LeftField Media, the convention organizers behind Anime NYC, announced 148,000 attendees at this year’s 4-day event, an increase from 101,000 attendees in 2024. It was the event’s first year, starting on Thursday, which opened the Exhibitor & Artist Alley for a couple of hours in the afternoon, and one featured programming by Netflix. The event will be returning to the Javits Convention Center in New York City on August 20-23, 2026.
Some highlights and major programming included:
• “hololive STAGE World Tour ’25 -Synchronize!-” world tour
• JAM Project as a part of the One-Punch Man Special Event – THE HERO!
• Yoko Takahashi concert celebrating 30 years of Evangelion
• Yu-Gi-Oh! 25th anniversary panel with VA Kenjiro Tsuda
• SPY x FAMILY Special Panel ft. Kenichiro Matsuda and Emiri Kato
• Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 – Episode Screening, Q&A, and More!
• Obey Me! Virtual Concert 2025 Dawn’s Embrace
• HIDIVE Presents Call of the Night Season 2 Dub Premier
• Akane-banashi Sneak Peak: with SHUEISHA JUMP!! Special Guest – Presented by TV Asahi
• New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt live drawing with TRIGGER (18+)
Source: press release
