Contents
Anime events
This section is for anime-related events, including club
meetings, that are less frequent than weekly
For regular weekly club meetings, see Clubs
For non-anime-related Japanese
cultural events (both pop culture and “high” culture), see Japanese cultural events and resources
2013-03-15–05-30
From Up on Poppy Hill
Some NYC area screenings through
Thursday 2013-05-30 at least, maybe longer,
of the Studio Ghibli anime film
From Up on Poppy Hill [Kokuriko-zaka kara]
(Japan, 2011, 91 min)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos
,
scripted by Miyazaki Hayao
“the god of anime” and directed by his son
Miyazaki Gorŏ
See the Poppy
Hill USA Facebook page
See the IFC Center
Poppy Hill page
See the GKIDS in theaters
page
See the Film Society
of Lincoln Center Poppy Hill page
2013-05-16–06-02
Deadly She-Wolf Assassin at Armageddon!
(Thursdays–Sundays)
“A Martial Arts — Samurai Sword Fighting —
Music/Theater Fantasy Action-Adventure Blockbuster” homage to the manga
Kozure Ōkami [Lone Wolf and Cub]
(Japan, 1970)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
Playing at 19:30 Thursday–Saturday,
& 14:30 Saturday & Sunday
See fight choreography video
At La MaMa’s
Ellen Stewart
Theatre, 66 E 4th St Fl 2 btw 2nd Ave & Bowery, New York
NY 10003 map
(see La Mama directions),
+1-212-475-7710
Tickets $30, students & seniors $25
2013-05-18–06-09
Dōjōji: The Man Inside the Bell
(Tuesdays–Sundays)
“A dance-drama reimagining of an ancient legend;
a story of eternal love,
destiny and power of transformation performed in English,
which spans Japan 929 AD to the anime and harajuku worlds,
with music, dance and multimedia.”
Presumably inspired by the Noh play
Dōjōji
Wikipedia
Playing at 19:30 Tuesday–Saturday,
14:30 Sunday
Presented by Pan Asian Repertory
Theatre
At the
Clurman Theatre,
Theatre Row,
410 W 42nd St btw 9th & 10th Ave, New York
NY 10036 map
(see Theatre Row
directions),
+1-212-714-2442
Tickets range from $25 (discounted) to $100 (opening night
2013-05-23), plus fees for online purchase
2013-05-22 19:00
Manga Meetup New York (Wednesday)
Manga Meetup is normally scheduled for the 4th Wednesday in each month
On the 2nd floor near the W 31st St entrance in
Cafe R,
116 W 32nd St btw 6th & 7th Ave,
New York NY 10001 map,
+1-212-695-9550
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required,
and Cafe R has a $5 minimum order
See the invitations
(.pdf, 319 KB)
The Manga Meetup now holds its monthly meeting jointly with the
Toy and Model Kit
Meetup
2013-05-24–26
Anime Boston (Friday–Sunday)
Annual convention starting in 2003
“The Northeast’s Largest Anime Convention”
At the Hynes Convention Center and the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston MA
2013-05-25 11:30–15:30
Maid Café Fairly Tale Month with Reni
(Saturday)
Maid Café & song & dance performance featuring
Japanese pop star, cosplay singer, and anime fan favorite
Mimura Reni
Moe Swap Meet: Please bring used anime/manga/j-pop/cosplay
goods to exchange with others!
See the
Facebook event
page and the
Reverbnation event page
In Chinatown at Mika Japanese Cuisine,
150 Centre St Fl 2 New York
NY 10013 map,
+1-212-966-3838
Admission $15 at the door, $10 if you cosplay, $7 for kids under 12;
lunch not included; no age limit; no outside food or drink
Reni has a home page,
a Facebook
page (as Reni Mimura),
another
Facebook page (as Reni Nyan),
yet another Facebook page
(as Reni-chan),
a Reni
Mimura Fan Club Facebook group,
a YouTube channel,
a Twitter feed,
a Myspace page,
a blog,
a Google group,
& a ReverbNation
fan page
2013-06-07–09
AnimeNEXT (Friday–Sunday)
The New York City area’s oldest ongoing annual anime convention,
most recently held
2012-06-08–10
At the
Garden State Exhibit Center (GSEC),
50 Atrium Dr, Somerset NJ 08873-4163
map (see
GSEC Maps & Directions),
+1-732-469-4000
Pre-registration by 2013-05-24 ranges from $45 to $60 depending on age,
group or individual; children under 7 free;
children 13 and under must be accompanied by a paying parent or guardian
See the staff photographer’s pictures of AnimeNEXT
2003 through 2007
at Ng-Master AnimeNEXT
photos
Planned and organized by Universal Animation, Inc., a
non-profit educational anime advocacy group; they also plan and organize MangaNEXT
2013-06-08–09 20:00
Sound of Silent Film (Saturday & Sunday)
“ACM[Access Contemporary
Music]’s popular Sound of Silent Film Festival features newly
composed musical scores performed live to modern silent films.”
Includes the anime Ningyo [Mermaid]
(Japan, 1964, 8 min)
amazon
ANN
IMDb
Videos
by the “God of Manga”
Tezuka Osamu
At Anthology Film Archives (AFA),
32 2nd Ave (at E 2nd St), New York NY 10003-8631
map
(see AFA
directions),
+1-212-505-5181
$30 at the door, $20 online, $10 students and seniors
2013-06-13 19:00
Anime Meetup New York (Thursday)
Anime Meetup is normally scheduled for the 2nd Thursday in each month
On the 2nd floor near the W 31st St entrance in
Cafe R,
116 W 32nd St btw 6th & 7th Ave,
New York NY 10001 map,
+1-212-695-9550
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required,
and Cafe R has a $5 minimum order
2013-06-22 10:00 Cosplay Subway Ride
[Date & time changed]
(Saturday)
Presented by nyc4nerds.com
Starting at Union Square on E 14th St in Manhattan
2013-06-26 19:00
Manga Meetup New York (Wednesday)
Manga Meetup is normally scheduled for the 4th Wednesday in each month
On the 2nd floor near the W 31st St entrance in
Cafe R,
116 W 32nd St btw 6th & 7th Ave,
New York NY 10001 map,
+1-212-695-9550
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required,
and Cafe R has a $5 minimum order
See the invitations
(.pdf, 319 KB)
The Manga Meetup now holds its monthly meeting jointly with the
Toy and Model Kit
Meetup
2013-06-30 Senshi Matsuri NYC
(Sunday)
Sailor Moon Festival
See the
Facebook event
page
At Chelsea Studios, 151 W 26th St Fl 5 btw 6th & 7th Ave, New York
NY 10001 map
(see Senshi Matsuri
location), +1-212-924-5877
2013-07-12–14 ConnectiCon
(Friday–Sunday)
Annual: “A Massively Multi-Genre Convention”
At the
Connecticut Convention Center,
100 Columbus Blvd, Hartford CT 06103
map,
+1-860-249-6000
Standard individual registration for all weekend at the door is $60;
preregistration, group registration, and registration for fewer days are less
2013-07-11 19:00
Anime Meetup New York (Thursday)
Anime Meetup is normally scheduled for the 2nd Thursday in each month
On the 2nd floor near the W 31st St entrance in
Cafe R,
116 W 32nd St btw 6th & 7th Ave,
New York NY 10001 map,
+1-212-695-9550
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required,
and Cafe R has a $5 minimum order
2013-07-24 19:00
Manga Meetup New York (Wednesday)
Manga Meetup is normally scheduled for the 4th Wednesday in each month
On the 2nd floor near the W 31st St entrance in
Cafe R,
116 W 32nd St btw 6th & 7th Ave,
New York NY 10001 map,
+1-212-695-9550
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required,
and Cafe R has a $5 minimum order
See the invitations
(.pdf, 319 KB)
The Manga Meetup now holds its monthly meeting jointly with the
Toy and Model Kit
Meetup
2013-08-08 19:00
Anime Meetup New York (Thursday)
Anime Meetup is normally scheduled for the 2nd Thursday in each month
On the 2nd floor near the W 31st St entrance in
Cafe R,
116 W 32nd St btw 6th & 7th Ave,
New York NY 10001 map,
+1-212-695-9550
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required,
and Cafe R has a $5 minimum order
2013-08-28 19:00
Manga Meetup New York (Wednesday)
Manga Meetup is normally scheduled for the 4th Wednesday in each month
On the 2nd floor near the W 31st St entrance in
Cafe R,
116 W 32nd St btw 6th & 7th Ave,
New York NY 10001 map,
+1-212-695-9550
Free admission, but membership and RSVP required,
and Cafe R has a $5 minimum order
See the invitations
(.pdf, 319 KB)
The Manga Meetup now holds its monthly meeting jointly with the
Toy and Model Kit
Meetup
2013-10-10–13
New York Comic Con (NYCC)
(Thursday–Sunday)
Annual comic con, now fully incorporating the
New York Anime Festival (NYAF)
Most recently held 2012-10-11–14
Presented by Reed Exhibitions
At the
Jacob K Javits Convention Center,
655 W 34th St (btw W 34th & 40th St & btw 11th & 12th Ave),
New York NY 10001-1114
map
(see Javits Center
directions)
2012 cost varied enormously, based on date purchased,
days of attendance, & status (creator, professional, educator, etc.)
See the NYCC
Facebook page,
Twitter feed,
Flickr gallery,
YouTube channel, and newsletter
See Medium at Large,
official blog of the
New York Comic Con (NYCC)
See the 2011
NYCC & NYAF Photo Gallery;
see photos of NYCC 2007,
NYCC 2008,
& NYCC 2009 by
Ifurita Oni;
see photo galleries for more NYCC/NYAF photo galleries
Outdated resources:
NYAF Youtube videos
[Stale] &
NYAF Myspace page
[Stale]
Redirection: http://newyorkanimefestival.com/
redirects to http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/NYAF/
2014-03?
Zenkaikon (Friday–Sunday?)
Annual anime convention starting in 2006
Zenkaikon was most recently held
Friday–Sunday 2013-03-22–24
at the
Lancaster County Convention
Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Standard individual registration (for 2013) all weekend at the door
was $60;
preregistration, group registration, and registration for fewer days were less;
VIP preregistration was more ($100)
2014-04?
Castle Point Anime Convention (CPAC) (Sunday?)
A relatively new 1-day annual convention held starting in
2008
Most recently held 2013-04-07
Organized by members of
Stevens Anime Club
At Stevens Institute of Technology,
Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken NJ 07030-5991,
+1-201-216-5000
CPAC is on Twitter
Redirection: http://castlepointanime.com/
redirects to http://www.stevens.edu/anime/cgi-bin/cpac/
2014-04?
Baruch Anime Asylum Convention (BAACon)
(Friday?)
An annual mini-convention typically in April or early May by
Japanese Anime Asylum
(JAA),
the anime club of Baruch College in Manhattan
In the Vertical Campus at
Baruch College
of the City University of New York (CUNY),
One Bernard Baruch Way (55 Lexington Ave at E 24th St),
New York NY 10010-5585 map
See the
Japanese Anime Asylum
(JAA) Facebook group page,
another JAA Facebook group
page (which seems mostly empty);
JAA Twitter
[Stale] most recent tweet was
2011-08-24;
JapAnime Asylum Google+
page (nothing shared publicly); &
JAA Flickr photo page
[Stale] most recent photo posted
2012-02-17
BAACon was held first in 2010
& most recently Friday 2013-04-12
Typically, dmission is free,
but online registration in advance is required
The old web sites
http://baacon.the-asylum.us/,
http://the-asylum.us/Baacon, &
http://baacon.baruchanimeasylum.com/
are missing or inactive
Japanese cultural events and resources
[This section is for selected non-anime-related events &
resources involving Japanese culture, both popular culture and
“high” culture, with emphasis on items of interest to anime fans,
manga fans, and gamers, and films from Japan or about the Japanese; for
anime-related events, see Anime events.]
Cultural event listings
“Complete
NYC Calendar for Japanese Film Screenings
”
Maintained by the
Japan Foundation New York
In practice, this does not seem very complete
Cultural
Events
An outstanding list maintained by the Consulate-General of Japan in
New York
Organizations can submit events to appear here
(Note: url has changed; former url was http://www.cgj.org/en/n/01.html
[Gone])
Subway Cinema
News [Stale]
“Your Guide to Asian Entertainment in NYC and Beyond.
”
Apparently last updated 2012-01-12
An older version of the site,
last updated May 2008, is still up here:
http://subwaycinema.blogspot.com/
[Stale]
Cultural events
2013-07-14 12:00–17:00
Obon Dance Festival
(Sunday)
Traditional festival to honor ancestors and other dead,
typically held on a Sunday in early or mid-July
Most recently held Sunday 2012-07-08
Description for 2009:
“Come join us in dancing together as a time to joyously remember those
who have passed on before us and their treasured gifts of being part of our
interdependent existence.
”
Presented by the
New York Buddhist Church
See the
New York Buddhist
Church calendar
See
photos
of the 2005 Obon festival
In Bryant Park
on 6th Ave btw W 41st & W 42nd St, New York
NY 10036 map
2014-04?
Matsuri at Columbia (Friday?)
Most recently held Friday 2013-03-30
Presented by the
Columbia Japan Society
(CJS)
2014-04?
Sakura Matsuri Brooklyn
(Saturday & Sunday)
Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
Held one weekend in late April and/or
early May
when the cherry trees are (hopefully) still in bloom
Most recently held 2013-04-27–28
Description from 2013:
“A weekend celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese
culture: Taiko Drumming; Manga Artists; J-Pop Bands; Tea Ceremonies;
Samurai Sword Fighting; Cosplay Fashion Show; Bonsai Demonstrations;
Minbu Folk Dance; Kids’ Workshops; Puzzle Plaza and More!
”
At the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden (BBG), 900 Washington Ave, Brooklyn
NY 11225 map,
+1-718-623-7200; see BBG
directions and maps
2013 festival admission $20 ($21.69 online with service fee);
students 12+ & seniors 65+ with ID $15 ($16.52 online with service fee);
garden members & kids under 12 free
Buying tickets online and printing them yourself is recommended,
as lines get very long & slow
See official photos for 2012 on the
Sakura Matsuri
2013 main page
See official Sakura Matsuri
2011 photos &
2010 photos
See Sakura
Matsuri 2007 photos by Ifurita Oni &
Sakura Matsuri 2000 photos by me
2014-05? Japan Day Festival
(Sunday)
An annual event held in Central Park in late May or early June,
starting in 2006
Most recently held 2013-05-12
at Naumburg
Bandshell, The Mall, Central Park, New York
NY 10065 map,
+1-718-340-3018
See their Japan
Day @ Central Park Facebook page
See their Twitter feed
2014-05?
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Festival
(Saturdays?)
The festival has been held annually starting in
1980
The most recent festival (the 34th) was held
2013-05-04
& 2013-05-18
See their Facebook
page,
Facebook group,
& Flickr photos
(last updated 2008)
Cultural resources
aozora NYC
“Japanese Culture, Arts, Music, Food, People and More
in NYC
”
Asia Society
725 Park Ave at 70th St, New York
NY 10021-5025 map
(see
About
the New York Center Asia Society for directions),
+1-212-288-6400
Chopsticks New York
“The Most Convenient and Comprehensive Resource For All Things
Japanese in New York!
”
Columbia Japan
Society
Donald Keene
Center of Japanese Culture
of Columbia University “is dedicated to
advancing the understanding of Japan and its culture in the United States
through university instruction, research, and public education.
”
The Center hosts exhibits, lectures, and special events, which I do not
attempt fully to document on this page; refer to their site
Redirection: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/dkc/
redirects to http://www.donaldkeenecenter.org/cu/ealac/dkc/
Hammond Museum and
Japanese Stroll Garden
In Westchester County
28 Deveau Rd, North Salem
NY 10560-2115 map
(see the directions
to Hammond Museum),
+1-914-669-5033
Henry Smith’s
home page
Professor
Henry D. Smith II, Ph.D. teaches Japanese History at the
Weatherhead East Asian
Institute (WEAI) at
Columbia University,
and is faculty director of the Donald Keene Center of Japanese
Culture
The site features
copyrighted essays, articles, and books in electronic form, written or edited
by Smith, about Japanese history and language.
These include detailed discussion of the Chushingura (47 Ronin) incident,
a November 2005 report
on Japanese electronic dictionaries, and discussion of Smith’s book
Learning from Shogun
(1975)
amazon
about the James Clavell novel Shogun
(1975)
amazon
Wikipedia
and its relation to real Japanese history
At the Anime Symposium at the Japan Society in
January 1999, Dr.
Smith gave a fine talk on the cultural and historical background of
Miyazaki Hayao’s anime film
Princess Mononoke [Mononoke Hime]
(Japan, 1997, 134 min)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos;
unfortunately, this site does not
include that talk or anything else about anime
Japan Society
333 E 47th St (btw 1st & 2nd Ave), New York
NY 10017-2301 map
(see Japan
Society visitor information for directions),
+1-212-832-1155, box office
+1-212-752-3015
The Japan Society hosts exhibits, lectures, and special events,
which I do not attempt fully to document on this page; refer to their site
The Society has
a multimedia page with
full-length event videos,
a YouTube page,
& a Facebook
page
The multimedia page
includes a full-length video
of Dan Pink’s “Adventures in Manga,” a
presentation given on 2008-10-06
(Note the site url is now
http://www.japansociety.org/
The old url http://www.jpnsoc.org/ no longer works)
Japanese
Resources in NYC
By the JET Alumni
Association of New York
(JET is the Japan Exchange and
Teaching Programme)
New York City
Japanese Language Meetup Group
Meets about once per month;
$5 per member semi-annual fee
New York Japanese Culture Meetup
Group
Weekly japanese language study group
Meets Thursdays in Citigroup Center’s lower level atrium,
153 E 53rd St btw Lexington & 3rd Ave,
New York NY 10022 map
New York-Tokyo (NYT)
“New York-Tokyo is online fashion news + creative agency to connect
NY, Tokyo, and global market”
NYT formerly presented major and minor events related
to Japanese pop culture, including anime, live-action film, gaming, music, and
robots; their current focus is art + design, fashion, and sports
See Facebook page
“NEWYORK-TOKYO LLC. is a girl friend of PRO TECH DESIGN
CORP
”
580 Broadway, New York NY 10012
map
+1-212-965-6751
[Address & phone might not be current]
Weatherhead East
Asian Institute (WEAI)
At Columbia University
420 W 118th St (at Amsterdam Ave), International Affairs Bldg,
9th Fl, Mail Code 3333, New York
NY 10027-7235 map,
+1-212-854-2592; see WEAI directions
Anime clubs
This section lists anime-related clubs, associations, &
meetup groups,
and provides general information (if available)
about their meetings & events
For detailed information about specific events that are less frequent
than weekly, see Events
Animated Perspectives
[Stale]
Official animation club of
the State University
of New York at Stony Brook (SUNY-SB) aka Stony Brook University,
100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook
NY 11794 map
on Long Island, +1-631-632-6000; see
SUNY-SB
directions & SUNY-SB campus maps.
The club has a
forum
and a
Facebook
group; the Facebook group shows recent activity
Site last updated 2008-10-08;
last substantive posts on the forum were in
Spring 2008
There was reportedly a new site and forum at
http://www.sarn22.com/ap/
[Gone]
as of 2008-10-08
Anime
Alliance
formerly the Atlantic Anime Alliance, is (was?) a club of
clubs, which organizes (organized?) activities such as the New York City Anime
Tour (NYCAT), although that activity seemed to be taken over by the Rutgers JCA [Japanese Cultural Association]
There was an old Anime Alliance site http://www.otaking.com/aa/aa.html
[Gone], which evidently had not been touched
after July 1999;
previously at http://www.shizukapress.com/Otaking/aa/aa.html [Gone]
Here are photos of the Atlantic Anime Alliance Picnic
1998
Anime Game Tech
The anime and gaming club of Middlesex County College (MCC)
See Facebook page
At Middlesex County College (MCC),
2600 Woodbridge Ave, Edison NJ 08837-3604
map
(see Anime Game Tech
directions; see also maps and
directions for Middlesex County College),
+1-732-548-6000
Redirection: http://www.mccanime.com/
redirects to http://www.facebook.com/AnimeGameTech
Anime-niacs
at the
New York Institute of Technology,
Old Westbury campus, Northern Blvd, PO Box 8000, Old Westbury
NY 11568-8000,
+1-516-686-7516
Anime Meetup New
York
A page for New York anime fans to arrange online to meet in
person
Meetings are normally scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of each
month at 19:00; occasionally, additional meetings are scheduled
Anime Syndicate
[Web site gone]
is (was?) the new
name for the Queens College Science Fiction
and Animation Club, formerly known as Bukimi Anime
This bare-bones, undated page had some contact and location information,
no schedule, and the following mesage:
“Welcome to our really old website. There is no new site at the
moment. Thank you for your interest in our club.
”
Bukimi Anime used to hold its normal meetings
every other Monday at noon
AnimeNYC
is a Yahoo! group
page for New York City anime fans and events
(http://www.clik.to/animenyc
[Gone]
formerly redirected to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/animenyc/)
Band of the Hawk
An informal group that meets irregularly and screens anime,
often on Sundays, often in cooperation with
Game Over Channel
The most recent and current meeting place is
Radio Star Karaoke,
3 W 35th St btw 5th & 6th Ave,
New York NY 10001 map,
+1-212-564-2520
Minimum food or drink purchase required
Bronx
Science Anime Club
The anime club of the
Bronx High School of Science,
75 Bronx Science Blvd (W 205th St btw Paul & Goulden Ave), Bronx,
NY 10468-1052 map,
+1-718-817-7700
Meets on Tuesdays
Former sites were
http://anime.bxscience.edu/
[Gone] &
http://www.bxscience.edu/clubs/anime/
[Gone]
Brooklyn College Anime &
Manga
Bushido Anime Club
is the anime club of
Lehman College in the Bronx.
The club email is bushidoanimeclub@aol.com.
The club web address was http://www.bushidoanimeclub.com/
[Gone].
The club held the first Lehman College Cosplay Party, called Ransegan,
on 2007-11-29
Columbia University Anime Club
(CUAC) [Site under construction]
Spring term
2013 meetings ended, Fall term not yet scheduled
The club meets weekly on Thursdays at
21:30 in the West Ramp lounge in Alfred Lerner Hall, 2920
Broadway (SE of corner of W 115th St), New York
NY 10027-7004 map,
+1-212-854-9067
In addition to the weekly meetings,
the club also presents special events and screenings,
like the screening of the Pokemon movie
on 2013-05-04
You must have a current valid Columbia University ID,
or a photo ID and someone with Columbia ID to sign you in,
to enter Lerner Hall
Redirection: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/anime/
redirects to http://cuanime.org/
The club had a
Facebook page
[Gone]
Heart of Anime [Gone]
is (was?) one of the
anime clubs at Stuyvesant High School,
345 Chambers St, New York NY 10282-1000
map,
+1-212-312-4800
The club meets twice a week
Another anime club at Stuyvesant is
Neo Gokuraku
Hudson Heights Anime Club
meets on Monday nights in Hudson Heights, near 187th St & Broadway
map
A record of their screenings
2005-02-21–09-26 was here:
http://accela.net/~dankna/hhac/
[Gone]
(The club formerly had a site here: http://home.beseen.com/twenties/vashthestampede1/hudson.html
[Gone])
Japanese Anime Asylum (JAA)
The anime club of
Baruch College
of the City University of New York (CUNY) in Manhattan
The club reportedly meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30–2:20
in room 12-135 in the Vertical Campus
At Baruch College, One Bernard Baruch Way
(55 Lexington Ave at E 24th St),
New York NY 10010-5585 map
Reportedly meets every Tuesday and Thursday
in VC [Vertical Campus] 12135 12:30–14:30
The club holds an annual spring anime mini-con called
Baruch Anime Asylum Convention (BAACon)
BAACon 2013
is Friday 2013-04-12
The first BAACon was in 2010,
the most recent was 2012-05-11
Contact emails are japanimeasylum@gmail.com &
jaasylum@the-asylum.us
See the
Japanese Anime Asylum
(JAA) Facebook group page,
another JAA Facebook group
page (which seems mostly empty);
JAA Twitter
[Stale] most recent tweet was
2011-08-24;
JapAnime Asylum Google+
page (nothing shared publicly); &
JAA Flickr photo page
[Stale] most recent photo posted
2012-02-17
The club is listed in Baruch
student clubs
The old web sites
http://the-asylum.us/,
http://baruchanimeasylum.com/,
http://baacon.the-asylum.us/,
http://the-asylum.us/Baacon, &
http://baacon.baruchanimeasylum.com/
are missing or inactive
Metro Anime
Through April 2012, Metro Anime hosted
Sunday anime screenings once or twice a month
Through February 2011, the club also hosted
gaming meetings on
one Saturday per month
The club also organized and hosted various less frequent events,
like a summer picnic
& a winter holiday party
The club has a
Facebook group,
Flickr photo gallery,
a Twitter account, and a
Google
calendar
The club is also an active on-line entity with
mailing lists
Upcoming events:
For details of any upcoming events,
see “Anime Events”
New Metro Anime hosted special events are being planned
(as of April 2013); watch for announcements soon
Many Metro Anime informal member gatherings are organized and announced
using the Metro Anime social (MA-SOC) email
list and/or the
Metro Anime
Facebook group;
some also appear on the
Metro Anime events page
No regular Metro Anime hosted events are currently scheduled;
the regular venues we used have closed, and we have not yet found new ones
For details about de-scheduled Metro Anime hosted screening events, see
De-scheduled events
on the Metro Anime events page
Metro Anime has had quasi-annual
summer picnics,
quasi-annual winter holiday
parties, & quasi-semi-annual hosted Sunday manga swaps
The club hosted special presentations at the
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) as part of MoCCA’s former series
“MoCCA Mondays;”
(MoCCA is now part of the
Society of Illustrators)
Past events:
The most recent regular hosted screening was
2012-04-15;
the most recent hosted gaming meeting was
2011-02-18;
the most recent hosted irregular screening was the Rumiko
Takahashi Fest on
2011-03-27;
the 5th and most recent quasi-annual holiday party
(held instead of a December anime screening) was
2011-12-18;
the most recent hosted MoCCA presentation was
2007-12-10;
the most recent quasi-annual picnic and barbecue was
2011-08-13;
& the most recent (first and only) manga swap event was
2007-07-15
(one was scheduled for 2008-01-06 but cancelled)
Redirection: Formerly redirected to
http://geocities.com/metroanime/ [Gone], then to http://metroanime.sweetestdreams.net/ [Gone], then to http://www.celestialusagi.net/metroanime/ [Gone], and then to
http://metroanime.celestialusagi.net/ [Gone]: last updated
2005-08-14
An outdated Metro Anime page was up at
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/4548/mafiles/MAmainpg.html
[Gone]: last updated
2000-10-23
Mineola Library Anime Clubs
The
Mineola Memorial Library
on Long Island used to host anime club meetings for adults and
for young viewers;
I am told they still host anime club meetings for young viewers,
but these meetings are not shown on their web site or web calendar
Contact for the young viewers anime club is the Children’s Room,
+1-516-746-8488 x319, childrensmineola@nassaulibrary.org
At the
Mineola Memorial Library,
195 Marcellus Rd, Mineola NY 11501-2413
map,
+1-516-746-8488
Neo Gokuraku
is one of the anime clubs at Stuyvesant High School, 345 Chambers St, New
York NY 10282-1000 map,
+1-212-312-4800
The club meets every Thursday and Friday afternoon
while school is in session.
The club’s main web presence is the
Neo Gokuraku Yahoo!
group;
there is also a Neo Gokuraku administrative
page in the clubs section of the Stuyvesant site.
(Another anime club at Stuyvesant is (was?) Heart of Anime.)
(There is an old site still up for Neo Gokuraku at
http://neogokuraku.tripod.com/
[Stale], apparently last updated June 2001;
also an old bulletin board [Stale])
NYC Cosplayer Network!
NYU Club
Anime
This club meets 19:00–22:00 Thursdays
in the Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Student Life,
New York University, 60 Washington Square South (W 4th St)
btw La Guardia Pl & Thompson St, New York
NY 10012-1019 map.
See the web site for a schedule of meetings with specific dates and room
numbers.
North Jersey Anime and
Manga
is a meetup.com group based in Hackensack, New Jersey
Otaku Army
A Yahoo!
group page for anime fans in the Northeast
Has many members, activities,
and links in New York City
Parsons Anime Screening
Society (PASS)
Associated with the
Parsons School of Design in Manhattan,
PASS holds (held?) two or three screenings per month most months, and none in
the months of June, July, and August
Screenings are in the Parsons
Auditorium
Parsons Auditorium is at 66 5th Ave, New York
NY 10011-8802 map,
“the building with the glass doors, and the auditorium is
all the way in the back, to the left
”
(PASS had a web site, which seems to be gone:
http://www.animepass.com/
[Gone])
PAS
([Brooklyn NYU] Polytechnic Anime Society)
See Facebook page
PAS is the anime club for the Brooklyn campus of
Polytechnic Institute of NYU.
PAS’ office is in room RH010 in the basement of
Rogers Hall, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn
NY 11201-3840 map
(see Brooklyn campus directions)
Meets Wednesday evenings in Rogers Hall (RH) 702 from 6pm to 8pm
In addition to regular meetings,
PAS holds an annual spring anime con called
SpringFest, most recently on
2012-03-10,
next on 2013-03-16–17;
& an annual fall anime con called PAS-Con,
most recently on 2011-12-03
PAS is (was?) considered the sister organization of the Columbia University Anime
Club.
Many Polytechnic students have anime-related
pages.
A former PAS web address pasweb.info
now redirects to another former PAS site
http://polyanimesociety.com/ [Empty]
An older PAS site was at
pas.poly.edu [Gone]
The former Unofficial site of PAS by Calvin “Clam” Lam,
apparently last updated 2001-08-09, was at
http://www.escape.com/~clam/club/i-pas.html [Gone]
http://pasforum.redirectme.net/
[Gone] formerly redirected to
http://s94187492.onlinehome.us/forum/
[Stripped], which was the PAS
forum.
A former temporary PAS page was at
http://chii.servehttp.com/ [Gone]
Pratt Anime
Club
At the Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn(?) campus, 200 Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn,
NY 11205-3817 map
(see Pratt directions),
+1-718-636-3600
Quest
Anime [Gone]
“on hiatus until
September [2004]
”, is (was?) the anime
club of the School of
Visual Arts at 209 E 23rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York
NY 10010-3901 map,
+1-212-592-2000.
Meets (formerly met?) regularly on Friday nights
while school is in session,
according to my sources, though their site no longer says so
The club formerly had a web page at
http://www.geocities.com/quest_anime/
[Gone]
RIT Anime Club
Presents regular screenings on Mondays, Thursdays, & Fridays,
as well as special events
At the
Rochester Institute of Technology,
1 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester
NY 14623-5603 map
(see RIT directions & maps),
+1-585-475-2411
(The old url http://www.rit.edu/~ritanime/
now redirects to the new url http://animehost.rit.edu/)
Rutgers Anime
Club [Gone]
Previously at
http://www.shizukapress.com/Otaking/rac/rac.html
[Gone]
This content looked old;
check out Rutgers JVCA instead
Rutgers Japanese Visual Culture Association
(JVCA)
The anime club of Rutgers University,
formerly known as Rutgers Japanese Cultural Association (RUJCA, JCA)
Holds screenings Fridays 19:00–23:00
in Campbell Hall
The club has a
Facebook
group
In Campbell Hall, College Avenue Campus,
Rutgers University,
629 George St, New Brunswick NJ 08901
map
(see Rutgers New Brunswick campus
directions).
Events presented by JCA in the past included the annual(?) spring
SakuraFest fair and the twice-yearly New York City Anime Tour (NYCAT)
Redirection: http://eden.rutgers.edu/~rujca/
redirects to http://rutgersjca.org/
Outdated JCA resources include
RUJCA Yahoo! group
[Stale], final update (announced as final) on
2005-09-16
ezboard forum
[Stale], last substantive update apparently
in 2004
http://rujca.com/ [Gone], formerly redirected to
http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~mcantoni/rujca/
[Gone]
http://www.rujca.org/ [Gone],
last updated 2002-02-27
http://www.fortunecity.com/campus/geography/880/
[Stale],
last updated in 1999
JCA-Soc Mailing
List [Gone], previously at
http://www.shizukapress.com/Otaking/ML/jca-soc.html
[Gone]
Sailor Moon NYC Meetup
A new meetup group
Their first meetup was 2012-08-04
in Bryant Park
SGA
(Sci-Fi/Games/Anime)
Club at the
City College of New York (CCNY)
Stevens Anime Club
The anime club of the
Stevens Institute of Technology,
Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken
NJ 07030-5991,
+1-201-216-5000
The club has showings at 21:00 (almost) every Friday night
at 570 River St at 6th St, Hoboken
NJ 07030 map
The club held a Halloween 100 Stories Marathon on
2007-10-26
The club also presents the annual
Castle Point Anime Convention
(CPAC); the first was 2008-04-13;
the next is 2012-04-01
One of the few school-related anime clubs that has showings
during the summer
In the past, they’ve often held an all-night showing in the spring
Redirection: http://www.stevens.edu/anime/
redirects to http://stevens.edu/anime/cgi-bin/anime/
An older url (web address) was
http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/anime/
[Gone]
Sushi Brigade: An Eastern Culture
Society
A public club in southern New Jersey for people who enjoy anime,
manga, video games, film, music, cosplay, and eastern pop culture
Teaneck Public Library Anime
Club
This club is held (was held?) once (almost) every month starting
2006-03-20 for anime screenings and
discussion, usually on a Monday evening
At the Teaneck Public
Library, 840 Teaneck Rd at Cedar Ln, Teaneck
NJ 07666-4502 map
(see library
directions)
The most recent meeting was apparently
2011-12-05
See Teaneck library calendar
for meeting time and any other details
The club is for teens 13 and up; registration is not required
For more information, call the Children’s
Department at +1-201-837-4171 extension 3
The library has also hosted special anime events, including
Anime Trivia Night on Tuesday 2007-10-16
Photo galleries
Anime Expo New York (AXNY)
2002 galleries:
http://www.bandai-ent.com/galleries/2002_axny/
http://www.cosplay.com/eventphotos/category/C21/
http://www.anime-cons.com/reports/photos.shtml/axny2002
http://ng-master.com/cm/index.php?cat=40
(mixed in with photos of the Big Apple Anime Fest)
AnimeJutsu
A project by Gordon of Anime Game Tech,
AnimeJutsu is a social site for anime fans, mostly devoted to photo sharing.
Fans can set up their own galleries and upload photos here.
Includes photos from AnimeNEXT 2006,
AnimeNEXT 2007, MangaNEXT 2007,
Cosplay Day at Kinokuniya (2008-08-17), and more.
AniMiniCon
SoHo 2010 photos
[Gone]
Anna
Fischer’s cosplay photos on Flickr
Atlantic Anime
Alliance Picnic 1998 photos
Big Apple Anime Fest (BAAF) 2002:
2002 Pics 1
[Gone],
2002 Pics 2
[Gone], &
2002 Pics 3
[Gone];
more at Ng-Master BAAF
photos
ConPix is my massive site of
pictures taken at anime conventions and other anime-fan-related events.
NYC area content includes MALL (Metro Anime Lending Library) Party 1999,
Sakura Matsuri Brooklyn 2000, Shoujocon 2000,
& Matsuri on 47th Street 2000.
Fan’s View
(Kevin Lillard)
Kevin Lillard’s pictures and reports on anime conventions,
including NYC area conventions AnimeNEXT 2002, 2004, 2005, & 2006,
& the New York Anime Festival (NYAF) 2007.
These photos were formerly posted at Kevin’s site
A Fan’s View
http://fansview.com/
[Gone]
Fly By Night
Design [Stale]
A site by Terry Chu (alias Doc the Stampede) of
“anything media related.
”
It includes Terry’s numerous
fine pictures of several anime conventions from
2000–2001, and
“preview” pictures of conventions from
2002–2004
Apparently last updated in 2005
Terry also has a blog,
Say, What Chu Looking At?,
which is up to date and occasionally mentions anime
GD
Employee
GD Employee is Dan,
member of the Metro Anime club.
This Flickr gallery includes photos of
AnimeNEXT 2007,
AnimeNEXT 2008,
I-Con 2010,
New York Anime Festival (NYAF)
& New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2010,
and the Metro Anime 2010 Holiday Party
Ifurita
Oni Ifurita Oni is Bree,
member of the Metro Anime club.
This Flickr gallery includes photos of
I-CON 2007,
Sakura Matsuri 2007,
New York Anime Festival 2007, &
New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2007–2009
Metro Anime photos
The official Flickr photo gallery of the
Metro Anime club
New
York Anime Festival (NYAF) Cosplay (2007)
New
York Anime Festival (NYAF) Photo Gallery
(2007)
New
York Anime Festival (NYAF) Photo Gallery
(2008)
New
York Anime Festival (NYAF)
& New York Comic Con (NYCC) Photo Gallery
(2010)
New
York Anime Festival (NYAF)
& New York Comic Con (NYCC) Photo Gallery
(2011)
Ng-Master
Ng-Master is David Ng.
This Coppermine gallery includes photos of area anime conventions
& other area anime-related events,
including Anime Expo New York (AXNY) 2002;
AnimeNEXT 2003–2007
(David was the official photographer);
Big Apple Anime Fest (BAAF) 2001–2003;
I-Con 2001, 2002, &
2004–2007;
New York Anime Festival (NYAF) 2007;
New York Comic Con (NYCC)
2006 & 2007;
& Sakura Matsuri 2006
Reviews
Anime at About.com
“Anime news, reviews, FAQs and interviews from your guide
[NYC-based Serdar Yegulalp,
member of the Metro Anime club]
at About.com”
Clyde’s Anime
Reviews
Originally appeared on the now-defunct Anime Colony site
[Stripped] of New York City-based USA Network’s
Sci-Fi Channel
ManNimeTV
Peter Hernandez (ManNime) of Newark does video reviews of anime and
manga; this is his
YouTube channel
He also has a Facebook page
& a Twitter feed
Art
Abby Denson’s
Official Website
(formerly called ABBYMANIA!!!!!)
Sshows off some of manga-lover Abby’s anime-inspired comics
This is the relatively new domain and url http://abbycomix.com/
replacing the old url http://www.audiokio.com/abbycomix/
[Gone]
Enrico Casarosa’s Portfolio
Showcases Enrico’s fine art, some of it anime-inspired
Estrigious Studio
Estrigious (the name is from STGS, Sparkle Twinkle Glitter Shine)
consists of 3 artists
(Melissa “Mel” DeJesus, Rebecca “Becky” Cloonan,
& Risa “Hwan” Cho)
who create cool art, much of it anime-inspired
Estrigious used to consist of 5 artists including
Jen Lee Quick
& Alana “A.Ro” Roberts
Their link page points to other pages by artists and art groups,
many of them New York City-based
Felaxx’s Gallery
Site of artist Amy Kim Ganter
Jen Lee Quick’s gallery
A deviantart gallery
Jen formerly had the site
FuzzyFeather
[Gone]
Mustard Seed
Comics
Manga-style comics
Fansubs
Soldats
Soldats is a fan subtitling team, now apparently dormant,
including at least 3 New-York-City-based members
The news page was last updated 2008-07-11.
The most recent forum post is dated 2010-04-07
Merchandise
Japanese food
Japanese
Grocery Stores [Web address changed]
Fine list of Japanese grocery stores in the New York Area by
the Consulate General
of Japan in New York.
This is a relatively new url; the old url was
http://www.cgj.org/en/o/q7_list.html
[Gone]
Japanese
restaurants
CitySearch’s list
of Japanese restaurants in New York City is
Japanese
restaurants
A no-frills list of Japanese restaurants in the greater New York area
from Telephone Guide,
“English & Japanese Bilingual
Online Telephone Directory of the USA
”
Japanese/Sushi
restaurants
A list of reviews in
New York magazine
Otafuku
Otafuku offers authentic Japanese okonomiyaki at reasonable prices
I do not normally list individual restaurants or food stores,
but this seems to me a special case
236 E 9th St (btw 2nd and 3rd Ave), New York
NY 10003-7503 map,
+1-212-353-8503
Sushi NYC
A site reviewing and discussing Sushi places in New York City
Anime shopping guides
Anime/Manga
Shopper’s Guide to New York City
[Very stale]
Last updated 1997-09-17
One of the later copies of the classic guide by the late
Steve “Otaking” Pearl that was updated frequently through most of
the 1990s
aozora NYC
[Stale]
“Japanese Culture, Arts, Music, Food, People and More
in NYC
”
Blue Shinra Project:
Reeve’s Northeast Corridor J-Pop Shopping Guide
Shopping guide for anime and other
Japanese merchandise; seems pretty good and comprehensive
Updated October 2010
Japanese
video rental in NYC
[Stale]
A very short list
by aozora NYC
Manga Chase, New York
City [Stale]
Ed Sindelar’s detailed reviews of a few select stores for buying
manga. The poor guy missed Book-Off, though
Last update 2003-04-26
Manga in NYC
[Stale]
A very short list with almost entirely outdated info,
by aozora NYC
New York City
Anime Guide [Very stale]
A years-old archive copy of Ralph’s great guide,
last updated Autumn 1998
Originally posted at http://nyc-anime.com/, which domain is now used for
this current New York City Anime page; formerly redirected to
http://home.att.net/~ralph.young/ [Gone]
“Rummaging
for Japanese Comics & Toys”
[Slightly stale]
The 2008-04-10
Time Out New York
article featuring Clyde Adams III, your humble webmaster
Anime vendors
Akean Video
Japanese video store
Inside JAS Mart, 35 St Marks Pl (E 8th St) btw 2nd & 3rd Ave,
New York NY 10003 map,
+1-212-420-6370
Anime Castle
See the Facebook page
Anime Castle is a physical store on Long Island
and an extensive online store;
it claims to have the “largest selection of Anime Merchandise
in New York City
”
Long Island Warehouse/Showroom,
77 Searing Ave, Mineola NY 11501-3027
map,
+1-516-214-4484
Queens Store, 35-32 Union St, Flushing
NY 11354 map,
+1-347-438-1296,
info@animecastle.com
Web site revamped Spring 2004
Anime Castle had an anime social networking site
http://animehit.com/
They formerly used animehit.com for a
collection of anime links; after that, it was apparently a video sharing site;
now it is a a site showing streams of 12 selected anime shows,
apparently all English-dubbed;
apparently a kind of limited (and limiting) front end for hulu;
hulu actually hosts and streams the video
Banzai
Banzai “99 cent plus” stores are franchised
by the Japanese chain of Banzai 100-yen stores.
Their shop information
shows 7 Banzai stores in Queens, 1 in Brooklyn,
and 3 in New Jersey selling low-priced Japanese products
Be Beautiful Manga
Publisher and online store specializing in Yaoi
Book-Off
The number-one area store for used manga.
Manhattan: 49 W 45th St (btw 5th & 6th Ave),
New York NY 10036 map,
+1-212-685-1410.
Open 10:00–20:00.
(The new Manhattan store opened on 2010-04-17;
the former Manhattan store at 14 E 41st St closed as of
2010-03-20)
Westchester: 1-15 N Central Ave at Hartsdale Ave, Hartsdale
NY 10530 map,
+1-914-683-5440.
I don’t know whether this Westchester store is still open;
it’s not on the web site; call first
Bulletproof
Comics & Games
A comic book store that sells manga
See their Facebook
page
2178 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn NY 11210-3024
map
(main location),
+1-718-434-1800
4507 Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Brooklyn
NY 11219-2411 map,
+1-718-854-3367
8109 Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn NY 11236
map,
+1-718-531-6415
Chameleon Comics &
Cards
A comic book store that sells manga, anime,
and anime-related merchandise
See the short anime/japanime page on their site
3 Maiden Ln Ste 1 (nr Broadway), New York
NY 10038-4008 map,
+1-212-587-1603 or
+1-212-587-3411
D & V Import
One of many stores
(mostly without web sites) in Chinatown that sell anime videos and music.
“Under Construction Web Site Opening Soon !
”
210 Canal St (btw Baxter & Mulberry St), New York
NY 10013-4155 map,
+1-212-227-2212
60 Mott St (btw Canal & Bayard St), New York
NY 10013-4811 map
(non-deliverable address), +1-212-791-3391
Reportedly used the web address http://www.asiamusic.com/
[Gone]
that (as far as I know) never had any content
Forbidden Planet NYC
A long-lasting (25+ years) and well-regarded store
selling science fiction, fantasy, and comics;
it offers an exceptionally good selection of manga,
as well as anime DVDs & anime-related soundtracks, art books, figurines,
and posters
See their blog,
The Daily Planet
832 Broadway btw E 12th & 13th St, New York
NY 10003 map
+1-212-475-6161,
email sales@fpnyc.com
Formerly located a short distance away on the same block,
at 840 Broadway on the SE corner of E 13th & Broadway
There was another web site http://www.forbiddenplanetnyc.com/
[Gone]
that (as far as I know) never had any content
Goraku
Japanese DVD, Manga, & Internet cafe
129 E 47th St btw Lexington & 3rd Ave,
New York NY 10017 map,
+1-212-827-0502
Open Monday–Friday 10:00–24:00, Saturday 10:30–24:00,
Sunday 11:00–22:00
HQ Video
Japanese video sales and rental
21 W 45th St Fl 2 (btw 5th & 6th Ave),
New York NY 10036-4908 map,
+1-212-221-0027
Supposedly had the web site
http://www.highqualityvideo.net
[Empty]
Image Anime
See the Facebook page
Image Anime
(once known as Hyper Hobby) sells anime merchandise
in their store and online
242 W 30th St (btw 7th & 8th Ave), New York
NY 10001 map
(see info for directions; note
this is a the new address as of August 2007),
+1-212-631-0966, open
Monday–Friday
11:00–19:00, Saturday
12:00–18:00
http://imageanime.com/
is a Yahoo! store site with an alias or mirror
at http://store.imageanime.com/
(http://imageanime.com/
formerly redirected to http://matrixcollectibles.site.yahoo.com/,
which itself now redirects to http://store.imageanime.com/)
Japan Flix
Japan Flix streams Japanese movies, including anime
They are partnered with NYC-based anime publisher
Media Blasters
Japan Flix has a
Facebook page & a
Twitter feed
JBC Books
Probably the number-two area store for used manga (it is a
poor second to Book-Off, though)
725 River Rd #33, Edgewater NJ 07020-1149
map,
+1-201-941-4417, a couple of
blocks from Mitsuwa
Marketplace
Open daily 11:00–19:00
Jim Hanley’s
Universe [Address changed]
A comic book store that sells manga.
Manhattan: 32 E 32nd St btw 5th & Madison Ave,
New York NY 10016
map,
+1-212-268-7088, open
Wednesday–Saturday 09:00–23:00,
Sunday–Tuesday 10:00–21:00
(This Manhattan address is new as of
2013-05-01;
the previous address was 4 W 33rd St)
Staten Island: 325 New Dorp Ln, Staten Island
NY 10306-3005 map,
+1-718-351-6299, open
Wednesday–Saturday 12:00–21:00,
Sunday–Tuesday 12:00–20:00
Kidrobot
New York
Sells toys, many inspired by anime.
118 Prince St (btw Wooster & Greene St), New York
NY 10012 map,
+1-212-966-6688
Kim’s Video
& Music
Sells foreign & domestic video including anime
124 1st Ave btw E 7th St & St Marks Pl (E 8th St),
New York NY 10009 map,
+1-212-533-7390
Open 7 days 10:00–24:00
Displayed this message for years:
“Temporarily down for maintenance.
We’ll be back up shortly.
”
Had 4 locations in the NYC area, now only one plus their online store
Redirection: http://www.kimsvideo.com/
redirects to http://www.mondokims.com/
Kinokuniya
Bookstores
See the Facebook
page
1073 6th Ave (btw 40th & 41st St), New York
NY 10018 (main NYC store) map,
+1-212-869-1700, open
Monday–Saturday 10:00–20:00,
Sunday 11:00–19:30
3360 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack
NY 10994-6603 map,
+1-845-353-6600
(Note that the area Kinokuniya stores at the following addresses have
closed:
595 River Road #B-101,
in Mitsuwa Marketplace,
formerly Yaohan, Edgewater NJ 07020,
+1-201-941-7580
10 W 49th St (in Rockefeller Plaza),
New York NY 10020-2205,
+1-212-765-7766)
Media Blasters
One of New York City’s own anime publishers;
they offer streaming sample episodes on the site
See their Facebook
page
132 W 36th St 4th Fl, New York NY 10128
map,
+1-212-868-0991
Midnight Video
Japanese video store
35 W 43rd St btw 5th & 6th Ave,
New York NY 10036 map,
+1-212-827-0502
Midtown
Comics
A comic book store that sells manga, anime DVDs, and anime-related
collectibles
Times Square: 200 W 40th St (at 7th Ave) 2nd & 3rd Fl,
New York NY 10018 map
Grand Central: 459 Lexington Ave (at 45th St),
New York, NY 10017 map
Downtown: 64 Fulton St (btw Gold St & Cliff St),
New York, NY 10038 map
+1-212-302-8192,
+1-800-411-3341
Open Monday–Saturday 11:00–21:00,
Sunday 12:00–19:00
Mitsuwa Marketplace
Mitsuwa (formerly Yaohan) is a Japanese shopping center
595 River Rd,
Edgewater NJ 07020-1104 map
(see Mitsuwa access
& Mitsuwa shuttle),
+1-201-941-9113
Open 09:30–21:00 every day
The Mitsuwa
shuttle operates between Mitsuwa & the Port Authority in Manhattan
Mitsuwa can also be reached via
New Jersey Transit
from the Port Authority (158) or from 175th St in Manhattan (188);
details on the
Mitsuwa shuttle
page
Mitsuwa shuttle fare (cash only) is $3, $2 for children under 14
& seniors 60 & over, free for infants
Free Mitsuwa
shuttle service is conditionally available on Wednesdays & Thursdays;
see link for details
OCS Bookstore
Japanese book store that sells some manga
5 E 44th St (btw 5th & Madison Ave), New York
NY 10017-3607 map,
+1-212-599-5886
Roger’s
Time Machine
A comic book store that sells manga
See the
Facebook
page
207 W 14th St Fl 2 btw 7th & 8th Ave, New York
NY 10011 map,
+1-212-691-0380
Samurai Japanese Outlet
Store [Site missing]
Has stores in Queens
(and Brooklyn?) and sells all kinds of Japanese products
107-50 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills
NY 11375,
+1-718-261-1515
3108-10 Steinway St, Astoria NY 11103,
+1-718-278-1434
92-03 Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights
NY 11372,
+1-718-205-3836
136-41 Roosevelt Ave, Flushing
NY 11354,
+1-718-381-1283
Sanseido
Bookstore
595 River Rd #120,
Edgewater NJ 07020-1104
In Mitsuwa shopping center map
(see Mitsuwa location
& Mitsuwa shuttle),
+1-201-941-1564
Open 10:00–20:00 every day
St. Mark’s Comics
A comic book store that sells manga.
Manhattan: 11 St Mark’s Pl (8th St)
btw 2nd & 3rd Ave(Cooper Sq),
New York NY 10003 map,
+1-212-598-9439, open
Monday & Tuesday 10:00–23:00,
Wednesday 09:00–13:00,
Thursday–Saturday 10:00–13:00,
Sunday 11:00–23:00
Brooklyn: 148 Montague St,
Brooklyn NY 11201 map,
+1-718-935-0911, open
Monday & Tuesday 10:00–19:00,
Wednesday 09:00–21:00,
Thursday–Saturday 10:00–21:00
Toy Tokyo
Sells toys and models, many inspired by anime
121 2nd Ave 2nd Fl (btw S. Marks Pl & E 7th St), New York
NY 10003 map,
+1-212-673-5424
Wanpaku USA
Japanese video store
16 E 41st St #2A btw 5th & Madison Ave,
New York NY 10017 map,
+1-212-686-5560
Yen Press
A New York City-based manga publisher
Still more NYC anime sites
AniMiniCon SoHo
[Site stripped]
Annual anime 3-day mini-con started in
2010
Last held 2012-08-10–12
In SoHo at the
SoHo Gallery for Digital Art,
138 Sullivan St btw Prince St & W Houston St,
New York NY 10001-2321 map,
+1-212-228-2810,
+1-800-420-5590
2012 registration ranged from $16 to $36
depending on number of days and when purchased
2012 on-site registration was $16 per day
AniMiniCon SoHo has a
Facebook
page (active)
& a Twitter feed
[Stale]
(last tweet 2012-08-20)
See photos
from AniMiniCon SoHo 2010 [Site stripped]
Liberty City Anime Con
Planned NYC anime convention
See their
Facebook page,
last updated 2012-12-07
They have a Twitter feed
(with a single tweet from 2012-07-22
last I checked) & a
YouTube channel
(with no videos last I checked)
New
York Anime Picnic (NYAP)
NYAP holds a picnic in Central Park in early May, as well as other events
See the Tumblr blog
CosPlay NYC
Online magazine about anime cosplay in NYC
See the Facebook page
See a YouTube video
interview with the editor
Say,
What Chu Looking At?
Blog of Terry Chu (alias Doc the Stampede),
which occasionally mentions anime
NY Anime Life
Nerd York City
A calendar of events in NYC of interest to nerds, including anime-related
events
Nerd York City also has a
Twitter feed
Anime at About.com
“Anime news, reviews, FAQs and interviews from your guide
[NYC-based Serdar Yegulalp,
member of the Metro Anime club]
at About.com”
Japanamerica
The blog of Roland Kelts of New York (and Tokyo), author of
Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US
(2006)
amazon
The blog often discusses anime, manga,
and Japanese popular culture in general
Roland also writes a regular column “Soft Power/Hard Tuths”
for the Daily Yomiuri
Reni-chan
The home page of Mimura Reni,
a Japanese pop singer and cosplayer now based in
New York
Reni has a home page,
a Facebook
page (as Reni Mimura),
another
Facebook page (as Reni Nyan),
yet another Facebook page
(as Reni-chan),
a YouTube channel,
a Twitter feed,
a Myspace page,
a blog,
a Google group,
& a ReverbNation
fan page
Anime Hit
Anime social networking site started and run by folks from the
Anime Castle store
The site is up and running, but it is also somewhat under construction
This domain animehit.com was once used for
Anime Castle’s collection of anime links,
and then apparently for a video sharing site
MY STADY
Anime-related blog by Alain-Christian
Medium at Large
Official blog of the
New York Comic Con (NYCC) that now
incorporates the New York Anime Festival (NYAF)
Covers certain anime-related and manga-related events
throughout the year
Lawrence Brenner
[Stale]
Among his many other activities, Lawrence cosplays
(as Lupin III, as Saito Wikipedia
of Section 9 from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex,
& others)
He also takes and publishes pictures and videos
of anime-related activities
Last updated 2009-09-19.
See also his
YouTube channel
Something
Deeper: Anime, Manga and Comics
JP’s
Anime Blog
Anime Angel Blue’s
Cosplay
Anime Angel Blue is active in
NYO! Cosplay
[Gone]
The
Anime Girl TV Show [Stale]
A blog about a proposed TV series by a New York producer;
last updated 2006-02-08
Ninja
Consultant
Anime & manga podcasts by an outstanding reviewer
Redirection: http://ninjaconsultant.com/
redirects to http://ninjaconsultant.livejournal.com/
corneredangel
A personal site with an
“I
love anime
” page and a LiveJournal with
much anime-related content
Yuricon &
ALC [AniLesboCon] Publishing
A site celebrating shoujo-ai (girl-love) and yuri
It offers news, an events calendar, merchandise, and a mailing list
Yuricon was a successful convention held on
2003-06-13–15 in Newark, New Jersey. A
“Yuri Revolution” tour in Tokyo was held on
2005-04-12–17
The Yuricon site includes a
links page
which nicely references this New York City Anime page
Redirection: http://www.yuricon.org/
redirects to http://www.yuricon.com/
Anime License List
Formerly the “Grand High Licensing List”,
a list of shows licensed by U.S. commercial anime companies,
was created by Mariela and is (was?) maintained by her
This a new url http://animeondvd.com/licenselist/;
the previous url http://www.animeondvd.com/license/ no longer
works
Redirection: http://animeondvd.com/licenselist/
redirects to http://www.mania.com/licenses.php
flowerstorm.net
The relatively new, multiform fan site by longtime Metro Anime members Angela, Danielle
(Dan-chan), and Mandisa (Disa), with emphasis on
shoujo manga and anime, apparently last updated
2010-03-15
There is plenty
of good content here; this site has about ten sections at last count,
including
-
Angela’s Cosmic Giggle,
on shoujo manga and some of its creators, Watase Yuu and Yuki Yoshihara
(apparently last updated 2002-05-18)
-
Mandisa’s non-shoujo Shades of
Nemesis, a shrine to Asamiya Kia and Studio TRON (creators of
Nadesico, Silent Moebius,
Compiler, etc.)
-
Danielle’s Soujiro Image Gallery
(apparently last updated 2001-04-22)
Fly By Night
Design [Stale]
A site by Terry Chu (alias Doc the Stampede) of
“anything media related.
”
It includes Terry’s numerous
fine pictures of several anime conventions
Apparently last updated in 2005
Terry also has a blog,
Say, What Chu Looking At?,
which is up to date and occasionally mentions anime
Seth no Baka
Seth’s page, and the title says it all
Many of Seth’s links to anime resources are seriously
out of date
Haze Studios
Founded and headed by Mike “Haze-man” Hayes, a New Jersey
manga-style comics and video game creator
Haze Studios’ old site was at http://www.webspan.net/~hayesman/
[Gone]
Adventures in Anime Music
This is [was?] the New York anime music radio show
Warning—This site made my
computer hang whenever I browsed it; therefore, I have removed my
clickable links to this site; if you wish to visit this site at your own
risk, here is the address:
www.adventuresinanimemusic.com
Ming’s Anime Page
Mariela’s site
[Stale]
This site of Mariela aka Sapphire aka Marisama aka Mari-chan
has several sections, notably
Shoujo Manga in the USA
This site did not seem to get any updates after Mariela moved to Texas in
August 2003 to work for ADV Films, and
it seemed to go missing for a while
Mariela’s Grand
High Licensing List is still up and being maintained (by her? I
don’t know)
New York City Anime
That’s this page, baka!
Missing, outdated, or problematic resources
Select past or cancelled events
2012-05-06 12:00–18:00
FantasyFest 3 at Metro Anime [Cancelled]
(Sunday)
Cancelled because our usual venue (Maui Tacos) has closed;
will be rescheduled elsewhere if possible
Showcasing fantasy anime
See the
flyer
(.pdf, 152 KB)
Featuring the following fantasy anime (or episodes from them):
Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yōko
[Genmu Senki Leda] OVA
(Japan, 1985, 75 min)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos
The Gargoyle of the Yoshinagas
[Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gāgoiru] TV
(Japan, 2006)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos
eps 1 & 2
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
[Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magika] TV
(Japan, 2011)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos
eps 1–3
Shamanic Princess OVA
(Japan, 1996)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos
eps 1 & 2
Strange Dawn TV (Japan, 2000)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos
eps 1 & 2
The Tower of Druāga: The Aegis of Uruk
[Doruāga no Tō: ji Ījisu no Uruku] TV
(Japan, 2008)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos
ep 1
See the
Metro Anime show descriptions
2012-04-14 11:00–18:00
Sakura Park Cherry Blossom Festival
(Saturday)
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the gift of cherry blossom trees to
the United States from Japan
See the flyer
(.pdf, 2372 KB)
In Sakura Park,
W 122nd St & Riverside Dr, New York
NY 10027 map
2010-05-23 12:00–18:00
PJ Mini-Pop with Reni (Sunday)
A mini anime festival,
“premiere Japanese pop culture experience.”
featuring karaoke contest (bring your CDs or MP3s), special screenings,
robot demonstrations, cosplay cafe, vendors, and much more
Presented by PJ Pop:
Premiere Japanese Pop Culture [Gone]
With performances by cosplay singer
Reni.
See flyer 1,
flyer 2, the press release
(.doc, 29 KB), & the
6-page description of
activities (.pdf, 486 KB))
See the
PJ
Mini-Pop Facebook page
Also see this
NYAF
blog entry
At Dwyer Cultural Center in Harlem,
258 St Nicholas Ave, New York NY 10027
map,
entrance on 123rd St btw St Nicholas Ave & Frederick Douglass Blvd
(see Dwyer location
& directions),
+1-212-222-0360
Admission $15.00, RSVP required to
rsvp@dwyercc.org or
+1-212-222-0360
Schedule:
-
12:00–18:00 Show open
-
12:45–14:00 Auditorium: Panel presentation:
anime impact on American pop culture. Host: Clyde Adams III
Now downloadable: “Impact! Anime Rocks America”
.pdf, 1044 KB.
-
14:30–17:30 Auditorium: Karaoke contest,
followed by a concert by cosplay singer Reni
-
13:00–14:00 Robotic room:
Robot demonstration & practice
-
14:15–16:00 Robotic room:
Robot battle
Vendors present include
Missing or problematic resources
Genki Shock
[Gone]
A meet-up group for Japanese pop culture events in NYC
They have a
meet-up site
[Gone] and a
Myspace site
[Seems abandoned]
GoodGameTV
[Site unreachable, times out]
NYC-based company offering many anime TV series and movies
through cheap and legal streaming on demand
Prices range from $2.00 to $4.00 for most videos,
“including all bonus footage, and you get it for
two weeks (14 days)!
That’s more than enough time and cheaper than iTunes, On Demand cable, or
anywhere else.”
“No file downloads, no extra software.”
Blog last updated 2010-12-16;
security certificate not up to date, last time I checked
Their YouTube channel of
previews is still up
Bronx Community College
(BCC) Anime Club [Gone]
The anime & manga club of Bronx
Community College (BCC), once called Ikimas Anime Club
The club meets Thursday afternoons
12:00–13:50,
usually in room 207 on the 2nd floor of Bliss Hall (Art Department),
but sometimes in room 33 or 35 on the 2nd floor of New Hall
The club also holds special events like a game tournament on
2008-10-09
They were to hold a mini anime
convention on 2008-11-13, but that was cancelled
At Bronx Community College (BCC),
2183 University Ave at 181st St, Bronx NY 10453
map
(see BCC directions
& BCC campus map),
+1-718-289-5100
The club has a
Facebook
page and an old-style, soon-to-be archived
Facebook group
Anime Club of
Long Island (ACOLI) [Gone]
A relatively new club;
the site has very little public information about the club itself,
and none about its events or meetings;
you need to register and log in to find out about these things
Site last updated 2008-04-03
New York Anime Festival (NYAF)
As of 2012,
the New York Anime Festival has been fully and officially absorbed into
New York Comic Con (NYCC);
the two cons were presented by the same firm
(Reed Exhibitions),
and for the last few years had been at the same location at the same time
with a single registration for both
“This year [2012],
we’re pleased to announce anime and manga
content will become a more integral part of New York Comic Con,
presented under the New York Comic Con name instead of the New York Anime
Festival.”
Outdated resources:
NYAF Youtube videos
[Stale] &
NYAF Myspace page
[Stale]
Redirection: http://newyorkanimefestival.com/
redirects to http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/NYAF/
PJ Pop:
Premiere Japanese Pop Culture [Gone]
Anime
in NYC [Gone]
A list compiled by the folks at
New York Comic Con (NYCC)/New York
Anime Festival (NYAF)
Last I looked still had an outdated and dead link
for the ImaginAsian Theater, which has since become
BIG Cinemas
Manhattan
Central Park
Media [Closed; site gone]
Central Park Media (parent company of US Manga Corps,
Software Sculptors, CPM Press,
& Anime 18)
was one of New York City’s own anime & manga publishers
250 W 57th St Ste 317, New York
NY 10107-0300 map,
+1-212-977-7456
Manga Cafe Atom
[Closed; site gone]
A cafe where you could read manga for $5/hour or $12 for 3 hours
Soft drinks were $1 with free refills
38 W 38th St (btw 5th & 6th Ave) Fl 3, New York
NY 10018-0029 map,
+1-212-221-0615
Open 11:00am–02:00am
DJ Ranma S
[Gone]
Former site of the well-known local cosplayer
(DJ Ranma S himself is still active)
NYO! Cosplay [Gone]
“We are the New York
tri-state area’s anime / cosplay group known as NYO! Cosplay (formerly
BAAF Cosplayers). Periodically, we get together for parties, anime
screening, trips, cosplay gear, you name it!
”
Site last updated 2005-11-04
There is also a private, unjoinable NYO! Cosplay Yahoo! group
[Gone]
Note that NYO! Cosplay is not affiliated with planned convention NYOCon
Redirection: http://nyocosplay.com/
[Gone]
redirected to http://djranmas.net/nyocosplay/
[Gone]
South Jersey Anime
Society (SJAS)
[Gone]
“In April 2005, SJAS officially removed itself as
a public anime club and is now an underground, private anime
organization.
”
(http://www.sjas.org/
[Gone]
formerly redirected to http://home.comcast.net/~whitestar73/sjas/sjas.html;
http://www.sjas.org/
[Gone] formerly redirected to
http://www.voicenet.com/~aegis/sjas/sjas.html
[Gone])
TheGline.com
[Gone]
Included anime DVD reviews and manga reviews
by NYC-based Serdar Yegulalp,
member of the Metro Anime club
Serdar is now the anime guide for About.com; see
Anime at About.com
Metro Anime Lending
Library (MALL) [Gone]
existed to lend both fan-subtitled and commercial anime to its members.
Site apparently last updated 2000-08-24;
I do not know the status of the library
For pictures of the 1999 MALL party, see ConPix
Big Apple Anime Fest (BAAF) 2002:
2002 Pics 1
[Gone],
2002 Pics 2
[Gone], &
2002 Pics 3
[Gone];
more at Ng-Master BAAF
photos [Gone]
Material formerly at the domain http://ng-master.org/
[Gone]
can still be found at the domain http://ng-master.com/
Ng-Master Anime
Conventions [Gone]
David Ng’s anime convention photographs,
including photos of Anime Expo New York 2002,
Big Apple Anime Fest, &
AnimeNEXT 2003–2006
Material formerly at the domain http://ng-master.org/
[Gone]
can still be found at the domain http://ng-master.com/
AnimeNEXT
See the staff photographer’s pictures
of AnimeNEXT 2003
through 2007
at Ng-Master AnimeNEXT
photos [Gone]
Material formerly at the domain http://ng-master.org/
[Gone]
can still be found at the domain http://ng-master.com/
NYC Japan
[Gone]
“Everything Japanese in New York.
”
There was some interesting stuff here, and some outdated and/or useless stuff
The Japanese
supermarkets section looked very good
The Restaurants Guide was simply a bad link to the Zagat site
The Japanese Books
section was outdated: it listed 4 locations for 3 stores, and 3 of those
locations were no longer there
Japanese
supermarkets [Gone]
Japanese supermarkets in New York City and vicinity was a fine list by
NYC Japan
Shun-chan’s Guide to Anime
Shopping in New York City [Gone]
Updated
2003-04-24
Asahiya
Bookstores New York
[Closed; page gone]
360 Madison Ave at 45th St, New York
NY 10017 map
(entrance on 45th St btw 5th & Madison Ave),
+1-212-883-0011, opened
in late 2003
and closed end of October 2009
(There was an earlier Asahiya bookstore at 52 Vanderbilt
Ave, a short distance away,
which closed in March 2003)
This newer Madison Ave store
was shown on the
list of US Asahiya stores
[Gone]
This new Madison Ave store was smaller than the previous one,
and it mostly catered to Japanese speakers;
English-language books, manga, & video were in very short supply
Here was a later
list of US Asahiya stores [Gone]
Here is the most
recent list of US Asahiya stores
MangaManiacs
[Gone]
Manga information and reviews,
concentrating on manga published in the U.S.;
apparently last revised 2003-08-21
Aoshi’s Anime
Realm [Gone]
A fan-subtitled anime tape distributor with an outstanding reputation
NYU Blue
[Gone]
An NYU-based BitTorrent fansub distributor
Site last updated 2007-06-03
(The former url was http://www.lunchtrayninja.com/anime/,
which now redirects to NYU Club
Anime)
Griffin
Waldau [Stripped]
Griffin Waldau’s site showed his art and his love for
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
[Kaze no Tani no Naushika]
(Japan, 1984, 116 min)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos
and Miyazaki Hayao’s other creations
The site included Griffin’s NYFF
1999 photos
[Gone] of
Miyazaki’s visit
to the New York Film Festival, but those photos along with all other anime-related content are now gone
The current site is Griffin’s
design, illustration, & development site
Redirection: http://www.waldau.com/griffin.html
redirects to http://www.griffinwaldau.com/
Aestheticism
[Gone]
A membership organization of aficionadas of certain subgenres
(shoujo, yaoi, shounen-ai) of adult manga
Fujisankei’s
New York Broadcast Schedule [Gone]
Cable/Satellite
Anime
MASTER [Gone]
“Last Major Update:
May, 2005
”
Shinomori
Aoshi’s Oniwabanshu HQ [Gone]
Mostly devoted to Rurouni Kenshin fan art;
last updated 1999-07-11
Momo Mashimaro Studios
[Gone]
A very young New Jersey-based prolific maker
of amateur anime music videos;
there were 102 on her site (a YouTube page) at last count
Otaking.com—Starbuck’s Home Page
[Gone]
The site of the late legendary New Jersey fan Steve Pearl
(d. 2007)
aka Starbuck aka the American Otaking (king of the otaku)
There is some very very old stuff on this site, and the
material mostly does not mention years, so it is hard to tell
(http://www.otaking.com/
[Gone]
formerly redirected to http://www.shizukapress.com/Otaking/
[Gone])
Long Island
Manga and Anime Society (LIMAS) [Gone]
Megazone NJ
[Gone]
Previously at
http://www.shizukapress.com/Otaking/mznj/mznj.html
[Gone]
New York
City Anime Events Calendar [Gone]
By the amazing Michele; unfortunately, it has not been updated lately;
oops, now gone
Animate USA
[Gone]
Was a good, reasonably-priced one-person New York City-based online shop
for anime-related merchandise: idol cards, pencil boards, pins, models, etc.
“This is more of an online catalog for you to order from
than a true sales website…
”
As of February 2008,
the main page still said
“Sorry, but the update won’t be ready until
August 18, 2006.
I’ll be taking orders then.
”
New York Otaku
Convention (NYOCon)
[Site removed]
NYOCon was to be a new convention; no
current, official details are available
Note that NYOCon is/was not affiliated with NYO! Cosplay
NYOCon was originally projected to be held in
2006 at the
Long
Island Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 101 James Doolittle Blvd,
Uniondale NY 11553-3637 map,
+1-516-794-3800
Galaxy Anime
[Gone]
“your multimedia anime, manga,
and gaming destination.
”
A strange mix of stale and staler stuff from
July 2006
and April 2006
For example, the last I looked
(in May 2007),
the main page showed “AnimeNation Bestsellers
April 10th
through April 16th [2006]” and the
“About Us” page
said “More GATV information coming in
May [2006]
” and
“We will unveil new information next month as we officially
re-launch in August 2006.
”
Otakuden
[Gone]
offered a large
selection of anime DVDs and other products, and had a fine online catalog of
their DVDs
Previously called Games and James;
the name change was appropriate, since they no longer carried games
The web site is missing and the
phone is disconnected, so I assume the store is gone too
732 Broadway at Waverly, 2nd floor front, New York
NY 10003-9584,
+1-212-777-4727 map, open
Monday–Saturday
11:00–20:30
FuzzyFeather
[Gone]
Was the site of artist Jennifer Quick (Jen Lee Quick) of
Estrigious Studio
Now see Jen’s
deviantart gallery
Anime
page [Gone]
In Faith’s
Bewitching Realm
SAKURA’S
MIYÆDERA’S RÆLM [Gone]
Was Vinny Pau’s home page
Reeve’s Northeast Corridor
J-Pop Shopping Guide [Gone]
Last updated 2003-07
Actually, it just moved to a new url:
Blue Shinra Project:
Reeve’s Northeast Corridor J-Pop Shopping Guide
Jiro-Chan Start Here
[Gone]
See the Estrigious Studio
site
Cabbit-Abe’s AnimeLove
Page [Gone]
Last updated 2001-11-20
Games and James
[Closed]
The main store at 566 7th Ave #1 at 40th St in midtown is now closed;
the store at 732 Broadway at Waverly operated under the new name
Otakuden, but is now gone also
NYC Anime
Shopping [Gone]
Page by Ayaka K;
for more info, see the entry on Ayaka’s site
Vigilante Anime
Vigilante Anime [Gone]
Ayaka K.’s anime site
Included guides to anime and manga,
and to anime shopping in New York City and in Tokyo
Also had con reports,
and descriptions and pictures of the many costumes Ayaka has made and worn
Jazz’s
Homepage [Gone]
Had anime content once, I think, but then did not; a single link to the
Anime Web Turnpike does not qualify
Fushigi
Moon [Gone]
This was Angela’s page all about
Fushigi Yūgi
(Japan, 1995–1996)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos
Then it was stripped, leaving only a list
of selected Fushigi Yūgi links; now it is gone entirely
See Angela’s latest and best site at flowerstorm.net
Asia-related
organizations [Gone]
At Columbia University; a list of links
Momijigari: The
Japanese Autumn Garden [Gone]
Is an annual (?) autumn exhibit event
(starting in 2000) at the
New York Botanical Garden
(in the Bronx)
This page (now gone) refered only to the 2001 event;
have there been any since?
Anime
Colony [Gone]
A division of New York City-based USA Network’s Sci-Fi Channel, had
many anime and manga reviews on its site, now removed
Note that
back-ups of my Anime Colony reviews
are still available
Danielle
(Dan-chan)’s page of pages [Gone]
You can still see some of Dan-chan’s stuff on
flowerstorm.net
NYC-ANIME.COM
Was missing, but has been reborn right here
The original site, created by Ralph Young,
included “Upcoming Events” and a highly recommended shopping guide.
See an old copy of Ralph’s site
See the excellent shopping resources page on the
Metro Anime club site,
also compiled by Ralph—oops, that section is now empty
You might also try Ayaka’s NYC Anime Shopping
page—oops, that is now gone also
Anime-Manga
Shopper’s Guide to New York City [Gone]
See instead the excellent shopping resources page on the
Metro Anime club site,
compiled by Ralph—oops, that section is currently empty
You might also try Ayaka’s
NYC Anime Shopping page—oops,
that is now gone also
Yumeka
[Gone]
A group of talented women artists;
but this site is now reduced to a single page,
announcing that the site is closed as of
2002-06-16,
and suggesting other art sites to visit—oops, now gone entirely
NJIT (New Jersey
Institute of Technology) Anime [Gone]
Oops, site seems to be gone
Widget
Anime [Gone]
Distributes fan-subtitled anime tapes—oops, this site seemed
stripped, a short front page with a few links, each of them dead
New York Anime Exchange
[Gone]
Claims to do translation, subtitling, and distribution
Not recommended—oops,
the site seems to be gone
asianFools Network
Calendar [Gone]
Included some anime events
Flaming Sushi
Anime [Gone]
ells anime merchandise online—oops, it is gone
Angela’s
Temporary Webworld [Stripped]
Was just a selection of links, now just an empty directory
See Angela’s latest and best site at
flowerstorm.net
Crazed Fangirls
Invade Anaheim! [Gone]
Angela’s wonderful account of Anime Expo ’98, with some pictures (oops, gone)
Some time ago, Angela told me this would re-appear as part of a
Watase Yuu (creator of Fushigi Yūgi
(Japan, 1995–1996)
amazon
Wikipedia
ANN
IMDb
Videos,
Ayashi no Ceres, etc.) section of her
flowerstorm.net site; that
Watase Yuu
section (The Wonderful World of
Watase!) does now exist, but it seems incomplete, and it does not include
this account
Mangaya [Gone]
Mina Monden’s online manga store—oops, gone
Cat Cafe
[Gone]
One of Jack Chu’s sites—oops, this site is gone, but
Anime Next, his
main site, is still up—no, wait, that one is gone too
Nero’s Anime
Page [Gone]
Oops, gone
Anime Auction
site [Gone]
One of Jack Chu’s sites
(oops, gone)
Asian
Anime Society [Gone]
oops, this site is gone
Anime Crash [Closed]
A store on West 4th Street at Lafayette, in NoHo—oops, closed
Metro Anime
buffet [Gone]
Oops, gone or moved
For pictures of the
1999 MALL (Metro Anime Lending Library)
buffet party, see ConPix
Japanese Cultural
Association [Gone]
(JCA) Online (Oops, there was a problem with this site, or it was gone;
definitely gone now)
Instead, check out Rutgers JCA
The Official Tsukirima Comix Website
[Gone]
Oops, gone
The site for the Tsukirima comic
Reigen Senshi
Hinako [Gone]
is still up (oops, not any more),
but I suspect Tsukirima Comix itself is history
Reigen
Senshi Hinako [Gone]
A small site
about a comic of that title that was published (or, more likely, was to have
been published) by Tsukirima Comix
The only date mentioned was 1998
Tsukirima Comix formerly had a site at http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/5405/
[Gone]
but that is gone, and I can not find a newer one, so I suspect they are
history
ng virus
[Gone]
oops, can’t find the
www.denno-square.com server
But you can still find Taeko-san at the
Anime Kakumei site—oops, no,
you can’t
At least her New York-Tokyo
site is still active
Anime Kakumei
[Gone]
Imported Japanese anime merchandise for
fans—oops, the site is gone
There does exist a site named
Anime Kakumei, but it is apparently
unrelated to the missing site, to merchandise, or to New York
A Night of J-Pop
[Gone]
oops, site gone
Held in December 1999,
but maybe they will have another one
