Anime NYC Shatters Attendance Record Drawing 148K Attendees Over Four Days At Javits Center

Anime NYC 2025 drew a record 148,000 attendees over four days, up from 101,000 in 2024, marking its largest turnout to date. Organized by LeftField Media, the event expanded this year with an early Thursday opening of the Exhibitor Hall and Artist Alley, alongside featured programming from Netflix. The convention will return to New York City’s Javits Center from August 20th to 23rd, 2026. Highlights included the hololive STAGE World Tour ’25 – Synchronize! -, JAM Project’s One-Punch Man special concert, Yoko Takahashi’s celebration of 30 years of Evangelion, a Yu-Gi-Oh! 25th anniversary panel with Kenjiro Tsuda, and a SPY×FAMILY panel with Kenichiro Matsuda and Emiri Kato. Additional events featured Star Wars: Visions Vol. 3, Obey Me! Virtual Concert, premieres, sneak peeks, and TRIGGER’s new Panty & Stocking.

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