Family Zone presented by Scholastic

Anime NYC is proud to introduce the Family Zone presented by Scholastic, made for kids, parents, and caregivers to enjoy anime and manga together!

Our Family Zone is a welcoming space where families can explore fandom side by side. Designed for kids ages 0-12, the Family Zone will be jam packed with fun, kid-focused experiences! With Scholastic leading the charge, it’s all about helping new readers discover manga while giving longtime fans a fun way to bring the next generation into the fandom. To make it more accessible, we are also rolling out a $15 Sunday kids ticket, so families can check out the show without breaking the bank.

Family Zone location:

Room 1C01-05

Family Zone hours:

Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

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Family Zone Areas

Family Zone Location: Room 1C01-05

Movement Area

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Get moving! Join family-friendly games, dance parties, yoga, story times, and interactive activities designed to get kids up, active, and having fun together.

Storytime with Abby Denson and Samuel Sattin
Cosplay Yoga – for Kids!
K-Pop Demon Hunters Dance Party
Magical Maid Cosplay Runway
Create a Word Chain… and more!

Workshops Area

Create, imagine, and discover! Throughout the day, enjoy hands-on crafts, drawing activities, storytelling, and creative workshops led by special guests and partners.

A Kawaii Manga Drawing Workshop with Misako Rocks!
Okumichi’s TCG Laboratory
How to Draw Dog Man and Other Scholastic Friends
Draw your own yokai monster!
Color Me To Life: Kamishibai “Paper Theater” …and more!

Free Play Area

Designed with our littlest fans in mind, let play time begin! Build and explore at your own pace with BRIO trains and tracks, tunnels, and an enclosed space designed for our youngest Anime NYC fans and their families.

Cozy Manga Reading Corner

Take a break and curl up with a great story. Relax on a bean bag and explore a collection of family-friendly manga and graphic novels from JY, TOKYOPOP, and other featured publishers.

Scholastic will be bringing the fun to families!

Meet Captain Underpants during scheduled times in the South Concourse. Plus every day at 11:00 AM, check out the Scholastic tables in the Family Zone 1C01-05 for their exclusive giveaway drops!

Family Zone Special Guests

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Family Zone Event Highlights

Meet Captain Underpants!

Tra-La-Laaa! Captain Underpants is coming to Anime NYC. Meet the character outside the Family Zone, in the South Concourse, for photos and giveaways.

Friday 11 AM – 1 PM & 3 – 5 PM
Saturday 11 AM – 1 PM & 3 – 5 PM
Sunday 11 AM – 1 PM & 2-4 PM

My Tokyo Summer with Abby Denson

Author Abby Denson discusses her new children’s graphic novel My Tokyo Summer. Learn about how the book was made and how it was inspired by Abby’s real life adventures in Japan.

How to draw Dog Man and Other Scholastic Friends

A lightly guided art workshop where kids can learn to draw or color their favorite book characters. Suitable for ages 5-12.

Color Me To Life: Kamishibai Paper Theater

AniTOMO brings the decades-old Japanese storytelling art form, which combines illustration with oral narration, to young audiences to help spark imagination, shared dialogue, and mutual understanding. Youth participants will have an opportunity to color newly illustrated pages of a Japanese story drawn by Manny Knight, using different art materials to encourage their visual storytelling skills. Afterwards, the storyteller will collect and present the colored pages. Stay tuned for more info!

Draw your own yokai monster!

Join comic creator and art educator Matthew Loux, author of My Journey to Japan, Escape to Yokai Mountain, and learn all about the wild and magical Japanese monsters called yokai! Kids and families will see how these creatures are drawn by a pro cartoonist and can help create all new yokai of their very own with both interactive drawing games and individual drawing challenges!

Okumichi's TCG Laboratory

Sit in the designer’s seat and bring your very own trading card to life! In this hands-on workshop, we provide professional cardstock templates and all the supplies you need to create a one-of-a-kind trading card. Come make your mark on the TCG world! The first 50 attendees at each session will receive an exclusive, limited-edition Okumichi card to kickstart their custom collection.

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