Lot’s of people lament the end of a con and often wish there was more to do, but if you’re willing to to go to something you’ve never heard of you can find panels that become yearly traditions.
Usally when I go to conventions there’s at least one day where I spend the entire day in panel rooms. In the days of Liberty city it was because I was a panelist But, theses days it‘s as a member of the press.
I’m fortunate enough to to attend Anime NYC as Press and with guests and panels in full swing on the conventions first full day it was a packed day Kicking off with a Press Confrance style interview with Hiroyuki Imaishi and Hiromi Wakabayashi. Then it was time to hit
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bigger and longer than ever yet something’s missing. after the first Day of anime nyc I’m left with this nagging feeling that there’s something different from the cons I used to roam. That could be that the organizers have extended the con to Thursday afternoon and the
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Podcast Notes: In this episode of Bento Radio, host Alex delves into the intersection of anime and real-world issues, focusing on the Netflix series "Brand New Animal" (BNA), produced by Studio Trigger and directed by Yoh Yoshinari. Alex begins with updates about attending Anime NYC as press and
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