Hey gang! Thought you might get a kick out of this pic, taken at the recent grand opening celebration for the new New York City Kinokuniya Bookstore. Kinokuinya is a fantastic chain of Japanese bookstores with locations throughout the U.S. and, indeed, the world. No otaku’s or fangirl’s trip to the Big Apple (say, for New York Comic Con) is complete without a visit to Kinokuniya’s new location, right off Bryant Park at 6th Avenue and 40th Street. Tell ‘em we sent you.

Pictured here (in front of a barrel of ceremonial sake, naturally) are myself, store manager extraordinairre John Fuller, and New York Anime Festival Conference Manager Peter Tatara.

 Do note which of us are wearing neckties.

 

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