convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Power Morphicon took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on August 17-19. We attended on the third day of the event which had smaller crowds, but just as much to explore and enjoy at this bi-yearly event. The whole event…
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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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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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Netflix Hearts Anime by Eri Kagami Netflix is no stranger to providing programming for all audiences. In recent years, Netflix has picked up the anime bug collaborating with Japanese companies releasing and producing anime for Netflix bingers. The panel announced…
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Anime Boston took place on March 30 to April 1, 2018 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA. The annual springtime convention utilized the entirety of the convention center and neighboring Sheraton and Hilton hotels. The convention keeps growing…
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After a gap year, I have returned to my home convention. I really wanted to check out Anime Boston in 2017 when they had the retro anime theme. However, due to life, I couldn’t afford flying out to Anime Boston….
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