convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Baby, let the games begin. This is my second Sakura Con. I first attended in 2009. I decided to come back after having a positive experience in the Pacific Northwest fandom scene attending the Washington state Renaissance Faire and North…
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Anime Los Angeles 19 (2024) took place on January 4-7, 2024 in the Long Beach Convention Center in downtown Long Beach, CA. This is the third year the annual weekend long anime show has taken place in the LBC. Cosplay…
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Dame Aznable shares her thoughts on Anime Los Angeles 19 (or Anime Los Angeles 2024).
It’s a new year and a new era. I continued my staff duties as Twilight Gala cosplay contest coordinator for the first day. I’ve always liked the Long Beach Convention Center as a venue for fandom celebrations. It’s not as…
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Are you ready to swear right here, right now Cosplay Lip Sync Battle by Scarlet Ah yes, my favorite event! From a competitors point of view, this is always the event I have the most fun at. I went…
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AniMarketplace 2023 took place on Sunday, December 17, 2023 in Little Tokyo. As one of the event coordinators, I felt the need to document this event for my personal blog. This annual artist market takes place annually in downtown Los…
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Los Angeles Comic Con 2023 took place on December 1 – 3, 2023 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles, CA. We have been covering LA Comic Con since the beginning – when they started as an…
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Downtown Los Angeles is not our favorite place to travel to. It was no surprise that parking filled up in the main convention center by 10AM. Even panelists and presenters were running late to their event because of the lack…
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Dame Scarlet Aznable and Jared the Greek talk about Los Angeles Comic Con 2023. Why yes we were there since the very first one!
