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I was thrilled to get the opportunity to cover AnimeNYC. The convention has grown rapidly over the course of its short run. It’s hard to believe that the event is just in its third year. AnimeNYC began with about 20,000 attendees in 2017. According to the convention. 53,000 attendees participated in 2021’s event. There’s always […]
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Anime NYC 2021: The Best of an Interesting Time
January 25th, 2022 
Cinnaknight 
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Tags: anime, anime convention, anime nyc, AnimeNYC 2021, convention reports, cosplay, Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba, masquerade, merchandise, video games 
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Derpycon 2021: It’s Strange to Be Back…
January 24th, 2022 Cinnaknight Derpycon 2021 took place on Halloween weekend in New Brunswick, New Jersey’s Hyatt Regency. This was the first event I attended since conventions went on a two year hiatus as a result of the COVID pandemic. Conventions are in a transitional period, with more focus on health and safety through new policies. It certainly does […]
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Another Anime Fest 2021 – It’s Not Different At All! Is It, Weebs?!
December 14th, 2021 Ari Rockefeller When the plague times befell upon our world, there was a lot of concern all over the place. Most of it was in the right place—worrying about the health of loved ones, vulnerable ones especially, fear over catching the disease yourself, if and how one’s employment would be effected and how would one keep money […]
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Puchicon 2021: I Got Nothing.
November 22nd, 2021 DJ Ranma S This convention was on my list of not to attend, only because of prior issues with the con and the con chair (see this article). But I decided to give it a fair chance because a voice acting friend of mine was a guest at the convention. I thought that this con has shaped up […]
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Anime NYC 2019: My Mixed Thoughts
December 11th, 2019 Cinnaknight About the Con: AnimeNYC 2019 already finished its third year! This event took place on November 15th-November 17th in the same location, the Javits Center. According to AnimeNYC, about 40,000 people attended in 2019—twice the amount of people who attended back in 2017 The con has grown exponentially, with no signs of stopping anytime soon.
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