Waku Waku +NYC 2015
August 29-30, 2015
Brooklyn Expo Center
Brooklyn, NY
Anime Convention with Film Festival programming
"Waku Waku" is a new Japanese pop culture festival launching this summer in New York City. Waku Waku +NYC brings together the worlds of anime, manga, music, food, film, and fashion inside Brooklyn's Greenpoint and Williamsburg neighborhoods. Featuring exhibits, panels, screenings, and interactive events across multiple locations, Waku Waku +NYC looks to blend Japanese pop culture with Brooklyn culture. We look to gather a group of creative artists from Japan in order to share their passions with us. It's Cool Japan meets New York's Coolest Borough. With a focus on access and engagement, Waku Waku +NYC is built to inspire new audiences, new ideas, and feel "Waku Waku!" (わくわく) = Japanese "excitement in a dream-like state." We want your dreams, ideas, and passions to come into fruition all in one event!
Registration Information
$65: Both Days
$45: Saturday
$45: Sunday
Waku Waku +NYC 2015 Guests
- Justin Cook - ADR Director / Actor
- Abby Denson - Artist
- Shunsuke Hasegawa - Designer
- Keiji Inafune - Video Game Creator
- Masumi Kano - Designer - Baby, The Stars Shine Bright
- Roland Kelts - Author
- Mikhail Koulikov - Executive Producer - Anime and Manga Studies Projects
- Takao Koyama - Writer
- Christopher Macdonald - Publisher and CEO - Anime News Network
- Misako Rocks! - Cartoonist
- Putumayo - Fashion Designers
- Rosiel - Cosplayer
- Mike Toole - Producer - Discotek Media
- Uncle Yo - Comedian
Waku Waku +NYC 2015 Reports and Photos
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