Convention Review
This past month, I made the pilgrimage to Redondo Beach for U.S. IdolFes: a full weekend of wotagei, glowsticks, and pure unfiltered idol chaos. And I mean that in the best way possible. WARNING: If you hate fun, do not attend IdolFes. It’s infectious. From the moment you step in, you’re swept up in a […]
“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.” — Shakespeare, Henry IV At this point, I’ve been attending Anime Expo for well over half my life. And as I’ve grown, so has the Southern California convention known as the largest gathering of anime fans outside of Japan. Now titanic in scale, AX 2025 broke records […]
This marks my 20th year in attendance (ignoring the COVID years) at Anime Expo and it has been wild to reflect on how far we’ve come in that time. From the humble Anaheim Convention Center days to the current LA Convention Center (LACC) era, the scale has grown enormous. Banners the size of an American […]
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