Congratulations to all who entered and to the 10 finalists of our New York Anime Festival mascot contest. I am so proud, speaking personally, that you were all able to produce and submit such beautiful works and in such quantity. You represented our community marvelously.

Alas there can only be one winner. After tallying nearly 1,000 votes, we are proud to announce NYAF's official 2009 mascot:

Great job saiyukiluver!