The schedule for the convention is up. See the "Schedule" link on the main menu. It's a PDF file so you'll need Acrobat Reader to open it.

MangaNEXT has decided to extend registration for just one more week! Be sure to take advantage of this last chance to register for the unbelievably low price of just $20. Registration must be completed no later than midnight on September 21.

MangaNEXT is pleased to announce three more guests for 2007, Jason Thompson, Hiroki Otsuka and Mari Morimoto. Jason Thompson's favorite manga genres are horror, battle manga and romantic comedies. From 1996 to 2006 he worked as an editor at VIZ Media LLC, where he supervised the English editions of Dragon Ball Z, Shaman King, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Secret Comic Japan, Uzumaki, Tekkonkinkreet, SHONEN JUMP magazine and many other titles. His book Manga: The Complete Guide, an encyclopedia of all the Japanese comics released in America, comes out from Del Rey on October 9.

Although the deadline for the MangaNEXT special room rate is over, there are still rooms available in the official MangaNEXT hotel, the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands. The Crowne Plaza is only five miles from New York City, and only 3 miles from the Secaucus NJ Transit train station. All the MangaNEXT events will be taking place in the Crowne Plaza, so why not stay the weekend where all the action is? For more information, visit the Crowne Plaza website.

Have a great idea that you'd love to sell? Posters or postcards, buttons or baubles, cat ears, cover art or cosplays? This is the place to be; the MangaNEXT Artist Alley is now taking applicants! Use your passion for art to make some money and have fun at the con. $20 per table and you can market your artistic creativity to the utmost. This is the place to show off your talents. Sign up is now available, reserve your space now. Please visit www.manganext.org/2007/artist-alley for more details.

Want to see your favorite characters battle it out with each other? Well with Cosplay Human Chess, anything is possible. No one knows what will happen as two chess players maneuver cosplayer pieces across a giant chessboard. In an all out battle of the sexes, MangaNEXT presents Boys vs. Girls.

A new twist on an old favorite, Manga Jeopardy will test your knowledge about your favorite printed media, manga! 3 lucky contestants will battle it out for the title of champion! Sign up at the info desk for a chance to be selected for the contest.

Have a great idea that you'd love to sell? Posters or postcards, buttons or baubles, cat ears, cover art or cosplays? This is the place to be; the MangaNEXT Artist Alley is now taking applicants! Use your passion for art to make some money and have fun at the con. $20 per table and you can market your artistic creativity to the utmost. This is the place to show off your talents. Sign up is now available, reserve your space now. Please visit www.manganext.org/2007/artist-alley for more details.

Panel Programming at MangaNEXT is committed to the exploration of "manga culture" in America. Panels on every aspect of manga and its fan-work cousin, doujinshi, will be a large part of the MangaNEXT schedule. Panels fall into one of four categories. If you'd like to run a discussion panel at MangaNEXT, please use our on-line Panel Application form located at www.manganext.org/panel-application.

Want to see your favorite characters battle it out with each other? Well with Cosplay Human Chess, anything is possible. No one knows what will happen as two chess players maneuver cosplayer pieces across a giant chessboard. In an all out battle of the sexes, MangaNEXT presents Boys vs. Girls.