The
Anisong World Matsuri concert series will host its first edition in New York City in partnership with
Anime NYC on November 16th and 17th, 2018. The inaugural
Anisong World Matsuri NYC will feature major performances from
Luna Haruna,
Shoko Nakagawa,
Morning Musume。’18, and more for two nights in New York’s historic Hammerstein Ballroom.
Friday, November 16th Concert Performers:
Konomi Suzuki
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Luna Haruna
... and more
Saturday, November 17th Concert Performers:
Hironobu Kageyama
Hiroshi Kitadani
Shoko Nakagawa
Morning Musume。’18
Anisong World Matsuri’s Friday, November 16th edition begins at 7:00pm, and its Saturday, November 17th edition begins at 5:00pm.
Anisong World Matsuri will be open to anime fans and music lovers across New York City, with no Anime NYC badge required to attend. Ticket details will be revealed next month.
Those looking for more can meet
Anisong World Matsuri’s performers at the
Anime NYC convention where multiple on-stage Q&As and autograph sessions will be held with the concert’s artists. An
Anime NYC badge is required to participate in any
Anisong World Matsuri events inside
Anime NYC.
“It really is a great honor to bring
Anisong World Matsuri to New York City in cooperation with
Anime NYC,” said
Shunji Inoue, Vice President of BANDAI NAMCO Arts. “We hope people across New York will enjoy our musicians from Japan, and we look forward to bringing their music to New York for the first time.”
“We’re thrilled to present
Anisong World Matsuri in New York City,” said
Peter Tatara,
Anime NYC’s Show Director. “
Anime NYC is New York’s largest celebration of Japanese pop culture, and we couldn’t be more proud to now work with
Anisong World Matsuri to host the biggest Japanese concert in the history of New York!”
Further
Anisong World Matsuri information and ticket details will be revealed next month, and
Anime NYC powered by Crunchyroll will continue to announce more guests from both America and Japan throughout the summer and fall. Attendees can look forward to the latest from sponsors, partners, and publishers including Crunchyroll, Aniplex, BANDAI NAMCO Arts, Funimation, GKIDS, Kodansha Comics, Sentai Filmworks, Tokyo Otaku Mode, Vertical, Inc, VIZ Media, and Yen Press at
Anime NYC, and fans wanting to learn the latest can follow
Anime NYC on
Facebook and
Twitter. Tickets to this year’s
Anime NYC are available now at
http://animenyc.com/tickets/.
