convention & cosplay lore (est 2000)
Anime NYC returned to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center for another massive weekend celebrating anime, manga, cosplay, Japanese culture, and fandom. This year’s convention saw over 172,000 attendees, a major increase from approximately 148,000 attendees in 2025. There was…
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San Diego Comic Con 2026 took place on July 23 to July 26, 2026 at the San Diego Convention Center. The legendary and granddaddy of all cons remains strong after decades of existence. This year, numbers were higher than ever….
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Sakura Con 2026 took place on April 3 – 5, 2026 at the Seattle Convention Center (Seattle, CA). This is the largest anime convention in the Pacific Northwest. This year brought in J-music acts such as Scandal and Blue Encount….
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Zot Con took place at the UC Irvine Student Center on Saturday, May 2, 2026. This one-day university convention brought in otaku from the UC Irvine campus and Orange County. The UC Irvine campus has a few anime themed clubs…
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Final Fantasy Fan Fest 2026 took place on April 24 – April 25, 2026 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. This is a fan convention for Final Fantasy XIV players, otherwise known as Warriors of Light. The two…
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Wonder Con 2026 took place on March 27 to March 29, 2026 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. This convention draws in many attendees from the west coast. Locals and comic con veterans love the back-to-basics feel of…
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Fangaea 2026 took place on March 21, 2026 at the Handerly Hotel in San Diego, CA. One of the many conventions in the Silk Road family (San Diego Anime Con, AniPop, Hentai Matsuri, etc), Fangaea encompasses all things pop culture…
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The first inaugural Anime Bouken took place in Fullerton, CA at a local community center on March 1, 2026. This one day event was free for all who attended. I was invited to be a guest panelist at Anime Bouken…
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Uma Luna New Year took place on February 28, 2026 at the Asian Garden Mall in Westminster, CA. The indoor Vietnamese mall has stood in the heart of Westminster’s Little Saigon district for as long as I can remember. I…
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Anime Los Angeles 21 (2026) took place on January 8 – 11, 2026 in downtown Long Beach at the Long Beach Convention Center. This Southern California based convention is regarded as THE California anime weekender for under the warm winter…
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