Name:	New York Anime Festival [visit site]
Date:	September 26-28, 2008
Location:	Jacob K. Javits Center New York, NY
Pre-Reg. Rates:	$55
At-Door Rates:	$55 weekend; $35 Fri; $40 Sat; $35 Sun
Programming and Events:	Video Programming: Anime Screening(s) Panel Programming: Guest Panels Industry Panels Fan Panels Workshops Costume Events: Hall Cosplay Masquerade / Cosplay Competition    Art Programming: Artists' Alley Music Programming: Concert Game Programming: Live Action Role Playing Other Events: Autographs (free) Dealers' Room
Guests:	Yoshitaka Amano (Artist / Graphic Designer / Mangaka) Pierre Bernard (Graphic Artist / Actor, Late Night with Conan O'Brien) Steve Blum (Voice Actor) Mandy Bonhomme (Voice Actress) Abby Denson (Artist) echostream (Band) Peter Fernandez (Voice Actor / Writer / Director) Kyle Hebert (Voice Actor) Lindsey Henninger (Artist) Roland Kelts (Author) Hideyuki Kikuchi (Writer) Rachael Lillis (Voice Actress) Love etc. (Band) Jamie McGonnigal (Voice Actor) Kevin McKeever (Operations Coordinator, Harmony Gold) Misako Rocks! (Web Comic Artist) Masahar Morimoto (Iron Chef) The Notorious MSG (Hip Hop / Rock Group) Tony Oliver (Voice Actor / Producer / Director) Corinne Orr (Voice Actress) Lisa Ortiz (Voice Actress) Bill Rogers (Voice Actor) Mike Sinterniklaas (Voice Actor / Director, NYAV Post) Timothy Sullivan (Sake Enthusiast) Brad Swaile (Voice Actor, Ocean Studios) Rie Tanaka (Voice Actress) Veronica Taylor (Voice Actress) TsuShiMaMiRe (Band) Uncle Yo (Comedian) Voltaire (Artist / Actor / Musician) Chris Ward (Voice Actor / Rap Artist) Tom Wayland (ADR Director, TripWire Productions) 32 guests listed
Information:	The New York Anime Festival is an annual anime convention held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. It features exclusive and extensive anime screenings, guests from America and Japan, manga, cosplay, video games, live-action Japanese cinema, fashion, food, and the cultural treasures that gave birth to Japanese pop culture.
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News and  Press Releases:	Aug 13, 2008 -  New York Anime Festival, Del Ray Manga, and Samurai Beat Radio to stage cosplay day Aug 20, 2008 -  Vampire Hunter D short story to be published by NYAF Aug 25, 2008 -  NY Anime Festival tickets available at retailers Aug 27, 2008 -  Chef Masahar Morimoto comes to NY Anime Fest Sep 03, 2008 -  New York Anime Festival sponsors Death Note Day at Kinokuniya Sep 17, 2008 -  NYAV Post & TripWire Productions announce voice acting contest at NYAF Sep 24, 2008 -  NYAF makes final preparations for convention
See Also:	Asia Animation 2005 -  November 29 - December 2, 2005 New York Comic Con 2006 -  February 25-26, 2006 New York Comic Con 2007 -  February 23-25, 2007 New York Anime Festival 2007 -  December 7-9, 2007 New York Comic Con 2008 -  April 18-20, 2008 New York Anime Festival 2008 -  September 26-28, 2008
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