Moon Stream to Perform at Anime NEXT 2013

Visual kei duo Moon Stream have revealed plans to appear at Anime NEXT 2013, which will take place on June 6th and 7th. Although the duo performed at Anime Expo 2011 in Los Angeles, this marks Moon Stream's official East coast debut.

Outside the music world, notable J-fashion brands will also make an appearance at this year's Anime NEXT. First is head CEO of notable Lolita brand Baby The Stars Shine Bright, Akinori Isobe with head designers, Masumi Kano and Saki Tachibana.

MINT, head designer of alternative brand MINT NeKO, will also be a guest. Though not directly related to music, MINT's clothing with simple cat motifs and edgy designs is worn by several visual kei musicians such as Dancho from NoGoD, Megamasso's Ryohei and Utahiroba Jun from Golden Bomber, all who loosely model for the brand.

BABY and MINT NeKO will hold fashion shows during the convention to help further promote J-fashion. Further details regarding the date and times of these shows have yet to be confirmed.

Anime NEXT is a two-day anime convention, held usually during the summer in Somerset, New Jersey. The convention attracted 9,850 attendees in 2012. More details about the convention can be found here.