Director, character designer, producer participate in event on November 15

The staff of the Anime NYC convention announced on Wednesday that this year's event will host the Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note anime's director Makoto Kato, character designer Jun Nakai, and producer Shizuka Kurosaki. They will participate in Aniplex of America's event about the anime on November 15 at 4:30 p.m. at the Javits Center.

Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note, the anime adaptation of Makoto Sanda's Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo (The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II) mystery novel spinoff series for Type-Moon's Fate franchise, premiered on July 6. An "Episode 0" of the anime premiered during a television special last December. Crunchyroll streamed the main anime series (including "Episode 0") as it aired in Japan.

This year's Anime NYC will be held at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan from November 15 to 17. Last year's event had 36,000 attendees from all 50 states and more than 15 countries.

This year's event will also host Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino; Dr. Stone manga creators Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi; Monogatari series illustrator VOFAN; voice actress Rie Kugimiya; voice actress and singer Miku Itо̄; Today's Menu for Emiya Family manga creator TAa; Science SARU's producer Eunyoung Cho; Code Geass writer Ichiro Okouchi, character designer Takahiro Kimura, and voice actress Yukana; Production IG's CEO Mitsuhisa Ishikawa; the Megalobox anime's director You Moriyama and producer Minako Fujiyoshi; the Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life anime's voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki and producer Kisara Takahashi; the Fragtime anime's producer Yūsuke Terada; The Promised Neverland anime's director Mamoru Kanbe, voice actress Mariya Ise ( The Promised Neverland's Ray), and producers Shinobu Ono and Kenta Suzuki; and JAM Project, Guilty Kiss, TRUE, and ZAQ as musical performers.

The MyAnimeList website and Honey's Anime's MAL Live streaming service will host a live stream of the "Lantis Matsuri 2019 at Anime NYC" concert event on November 15 to 17. Only the November 16 concert will be free to watch; the November 15 and 17 concerts will require viewers to purchase tickets to view the stream.

The event will host the world premieres of the Eizōken ni wa Te o Dasu na!, A Destructive God Sits Next to Me anime, and Somali and the Forest Spirit anime; the East Coast premieres of the Weathering With You film and the In/Spectre anime; the U.S. premieres of the Fragtime anime and Gundam: Reconguista in G Movie I film; and the dub premiere of the Lupin III: Goodbye Partner anime. The convention will also screen the Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection film.

Source: Anime NYC