Anime NYC
anime nyc annual threeday anime convention held august jacob k javits convention center new york city convention typically offer arcade game artist alley concert manga library carolina manga library masquerade panel screening vendor video card game anime nyc offered hour programming increased anime nycs organizer leftfield medium founded creator new york comic con also run washington dc awesome con new york chosen event due lack large anime convention first anime nyc took year plan used two hall convention center convention first year use amount space used new york comic con new york city declared anime nyc weekend convention anime nyc added floor space additional expansion planned convention also hosted anisong world matsuri hammerstein ballroom anime nyc used javits main event space share venue chocolate event artist alley moved dealer hall doubled size new york city councilman ben kallos kanji yamanouchi japan un representative attended event anime nyc cancelled due covid pandemic virtual event hosted anime nyc ntwrk november – convention replacement event returned attendee required present proof least partial vaccination covid valid medical exemption required key nyc pas health order wear face covering convention sold several badge tier prior event occurring artist alley located space first time registration long wait time friday line several block long due significant number attendee arriving early event made entrance change saturday sunday largely resolved line issue december anime nyc received national medium attention report attendee tested positive newlydiscovered omicron variant sarscov including one second confirmed case united state variant first reported world health organization four day convention concluded leading discussion long variant spread u prior formal designation variant concern spread event attendee urged receive covid testing research cdc published february found combination multiple simultaneous prevention measure resulted low level transmission reporting positivity rate positive case attendee tested anime nyc continued covid policy required vaccination testing vendor injured load end convention required hospitalization convention moved august used full main building jacob k javits convention center increase around square foot comparison event big apple anime fest new york anime festival list anime convention official website