Day two of NY Comic Con at Animation Collective’s booth started off with fans of all ages — dressed as Jedis, comic book and anime heroes, and other fictional characters — lining up to take pictures with Guano. The big, furry, purple guy really knows how to draw a crowd. Everyone wanted to shake his hand and touch his fur. The Animation Collective crew also snapped Polaroids of fans with Guano that they could take home.

The amazing Kappa Mikey animators were back in action on Saturday. Fans had an opportunity to watch the talented artists sketch their favorite characters.

“There are six animators for [Mikey Simon] in total,” said Bob Rutan, a Mikey animator. “The character of Mikey is what drives the animation. The personality developed for Mikey along with the voice acting is really what inspires how I animate the character and how he acts in different situations. It’s the energy and sense of humor of the show that are my favorite parts of animating Mikey.”

For animator Andrew Kaiko, Kappa Mikey is his first animation job and an introduction to how an animated show is made for TV. “I knew it would be a challenge because it’s a show that mixes anime and animation. I enjoy adopting a style that is challenging. My favorite character to animate is Mitsuki because she is the sweetest. She doesn’t move a lot; she’s gentler than the other characters. She’s the most appealing to me. I’m actually working on my own Kappa Mikey fan fiction called ‘Star Spangled Babble.’”

Ryan Green has just started to animate for Kappa Mikey after working on Ellen’s Acres. “I liked that I got to use the same characters over and over instead of getting random characters to animate. Ellen’s Acres is a really well-designed show. The characters are stylized and the score is pretty advanced depending on where she travels.”

A fan named Rachel, 12, said, “My favorite character is Mitsuki because she’s the most sensible, but the funniest character is Gonard.”

Sean Schemmel (voice of Gonard) stopped by the booth. Later that night, he was going to be a presenter at the first ever American Anime Awards at Comic Con. Michael Sinterniklaas (voice of Mikey Simon) was also on his way to the awards show and dropped by the booth to take pictures with fans. A few lucky people got “Sushi Paloozi” CD’s and Kappa Mikey post cards signed by Michael.

“Gonard is my favorite character. It’s funny how he’s two characters. He’s really interesting. Mikey is really crazy and Gonard says the funniest things,” said Michael, 12, of New York City.

Fans also had their first chance to meet and get autographs signed by Jesse Adams (voice of Yes Man) and Steve Moverley (voice of Ozu and Kappa Mikey animator).

Assistant director Henry Hilaire shared why he thinks Kappa Mikey has become a breakout hit on Nicktoons and Nickelodeon.

“You have to have a good script and storyboard. Kappa Mikey is a great show for adults too because if you quote ‘Casablanca,’ kids won’t get it, but adults will. There’s something in it for everyone,” said Hilaire. “I like the characters a lot. They make a good mix. They work well both together and apart and are very interesting. In the first season episode, ‘With Fans Like These,’ I was one of those people holding a knife and fork trying to eat Lily and Gonard. Larry Schwarz even has a small cameo appearance in a season two episode.”

Guano ended the evening by making his last appearance of the day, but there was still one more awesome day left at Comic Con for Kappa Mikey fans.