OK, everyone, if you’re on or near the East Coast and you haven’t made plans to go to MangaNEXT—why the heck not? Perhaps the opportunity to go to the first evarrr manga convention (untainted by anime or superheroes) is not enough to entice you?
Well then, how about this: It’s a chance to see Brigid and Jack live and in person. Yes, we’ll both be there, and it promises to be interesting as we’ve never actually met before. I will be moderating a panel on manga for kids at noon on Saturday, and Jack is joining me to offer his insights. As he and I both read a lot of manga but have completely different tastes, I think we’ll have all the bases covered.
And if you’d pay money not not to have to listen to Jack and me, there’s plenty of other stuff. All the cool kids will be there—Del Rey, Dark Horse, DramaQueen—as well as special guests Hiroki Otsuka, C. B. Cebulski, Mari Morimoto, Tania Del Rio, and—uh oh—Carl Horn himself. Jack and I will have to don the dark glasses when he’s around. And there are panels on all kindsa stuff, from Sailor Moon to hentai.
Anyway, it’s cheap ($30 to get in the door), it’s easy (just show up) and with this lineup, it promises to be a lot of fun. So grab some manga to trade at the manga swap, get your cat ears out, and come on down.
Untained by anime? I hope this is in jest. 90% of anime originated from manga; the two are two side of the same coin. It’s like saying going to a Comic con “untained by Batman the Animated Series”.
I must have forgotten the smiley face.
Still, while I know anime and manga have a lot in common—and in fact there will be anime at MangaNEXT—it’s nice to see the manga come first for a change.
Ack! I promised not to go because it’s the weekend before my best friends wedding…but I so want to go to Manga Next!!