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- Otaku-mobile
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- More MLP cosplay dolls.
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- I can’t recall the name of this artist, but her My Little Pony cosplayer dolls are so cute.
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- At the booth for MMORPG Elsword.
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- Fate/Zero was a biggie for Aniplex at this year’s AX.
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- Regular Show? Hell, yes.
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- Tye and Charleett hanging out in West Hall, which was kind of empty compared to previous conventions.
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- Tommy Pedrini from the band Cats on Mars, also the person who asked me to judge karaoke.
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- This is the stage in the AX karaoke room. I judged the preliminary round of the Friday night contest. There were 41 entries, a record.
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- That’s my friend Eddie. He was Homestuck, or Karaokestuck as it were.
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- Tiger & Bunny cosplayers
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- Hey, it’s Barnaby Brooks, Jr. from Tiger & Bunny!
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- I was impressed that there’s already someone cosplaying Princess Merida. I haven’t even seen Brave yet.
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- I hung out with Ashphord and Danielle from Chocolate Covered Cosplay at the Madoka Magica panel.
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- I’ve never seen a Homestuck gathering this big before. That’s not everyone at the gathering either.
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- Doll Delight makes these cool bows. I think they would be fun to wear to Underground.
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- The classic.
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- This Gundam UC figure was an Anime Expo exclusive.
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- Tiger & Bunny Figures
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- Panty and Stocking at the Funimation booth.
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- Madoka Magica at the Aniplex booth
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- I was really into Powerpuff Girls when I was in college and, yes, I know that sounds weird.
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- Yaya Han at her Anime Expo booth.
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- Drew Newman is an animator for MAD. He also did a cool series of Final Fantasy Football prints.
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- These cosplayers told me the photo would make more sense after I watch Sherlock. I’ve been meaning to do that for a while now.
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- Tony Stark
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- I really need a better filing system for cards. This guy has been turning up at a lot of conventions lately and his work is really cool. I like that he live paints at the cons too.
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- I can’t find this artist’s card, but I thought her Vocaloid pin-ups were super cool.
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- I think this couple was promoting a game or something. The costumes were pretty cool.
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- Adventure Time
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- Sugar Clay Cafe had such a nicely decorated booth. I wish I could have fit the whole thing into the shot.
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![My friend [tlr] and I loved these gorgeous portraits of J-rock stars from Project Jrfa.](http://beatique.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_1243-150x150.jpg)
- My friend [tlr] and I loved these gorgeous portraits of J-rock stars from Project Jrfa.
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- I missed singer Lisa’s autograph session, but she signed this poster at the Aniplex booth.
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- I bought a copy of Polterguys from Laur Uy. Haven’t finished the comic yet, but, so far, I love it. Here she is signing the copy.
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- Isn’t this the coolest Totoro you’ve seen? From Ami Amour.
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- Kat Rocha and Josh Finney of Titanium Rain, which I suggest reading.
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- Crunchyroll dance party on the last day of the con.
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- Ejen Chuang, the guy behind Cosplay in America, with his booth neighbor, talented artist Kay.
I spent all of last weekend at Anime Expo. It was a bit odd this year, given that the annual anime convention coincided with X-Games. Overall, it seemed like a really successful weekend.
I wrote two pieces on Anime Expo 2012 for L.A. Weekly. Check out the stories below when you have a chance. There was more that I wanted to write, but I have to get ready for Comic-Con now.
“Anime Expo 2012: Tiger & Bunny and Puella Magi Madoka Magica Draw Huge Crowds at AX”
“Anime Expo 2012: Cosplayer Yaya Han on Turning Her Hobby Into a Business”