convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Anime Expo 2025 took place on July 3 to July 6, 2025 in downtown Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The convention brings in over 100,000 anime fans from around the world. The long running Japanese animation convention…
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Fanime Con 2025 took place on May 23 to 26, 2025 at the San Jose Convention Center and a few hotels around the downtown San Jose area. The long running, “by fans for fans,” Bay Area convention was still standing…
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Comic Con Revolution took place on May 17-18, 2025 at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, CA. This two day small, comic con is a beloved one among Inland Empire geeky families and hardcore Star Wars costumers. This event drew…
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Sakura Con 2025 took place on April 18 – 20, 2025 in downtown Seattle taking up space in the Seattle Convention Center in both the Arch and Summit buildings. Arguably the largest gathering and collective of nerds in the state…
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Wonder Con took place on March 28 to March 30, 2025 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Wonder Con is the sibling con to San Diego Comic Con. In some ways, Wonder Con’s smaller size and larger artist…
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Emerald City Comic Con 2025 took place on March 6 – 9, 2025 at the Seattle Convention Center in downtown Seattle, WA. The four day pop culture festival drew in folks from across the country hoping to get a glance…
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Zot Con 2025 took place on March 1, 2025 at UC Irvine’s Student Center. This event took place during the public university’s homecoming festivities. For the sake of disclosure, I have ties to UC Irvine. I’m very happy to support…
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Anime Los Angeles 20 (2025) took place on January 8 – 12, 2025 at the Long Beach Convention Center in downtown Long Beach, CA. While the Long Beach Convention Center has had the curse of being the venue where cons…
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