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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Vampire Japanese Girl Punk!
Our friends at Karaterice will be rocking NYAF with the Far East to East Showcase, but they’re busy folks and have not only NYAF this month, but they’re putting on another show this Thursday! NYAF and Karaterice invite you to come down to the Knitting Factory on Thursday for the return of Karaterice’s “We Rock You Long Time” concert.
The concert features 50's High Teens from Japan, an all girls retro garage punk band that dresses up as vampires (really), and opening for the High Teens is Beluga, voted one of The Deli Magazine's top bands of NYC. NYC veterans, Gelatine, is also part of the show, and Kissy Kamikaze rounds out the lineup.
Doors or at 7:30 PM and the show starts at 8:30. It’s all at the Knitting Factory (74 Leonard Street, NYC), and you can learn more at karaterice.com.
Detective Jermain Release Party!
Misako Rocks! is coming to NYAF in just a few weeks. Before she comes to NYAF, though, she's launching a new book -- Detective Jermain. Misako's Detective Jermain is going to be in stores on September 16th, and to celebrate, she's throwing a Release Party a few days later.
If you're free on Thursday, September 18th, head up to the 96th Street Library (112 E 96th Street) for a party from 4 to 7 PM. There'll be art, music, books, prizes, and free food. Yup, free food. Ya gotta go now.
The NYTVF
So, the New York Anime Festival�s coming up fast, but something is coming up even faster � the New York Television Festival! The NYTVF is September 12-17 and is a massive television event that�s essentially the Sundance of TV.
The NYTVF features panels on writing and producing for television and new media and screenings of the best independent content anywhere. Also, celebrities.
New York Comic Con is co-presenting the panel �Writing for Video Games and Comic Books" on Tuesday, September 16 at 12:30, and we'd love for you to come! Panelists include the creator of Ben 10 and writers for video games including Gears of War 2, Ratchet and Clank, and The Resistance 2. You can reserve your ticket at http://www.nytvf.com/2008_boxoffice.htm.
And, because the NYTVF is awesome, they�re giving away 5 pairs of tickets to the red carpet Fringe screening on Saturday, September 13 at 8 PM. The first 5 people to send their name and email to [email protected] with the subject line "NYCC Fringe give-away" will each receive a pair of tickets to the screening and Q&A session featuring cast and crew behind the show!
We don�t run the NYTVF. We�re fans.
Hidefumi Ino Listening Party
What are you doing September 10? Hopefully heading to Kinokuniya Bookstore (1073 Ave of Americas), as Kinokuniya's cooking up a special event featuring artist Hidefumi Ino.
Hidefumi Ino is a Japanese musician known through the fashion community around the globe -- He's collaborated with French designer Jean Touitou, and his work's been featured by UNIQLO. His music is airy, playful, enchanting, and delightful, and you can hear it for the first time at Kinokuniya.
Kinokuniya Bookstore, Innocent Records, and Samurai Beat Radio will be presenting a Hidefumi Ino Listening Party at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, September 10 featuring Hidefumi's albums Living Messages and Satisfaction. This is the first time Hidefumi's music will be played in the US, and it's something any fan of good music shouldn't miss.
NYAF Charity Pre-Party
The New York Anime Festival starts September 26, but we've got something special for New Yorkers who want to get the party started a little earlier -- the NYAF Charity Pre-Party!
The New York Anime Festival has teamed up with AnimEigo, FUNimation, ITO EN, Planet Hollywood, TOKYOPOP, and VIZ Media for a special night benefiting the UN-recognized charity Orphans International Worldwide (www.oiww.org) on Saturday, September 20 at China 1 (50 Avenue B, Between 3rd & 4th St) from 6 to 8 PM. All proceeds from the night will go to Orphans International Worldwide.
Tickets are priced at $25 and include food, drinks, and a raffle ticket for prizes donated by the sponsors. Special gift bags will also be given to the first 100 who register online.
The evening will feature contests, cosplay, and concerts by Echosteam and Uzuki.
You can learn more and sign-up for the NYAF Charity Pre-Party here...
http://www.oiww.org/events.html
Orphans International Worldwide is a non-governmental organization associated with the UN Department of Public Information and a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. OIWW has established a network of legal, locally incorporated projects to house and educate children orphaned and abandoned after the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia and hurricane Jeanne in Haiti. In 2009, it will be caring for AIDS affected orphans in Moshi, Tanzania. OIWW provides aid to the world's most disadvantaged children with the donated services of 90 volunteers, on an annual budget of less than a half-million dollars.
