Oct 6, 2015
There were very few guests that could top Takeshi Obata as the marquee manga artist for NYCC 2015. There might be artists with more prestige or influence but for sheer name recognition and popularity you can count the number of creators from Japan who are as well-known in the U.S. on one hand. Masashi Kishimoto, the manga-ka of Naruto, is one of them along with Akira Toriyama, Naoko Takeuchi, or Eiichiro Oda that could fit that bill. Seemingly impossible, Mr. Kishimoto is making a rare U.S. appearance!
It is prime time to get him. Naruto has finished up with the Boruto movie wrapping up one part of his a career but also it is just before he starts his next series. It is the perfect storm of Kishimoto being in the stoplight while not being utterly unapproachable due to the crushing schedule of a weekly manga-ka.
But with four full days of content, we will have a ton of coverage of other manga and anime events as well as plenty of reporting about a wide variety of comics, TV shows, movies, and games. We look forward to seeing you there and/or bringing you tons of coverage from the event!