NYCC Hosts Voice Actor Hikaru Midorikawa, Shonen Jump+ EIC Yuta Momiyama, More Guests, Events, Anime Premieres
New York Comic Con is listing the following Japanese guests and events for its 2026 convention:
- Voice actor Hikaru Midorikawa ("ONE‑PUNCH MAN Special Panel: The Voice of Garou" on October 10 at 1:30 p.m. EDT)
- Editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump+ at Shueisha Yūta Momiyama, deputy editor-in-chief of Weekly Shōnen Magazine Yuta Hiraoka ("Taking Manga Global: MANGA Plus and K MANGA in the U.S." on October 8 at 4:30 p.m. EDT)
- Director Motonobu Hori, chief animation director/character designer Kōhei Tokuoka ("MARRIAGETOXIN Road to the Best Marriage! at NYCC" on October 8 at 5:15 p.m. EDT)
- Composer and arranger Evan Call (October 8 at 7:00 p.m. EDT)
- Voice actors Aoi Yūki, Takeo Ōtsuka ("The Apothecary Diaries Presented by Crunchyroll & NTV" on October 9 at 12:15 p.m. EDT)
- Director Yūta Shimotsu ("Junji Ito: Strange — 'Face Thief' U.S. Premiere & Director Q&A" on October 9 at 5:45 p.m. EDT)
- Author Rocket Shokai, illustrator Mephisto, voice actors Yōhei Azakami and Mayu Iizuka ("Sentenced to Be a Hero: Reflecting on Season 1 featuring Creator, Original Character Designer and Voice Cast" on October 9 at 6:30 p.m. EDT)
- "NARUTO Signing, with Junko Takeuchi (Japanese voice of Naruto Uzumaki) and Noriaki Sugiyama (Japanese voice of Sasuke Uchiha)" on October 10 at 10:45 a.m. EDT
- Gakuto Kajiwara ("Black Clover Season 2 Screening & Live Dubbing With Voice Cast" on October 10 at 12:45 p.m. EDT)
- Author Samuel Sattin, artist Acky Bright, editor Hisashi Sasaki ("VIZ Originals and the Future Superstars of Manga!" on October 10 at 12:45 p.m. EDT)
- "Kodansha Presents: The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Creator Saka Mikami" on October 10 at 1:15 p.m. EDT
- "GalaXic Baseball League Creator Acky Bright" on October 10 at 2:15 p.m. EDT and October 11 2:15 p.m. EDT
- "LYNX Signing with Writer Samuel Sattin and Artist Tokitokoro" on October 10 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Voice actors Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama ("NARUTO: What's Next?" on October 10 at 5:00 p.m. EDT)
- "Tokyo Revengers: Dive into the Latest Season – War of the Three Titans Arc, Episode 51 Screening & Talk with Mariya Ise" on October 11 at 1:45 p.m. EDT.
Premiere events not mentioned in the above list are as follows:
- "Dragon Ball Super: Beerus SPECIAL PANEL" world premiere advance screening on October 8 at 12:00 p.m. EDT
- "PONY CANYON Presents: First Look at TOUGEN ANKI & the World Premiere of Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story" on October 9 at 3:00 p.m. EDT
- "Crunchyroll Presents: Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 U.S. Premiere" on October 10 at 3:45 p.m. EDT
- "Crunchyroll Presents: Firefly Wedding & Dengeki Daisy Early Screenings" on October 10 at 7:30 p.m. EDT (Dengeki Daisy anime's United States premiere)
New York Comic Con 2026 is taking place at the Javits Center on October 8-11.
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