Course of Events

USA

Partner Organization:

The New York Anime Festival
The New York Anime Festival took place December 7-9, 2007 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan and was organized by Reed Exhibitions, the creators of New York Comic Con. The New York Anime Festival showcased the best of anime pop culture, including the latest anime, manga, Japanese cinema, music, and games, and anime-influenced comics, animation, and films from around the world. The festival featured exclusive and extensive screenings, a gala cosplay masquerade, sessions with the some of the biggest names in anime from Japan, Asia, and America, and explored the Japanese cultural experience with displays of both traditional and cutting-edge Japanese life.

1:

Recruitment of performers will be done in advance on the internet (deadline is November 15th (Thu), 40 teams will be chosen for the preliminary round (stage performances)

2:

The preliminary round will be held as part of the ‘New York Anime Festival’ event on December 7th (Fri), 2007.

3:

The judges will select 1 team of 2 people to be America’s representatives.

Event Name:

New York Anime Festival

Date:

December 7th to 9th (Fri thru Sun), 2007

Location:

Jacob Javits Center, New York

Date of preliminary round:

December 7th (Fri)

See the preliminary round report.

See the photo gallery.

See the representative profiles.