Anime Expo

Cosplay Invades Los Angeles! Tons of Pictures From Anime Expo 2011

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 1st, 2011 at 6:54 pm

Just a little while ago, I was at the Los Angeles Convention Center taking tons of pictures at this year’s Anime Expo.  While the Expo used to be held in Anaheim, it moved to downtown L.A. a few years ago so they could accommodate more people.  And based on the crowds the past two years, it was a smart move.

While I’ve attended many conventions, the thing that really impresses me about Anime Expo is the level of fan participation. A huge percentage of the crowd dresses up.  While Comic-Con may be more popular, Anime Expo beats it in terms of attendee participation.  At any rate, I went to the Expo to take pictures of people in costume, and if you hit the jump, you’ll see almost 70 images.  Some are really well done.

Anime Expo 2010 Cosplay Pictures; Tons of People in Costumes Plus the Convention Floor

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 3rd, 2010 at 3:36 pm

Just a little while ago I was standing at the Los Angeles Convention Center taking a ton of pictures at this year’s Anime Expo.  While the Expo used to be held in Anaheim, the convention moved to downtown L.A. last year to try and accommodate more people.  And based on the crowds today, they’ve succeeded, as everywhere I went was crowded and all the food vendors had long lines.

At any rate, while I’ve attended many conventions, the thing that really impresses me about Anime Expo is the level of fan participation. A huge percentage of the crowd is dressed up including the dealers!  While Comic-Con may have more attendees, Anime Expo beats it in terms of costumes per person.  Anyway, I went to today’s Expo to take pictures of people in costume.  If you thought last year’s picture article was good, today’s is going to blow you away as I’ve got 90 something images and some of the costumes are amazing.  Hit the jump to take a look:

Anime Expo 2009 In Pictures – Tons of People in Anime Costumes and the Convention Floor

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 2nd, 2009 at 6:33 pm

Imagine if San Diego Comic-Con had a younger teenage sister and she liked to play dress up. That would be my best analogy for what I witnessed today at the Los Angeles Convention Center as I attended my first Anime Convention. Also, unlike Comic-Con, which is now impossible to walk around on the convention floor, today’s anime convention was easy to navigate.

The first thing that struck me was the enthusiasm of everyone there. I’d say thirty to forty percent were wearing costumes. And not just attendees, as dealers were also wearing and selling costumes. If you’re into anime and live in Los Angeles, I’d definitely stop by and look around (if you’re not there already).

More pictures and info after the jump:

GATCHAMAN Movie – Photos of the Display at Los Angeles Anime Expo 2009 – Plus a Gatchaman Watch

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 2nd, 2009 at 5:51 pm

Starting today at the Los Angeles Convention Center is Anime Expo 2009. Billed as the nation’s largest anime and manga convention, I went to see if their claim was true. And I have to say, it was pretty impressive. In a little while I’ll be posting tons of pictures of people in costumes and a more detailed write-up of what I thought. But for now, let’s talk “Gatchaman”.

At the convention today, Imagi Studios had a booth where they were showing clips from their upcoming “Astro Boy” movie and they also had some early signage for their next feature “Gatchaman”. After the jump, you can see the images as well as a “Gatchaman” watch which they were giving away to people at certain times of the day.

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