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More Natsume Ono Goodness
(Natsume Ono fans awaiting her appearance at Kinokuniya.)
Samurai Beat Radio just published an interview with fans during Natsume Ono’s appearance at Kinokuniya Bookstore. Take a listen below!
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Natsume Ono Interview Podcast at Kinokuniya
(Picture: Natsume Ono’s titles on display at Kinokuniya during her interview)
For you Natsume Ono fans out there, the audio podcast of the interview that took place at Kinokuniya Bookstore, NYC on May 10 is now up.The links are below.
Special thanks go out to VIZ Media & Kinokuniya for organizing the event!
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Natsume Ono Appearance Tomorrow at Kinokuniya
As a reminder, famous mangaka Natsume Ono (of Ristorante Paradiso & House of Five Leaves) will be appearing at Kinokuniya Bookstore in Bryant Park, NYC tomorrow, May 10, from 6pm to 8pm.
I will be at the event assisting Samurai Beat Radio and also live-tweeting (if possible) as well. For those who are able to attend, stop on by and say hello.
Also, expect a look at “House of Five Leaves” later this week!
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This picture is up to celebrate this announcement. I have to do something on “House of Five Leaves” soon.
For those of you who read my “About Me” or read from the ANN post about the “Anime Fans Help Japan” podcast, I am also a part of Samurai Beat Radio. Therefore, I will be at the Kinokuniya event on May 10th.
I will let everyone know about how much involvement I will have in the event once further details arise. Stay tuned!
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“Concert For Japan” at Japan Society, NYC
With another earthquake hitting Japan, it’s becoming more important to stand by the country as it faces more uncertainties. On Saturday, April 9, Japan Society will be having a 12-hour program of music concerts & special events. A wide variety of musical guests that will be attending include John Zorn, Lou Reed, Philip Glass, Hal Willner, etc.
Famed Japanese musician, Ryuichi Sakamoto, will be performing as well. There will also be classical, contemporary musicians that will be taking the stage. One of my favorite NY-based Japanese-led bands, echostream, will be performing as well.
If you’re interested in arts & education, Japan Society will have calligraphy, origami, washi lantern, & Japanese language workshops on that day as well.
I will be attending this event and perhaps interview some of the guests at the event. If you are in the NYC area, please stop on by and show your support. For those not able to make it, the event will be broadcast through uStream at: http://www.ustream.tv/JapanSociety.
100% of the donations made at this event will go to the Japanese Earthquake Relief Fund.
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Manga Therapy Helps Japan
Just to give a heads-up that Manga Therapy will be part of the “Anime And Manga Bloggers For Japan” fundraising group set up by Daniella Orihuela-Gruber, a well-known manga editor & blogger of All About Manga. If you love anime & manga and love to blog about those subjects, please join our efforts in donating funds towards the victims of the disaster in Japan. Japan can’t do everything alone and with our help & many others, the sun will rise once more. I already donated and hope you will do the same.
Also, I will be a guest on the “Anime Fans Give Back To Japan” podcast, which begins later today at 6pm. I will be appearing on Sunday, 1:30pm. The podcast will be 24 hours long and be streamed live via uStream as well. Be sure to tune in as there are a HUGE variety of guests showing up, including notable ones such as Steve Blum, Stephanie Sheh, Crispin Freeman, Justin Sevakis, Ed Sizemore, and many others.
Finally, I want to plug one last event. Samurai Beat Radio (which I’m part of) will be taking part in an event called “JP Girls NYC - Save Japan With Your Love”. They will be raising funds in the Times Square area of NYC tomorrow from 12pm to 6pm. If you happen to be around that area on Sunday, be sure to check it out.
Show Japan your love & support!
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Satoshi Kon & Black Butler Screenings in New York City
Anime fans living the Tri-State area, there’s two upcoming screenings which I should notify you guys about.
The first event will be a 6-episode screening of the hit anime series, Black Butler (aka Kuroshitsuji), at the Soho Gallery for Digital Art on Saturday, December 11. It is hosted by Forbidden Planet NYC, FUNimation, and the Soho Host Club. This event is FREE and there will be a cosplay contest. For more information, you can visit the FUNimation blog here.
The second event involves two screenings of the late Satoshi Kon’s works. Two of his masterpieces, Perfect Blue & Paprika, will be shown at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, December 22. Perfect Blue will be shown at 6:30pm, while Paprika will be shown on 8:15pm. Ticket prices haven’t been announced, but will be up shortly.
Happy anime viewing this holiday season!
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“Manga Madness!” at Asia Society
For families living in the Tri-State Area (NY, NJ, and CT) that are interested in manga, Asia Society is having a special workshop on Sunday, December 5, 2010, focusing on “How To Draw Manga”.
This workshop is part of the ExploreAsia: Art & Japan Today family series. It will be held by Yali Lin of HiArt!. Space is limited and it will be held from 3:00pm to 4:15pm. Advanced ticket purchase is required.
You can purchase tickets here.
Asia Society is located at:
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 288-6400
Let your imaginations loose, manga-style on December 5!
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NYCC/NYAF/FETES 2010 Photos →
Photos of my adventures from this past weekend are now up on the Facebook Fan Page. If you have any problems viewing the photos and/or the album in general, please comment below.
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The “Death” of New York Anime Festival? (NYCC/NYAF Afterthoughts)
This past weekend was the big annual New York Comic-Con/New York Anime Festival. It drew a huge crowd of visitors in one “big” venue, the Jacob Javits Center. Reed Exhibitors decided to combine the event due to financial & scheduling concerns. The event was supposed to be 50/50. However, it ended up 90% NYCC, 10% NYAF. NYAF was like a bastard child thrown into his/her parents’ basement in a dark corner, shunned & rejected. Is it just me or do I feel the “impending death” of NYAF in the future?
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