CELEBRATE ANIME AT JAPAN VILLAGE
Anime Matsuri
Saturday, March 16 from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
The Loft at Japan Village (2nd Floor) – 934 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn
Admission: Free
A FESTIVAL FOR ANIME LOVERS AND COLLECTORS ALIKE!
Pokémon power couple Tenshi & Zilla teams up with Japan Village to present Anime Matsuri! Experience a full day with vendors selling anime merch; delicious food such as onigiri, ramen, and katsu; a cosplay event; a Pokémon Unite meetup group; networking; and much more!
Doors open at The Loft on the second floor of Japan Village. The cosplay contest runs from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
The event is free, but RSVP for exclusive giveaways. To register, please visit Anime Matsuri’s website.
Special Guest: Emily Cramer, voice actor/singer
Based in New York City, Emily Cramer is a voice actor and singer with an established performance background as a Broadway character actor. Her voiceover work can be heard internationally in commercials, animated television shows and movies, dark rides, audio dramas, and video games.
Her most notable animation credits come from across the Pokémon franchise in Sun & Moon, Journeys, Paldean Winds, and Cat's Kitchen, the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise in Arc-V, VRAINS, Sevens, Duel Links, and Rush Duel, as well as other titles such as Genshin Impact, Battle Game In 5 Seconds, EDF World Brothers, Bread Barbershop, Snack World, Back to Back, and Dinocore Evolution, and Bloom on season 8 of The Winx Club. To learn more about Emily, please visit her website.
Anime Matsuri is sponsored by Japan Village, Book•Off, and Tenshi & Zilla.
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POKÉFEST NYC
POKÉFEST NYC: Pokémon Event in the Lower East Side @ Sour Mouse
Saturday, October 14 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (Early admission at 9:00 a.m.)
Sour Mouse – 110 Delancey Street (between Essex and Ludlow Streets)
Early Admission (9:00 a.m.): $12.71 (includes fees)
General Admission (10:00 a.m.): $7.37 (includes fees)
Japanese Pokémon vendor Tenshi & Zilla and Lower East Side pool hall Sour Mouse present POKÉFEST NYC! Get ready for the ultimate Pokémon event in the heart of the Lower East Side.
Pokéfest at Sour Mouse on Labor Day
This all-ages event will have a wide variety of vendors with goods ranging from cards, funko pops, plushies, and more. Food and drink will be available for purchase. In addition, voice actor Emily Cramer will join as a special guest.
To purchase tickets, please visit Sour Mouse’s Eventbrite page.
About Emily Cramer
Emily Cramer is a voice actor and singer whose work can be heard internationally in commercials, animated television shows, movies, video games, dark rides, and audio dramas. Her most notable titles are currently Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, The Winx Club, Bread Barbershop, Battle Game In 5 Seconds, EDF World Brothers, many Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, and Genshin Impact.
Before falling in love with voiceover, Cramer performed for many years in Broadway and national touring productions of Shrek the Musical, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, and School of Rock. For more information about Cramer, please visit her website.
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POKEFEST NYC
Monday, September 4 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (Early admission at 9:00 a.m.)
Sour Mouse – 110 Delancey Street (between Essex and Ludlow Streets)
Admission: $12.71 Early Bird — 9:00 a.m. Entry | $7.37 General Admission — 10:00 a.m. Entry (includes fees)
This Labor Day, Japanese Pokémon vendor Tenshi & Zilla and Lower East Side social club and pool hall Sour Mouse present POKEFEST NYC!
A wide variety of vendors will be there with goods ranging from cards, funko pops, plushies, and more. Pokémon Unite players, bring your teams for GTT-Unova. The NYC Pokémon Unite Guild hosting a meet-up group for networking and casual play.
In addition, voice actors Emily Cramer and Nicholas Corda will join as special guests. Food and drink will be available for purchase.
After the show, enjoy the PokefestNYC After Party. Don’t miss out on the biggest Pokémon event in NYC at PokeFestNYC! To purchase tickets, please visit Sour Mouse’s Eventbrite page.
About Emily Cramer
Emily Cramer is a voice actor and singer whose work can be heard internationally in commercials, animated television shows, movies, video games, dark rides, and audio dramas.
Her most notable titles are currently Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, The Winx Club, Bread Barbershop, Battle Game In 5 Seconds, EDF World Brothers, many Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, and Genshin Impact.
Before falling in love with voiceover, Cramer performed for many years in Broadway and national touring productions of Shrek the Musical, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, and School of Rock. For more information about Cramer, please visit her website.
About Nicholas Corda
Nicholas Corda is an actor, writer, singer, musician, and producer. He can be heard in Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Journeys, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, One Piece, Adult Swim and Crunchyroll's hit series Fena: Pirate Princess, Square Enix's critically-acclaimed Live A Live, Netflix's Original Movie Secret Magic Control Agency, as well as Genshin Impact, Prince of Tennis, and other anime, cartoons, commercials, video games, podcasts, and audiobooks. Corda is also the Audio Description Narrator for the beloved Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix. Please visit his website for more information.
Tenshi & Zilla
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