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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Death Comes To NYAF!
How's that for a title? But, it's true. Yesterday, FUNimation announced the voices of Death The Kid, Liz, and Patty in their upcoming Soul Eater -- Todd Haberkorn, Jamie Marchi, and Cherami Leigh. Today, NYAF in partnership with FUNimation is very proud to announce Todd, Jamie, and Cherami will be coming to NYAF! Todd Haberkorn, Jamie Marchi, and Cherami Leigh have given voice to some of the most popular anime characters in recent memory (visit nyanimefestival.com for their bios), and they're all coming together this Fall for Soul Eater, a title that's taking America by storm!
For those (parents) unfamiliar with Soul Eater, it's the quirky, clever story of three students determined to turn their partners, living weapons, into powerful death scythes -- weapons destined for Death himself. Charged with the task of collecting and devouring the tainted souls of ninety-nine humans and one witch to make this happen, the students strive to master their weapons as they face off against the bizarre and dangerous minions of the underworld.
Soul Eater is coming soon to DVD from FUNimation and the manga is being published by Yen Press.
Gurren Lagann Movie at NYAF!
I'm very, very happy to announce that Gurren Lagann: The Movie - Childhood's End will be screened at the New York Anime Festival. Gurren Lagann -- from Bandai and Aniplex -- was a series that took Japan and America by storm last year, and this year, they're doing it again with the theatrical realization of the saga.
Gurren Lagann: The Movie - Childhood's End is a feature film retelling of the first half of the Gurren Lagann series, a feature film that's rarely been seen outside of Japan. NYAF will mark the movie's NYC Premiere / East Coast Premiere / whatever else you want to call it. Personally, I call it awesome.
What's it about? A boy named Simon who's spent his entire life digging in the dirt.
But when Simon finds a strange little drill buried deep in the soil, he starts on a journey that'll take him into the sky, into space, and busting through heaven. Gurren Lagann -- from the studio behind Evangelion and FLCL -- is one of the most acclaimed animations in years, and it deserves every ounce of praise it's received.
Travis Willingham at NYAF!
NYAF's coming up fast. As such, how about a steady beat of new guests? You like? I thought you would. First up, let's give a warm welcome to Featured Guest Travis Willingham!
Travis has worked in stage, television, and film, but he is best known in the anime world for voicing Colonel Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist -- one of his very first anime roles. He has since gone on to work on many other popular titles in both Texas and Los Angeles, and his anime credits include Kanda (D.Gray-man), Pierre (Aquarion), Mori (Ouran High School Host Club), Ginko (Mushi-shi), Andreas Darlton (CODE GEASS), Portgas D. Ace (One Piece), and Leon (Vexille). His video game credits include Guile (Street Fighter 4), Nathan Hale (Resistance 2), Torgal (The Last Remnant), Clint (Tales of Vesperia), and Yodai Higashizawa (The World Ends With You). His on-screen credits include Secondhand Lions, Ray, Friday Night Lights, Prison-A-Go-Go, The Guardian, and most recently, A Perfect Getaway. He has also worked on CBS's Cold Case, FX's Nip/Tuck, and Fox's Prison Break. His newest roles are playing The Hulk and The Human Torch in the Marvel Superhero Squad on Cartoon Network.
Big thanks to our friends at FUNimation!
Details about Travis's appearance will be coming soon, and we've got a big bucket of names that'll be joining him, too.
Last Fan Happy Hour of the Summer!
Summer is almost over, so what better way to celebrate than a happy hour? Come by Dave and Buster’s August 19th 6pm-9pm. Enjoy drink specials, half priced games, give-away baggies courtesy of Metal Machine Ent., and our spin the wheel raffle!
Have you heard of our new Podcast/Radio Show/Blogcast, Streaming Medium? Want to be on it? You’ll have your chance at the NYCC Fan Happy Hour! All you need is your opinions and the willingness to talk to an NYCC Team Member…which means it’s easy – we hope. Want to hear our first show, check it out at www.mediumatlarge.net.
Don’t miss out on your last chance to hangout with the NYCC Team this summer. See you next week!
NYAF at the NYC Japan Fair!
What are you doing Sunday, August 23? Going to NYC's first Japanese Street Fair! The "NYC Japan Fair" runs from 11 AM to 6 PM on Sunday, August 23 from 43rd to 44th Street on Madison Avenue and includes over 40 booths featuring traditional Japanese foods including miso-marinaded beef, roasted mochi, and okonomiyaki, as well as companies including Marukome, Hisamitsu America Inc., Ajinomoto, Otafuku Foods, and Kikkoman.
And NYAF will be there, too!
NYAF will have a booth (where 44th meets Madison), and we’ll be giving out posters, chopsticks, and all kinds of swag throughout the day, but that’s not all. We’ve got two very special surprises from our friends at Del Rey Manga. (Actually, they’re not really surprises as I’m revealing them right now.)
First up, Raina Telgemeier and David Roman – authors of Del Rey Manga’s X-Men: Misfits – will be stopping by the NYAF Booth, hanging out and signing books from 1-3 PM. If you’re unfamiliar with X-Men: Misfits, it’s a shoujo-tastic manga take on the X-Men. Really.
Second, anyone who visits the NYAF Booth all day long will be entered to win a Del Rey Manga Instant Library – that’s 50 free books from Del Rey Manga! Yes, 50 free volumes of manga!
So, there you go. I just took care of your plans for August 23. Come on down to the NYC Japan Fair to meet Del Rey’s Raina Telgemeier and David Roman, NYAF’s Peter Tatara, and probably a gaggle of NYAF Maids. You’re welcome.
For more details on the NYC Japan Fair, follow it on Twitter (@NYCJapanFair) and read its blog (http://nycjapanfair.blogspot.com/). For up-to-the-minute reports from the NYC Japan Fair, follow NYAF on Twitter (@NY_Anime_Fest).
