Rie Kugimiya Makes US Appearance Debut at Anime NYC
New York, NY (September 30, 2019) - Anime NYC powered by Crunchyroll today announced acclaimed anime voice actress Rie Kugimiya will participate in this year's Anime NYC as an Official Guest. This will be the first US appearance by Ms. Kugimiya, who is one of the most prolific voice actresses in Japan and known for voicing beloved characters for over 25 years. Her rare appearance will include an even rarer autograph g exclusively at Anime NYC.
Anime NYC is New York's largest anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture convention. It will welcome over 40,000 attendees when it returns to the Javits Center for its third year on November 15-17, 2019. In addition to Ms. Kugimiya, it will showcase major names from across the anime world including Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours.
Ms. Kugimiya has voiced many of the most popular anime and video game characters in Japan. Since her debut in 1992, she's voiced over 300 roles, with some of her most famous:
Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) Kagura (Toradora!)
Happy (Fairy Tail) Oda Nobunaga (Fate/Grand Order)
Iori Minase (Persona 4)
Vyrn (Aria the Scarlet Ammo)
Louise (Hayate the Combat Butler)
Because of her numerous roles as cold-hearted characters, Rie Kugimiya has been nicknamed the “Queen of Tsundere” by her fans - a Japanese term for a person initially cold before revealing a more friendly nature. In addition to voice acting, Ms. Kugimiya has also performed the theme songs to many of her popular shows, and for her contributions to the anime world, she has won awards such as Best Actress and Best ing Role in the prestigious Seiyuu Awards.
“We couldn't be more honored to welcome Rie Kugimiya to Anime NYC,” said Anime NYC Show Director Peter Tatara. “Ms. Kugimiya is one of the most celebrated voice actresses in Japan, and we're absolutely thrilled for her to meet all her fans in NYC and all across the USA!”
Ms. Kugimiya's Anime NYC appearance will be on Sunday, November 17, during which she will participate in a main stage discussion and autograph g with fans. Ms. Kugimiya is very excited to be part of Anime NYC, and she looks forward to seeing all her fans for the first time in the USA.
Ms. Kugimiya's will be free and open to all Anime NYC attendees with Weekend or Sunday es.
Ms. Kugimiya's autograph g will be a paid g with g tickets very limited in number. Her g tickets will go on sale at 6 PM Eastern Time on October 6. Each g ticket will be $125, and there is a limit of one per person. Ms. Kugimiya will sign one shikishi (Japanese g board) per person, and a shikishi will be included with each g ticket. Ms. Kugimiya will not sign merchandise or personal items. Each g ticket also includes reserved seating during Ms. Kugimiya's discussion. Her g tickets will be available at showclix.com/event/animenyc2019. An Anime NYC Weekend or Sunday is also required to participate in her g.
Anime NYC will continue to announce more guests throughout the fall, and attendees can look forward to the latest from sponsors, partners, and publishers including Twitter. Tickets to this year's Anime NYC are available now.
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