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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Listen to the C2E2 Alex Ross Spotlight Now!
A big thanks to everyone who participated in C2E2’s first Virtual Spotlight! We chatted online with Alex Ross on June 29th and had fans from as far away as Trinidad join in. Didn’t make it to the Spotlight? Well, you can listen online at any time as we have the whole event archived right here…
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/214850137
Burn some of your office’s bandwidth on C2E2’s first baby step into online radio. Will there be more? That’s a big 10-4!
Yui Makino Comes To NYAF!
A week ago, the New York Anime Festival announced Yoshiyuki Tomino as our first Guest of Honor. This week, we're proud to reveal he'll be joined by voice actress and singer Yui Makino!
Yui Makino is best known for the role of Princess Sakura in the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle anime and manga franchise, but while fans may know Ms. Makino mainly through the role of Sakura, Tsubasa is just the start of Ms. Makino's voice acting career, and her voice can be heard in the roles of Aiko Tokosumi in Bokurano, Honoka Kawai in Sora Kake Girl, and Misaki Nakahara in Welcome To The NHK, among others.
Further, an accomplished singer, Ms. Makino has contributed opening and ending themes to series including ARIA (Undine, Euforia, and Spirale), Sousei No Aquarion (Omna Magni), Welcome To The NHK (Modokashi Sekai no Ue de), as well as Tsubasa (Amrita and Synchronicity).
Anime News Network -- the largest anime news website in the world -- has published a new interview with Ms. Makino simultaneously with this announcement. When asked by Anime News Network if she had a message for her American fans, Ms. Makino said, "I'm so excited to meet all of you that it's hard to contain my excitement. I will work hard to prepare for the show so I can give you all the best possible performance I can offer. Let's enjoy our time together!"
The full interview is now online at AnimeNewsNetwork.com.
Yui Makino will appear at NYAF in panels, autograph sessions, and a special concert. Ms. Makino's concert will take place on Saturday, September 26 at the Jacob Javits Center. Details about her panels and autograph sessions are forthcoming. For more information on Yui Makino, please visit her personal blog (www.bgbcom.com/makino-yui/) and view her personal thoughts on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz4ao56AlWw).
Live Webcast and Chat with Alex Ross! 1 PM EST Today!
C2E2 Keystone Guest of Honor Alex Ross will be doing a live webcast and chat with us at 1 PM EST! There are only a few hours to go, so if you want to participate, simply sign up right here...
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/214850137
There’s no cost, no lines, and you can even wear your PJs.
Alex Ross Live Webcast on Monday!
If you haven't signed up yet for C2E2's first Virtual Spotlight, do so now! C2E2 Keystone Guest of Honor Alex Ross will be doing an online interview with us live at 1 PM EST on Monday, June 29! It's like a panel, but it's all online so you can wear your favorite pajamas and bunny slippers and ask Alex questions from anywhere in the world. All you have to do is log on... No travel, no lines, no cost.
To listen to the webcast and ask Alex questions, simply sign up right here...
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/214850137
JAPAN CUTS at Japan Society
You know that New York Asian Film Festival I'm talking so much about? Did you know it's co-presented by Japan Society’s JAPAN CUTS Festival? JAPAN CUTS is presenting a number of amazing Japanese films as well as some unique interaction with their creators. The JAPAN CUTS Festival trailer was even created by some of their guests, animation studio UrumaDelvi, and they’ll be at Japan Society as part of JAPAN CUTS on July 11th giving a screening of their shorts and Q&A about creating animation!
For information on the screening and Q&A…
http://www.japansociety.org/event_detail?eid=29d75cf3
To check out the JAPAN CUTS trailer, visit…
http://www.mediumatlarge.net/2009/06/japan-cuts-at-japan-society.html
