3/25/2023 0 Comments Mangao twitter![]() Only Viz Media and Yen Press announced new titles at the show. Besides high-profile premieres of much-anticipated anime releases such as Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War, there were several panels on Thursday’s library programming track dedicated to manga, including “The Manga Industry and Your Library,” and “Defending Manga.” At the “Best and Worst Manga” panel, Jillian Rudes, a Japanese culture & manga collection development librarian (and founder of the website), answered questions from a room full of manga-curious library professionals and readers. The increased interest in manga and webtoons was also reflected in this year’s programming. Tatsuki Fujimoto’s popular manga series Chainsaw Man (the story of a young man that can change parts of his body into a chainsaw) was also the subject of NYCC buzz, driven by the debut of the anime series on Crunchyroll and a second win for Chainsaw Man for Best Manga at the Harvey Awards. ![]() And on Saturday night, Toei Animation took over half of the billboards in Times Square with animated promotions for One Piece Film: Red, the latest feature film in the popular Shonen Jump series about a globe-trotting pirate in a fantasy world. Luffy balloon (a character from the popular One Piece manga series) dominated the exhibition floor. Marvel Comics got in on the fun by cohosting signings with Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, the Japanese creators of Viz Media’s Ultraman manga, along with promoting upcoming releases of Ultraman cross-over stories with Marvel’s The Avengers.Ī towering Monkey D. Cosplayers of all ages in costumes inspired by the Demon Slayer and Spy x Family manga series were as common as Marvel or DC Comics characters. Huge banners in the lobby promoted Yen Press’ new Korean comics imprint Ize Press, alongside promotions for the popular manga/anime series Dragon Ball, Chainsaw Man, and One Piece. Crunchyroll, the anime streaming platform, had two large booths, and there were long lines to buy collectibles from the toy company Good Smile. There were also large booths featuring gear from the Mobile Suit Gundam series, and featuring Studio Ghibli, the animation studio cofounded by the anime director Hayao Miyazaki. ![]() The largest booths at the entrance of the hall were for the Japanese game and toy company Bandai Namco, manga publisher Viz Media, collectible figures company Tamashii Nations, and gaming company Konami (showcasing Yu-Gi-Oh card games), along with a huge dragon from the popular Dragon Ball serie s hovering over the entrance. Upon entering New York Comic Con 2022, the overall impression was that manga, anime and Japanese pop culture are now overwhelmingly embraced by American fans and have claimed their place in North American popular culture The dominant presence of manga and anime-related exhibitors at this year’s New York Comic Con, held October 6-9 at the Javits Center, was a big change from the years before the pandemic. ![]()
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