NYAF: News and views

I still have some notes to write up from NYAF, but before it all fades, I wanted to round up all the links I could find from folks who were at the show.

One of the pleasures of freelancing for PWCW is getting to hang out a bit with Heidi MacDonald. At The Beat, she posts her first impressions, an overview, and some cool photos.

Also, the hard-working circle of PWCW freelancers posted a roundup of the big stories and brief reports on a number of panels.

Deb Aoki of About.com’s manga section was not only dedicated but also friendly, rescuing me in one panel by sharing her power cord when my battery was about to die. She covered the festival extensively and posted this cool photo gallery.

Krista at Animetique posted coverage of activities on the floor and the panels.

Casey, who blogs as Kethylia, posts detailed notes of her impressions.

Okazu’s Erica Friedman shares her overall impressions plus some tidbits of gossip she picked up on the floor. (Possible new license?)

JP Meyer gave NYAF an “incomplete.”

Wendy Pini, who was there with the Go!Comi crew, wrote about her experiences, and she included photos!

Dallas Middaugh and Tricia Narwani of Del Rey had a number of short posts and photos at the Del Rey blog.

Edward Liu of Toon Zone has a coverage from an anime point of view and photos of cosplayers.

At PopCultureShock’s Manga Recon blog, Katherine Dacey-Tsuei put it all in perspective with a post on the five most important stories from NYAF.

ANN posted video reports on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

And here’s coverage of the various panels:

ICv2 Conference

This professionals-only conference kicked off the festival, and it gave us plenty to talk about over the next few days. The Beat had an overview, as did ICv2 themselves.

ICv2 White Paper on Anime and Manga
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)
Erin F. (notes and audio)

Marketing to the Otaku Generation
ANN (Mikhail Kulikov)
Erin F. (notes and audio)
Laura Hudson on Al Kahn’s comments and the marketing panel

Girls: The Other Half of the Otaku Generation
<a href="http://www.popcultureshock.com/icv2-nyaf-girls/43026/Erin F. (notes and audio)

Technology and the Otaku
Erin F. (notes and audio)
PWCW (Laurel Maury)

Other panels:

Central Park Media
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)
Giapet

Del Rey
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)
Deb Aoki

Mangacast (Ed Chavez)
Giapet
ICv2
MangaBlog

Del Rey/Marvel Panel
Deb Aoki
The Beat
Giapet
ICv2
Newsarama
PWCW (Heidi MacDonald)
Official press release

Drama Queen
Giapet

Go!Comi
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)
Deb Aoki
MangaBlog

Tokyopop
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)
Giapet
ICv2

Udon
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)
ICv2
Official press release

Vertical
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)
Deb Aoki
Giapet

Viz
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)
Deb Aoki
Giapet

Yen Press
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)
Deb Aoki
Giapet
ICv2
MangaBlog

State of the Manga Industry
ANN (Mikhail Koulikov)