AniTOMO’s NYE Anime Rewind

Celebrate 2024’s most popular anime stories with an exciting live panel featuring a kaleidoscope of talented digital content creators, including BrunchxBros, FunSizedSmall, Keeping It 9000 Podcast, and other special guests discussing and debating the year’s best series. Presented by AniTOMO, this event also features a Q&A, interactive watch party featuring an episode of DANDANDAN, a DANDANDAN cosplay contest, and a special New Year’s Eve countdown with giveaways. After, connect with creators and fellow fans at a casual mixer (refreshments available for purchase). This event spotlights the content creators who have kept the anime community energized throughout 2024, gathering fans to celebrate storytelling, creativity, and the vibrant world of anime as we head into the new year.  

Recommended for ages 16+

Tickets: $10 / $5 for MoMI members, Students, Seniors, and Teens (ages 16+). There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership.  

Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission. 

About participating content creators: 

Keeping It 9000 is a New York City–based media brand bringing anime fans together with fun, honest, and lighthearted content. Started by childhood friends Kevin and Jayquel, the brand began with an anime podcast in 2021, which they produced until 2024. Now, along with Akil, they’re creating all kinds of anime-related content that’s not just entertaining and informative, but also open and inclusive, inviting diverse perspectives from fans everywhere.

Funsizedsmall, your favorite manga collector from Brooklyn. Tati is also well versed in anime, Star Wars and a few other fandoms, focusing on manga and its importance to the anime community while encouraging others that reading manga won’t discourage your love for watching anime

The BrunchxBros are a New York City–based collective united by a love of anime and manga, creating content that celebrates anime culture and community. Known for their popular con yearbooks, they bring fans together through unique, immersive experiences.

About AniTOMO:

A New York City–based nonprofit organization, AniTOMO presents free or low-cost events designed to promote accessibility and inclusivity while celebrating both pop and traditional Japanese cultures. Its three core activities include the annual AniTOMO Convention, a free event that celebrates the cross-cultural exchange between Brooklyn and Japan, aiming to uplift diverse perspectives and historically underrepresented communities; AniTOMO Plus Ultra Tour, an outreach program inviting BIPOC student voices from high schools across Brooklyn to co-design the annual convention; and AniTOMO Pop Ups, interactive holiday-themed events that celebrate anime and manga in partnership with cultural institutions.