Wednesday November 21, 2007

Right Stuf's ANIME TODAY Interviews New York Anime Festival Organizers John McGeary & Peter Tatara

Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to welcome two of the organizers of the upcoming New York Anime Festival (NYAF) – Vice President and Show Manager John McGeary and Programming Manager Peter Tatara – to episode 54 of ANIME TODAY.

In this new interview and preview of the show, which will take place on the weekend of December 7-9, 2007 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, McGeary and Tatara share why they feel it is important to offer professional events alongside fan-oriented programming, talk about their extensive guest list and share details about NYAF-exclusive premieres, the World Cosplay Summit masquerade competition, musical performances, the maid café and more.

Also in Episode 54:

• Chad tells listeners "What's Hot" in the world of anime.
• Shawne kicks off the holiday season with a new sale, “Be Quick Like a Ninja,” that gives customers 30% off almost everything at RightStuf.com.
• Kris and Judy talk about Japanese customs that surround the giving of gifts between friends in a new installment of the “Anime and Gamers’ Guide.”
• Rich and Nick announce the winners of the contest for weekend passes to the New York Anime Festival and remind listeners about the contest celebrating Viz Pictures’ DVD releases of the two Gackt: Greatest Filmography video collections and the film Ping Pong, as well as the contest celebrating the launch of the official MySpace pages for Anime Today and Nozomi Entertainment..
• Marie checks out the anime series Mushishi.
• And finally, ANIME TODAY highlights some of the newest fan reviews from RightStuf.com visitors.

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