Sci-fi, comic, fantasy, Japanime, manga and music fans alike all convened at the Jacob Javits Center for a four day festival of the literary and media arts. Knowing the high traffic and danger of the congestion, organizers limited the sales of tickets. Within a few months (which may be even less since I wasn’t checking,)

NYCC 2013 – inaugural Daisuki Q&A
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The moderator is Robert Napton with the PR director, Maruyama Eri. The intro trailer for Daisuki was shown showcasing series that Daisuki are streaming including Bakemonogatari, Prince of Tennis, Madoka Magica, Lupin III, Sword Art Online, Silver Spoon and Gundam amongst others.

NYCC 2013 – Aniplex Q&A
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Marketing Specialist EJ Rivera first grabbed a pic of the room with a panorama shot. Than the Aniplex trailer which highlighted the many series in their catalogue was shown. Their current streaming lineup with Daisuki was noted beginning with the second season of Monogatari with new episodes every saturday followed by the second season of

NYCC 2013 – Kodansha Comics Q&A
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The panel opened with the Japanese comics trailer for Shingeki no Kyoujin aka. Attack on Titan. “You might not have heard of it….” *audience laughs* Kodansha has sold over 500,000 in print which is astounding in the English manga market. “Spread the love for giants eating humans!” For the rest of the year, Kodansha will

NYCC 2013 – Sunrise Q&A
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Moderator Robert Napton provided a brief background of Sunrise. It was founded in 1972. Currently, it’s part of the Namco Bandai group and is comprised by 12 independent studios which work on various projects, including Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam, Tiger and Bunny amongst others. The other panelists are the Managing Director Sasaki Shin and

Otakon Vegas Welcomes Writer, Translator, and Interpreter Frederik L. Schodt
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Las Vegas, NV (October 16, 2013) – We are proud to welcome Frederik L. Schodt as a guest to Otakon Vegas.

Otakon Vegas to Welcome Prolific Voice Actor and Director Richard Epcar
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Las Vegas, NV (October 11, 2013) – Otakon Vegas welcomes one of the hardest working actor/directors in show business, having voiced over 300 characters in Games, Animation and Anime. He is best known as the voice of Batou in Ghost in the Shell, The Joker in several Batman games including Injustice: Gods Among Us and

South Park Convention, Park Fest 2013, Comes to Virginia
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Award-winning franchise receives fan convention after 16 seasons on-air!

BOOM! Studios Comes Out in Full Force for Mike Carey’s Only U.S. Convention: Baltimore Comic-Con
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – August 26, 2013 – BOOM! Studios is thrilled to continue its nationwide, action-packed 2013 convention tour with a return to Baltimore Comic-Con from Saturday, September 7th through Sunday, Sunday 8th. The publisher will be bringing along a pair of exclusive variant covers along with fan-favorite talent.