[18] New York City Councilmen Ben Kallos and Kanji Yamanouchi, Japan's UN representative both attended the event.

[20][21][22] A virtual event was hosted by Anime NYC and NTWRK from November 17–20, 2020 as the convention's replacement.

[24][25][26] The convention sold out of several badge tiers prior to the event occurring and the Artists Alley was located in its own space for the first time.

[24][27][28] The event made entrance changes for Saturday and Sunday that largely resolved the line issues.

[29][30] All attendees were urged to receive COVID-19 testing;[31] research by the CDC published in February 2022 found that the combination of "multiple, simultaneous prevention measures" resulted in a low level of transmission, reporting a positivity rate of 2.6% (119 positive cases) out of 4,560 attendees tested.