convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Los Angeles Comic Con 2024 took place on October 4-6, 2024 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. This pop culture convention, two hours from San Diego and a few months after San Diego Comic Con, hails…
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Shall we dance? Nocturnal Masquerade Ball was held on October 13, 2024 at the Atomic Ballroom in Irvine, CA. This event was a joint production between California Cosplay Gala by Craig and Company and AniMarketplace. I’ve been attended cosplay formal…
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Who uses typewriters anyway? Los Angeles Idol Matsuri 2024 (LAIM) took place on September 7, 2024 at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center (Torrance, CA). This one day event celebrated all things “idol.” The event’s focus was on “kaigai,” or overseas…
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Anime Expo 2024 took place from July 4-7, 2024 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, JW Marriott, and the street of LA. The premiere anime convention has a funky history with locals who have been attending anime conventions. Fans are…
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Weeb Fest took place on June 29, 2024 at the Westminster Mall in Westminster, CA. This event puts on free anime themed events that consist of artists, vendors, voice actor meet and greet, and local idol performances. The Westminster Mall…
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Zot Con Mini 2024 took place on the University of California, Irvine student center on Sunday, May 12, 2024. This was advertised as a one day “mini” event compared to previous Zot Con’s. We attended in 2023 as panelists. Zot…
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The first ever San Diego Anime Con took place on November 18 – 19, 2023 at the Handerly Hotel in San Diego, CA. This is familiar place for Scarlet Rhapsody. We usually stay in this touristy area of San Diego…
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Anime Pasadena ’23 took place on November 4 – 5, 2023 at the Pasadena Convention Center in downtown Pasadena, CA. The event is one of the more popular and one of the most hyped up otaku events in Southern California….
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North West Idol Fest 2023 took place on October 20-22, 2023 in Seattle, WA at the Doubletree. In their third inaugural year, North West Idol Fest delivers kaigai idols, or overseas idols from coast to coast. NWIF had Non Sweet…
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Super Dimension Con 2023 took place on October 7, 2023 at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center in Torrance, CA. This convention dedicated to the Macross fandom has been going on for several years in this South Bay suburban town. The…
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