NYAF 2009 – Day 3 in Tweets
Don’t you mean Webster Hall New York City?
On Site:
 Deb Aoki from About.com: Manga |
 Erica Friedman from Okazu |
 Scott from The Anime Almanac |
 Jon I. from JANAiBlog |
 Edward Sizemore from Comics Worth Reading |
 OutOfTimeProd from Out Of Time Productions |
 DJ Ranma S from Anime Jam Session |
 Brigid from MangaBlog |
 Vampt Vo from Ani-Gamers |
 Greg |
 ANN_Bamboo |
 NYAF from New York Anime Festival |
 Dave from Subatomic Brainfreeze |
 Ed Chavez from Vertical Inc. |
 Reni Mimura from ReniReni.com |
 funimation |
 Peter Tatara from New York Anime Fest |
 bandaient |
 Patz from The Gaming Dungeon |
 Carl from Ogiue Maniax |
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VIZ Media Doesn’t Know
Scott:
It’s the @VIZ crew.
Scott:
Damn, VIZ always have the most enthusiastic reps at these cons.
Brigid:
Did an hour of power on exhibit floor, now sitting in the Viz panel at #NYAF.
Brigid:
Kirby ani-manga, another Pokemon ani-manga, Naruto Shippuden box set, Bleach movie 2… not sure if any of this is news
Brigid:
Viz announcement: Bakuman, by Death Note creators Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba, debuts in Shonen Jump in May, vol. 1 out in Augus
Deb Aoki:
bakuman manga will be serialized in Shonen Jump mag starting in May 2010, vol. 1 in aug. 2010
Deb Aoki:
Toriko added to shonen jump mag in Feb 2010, vol. 1 in Jun 2010
Brigid:
Another Viz announcement: Toriko, “cross between Iron Chef and Land of the Lost,” debuts in Feb. issue of SJ, vol. 1 out in June.
Deb Aoki:
Gente by Natsume Ono – July 2010 (the follow-up to ristorante paradiso)
Brigid:
Two new series on SIGIKKI.com, What Me Answer? (not sure of the title) starts in Oct, Bob and His Funky Crew
Deb Aoki:
Monster anime box set – due out on Dec. 8, 2009
Brigid:
New Viz Signature title, Gente, by Natsume Ono, followup to Ristorante Paradiso, due out July 2010.
Scott:
Library Wars announced.
Brigid:
New Shojo Beat title: Library Wars, concept by Hiro Arikawa, story & art by Kiiro Yumi, due out June 2010. And: Vampire Knight fan book 9/10
Erica Friedman:
Library Wars…that could have been *so* excellent, but was instead just very good. 🙂
Deb Aoki:
New from shojo beat: Library Wars: Love & War – June 2010 — think bookhunter with much cuter, prettier characters. 😉
Deb Aoki:
Grand Guiginol Orchestra by Kaori Yuki (creator of godchild) – vol. 1 from Shojo beat in Oct. 2010
Deb Aoki:
Nice to Meet You, Kamisama by Julietta Suzuki (creator of karakuri odette) – vol. 1 in nov. 2010 from shojo beat
Brigid:
Another new Viz license: Nice to Meet You Kamisama, and Grand Guignol Orchestra, by Kaori Yuki
Scott:
Inu Yasha anime simulcast announced.
Deb Aoki:
Oct. 3 VIZ will start simulcasting the final episodes of Inu-Yasha on shonensunday.com/anime
Brigid:
They announced the Rin-ne manga, I believe first volume out in October. Missed part of that because I was swearing at the computer.
Deb Aoki:
official Vampire Knight fan book in sept. 2010 w/ sketches, costume pics, floor plans, q&a w/ characters
ANN_Bamboo:
Viz 2010 schedule is packed. Grand Guignol Orchestra, Hajimemashite Kamisama, Monster, Rin-Ne, Library Wars, Gente. #NYAF
Deb Aoki:
two new series for SigIkki.com: What’s the Answer (Kotae wa mittsu) by Tondabayashi – starts Oct 22
Deb Aoki:
new on SigIkki.com Bob & his Funky Crew (Bob to Yukaina Nakamatachi) by Puncho Kondoh – “demented baseball manga” – nov. 19
Carl:
inuyasha still gets quite a reaction from fans. I bet shueisha is like “mmm money”
Deb Aoki:
Q: [various random stuff] A: “we can’t comment on this right now.”
Deb Aoki:
Q: “butwhataboutthisobscuretitle/randomidea?” A: “we’ve thought about that. that’s all we can say”
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Japanese Pop-Idols and the Fanboys Who Love Them
Jon I.:
On the train listening to some AKB48 in preparation for the concert.
Scott:
For the past two days, NYAF might have been known as Tominocon 2009, but today, it will be known as AKBcon 48! (^_^)
Scott:
Going in.
Jon I.:
Got into the concert! Standing room only. My feet are gonna kill me.
Scott:
They gave us glow sticks while going in.
DJ Ranma S:
Guess who’s NOT at the AKB48 concert, because a certain someone didn’t show up? -_-
Greg:
AKB48!!!
Jon I.:
AKB48 PUT ON AN A-M-A-Z-I-N-G SHOW!!!! THANK YOU #NYAF FOR THE ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!!!
Jon I.:
AKB48 was by far the highlight of the con. So amazing. They even did TWO ENCORES!!!
Jon I.:
I took tons of photos. They didn’t come out so great but some came out good. WILL POST SOON!!
Greg:
The AKB48 concert was lots of fun.
Scott:
Really loved those AKB48 girls.
Scott:
I’ll write more about the concert in my upcoming feature on the group, probably later next week.
Scott:
… and now I got AKB48 stuck in my head… (>_<) “Happy, Happy Burst-day!” http://bit.ly/pUdh5
Jon I.:
@Scott Amazing. I’m browsing YT for AKB48 videos at the same time as you.
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Bye-Bye!
Deb Aoki:
Bye nyaf friends old & new — I gots ta catch a plane. Thanx for the fun — let’s do it again next year!
Erica Friedman:
@Deb Aoki It was great seeing you again.
Deb Aoki:
@Erica Friedman yah! Sorry we didn’t have more time to chat — but always great to see you!
Erica Friedman:
@Deb Aoki Same here. Next time, you’ll have to do dinner with us grownups. 🙂
Edward Sizemore:
Goodbye NYAF I had a wonderful time. Heading to Penn Station then JFK. Everyone safe travels home. Glad I took next 2 days off.
bandaient:
is heading off to JFK! Thanx #NYAF.
Deb Aoki:
Hi ho hi ho — it’s back to oakland i go — provided the traffic gods are kind enough to get me to jfk on time
Deb Aoki:
Now that manga is having less & less of a presence @ Anime cons, I think I can/should cut back my con sked next yr.
Deb Aoki:
Prolly just Anime expo, San Diego comic-con, c2e2 & NY comic-con/nyaf
bandaient:
#NYAF was so much fun our flight has been delayed at JFK.
Deb Aoki:
Just realized: I acquired 0 manga @ nyaf. :-/ I did buy 5 cookbooks from vertical, tho. :-9
Deb Aoki:
Here’s another reason why I love jetblue: a truffle burger, fries & a glass of zin before flying home :-9
Vampt Vo:
#NYAF is officially over! Waiting on line for Megabus, which is now leaving an hour later than expected, apparently.
Vampt Vo:
A *half* hour. My bad. A whole hour would be torture.
Deb Aoki:
Btw, thanx to the NYC javits center diet, my jeans are baggy ’round the waistline 😉
ANN_Bamboo:
Coming down from my #NYAF high at Laguardia. Boy, I sure do love sitting in airports.
OutOfTimeProd:
done with #NYAF, see you at the new york comic anime con festival in oct 2010!
Deb Aoki:
My taxi driver asked me where I got my cool sou sou Tabi sneakers. She was bummed when I said I got it from @new_people in sf
Deb Aoki:
Jetblue’s jfk terminal is so awesome. Steakhouse, tapas restaurant, sushi bar…
Edward Sizemore:
@Deb Aoki Unfortunately United terminal is not nearly as nice. McD’s, sandwhich shop, Hudson News, etc. Very disappointed.
Reni Mimura:
Hello(^^)NYAF finish.also Reni’s this summer finish(**)Reni hope with every one next summer too v(o0o)v See you next Sunday in Reni’s show
Scott:
So long, NYAF. Along with my last “In Tweets” report later today, I’ve got three features to write about in the upcoming Fridays.
NYAF:
#NYAF 09 is over! Thank you! Thank you all for a great weekend!
Jon I.:
#NYAF is over and the huge amount of money that was in my wallet on Friday is all gone. Yay for spending money!!
Jon I.:
My #NYAF 2009 con swag: 5 art books, 2 DVD box sets and 1 figure.
OutOfTimeProd:
THANK YOU #NYAF FOR AN AWESOME SEASON FINALE TO THE FAN’S POV
ANN_Bamboo:
Technology hard at work in Washington-Dulles.
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My Final Thoughts
Scott:
As far as industry goes, my winner of NYAF this year was Vertical. I did an interview with @Ed Chavez, which I’ll post in a few weeks.
Scott:
I was also very happy to see Tokyopop at the con. I don’t remember the last time I saw them present at a con, but it’s been at least a year.
Scott:
But WHERE WAS YEN PRESS?! Yen Press was my winner of the past two New York Comic Cons. They’re an NYC company. WHERE WERE THEY?!
Scott:
Biggest disappointment? Bandai. And it’s a shame because Bandai owned Otakon just a few months ago.
Scott:
I am totally all con’d out. Can I just sleep from now until C2E2 in April? (-_-) zzz