Anime NYC has announced they have partnered up with music label Lantis to bring the first edition of the globally renowned Lantis Matsuri concert series to Anime NYC on November 15, 2019. This special concert will be held on the opening day of New York City’s largest Japanese pop-culture convention, Anime NYC, and will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Japanese music label Lantis. A separate ticket will be required to attend this event which will feature popular anisong performers: JAM Project, TRUE, ZAQ, and Guilty Kiss from Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours.
Anime NYC powered by Crunchyroll is a showcase of the best of Japanese pop culture in the biggest city in America, New York City. Bringing together anime fans and publishers for three days of unique exhibits, exclusive screenings, extensive panels, and appearances by some of the biggest creators in Japan in the heart of NYC! This year’s event takes place November 15-17 in New York’s Javits Center and will see 40,000 fans through their doors for a celebration of Japanese animation, manga, cosplay, movies, food, fashion, travel, technology, toys, and games.
To celebrate Lantis’ successful publishment of two decades of hit music the record label continues it’s popular Lantis Matsuri concert series with the Lantis Matsuri 2019 event held at Anime NYC. The 20th anniversary Lantis Matsuri, held across three days in Tokyo in June, welcomed some of the biggest performers in Japan with the showcasing of over 70 musical performers.
However, this isn’t the first time that Lantis has made an impact at Anime NYC, as they are also the lead organizer of the Anisong World Matsuri concert series which took place last year at Anime NYC. This year’s event also continues the celebration of Lantis Matsuri with a tribute to Lantis’s storied history and looking ahead to the future evolution of anisong concerts.
The Lantis Matsuri event will take place inside the Javits Center’s Special Events Hall on the evening of Friday, November 15 and will be open to anime fans and music lovers across New York City, as a separate ticket is required to attend with no Anime NYC badge required. Lantis Matsuri schedule and ticket details will be revealed next month.
For those with Anime NYC badges and looking for more Lantis Matsuri experiences, you can meet the performers when they participate in the events held inside Anime NYC convention on Saturday, November 16. Further details about these events will be coming soon.
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Anime NYC Official Website
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