube Channel and really miss having this content for those who are too far away to attend but really wish to absorb as much as possible.

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Another interesting aspect for this years Anime NYC was the fact that Crunchyroll was not going to be on the main floor as they had done in the past. This year they would take over the entire River Pavilion, which is upstairs. They had a massive stage and activations along with a slew of special happenings and vendors. This is the Crunchyroll mascot brought to statuesque life. She is called Crunchyroll-Hime or just Hime.

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It was early enough for me to take a look into the “Jujutsu Kaisen” experience and record a video. That will be on the YouTube and I might even put all the videos I recorded into website posts because that will help both sides of our creative fence.

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Directly opposite was a merchandise area and all sorts of exclusives. Let’s take a look.

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These are the exclusive Figpin releases. I love Figpin but only have a few of them at the moment. They have so many licenses of superhero stuff and a lot of Anime characters. The ones I have are KISS and the David Bowie. I know my having something related to KISS surprises no one.

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These next few photos were installations that let you participate and win some cool prizes. I didn’t try any of them since I would have failed straightaway based on my limited background on this stuff. Cool idea though.

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The Crunchyroll Stage was awesome and they had a lot of seats for fans to enjoy the offerings. I don’t generally sit through panels based on my needing to do it all but it was going to get crazy over these three days for sure.

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They had a cool Swag station and “swag” means “stuff we all get” apparently. I never knew that by the way. I got a couple of cool bags to give to friends and some pins and stickers. The stickers I give to friends kids but the pins I generally keep.

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Back to the cosplayer adventuring.

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It’s not an Anime convention without an awesome Pikachu running around.

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This looked heavy and I asked the mysterious cosplayer if he was comfortable and actually saw me and he replied “Yes”. At least someone found a use for those old monitors.

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The folks at HiDive had a nice pavilion with this photo op as well. The cosplayers were stopping to pose inside but I waited until they were done to get a shot of my own.

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So this is Namiji Freesia and she lives in the digital space on that there YouTube. This booth had a number of similar players talking to fans at the show. I scanned Nami’s code to know who she was and it was interesting.

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This is artist Acky Bright who is deeply immersed in the work he is doing during the show. I’ll be popping by a few times to see how the art is coming out and likely will include the finalized piece in one of our posts. Not sure I will get to talk to him but I can try.

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More awesome cosplayers. Everyone does such a great job at this stuff. I am happy to include them in my posts.

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That’s going to bring me to the end of this first installment in a line of many more to come. As a lot of the regulars know, I tend to pause each chapter after the fiftieth image and since we’ve arrived here its time to say see you next time. Tomorrow I will pick up from where I left off and while you wait you can use the time to leave a topical comment down below and also make sure that you are following us on our social media platforms. Today its a numbers game in the media world and I not only have to content with competitors but every kind of influencer as well. Sound the charge on these links below because I want to know your out there. The PiercingMetal site is very active on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. By engaging with us on them we know that you are out there and that we should keep on pushing the entertainment in your direction. I hope that you enjoyed our launch of the official Anime NYC coverage. Until tomorrow then? Thanks for reading, see you then.

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Anime NYC: http://www.animenyc.com
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Scenes From New York Comic Con 2023: Day Four (Part 2)

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Hey there my friends, its now time to welcome you to the second installment from the Day Four exploration of the famed New York Comic Con, and as previously noted, this will end the day to day coverage pieces that you’ve been enjoying for the last week or so. Doing it in this fashion does take a little more time but its truly wonderful to be able to share so much content with you all. As this continues the adventuring during the “Family Day” I can stress that the event was super duper crowded and this is always nice to see. Sure crowds can get a bit overwhelming at times but I loved seeing the masses down in the Artist Alley since that is the best place for the talent to make some money. OK as I’ve mentioned time and time again, if you are just now joining us and digging into the coverage of the New York Comic Con, you are going to want to click HERE first as that will open up a brand-new browser tab with all of the posts that preceded this one. Now let’s pick up from where I left off and these items from Sumerian Comics.

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Scenes From New York Comic Con 2023: Day Four (Part 1)

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Well greetings and felicitations my friends in convention land, I am happy to tell you that you have made it to the penultimate installment of the day to day coverage of the 2023 New York Comic Com. The Sunday edition of the event is known as “Family Day” and what this amounts to is a whole lot more little ones on the show floor and in the Artist Alley. For the last few years, the organizers of New York Comic Con have been permitting children up to a certain age to join their parents or guardians for free and while its always awesome to see the smiles of the younger generation of geeks, one must definitely watch their footing from the insane amount of strollers in the aisles. I’m stoked that the younger set comes into the event but I do feel that there is a certain age that they should begin this adventure because otherwise it just might be too much for them. Not that I have kids to worry about bringing along, but I don’t think one is doing any good by bringing an infant to the happening but again maybe that is just me. So how do we begin this installment? We begin like always by suggesting that you first click HERE to bring up a new browser tab with all of the posts that led up to this one. Trust me it makes it more fun to read and to follow along with. Now I will begin with my YouTube Short video of my arrival on Day Four. Let’s get into the mix

My first cosplayers of the convention today were more ready for an Anime event but that’s fine by me. There is such a mix of the conventional superheroes normally found at a comic convention and the Anime events these days.

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Scenes From New York Comic Con 2023: Day Three (Part 3)

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Hello again my friends, I am very happy to see you here as the media deep dive into the New York Comic Con continues along with the third and final chapter of the Day Three adventuring at the convention. By now you should fully know the drill as I get closer to delivering the final photographs and videos but of course if you are just now joining us because we met during the event, you will want to click HERE first. Doing that will open up a new browser tab with all of the NYCC 2023 content and let you enjoy it with a broader experience. I’m continuing from where I left off which was the Marvel Pavilion. I didn’t stay there long however since it was so crowded.

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Scenes From New York Comic Con 2023: Day Three (Part 2)

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Well hello again my friends and lovers of all things geek and welcome to the continuing coverage of the 2023 edition of the New York Comic Con. If you’re just now joining us for some reason, please know that you’ve landed on the second part of the Day Three features. I’ve been serving up the awesome for a number of days now and we still have quite a bit to go. Since I don’t want you to feel lost, I’m going to suggest that you click HERE to open up a new browser tab with all of the preceding posts. I think its better to start from the beginning with this kind of adventure but if you just want to go ahead you can do you. First up are the legendary Walt and Weezy Simonson and Warlock.

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I also ran into the 501st Legion again and then a Terminator. Science Fiction cosplays are everywhere and I am not complaining at all.

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