Kinokuniya Bookstores and the manga publisher
Tokyopop will be
holding a "How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded America!" event at
Kinokuniya's New York City branch on February 27 at 6:00 p.m. The event will mark the expanded and updated paperback edition of
Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the U.S., a comprehensive guide written by
Daily Yomuiri newspaper columnist and
A Public Space magazine editor Roland Kelts. The event will also feature
Tokyopop artists
Hiroki Otsuka (
Boys of Summer), James Barry (
Warriors), and
Melissa DeJesus (
Sokora Refugees). Kelts will be
making several more appearances in California and Washington state, including one at Sakura-Con.