New York Anime Festival 2008

by Mikhail Koulikov, Sep 28th 2008

New York Anime Festival
September 26-28, 2008
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York, NY

Pre-Show Coverage

New York Anime Festival 2008 Preview Guide
Interview: Peter Tatara, director of programming for New York Anime Festival, and Lance Fensterman, Vice President of Reed Exhbitions (NOW WITH VIDEO!)

Industry Panels

Bandai Entertainment
Funimation Entertainment
Funimation Channel
Vertical
Del Rey Manga
Yen Press
State of the Anime Industry

Staff Blogs

The Price of Fandom with Bamboo Dong (Day 2)
Con Sketching with Evan Miller (Day 2)

Photo Galleries

Costume Contest, Day One
Costume Contest, Day Two
Photos from the Convention Floor day one
World Cosplay Summit and Rie Tanaka concert

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