convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
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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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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Anime Los Angeles 18 took place on January 5-8, 2023 at the Long Beach Convention Center. ALA 18, or the 18th Anime Los Angeles, is the fan favorite convention of many SoCal anime nerds. Thousands of fans attended this four…
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Ramses, Jared the Greek, and Scarlet Aznable return to Anime Los Angeles in Long Beach.
It was “the beach” episode of Anime Los Angeles’ 18th year. The mascot, Ala-chan, rocked a surfboard and two piece showing off Southern California surf and sun life. However, this was the year that brought in rain storms from Northern…
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Anime Los Angeles 2022 (or ALA 17) took place on January 6 to January 9 in their new home in downtown Long Beach. The convention was held at the Long Beach Convention Center. The LBCC is no stranger to conventions…
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Taking place in the LBC, Anime Los Angeles 2022 took place during a funky time in world history. ALA is one of the first major, major anime conventions to come back after nearly two years of no anime conventions in…
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Got my mind on my mora, and my mora on my mind. The next episode of Convention Tea takes us to the LBC. Anime Los Angeles has settled into Long Beach after years of traveling from The Valley, The Westside,…
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