AnimeNEXT is moving forward, both figuratively and temporally: By popular demand, AnimeNEXT 2008 will take place at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ on June 20 to 22, 2008, the weekend after Father's Day.
Carlo Darcelin, the AnimeNEXT convention chairman for 2008, said, "We are glad to announce that we are moving our dates back to June. Due to
popular demand, we are moving it to the weekend after Father's Day. With this change we hope to please the majority of the con goers and have the con at the best possible time for everyone." Well gee, the best possible time for me would be when it's held roughly 1200 miles west of New Jersey. Ah well. Maybe this time DMV can explain to the Japanese panels the finer points of yaoi paddles and about how we Americans like to wear eye-patches and say "Shiver me timbers!" a lot and eat puppies. (Oh, that might make more sense if you read this first.) There is still no word on just what to expect at the con. I recommend just wandering around Jersey asking random people where to find some Pokemen. Thrill to the full release after the jump!
ANIMENEXT ANNOUNCES NEW DATES FOR 2008
Largest Non-Profit Anime Convention in the New York Metro Area Returns to June
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - October 16, 2007 - AnimeNEXT 2008 is proud to
announce its move back to summer dates that is sure to please all the
anime dads and grads on its membership roster.
By popular demand, AnimeNEXT 2008 will take place at the Meadowlands
Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ on June 20 to 22, 2008, the weekend
after Father's Day.
Carlo Darcelin, the AnimeNEXT convention chairman for 2008, said, "We
are glad to announce that we are moving our dates back to June. Due to
popular demand, we are moving it to the weekend after Father's Day.
With this change we hope to please the majority of the con goers and
have the con at the best possible time for everyone."
This year's official hotel is once again the Holiday Inn Harmon Meadow
in Secaucus, NJ, and the convention is currently negotiating with
other hotels in the area for discounted rates for convention
attendees.
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ANIMENEXT 2008 ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL HOTEL
Holiday Inn at Secaucus to be Central to AnimeNEXT Festivities
AnimeNEXT is pleased to announce its official hotel will be the
Holiday Inn Meadowlands in Secaucus, NJ. The hotel will be offering a
discounted rate of $159 per night for all attendees of the convention.
Located at 300 Plaza Drive in Secaucus, NJ, the Holiday Inn Harmon
Meadows is nestled within a beautiful courtyard mall with full service
restaurants, movie theatres, and many shops. Just outside the front
door, there is quick, easy, and comfortable transportation to New York
City. The Holiday Inn Harmon Meadow offers over-sized rooms and
complimentary wireless high speed Internet access, microwave, and
refrigerator.
But the other, most important benefit to booking a room at the Holiday
Inn will be the proximity to some of AnimeNEXT's most popular events.
AnimeNEXT Director of Programming Cindy Ferrador said, "Programming at
the Holiday Inn will be even bigger and better than last year! We will
have video rooms, video gaming, card gaming and more."
To book a room, interested attendees can call toll free at (800)
222-2676, making sure that they ask for the "AnimeNEXT" rate.
ABOUT ANIMENEXT:
AnimeNEXT is the New York City area anime convention. Located at the
Meadowlands Expo Center and the Holiday Inn in Secaucus, NJ, AnimeNEXT
is only minutes from New York City. AnimeNEXT is June 20-22, 2008.
Come out to see the latest anime titles in our 24-hour video rooms,
check out the latest manga in our Manga Library, and see what's
playing in the video game room. AnimeNEXT will also feature industry
guests, voice actors, music videos, anime game shows, artist's alley,
the art show, cosplay and a whole lot more. If you want to keep
up-to-date with the latest in AnimeNEXT 2008 news, check out our
website at www.animenext.org. It is that simple! We'll see you in
June!
ABOUT UNIVERSAL ANIMATION:
Universal Animation is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting
anime and manga in the United States. Founded in NYC in 2002, the
company organizes the AnimeNEXT and MangaNEXT conventions to aid in
its goals.
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Anime|NEXT 2007 sucked balls !
it went on my birthday...
the only good thing there was 12012 and all the goodies that "somehow fell into my pocket" ;)
but i ended up selling my badge at the door
to some fan boys suckahs!
otakon 04 in maryland was the best one i went to. effin Larc performed. what can i say?