New November Titles from Yen Press - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol 6

THE MELANCHOLY OF SUZUMIYA HARUHI-CHAN, Vol. 6,
art by PUYO, story by Nagaru Tanigawa, characters by Noizi Ito

New Releases from Yen Press - THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA, Vol. 12

THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA, Vol. 12
by Yukako Kabei

Minori Chihara NYAF 2010 Guest of Honor

MINORI CHIHARA
GUEST OF HONOR AT NYAF
Japanese Seiyuu And Singer To Appear At
New York Anime Festival

Norwalk, CT, July 8, 2010: The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) and Bandai Entertainment, Inc. (BEI) today announced that prolific Japanese voice actress and singer Minori Chihara will be appearing at the 2010 New York Anime Festival as a Guest of Honor. The New York Anime Festival, an anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture convention, will take place October 8-10, 2010 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan. It is created by and co-located with the New York Comic Con. NYAF has already announced Japanese bands VAMPS and Puffy AmiYumi will appear as guests, and comics legends Stan Lee, John Romita, Sr., and John Romita, Jr. will headline the New York Comic Con. Ms. Chihara is most well-known as the voice of Yuki Nagato in the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya franchise. Her appearance at NYAF will include panel sessions, autograph signings, a concert, and an introduction to the new film The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.

Personal Review: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Review By Jong Chung

The Haruhi Suzumiya series should be familiar to most anime and manga fans. At various anime conventions, one can often see a large group of amateur performers that would bust out a (roughly) 4 minute dance with accompanying music playing in the background somewhere. In cosplay, more often than not. Even if one is not a fan of this particular series, it is hard not to be affected by its very existence, as it has become such a huge name within the anime and manga world.

Media Report: Haruhi Day 2008

BREAK TIME! Chatty aren't we? Fans and Yen Publishing taking a deserved break in between the fun filled trivia contests and go about chatting.

Yen Press representatives are giving an explanation of the US debut of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" books.

FAN POWER! Seriously, Haruhi has a REALLY devoted fan. When the audience was asked who knew what Yen Press was, this fan (in gray) was the fastest to raise his hand. He was recognized by the representatives as being a very big fan as he was the first to arrive for the event and was given the first free copy of Haruhi book #1 as a gift for his devotion. AWWWW!!!!! How cute!

We got patience! The group of fans around the store waited patiently for the next trivia question. I wonder who got it right? Too many fans... Represent! Haruhi Power!

A blown up version of the event flier on poster board sat against the window behind the Yen Press table.

Dance Fever Haruhi style! Dance your heart out! Fans of Haruhi, including purple-haired Catholic school girl, Raven Thomas-Anthij (left), were invited to participate in a dance contest to see who could follow the popular Hare Hare Yukai Dance the best. The winner was given a free copy of one of the books Yen Press publishes.

Why is Yugi here? There's no duel...Wait, he's a fan of Haruhi??? And he can dance??!! Yugi Mutou, Niki Bikofsky (red and yellow wig), gives the "tada" gesture as she awaits the judge's decision of who danced the best.

Video - Hare Hare Yukai Dance
Wish you were there huh? You want to join them? Sorry about the quality. Can't control what other sites do.

Thanks for the assistance on the descriptions, Jason Linetsky!
Photography by Jason Linetsky.
© 2008 Linda Thai

Haruhi Day at Kinokuniya with John Fuller

Guess what is happening on Saturday October 18, 2008 in NYC? Haruhi Day at Kinokuniya bookstore, and it is also the Japanese bookstore's one year anniversary at its current location. I got a chance to interview Mr. John Fuller, the Store Manager, about the importance of the event and what it is all about.