Anime NYC 2023: Timings, venue, guests, and more

With Anime NYC 2023 just weeks away from opening its doors to attendees, fan excitement for the convention and all its guests, panels, and more is reaching an all-time high. While the event is one of the relatively smaller ones from the yearly anime and manga convention circuit, it’s nevertheless an exciting venue with plenty to look forward to.

Likewise, with Crunchyroll officially collaborating with Anime NYC 2023, many fans are anticipating news regarding the second round of the Crunchyroll Originals anime series. Arguably, the most popular and highly-anticipated of these series is Tower of God, which announced its second season as being in production last year.

In any case, it’s clear that there’s plenty to get excited about and do at Anime NYC 203, so much so that it’s almost to the degree of being overwhelming and overstimulating. Thankfully, there are some clear highlights to the coming event, which include appearances from legendary voice actors, anime studio heads, and more.

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Anime NYC 2023 Timings, venue, and transport access

The Javitz Center is the home of Anime Con NYC 2023 and has been the convention's home for several years (Image via ABC7 New York)

As mentioned above, the Anime NYC 2023 event is just weeks, or even days, away from the time of this article’s writing. The three-day event is set to last from Friday, November 17, 2023, through that Sunday, November 19. On Friday, the convention will last from 2 pm to 8 pm Eastern Standard Time, with Saturday and Sunday both seeing festivities start at 10 am. However, it will end at 7 pm on Saturday and end at 4 pm on Sunday.

The convention will be held at the Javits Convention Center, which is in the Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea neighborhoods of New York City’s Manhattan borough. The street address is 445 11th Avenue, New York, NY, 10001. The convention center is easily accessible by subway or by car to accommodate those traveling there in varying ways. Public transportation, such as buses, will also be running in the area.

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Anime NYC 2023 Exhibitions and Vendors

Several notable Exhibitions and Vendors are set to attend the Anime NYC 2023 event, including Bandai Namco Amusement and Bandai Namco Filmworks, Aniplex of America, Hidive, Hololive Production, Hulu, and more.

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Guests

At the time of this article’s writing, the convention’s website has 50 guests announced. These include voice actors, VTubers, animation studio staff, and more. Japanese voice actors such as Kana Ichinose, Kikunosuke Toya, Moe Kahara, English voice actors like Erica Mendez, Laura Post, Zach Aguilar, and more will be present.

The full list of currently announced guests for the convention is as follows:

• Achy Bright
• Akihiro Nishino
• Atsushi Abe
• Ayunda Risu
• Fuwawa and Mococo Abyssgard
• George Wada
• Hiro Kaburagi
• Hiromi Wakabayashi
• Hiroyuki Imaishi
• Hitoshi Ito
• Hoshimachi Suisei
• Imigimuru
• Kana Ichinose
• Kazuki Ura
• Kenn
• Kikunosuke Toya
• Kobo Kanaeru
• Kore Yamazaki
• Koseki Bijou
• Kyohei Shimpuku
• Lynn
• Moe Kahara
• Moona Hoshinova
• Mori Calliope
• Nerissa Ravencroft
• Pavolia Reine
• Ryoya Arisawa
• Shingo Adachi
• Shiori Novella
• Shou Komura
• Sleepy-C
• Yoshifumi Tozuka
• Abby Trott
• Bryce Papenbrook
• Chsitine Marie Cabanos
• DJ Taylor Senpai
• Drawfee
• Erica Mendez
• Gillian Conahan
• Honeyhippi
• Jonah Scott
• Laura Post
• Max Mittelman
• Olivia Hack
• Paladins of Cosplay
• Ray Chase
• Ricco Fajardo
• Robbie Daymond
• Sarah Natochenny
• Shao Dow
• Stella Chuu
• Tha Black Bob Ross
• Zach Aguilar
• Zeno Robinson

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Be sure to keep up with all Anime NYC 2023 news, as well as general anime, manga, film, and live-action news as 2023 progresses.