convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Chara Expo ’19 took place on December 7-8, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The Bushiroad owned event highlights idols, card games, and more. Whether you are all about world competitive Beyblade or flying out to see your idols live…
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Chara Expo 2019 took place on December 7 to December 8, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center. This is the second time the Bushiroad owned fan convention took place. Chara Expo continues to focus on Bushiroad related intellectual property. This…
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I’m doing something different for my Dapper Day coverage this year. Normally, I would talk about the expo and the outing, but it’s becoming too cut and paste. I’m always going to be impressed by the expo and you’ll get…
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Los Angeles Comic Con took place on October 11-13, 2019 at the infamous LA Convention Center. Los Angeles Comic Con is the last major pop culture event of the year in Southern California. LACC, formerly Comikaze, has grown from a…
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Los Angeles Comic Con took place on October 11-13, 2019 at the infamous LA Convention Center. Los Angeles Comic Con is the last major pop culture event of the year in Southern California. LACC, formerly Comikaze, has grown from a…
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Los Angeles Comic Con has grown from a dealers hall in a parking lot to taking over South Hall, but is it getting bigger? And is bigger necessarily better? We wade through the crowds in this hour long podcast. Listen…
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Welcome Swappers to Animarketplace 2019! The event was held in the Japanese American Museum in Little Tokyo. A small, affordable event at the start of Fall in downtown LA, Animarketplace is a place to shop second hand goods. One weeb’s…
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Most years Long Beach Comic Con is a wonderful event that helps lead to the end of the convention season. It is a smaller event filled with some interesting panels and great photoshoot locations. However, this year it was a…
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Long Beach Comic Con ’19 took place on August 31 to September 1, 2019 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The convention took place in the main area of the convention center facing Ocean Boulevard. Guests this year included pro…
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And it was a disappointment. While there were a handful of interesting panels (shoutout to Veterans in Comics!), the bi-annual Long Beach Comic Con no doubt is a shadow of its former glory. We love supporting this con because it’s…
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