{"id":22826,"date":"2025-10-20T03:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T03:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?p=22826"},"modified":"2025-10-20T03:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T03:15:27","slug":"con-report-anime-night-mart-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scarlet-rhapsody.com\/?p=22826","title":{"rendered":"[Con Report] Anime Night Mart 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anime Night Mart took place on October 18-19, 2025 at the Westminster Mall in Westminster, CA. I didn’t know if I was going to attend this event. I was going back and forth about it. Since it was not too far from me, I decided to pop in for a few hours on a Saturday. The Westminster Mall has been a part of my childhood; I played piano in the old piano store, I bought Fear Street<\/em> books from Walden, and I admired the collectable Barbies at Doll It Up. At the time of the event, there were maybe five active stores still in business, holding on before the establishment gets torn down.<\/p>\r\n

\"Welcome<\/a>

Welcome to the westminster mall<\/p><\/div>\r\n

\"Itasha<\/a>

Itasha cars lined up!<\/p><\/div>\r\n

\"A<\/a>

A free family friendly event!<\/p><\/div>\r\n

\"The<\/a>

The last event at the westminster mall<\/p><\/div>\r\n

Anime Night Mart is a free event open to all. With over 50 vendors, the anime event took over the Westminster Mall on both of its floors. This drew in families to check out the event and shop with various local artists selling stickers, prints, charms, and more. A few voice actors had tables for signing, selfies, and special recordings for a fee. The event got pretty crowded and fairly warm. Even with the mall closing, I think they got rid of their AC!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\"Vendors<\/a>

Vendors at the mall<\/p><\/div>\r\n

\"Crazy<\/a>

Crazy closing out sales! Anyone working on a Lulu (FFX) cosplay?<\/p><\/div>\r\n

\"Gaming<\/a>

Gaming zone<\/p><\/div>\r\n

\"Fishing<\/a>

Fishing around<\/p><\/div>\r\n

I dressed up as Relena from Gundam Wing<\/em> to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the anime. I wasn’t expecting anyone to know what I was from, and that’s okay! I was happy to see a lot of young people cosplay. Upon observation, Genshin<\/em>, Demon Slayer<\/em>, and Twisted Wonderland<\/em> were the event’s most represented fandoms via cosplay.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\n\t\t