New York Anime Festival

Don't miss actor Eiji Okuda and director Sion Sono at Kinokuniya Bookstore (1073 Avenue of the Americas) on Friday, July 3 at 4:30 PM. Both Okuda and Sono will be in NYC as guests of the New York Asian Film Festival, and they'll be at Kinokuniya to speak about their careers and their work together on their newest film, Be Sure To Share, which will receive its World Premiere on Sunday, July 5 at 8:15 PM at Japan Society. The film is being co-presented as part of Japan Society's Japan Cuts Festival of New Japanese Film.

On July 11, 2009, the biggest Asian American creators in manga, mainstream and indie comics are gathering for a unique one-day event, featuring interactive workshops, intimate interviews, and hands-on opportunities to learn from the top talents in the trade. Meet and mingle with the masters. Get autographed copies of your favorite graphic novels and original sketches. And take part in provocative panels. The AACC takes place at the New Museum of Chinese in America at 215 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan. VIP Passes are $75, Adults are $25, and Students are $15. But, because of our friends at the AACC, we're able to provide discounted rates to NYCC and NYAF fans and attendees ($10 off VIP tickets and $5 off adult tickets). TO get this discounted rate, simply call Beatrice Chen with the New Museum of Chinese in America at 212.619.4785 x104 and mention code "NYCCAF".



For details and a guest list, visit...



http://www.secretidentities.org/aacc/AACCNYCCAF.html



The New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival are not producing the Asian American Comicon, but we're big fans of their mission.

A few days ago, I mentioned the UrumaDelvi screening at JAPAN CUTS at Japan Society. Now, thanks to our friends at Japan Society, I'm happy to offer up two free pairs of tickets. Two lucky winners will receive a pair of complimentary tickets to the July 11th screening of UrumaDelvi's Collected Shorts at Japan Society (333 E. 47th St.) in NYC. How do you win? Just send a blank email with the subject line "UrumaDelvi contest" to filmrsvp@japansociety.org by July 10 at noon EST. Winners will be contacted by Japan Society.



Not familiar with UrumaDelvi? Google “Bottom-Biting Bug”.

Our friends at Kinokuniya hold a lot of events, not just monthly anime circuses, and if you’re looking for something to do on July 4th, Kinokuniya’s got a workshop for you! From 2-5 PM, Kinokuniya will be welcoming Carol Cypher, author of “Master Beadwork”, and she’ll be giving a workshop on the craft of Peyote Bead stitching.



Registration is $25 and includes all the supplies needing – Japanese glass cube beads, a beading needle, beading thread.



To take part, call (212) 869-1700 or email fuller@kinokuniya.com.

A big thanks to everyone who participated in C2E2’s first Virtual Spotlight! We chatted online with Alex Ross on June 29th and had fans from as far away as Trinidad join in. Didn’t make it to the Spotlight? Well, you can listen online at any time as we have the whole event archived right here…



https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/214850137



Burn some of your office’s bandwidth on C2E2’s first baby step into online radio. Will there be more? That’s a big 10-4!

A week ago, the New York Anime Festival announced Yoshiyuki Tomino as our first Guest of Honor. This week, we're proud to reveal he'll be joined by voice actress and singer Yui Makino!

Yui Makino is best known for the role of Princess Sakura in the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle anime and manga franchise, but while fans may know Ms. Makino mainly through the role of Sakura, Tsubasa is just the start of Ms. Makino's voice acting career, and her voice can be heard in the roles of Aiko Tokosumi in Bokurano, Honoka Kawai in Sora Kake Girl, and Misaki Nakahara in Welcome To The NHK, among others.

Further, an accomplished singer, Ms. Makino has contributed opening and ending themes to series including ARIA (Undine, Euforia, and Spirale), Sousei No Aquarion (Omna Magni), Welcome To The NHK (Modokashi Sekai no Ue de), as well as Tsubasa (Amrita and Synchronicity).

Anime News Network -- the largest anime news website in the world -- has published a new interview with Ms. Makino simultaneously with this announcement. When asked by Anime News Network if she had a message for her American fans, Ms. Makino said, "I'm so excited to meet all of you that it's hard to contain my excitement. I will work hard to prepare for the show so I can give you all the best possible performance I can offer. Let's enjoy our time together!"

The full interview is now online at AnimeNewsNetwork.com.

Yui Makino will appear at NYAF in panels, autograph sessions, and a special concert. Ms. Makino's concert will take place on Saturday, September 26 at the Jacob Javits Center. Details about her panels and autograph sessions are forthcoming. For more information on Yui Makino, please visit her personal blog (www.bgbcom.com/makino-yui/) and view her personal thoughts on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz4ao56AlWw).

C2E2 Keystone Guest of Honor Alex Ross will be doing a live webcast and chat with us at 1 PM EST! There are only a few hours to go, so if you want to participate, simply sign up right here...

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/214850137



There’s no cost, no lines, and you can even wear your PJs.

You know that New York Asian Film Festival I'm talking so much about? Did you know it's co-presented by Japan Society’s JAPAN CUTS Festival? JAPAN CUTS is presenting a number of amazing Japanese films as well as some unique interaction with their creators. The JAPAN CUTS Festival trailer was even created by some of their guests, animation studio UrumaDelvi, and they’ll be at Japan Society as part of JAPAN CUTS on July 11th giving a screening of their shorts and Q&A about creating animation!



For information on the screening and Q&A…



http://www.japansociety.org/event_detail?eid=29d75cf3



To check out the JAPAN CUTS trailer, visit…



http://www.mediumatlarge.net/2009/06/japan-cuts-at-japan-society.html

If you haven't signed up yet for C2E2's first Virtual Spotlight, do so now! C2E2 Keystone Guest of Honor Alex Ross will be doing an online interview with us live at 1 PM EST on Monday, June 29! It's like a panel, but it's all online so you can wear your favorite pajamas and bunny slippers and ask Alex questions from anywhere in the world. All you have to do is log on... No travel, no lines, no cost.



To listen to the webcast and ask Alex questions, simply sign up right here...



https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/214850137

Want a free drink? And want to help the CBLDF? There's only one answer, isn't there? Come on out to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Member Appreciation Party!



Wednesday, June 24th

6pm to 9pm

Village Pourhouse

64 3rd Ave. at 11th St.

NYC



Enjoy a free open bar of Bud Light & Well Drinks courtesy of clicklinksforfreedrinks.com.



CBLDF Members get into the party for FREE by showing their member card. Not a member of the CBLDF? Well you should be! Join today for only $25 at cbldf.org or sign up at the party. Non-members have a $10 cover to get in. A small cover for free drinks... You can’t get a better deal in NYC!



(And, yeah, you gotta be 21 to enter.)

Are your Friday plans getting rained out? If so, come by the UNIQLO PAC-MAN CHALLENGE -- at 4 PM on Friday at UNIQLO (546 Broadway) in NYC. NYCC's own Peter Tatara and Michelle Manning will be competing against Lime Wire, Crispy Gamer, Anime News Network, UGO, and more in a Pac-Man Battle Royale. The smart money is NOT on Peter and Michelle.



For details about how badly they'll get their asses beat, check out http://www.newyork-tokyo.com/wp/pacman/.

You've got less than 24 hours left to enter for your chance to win tickets to the VAMPS NYC show. Visit nyanimefestival.com before 11:59 PM EST tonight!

The New York Asian Film Festival is in town, and we’ve got some tickets to give away! First up, Yoroi Samurai Zombies! What's Yoroi Samurai Zombies about? A bunch of rotting, samurai zombies rise from the grave and go after a happy little family on their vacation. Throw in some heavily-armed crooks on the run and a gaggle of mentally-unbalanced cops and garnish with hard-rocking horror action, too. We’ve got a pair of tickets to the June 26th screening at 9:45 PM at IFC Center. To enter, just click here before the end of June 21. We'll be picking the winner on June 22.



http://www.newyorkanimefestival.com/en/Home/Yoroi-Samurai-Zombie-At-The-New-York-Asian-Film-Festival/

We're just about 100 days to go until NYAF. What's that mean? Announcements are coming. The first of which? NYAF's Maid Cafe is back, and we're right now accepting Maid (and Butler) applications. If you'd like to be involved, you can find details here...



http://www.newyorkanimefestival.com/en/Overview/For-Volunteers/



You can apply until July 15.

Friend of show Pierre Bernard was a graphic designer (and host of The Recliner of Rage) on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. When Conan moved West, Pierre went, too, and he’s now on staff at The Tonight Show. Pierre’s been blogging about his trek out to LA at pbdotman.blogspot.com, and it’s worth a read. Also, if you didn’t see the June 3rd show, check it out on Hulu.com now…



http://www.hulu.com/watch/75846/the-tonight-show-with-conan-obrien-wed-jun-3-2009



Beyond Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bradley Cooper, and Sheryl Crow, it featured Pierre’s first appearance on The Tonight Show.

Japanese rock legends HYDE (L'Arc~en~Ciel) and K.A.Z (Oblivion Dust) are coming to America this summer! HYDE and K.A.Z – together as the band VAMPS – will be touring the USA this July, kicking off at the legendary Fillmore in New York City on July 11th.



Wanna learn more? Perhaps from HYDE and K.A.Z themselves? Well, then click over to our friends at samuraibeatradio.com as they have an exclusive welcome message from HYDE and K.A.Z to all their fans in the USA!



Want more? Maybe a pair of free tickets to the VAMPS NYC show? Can do! The New York Anime Festival is proud to be raffling off two tickets, and to enter, all you've got to do is follow this link...



http://www.newyorkanimefestival.com/en/Home/NYAF-VAMPS-Ticket-Contest/



We'll be picking a name at random on June 19, so sign up now! For further details on the VAMPS NYC show, visit irvingplaza.com.

Have you heard the announcement of C2E2’s first Guest of Honor? Alex Ross will be at the inaugural Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in April 2010. Live too far from Chicago? Well, we have something just for you! On Monday, June 29 at 1 PM EST check out our first Virtual Spotlight on Alex Ross. It’s like a NY Comic Con panel, but it’s all online so you can wear your favorite pajamas and bunny slippers. Alex Ross will be answering your questions live! All you have to do is log on…no travel, no lines, no cost.



Register here, https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/214850137. Only the first 999 will get on so don’t be late!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our June 10 Happy Hour at Dave and Busters! And a big, big thanks to Kim Mueller for putting it all together! Our next NYCC Happy Hour is July 15. We'll have more details once we hit July, but make sure you bookmark the 15th.



(Also, let us know your thoughts about the trivia contest we ran at our June event. Good? Bad? Awesome? Sucky? We want these happy hours to be fun for you, so if you've got thoughts about how to improve, we're listening! Post your thoughts at http://www.mediumatlarge.net/2009/06/nycc-happy-hour-was-awesome.html.)



And, be sure to see Blood: The Last Vampire on the big screen. Big thanks to the good folks at NYCMovieScreenings.com for all the Blood posters and goodies at our June event.

Didn’t get the partying out of your system at the NYCC Happy Hour? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! NY Comic Con is happy to be a part of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Member Appreciation Party



Wednesday, June 24th

6pm to 9pm

Village Pourhouse

64 3rd Ave. at 11th St.

NYC



Enjoy a free open bar of Bud Light & Well Drinks courtesy of clicklinksforfreedrinks.com.



CBLDF Members get into the party for FREE by showing their member card. Not a member of the CBLDF? Well you should be! Join today for only $25 at cbldf.org or sign up at the party. Non-members have a $10 cover to get in.



A small cover for free drinks... You can’t get a better deal in NYC!

One of the NYCC Staff needs to make a little more space at home and is selling off some of her collection this Saturday. If you’re in the Norwalk, CT area and are interested in buying some pre-loved comic books, send an e-mail to katzinoire@yahoo.com. She’ll send you over her address and, if you want to know, details about her collection.