convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
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!
When I heard that San Diego was getting a brand new anime con, I had questions. Granted, San Diego had Anime Conji years ago at the legendary Town and Country Inn, but that came and went. Sure, Anime Impulse had…
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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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Dame Scarlet Aznable, Jay the Greek, and Azure Mage talk about the inaugural San Diego Anime Con ’23.
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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