Anime NYC will also host the United States premiere of the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower compilation film and a Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt anime music concert led by composer Naruyoshi Kikuchi on November 19.
The first Anime NYC convention will screen the live-action film of Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist manga as its closing film.
Additionally, Yoko Ishida, Chihiro Yonekura, and TRUE will perform at Anisong World Matsuri’s Anime Diva Night concert on November 17.
Fullmetal Alchemist will open the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25 for its world premiere.