The New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival will co-locate next year for their October 8-10, 2010 installments at the JacobK.JavitsCenter in midtown Manhattan, convention organizers Reed Exhibitions has announced.

The New York Comic Con, which last took place February 6 – 8, 2009, is the second largest popular culture event in America as well as the second largest public event in New York City.

The next New York Anime Festival is September 25-27, 2009 at the JavitsCenter and includes guests such as Yoshiyuki Tomino (the director of Mobile Suit Gundam) and Yui Makino (the voice of Sakura in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle).

“Our decision to co-locate NYAF with NYCC is the final installment of a strategic plan to place and sequence our pop culture events in a manner that best serves the needs of our fans and exhibitors,” notes Lance Fensterman, Vice President of the Reed Exhibitions Pop Culture Group. “We are launching the Chicago Comic and Entetainment Expo (C2E2) in April 2010, and we have moved NYCC to a permanent October date, thus providing a spring and fall balance to these two key events which will remain in place as we move forward. Rather than create a third date for NYAF, it was decided a co-location would be better for anime fans, professionals, exhibitors, and partners. We spoke to attendees and exhibitors of both shows before making this decision, and everyone agrees that this will provide an opportunity for both shows to further grow and prosper.”

The jointly-held New York Comic Con and New York Anime Festival 2010 will occupy virtually the entire JacobK.JavitsCenter in 2010, the company said. Fans will be able to attend both shows for the price of one.

For more information on NYAF, please visit www.nyanimefestival.com. For additional details on NYCC, please view www.nycomiccon.com.