convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Anime Expo was the first anime convention I ever attended back in 2001. Thus, I have attended this event more than any other convention and I have seen it change over all the years. Since the shift to Los Angeles…
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The hottest Anime Expo yet – literally! Downtown Los Angeles suffered a major heatwave in the 100’s throughout Anime Expo’s peak days. Anime Expo is the world’s largest anime con rivaling that of San Diego Comic Con’s numbers. We saw…
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Entertainment Hall by Eri Kagami West Hall is dominated by Anime Expo’s Entertainment Hall. The Entertainment Hall changes up every year. A few people have nicknamed West Hall to a mini E3. Blizzard, Fate, and Kingdom Hearts had huge presences…
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Girls Frontline Cosplay Meet Up by Eri Kagami One of the fastest growing mobile games (mobage) in the otaku sphere is Girls Frontline. This real time strategy game has guns, but they’re humanoid girls. Hence, this fandom is ripe with…
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Autograph Zone by Eri Kagami I usually don’t go out for autographs at conventions; I usually wait until I run into the guest and get a selfie with them. Anime Expo had plenty of guests for the anime and video…
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“It’s the Asian Black Panther!’ “The first all Asian American cast in 25 years – coming to a theater near you!” Crazy Rich Asians is around the corner. The book about 1% something Eastern Asians filled with your typical jaunty…
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AnimeNEXT 2018 – the con that took place from June 8 to June 10 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. This was my second year attending AnimeNEXT at their location in Atlantic City! Atlantic City was easy to spot driving into…
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Ever thought about owning a piece of Disneyland park history? The Van Eaton Galleries hosted That’s from Disneyland, a pop up museum in Sherman Oaks that showcased park history from concept art to collections from past attractions. To kick off…
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Listen Jared the Greek, Eri Kagami, Stan, and Deb discuss the hottest Anime Expo in a decade! Note: Stan is recording via Discord. Please forgive our sound inconsistencies. On mobile? Click here to listen. Subscribe to Zero Hour…
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Listen No one knows cos-sports journalism like Bacon Jake Bradley and Stevie Mondo! AXTreme Rules was a total gas. Things got a little goopy this time. We’ll clue you in on who had the jets to take on the…
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