Garden State Anime Fest

05/27/2026

Terri Hawkes is coming to Garden State Comic Fest!
Terri is actress and writer, known for playing Kelly Hennenlotter in the horror film, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Adrienne in Beverly Hills 90210, Wendy Masters in General Hospital, and for being the second English dub voice actress of the title character of the Japanese anime Sailor Moon.
Hawkes' other voice acting roles include Baby Hugs Bear in The Care Bears Movie, and reprised the role in Nelvana's Care Bears TV show, where she also voiced Shreeky (No Heart's niece). Hawkes also worked as a voice director for the children's animated series Flying Rhino Junior High, and the English version of the 1996 Canadian Horror film Karmina and was an assistant voice director for Sailor Moon.
She also wrote the screenplay of the 2002 film The Book of Eve and one episode of the Canadian children's animated series Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series which was broadcast on TVO in Canada and PBS in America. Since 2007, Hawkes has concentrated on writing and directing, with a focus on works that empower women.

05/13/2026

Come meet Kevin Eastman, Amy Jo Johnson, James O'Barr, Larry Kenney and so many more at this years Garden State Comic Fest June 27-28th! We may not be as big as NYCC but if you enjoy great guests and shopping with a much less expensive pass, free parking, smaller crowds, affordable food, family fun, and still have an artist alley with over 200 artists and phenominal vendors and cosplay. You may be surprised.
Use the website below to get your passes and more information today!!

05/11/2026

Amy Jo Johnson is coming to Garden State Comic Fest June 27-28th at the Codey Arena in West Orange NJ!
Amy is a multi-faceted artist with over twenty
years of experience in the entertainment industry. With her main
focus now being behind the camera, Johnson’s feature film
TAMMY’S ALWAYS DYING, starring Felicity Huffman, had its
world premiere at the TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL. She also made her foray into tv directing on CW's
SUPERMAN & LOIS season 2. Johnson has multiple projects in
development. Before turning her attention towards writing and
directing, the Cape Cod native worked for over 20 years as an
accomplished actor, starring in popular television shows such as
FELICITY, MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS, and
FLASHPOINT.

05/05/2026

Big Congrats to Azulia Regan for winning the Garden State Anime Fest Cosplay Contest this year with Speaker of god from Hazbin Hotel
Check out Azulia on her Social at: !!

04/24/2026

Great review of GSAF! We are sorry if you missed it

Garden State Anime Fest returned bigger & better than ever for its 3rd year at the Sussex County Fairgrounds on April 18-19, 2026! With multiple vendor halls loaded with anime & manga memor…

04/23/2026

The Photo Album from LesDudis is up and they are banging!

04/22/2026

Terri Hawkes is coming to Garden State Comic Fest!
Terri is actress and writer, known for playing Kelly Hennenlotter in the horror film, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Adrienne in Beverly Hills 90210, Wendy Masters in General Hospital, and for being the second English dub voice actress of the title character of the Japanese anime Sailor Moon.
Hawkes' other voice acting roles include Baby Hugs Bear in The Care Bears Movie, and reprised the role in Nelvana's Care Bears TV show, where she also voiced Shreeky (No Heart's niece). Hawkes also worked as a voice director for the children's animated series Flying Rhino Junior High, and the English version of the 1996 Canadian Horror film Karmina and was an assistant voice director for Sailor Moon.
She also wrote the screenplay of the 2002 film The Book of Eve and one episode of the Canadian children's animated series Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series which was broadcast on TVO in Canada and PBS in America. Since 2007, Hawkes has concentrated on writing and directing, with a focus on works that empower women.

04/21/2026

I had such an amazing time this weekend at Garden State Anime Fest. I am learning so much more about the fandom and culture and all I can say is the stories and cosplays are so wonderful and the fans are so passionate about the characters they love. There is a culture difference between our comic fest and anime fest, and right now I am lucky to be walking in both worlds. We built GSAF differently then most conventions. We want it to be more immersive and a journey into itself for both families and friends I believe the fans are loving it.
Thank you all who came out and and special thanks to the best damn staff a show can have. Anyone can try to run an event but it takes a team that is just simply the best to make it look easy and memorable for all. A very large portion of anime fest was built by my manger and friend Eric Bellomo. Without his tireless work Anime fest may never have come into existence.
TBH I have never cared about labeling ourselves as anything. I have always just wanted to give everyone a memorable experience and a break from reality if you will. I think we have done that pretty good as I am always humbled by the letters I receive after an event from fans.
Thank you all for such a great weekend and now lets get ready for Garden State Comic Fest as I still have a few more surprises on the way 😉
Sincerely,
Dave O'Hare