– Funimation’s original standard&limited releases of the anime are on sale again, and their upcoming “Essentials” BD+digital package (pending release 29.JAN.2019) is available to reserve at nearly half price.
– Viz’s upcoming release of GANGSTA. #8 is still available at a 25% preorder discount.
Haven’t been posting often as I used to, but man…where do we start?
I’m sure you have went to the Anime Fest @ NYCC which was supposed to be a part of Anime Expo. At first I thought this side con was going to be the biggest, most awful, most tragic moment in convention history as a dud turned out to be a fair and balanced convention.
One of the highlights that caught my attention was the schoolyard (LMAO). The Schoolyard section turned out to be a joke, but I’m glad that it was no DashCon as many people occupied themselves on the fake grass. Plus, they had activities going on from playing group games to doing yoga.
The panels for Anime Fest NYC were really lacking. While some stood out, others didn’t gain enough for audience attention. One panel showing a screening for Goblin Slayer wasn’t moderated as the show was intended for mature audiences, there were minors at the panel. Why didn’t they check people’s ID for this? And second of all (I want to watch this since its good for the first episode) the screening was in the afternoon. Yeah, what a problem indeed.
However, I know that Funimation had two panels and it did brought in crowds. It’s a saving grace for this con, but everything else was a hit or a miss.
The Cosplay Meetups were a drag. Barely any cosplayer would show up, being the exception of My Hero Academia. Majority of cosplayers would be back at Javits. While here at Pier 94, it was a total drag and there was barely any cosplayer showing up for the meetups.
I heard that some people had a hard time getting to this convention as its location was twenty blocks from the Javits Center (Pier 94). I read that one individual had to walk up from Javits just to get to Anime Fest whereas some people are mislead on information to board on a shuttle bus to get there too. I didn’t take the shuttle because I did not go to NYCC this year (I’ll give a reason).
Can I tell you how funny it was that there was no service in the ATMs at Pier 94? At Javits, there’s a row of ATM’s where you can withdraw cash. Here, there’s barely any as there was only two machines that are completely out of service lol
Artist Alley was still a great alley. However, a few people critique the alley as lacking compared to the Artists in NYCC. I wish that people should give these artists the respect that they deserve. These are the people that are fans that made these works and they put in time and effort on their masterpieces. I threw in money for at least three artists that stood out for me.
AnimeFest @ NYCC consists of 70% Anime content and 30% NYCC related content. The booths that you know of from VIZ, Kodansha, Funimation, Aniplex, Cruncyroll and other major names were all at Javits. Same goes for video game companies as Square Enix and Bandai Namco had demos for upcoming titles. It would be really nice that they should’ve made a mini booth for others to enjoy at Anime Fest. Too bad ReedPop did not thought of that sooner.
Despite all this, I had a fun time at AnimeFest over the weekend. While Cosplayers made the best effort on putting themselves out there, to the fun activities that are provided, this was a space that really needed improvement. I am sure that they’re taking their jealously over AnimeNYC, but hell, I am not paying $200 for four badges to be at New York Comic Con. Once you bring back three/four day badges, then we’ll talk.
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Author Talk with Misa of Japanese Ammo & Mike Montesa
Author Talk with Misa of Japanese Ammo & Mike Montesa
Perfect event for manga fans and lovers!
Manga extraordinaire and regular contributor to this blog, Joe Pascullo, will be hosting an author talk that fans of his recommendations would love to attend. Join him Thursday, May 26 at 1 PM EDT where he will be in discussion with with Misa of Japanese Ammo & Mike Montesa, the translator & editor respectively of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End!
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The World Next Door makes a great first impression with its unique character designs and interesting art style, which is a pleasant blend of mystical, rustic fantasy elements and modern urban sensibilities. The environments are vibrant and detailed, with lovingly designed NPCs inhabiting the world. However, there are not enough of them. While absolutely gorgeous, the world feels oddly empty as…
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…And this guy. This guy! He’s about the greatest thing ever. Kotetsu T. Kaburagi might just be my new hero. Pretty much any time he opens his mouth I’m either grinning like an idiot or legitimately laughing out loud. On top of his great humor he just seems like an all around awesome guy. I can’t wait to see more of him throughout the rest of the show.
“HONOR? IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT? THEN LET US SPEAK INSTEAD OF OUR DUTY TO THE GOTEI 13. HONOR WILL NOT PROTECT THE WORLD. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT USING EVIL TO DEFEAT EVIL IS ITSELF AN EVIL ACT.”
“JUST AS MY MOTHER DECIDED TO CAST ASIDE HER CURSE OF HER OWN WILL, I CHOOSE WITH MY OWN WILL TO TAKE THAT CURSE UPON MYSELF. AND BESIDES, EVEN IF I DO BECOME CURSED, I WILL…NO… I HAVE A FEELING THE ONE I LOVE WILL BE THE KIND OF MAN TO SCOFF AT THE NOTION OF A CURSE AND LAUGH IT OFF AS RIDICULOUS.”
I’m probably super late to the party but I just wanna let my SasuSaku fam know that Viz is finally starting to release more of the light novels in English! PLEASE for the love of SasuSaku pic up this book.
If we boost the sales enough, there is a high possibility that we could get Sasuke Retsuden in English in our hands.
