Anime Expo 2023 Photos

Day 0

I’m not sure if it’s because they mail badges out now or if people are still returning to the post-COVID world but Day 0 was dead. Almost no cosplay, very few people hanging around outside the convention, and a very quiet hotel lobby.

Day 1

Let Linecon begin. Anime Expo has always been a mess when it comes to the crowds. They’ve made some progress over the years but with the size it is now they really need to do more. Line chaperones need to be a thing. People cut like crazy, and even worse sometimes you join a line only to find out it goes nowhere. The five way intersection of West Hall is also an accident waiting to happen. They need people moving the lines along.

Day 2

The lines today were much better. After 11am there are basically no lines to enter the con. Security is very fast as well. I was grateful for the mid 80s temperatures, both for comfort and smell in the con. In previous years the Westin Bonaventure was the place to be after hours. It had shuttered the last couple cons mostly because people were being dumb. I’m glad to see it has returned.

Day 3

My final day at Anime Expo 2023 as I’m heading to the beach later tonight for some camping. Mostly focused on taking pictures of cosplayers and meeting up with friends I haven’t seen yet.

Anime Pasadena 2022 Photos

Anime Pasadena is an anime convention taking place in Pasadena, CA at the Pasadena Convention Center from November 19th, 2022 to November 20th, 2022.

  • The outside area of Anime Pasadena
  • Link flags down his Uber at Anime Pasadena 2022
  • Danger Dogs are sold at Anime Pasadena
  • The panels hall at Anime Pasadena
  • A crowd gathers outside the entrance to Anime Pasadena
  • Cosplayers gather outside the panels hall at Anime Pasadena
  • Cosplayers take a break at Anime Pasadena
  • Cosplayers take pictures outside of Anime Pasadena
  • Cosplayers gather outside the panels hall at Anime Pasadena
  • Bulma and her boyfriend cross the street at Anime Pasadena
  • Dragon Hall Z at Anime Pasadena
  • Cosplayers standing in the shadow of a giant Pikachu at Anime Pasadena
  • Cosplayers wait in line for food at Anime Pasadena
  • Giant Pikachu welcomes people to Dragon Hall Z at Anime Pasadena
  • The entrance to Anime Pasadena
  • Cosplayers outside Anime Pasadena
  • Cosplayers outside Anime Pasadena
  • Cosplayers dressed as Rei and Asuka film a TikTok outside Anime Pasadena

Anime Expo 2020

It’s an unfortunate reality that COVID-19 has stuck with us longer than anyone expected. Anime Expo was cancelled this year. I drove to the Los Angeles Convention Center to make a meme about attending the event. Walking around I pretended to be interacting with people just off camera. Even though the event was cancelled I still expected to see at least a couple other people dressed up in honor of our fallen convention. In the end it was only my sadness that kept me company.

I’ll miss all my anime friends this year but I hope we all get to see each other soon.

You’re gonna carry that weight.