Ahoy, I'm Peter Tatara. In brief, I'm left-handed, a vegetarian, and my blood type is A. I work for the New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival and have a cute girlfriend and a Space: Above & Beyond boxset. I'm generally a happy guy.
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Anime USA is a Yume Cosplay Prize Preliminary!
NYAF has the joy of announcing that Anime USA in Arlington, Virginia will serve as a preliminary for the 2010 New York Anime Festival's Yume Cosplay Prize. The winners of this year’s Anime USA Masquerade will take home a trip to New York City and a guaranteed spot in the 2010 NYAF's Yume Cosplay Prize Finals -- with the winners of the Finals winning a week-long trip to Japan.
Anime USA takes place November 20-22 this year at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. Guests include Steve Blum, Michael Sinterniklaas, Leah Clark, and J. Michael Tatum. This year's New York Anime Festival took place September 25-27 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Guests included Yoshiyuki Tomino, Yui Makino, Kyle Hebert, and Monica Rial. At this year's NYAF, cosplayers Yaya Han and Anna Raper won the first ever Yume Cosplay Prize at NYAF's Masquerade. Ms. Han and Ms. Raper will be traveling to Tokyo, Japan next Spring and attending the Tokyo International Anime Fair, their trip provided by the New York Anime Festival.
The winners of this year's Anime USA Masquerade will compete in next year's New York Anime Festival Yume Cosplay Prize Masquerade for a chance at winning a trip to Tokyo, Japan in 2011. To compete in the Anime USA Yume Cosplay Prize Preliminaries, cosplayers:
1) Must be available to attend Anime USA in 2009 and the New York Anime Festival in 2010
2) Must be 18 years of age
3) Must be citizens or legal residents of the USA
4) Must be available to participate in Anime USA promotional activities
5) Must enter in teams of two, or if entering in a team of more than two, select two members to head on to NYC
Winners of the Anime USA Yume Cosplay Prize Preliminaries receive:
1) Free roundtrip transportation for two from Virginia to New York City
2) Free accommodations for two at a NYAF official convention hotel in New York City
3) Free passes for two to the 2010 New York Anime Festival
4) A guaranteed place in the 2010 Yume Cosplay Masquerade Finals
For more information on the Anime USA Masquerade, please visit animeusa.org. For more information on the Yume Cosplay Masquerade, visit newyorkanimefestival.com. Additional conventions interested in hosting Regional Preliminaries for the 2010 Yume Cosplay Prize should contact New York Anime Festival Programming Director Peter Tatara ([email protected]).
J-Summit Halloween Party
The first J-Summit New York Halloween Party is taking place Sunday, November 1 at Webster Hall. NYAF isn't organzing the event, but we're happy to spread the word.
Uzuhi, Lilac, Gurigula, HappyFunSmile, Kossan, Fuse, Ebina Kenichi, 10tecomai, DJ Frost, DJ AKi, and DJ Yoshiki will be performing. Alone Together NYC will present a NY Meets Japan Fashion Show and Halloween Contest.
Doors open at 3 PM. $25 at the door.
Webster Hall is at 125 East 11th St.
Meet The Breeds! This Weekend in NYC!
This weekend is Meet The Breeds (meetthebreeds.com) in the Javits Center in NYC. A dog and pet show open to the public, it's organized by the American Kennel Club, and it'll feature "160 dog breeds and 41 cat breeds", and you know I've already got my ticket. Expect updates live from the show floor, including a complete abuse of my BlackBerry's camera over, over at www.mediumatlarge.net as we search for the cutest kitten of them all. And, if you're in NYC, love dogs or cats -- or have kids -- come on out to Meet the Breeds, too! PS: Yes, this entire post is serious.
Tokyo No Records Party
Tokyo No Records (tokyonorecords.com) have two new albums they’re putting out this season, and our friends at Superglorious are putting together a fun soiree to showcase the new tunes. Join ‘em on Wednesday, October 14th upstairs at The Bowery Electric at 9 PM for the Tokyo No Records release party. The DJs for the night include Captain Heartlock, Eric Eiffel, and Hayden Honey. The Heiz will also be in attendance so you can say hello to them before they go on their US tour.
Bowery Electric is located at 327 Bowery (bet. 2nd and 3rd St.) Must be 21 and over (with ID).
ABC on NYAF
ABC’s just posted a nice round up for the New York Anime Festival…
http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/1009/666926.html
