Yu-Gi-Oh! is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time with a manga series, television shows, video games, books, films, and other creations. Thus, an energetic crowd is expected at the Museum of the Moving Image’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Day on Saturday, Oct. 5, at noon.
The six-hour celebration includes everything from free tabletop gaming for duelists to panel discussions to chances to meet Yu-Gi-Oh! stars. Then, the afternoon culminates with a big-screen showing of Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Side of Dimensions in the Redstone Theater.
General admission is $15 with discounts for seniors, students, and youths.
Here’s the schedule.
12:30 pm: Panel discussion and Q&A with Yu-Gi-Oh! voice actors Dan Green and Eric Stuart
2 pm: Autograph session with Green and Stuart
3:30 pm: Panel discussion and Q&A with Yu-Gi-Oh! actors Amy Birnbaum, Wayne Grayson, Ted Lewis, Jennifer Silverman, Danny Kramer, and Barrett Leddy
4:30 pm: Autograph session with Birnbaum, Grayson, Lewis, Silverman, Kramer, and Leddy
Museum of the Moving Image is located at 36-01 35th Ave. in Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District.
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