Anime Expo was over the July 4th weekend and like last year it was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event, which draws out thousands of fans and Otakus, coplayers and the casual attendee is known for it's main event and plenty of panels.
This year was a bit of a difference between this year and last year. Word on the gossip mill is that the con has a new CEO and that prices were spiked. What attendees felt because of this change was a change in the registration price, and a price on main event tickets. Main event performers were super group AKB48, Jpop singers, Mell and Beni and classic Jrock group Sophia.
While the main events were sure to bring in attendees, the expo was indeed smaller than last time, as the exhibitor hall was indeed smaller (could it be because of the price changes???) but cosplayers were abound. We attended the Pop Shock Masquerade panel which gives cosplayers a chance to show off their costumes/designs to their music of choice. Think of it as a runway without Karl Lagerfield.
A tip to surviving Expo is to bring your own snacks, brush up on some current anime (cosplay favorites this year were Black Butler and Ouran High School Host Club)and bring money in case you want to indulge and buy that Gundam Wing Model kit you were salivating over.
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