AnimeExpo - AX 2013 - LA Convention CenterNEW

Currently the largest project managed by the SPJA, Anime Expo is an annual convention currently held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Historically  Anime Expo (AX) has been held on July 4th weekend as a 4-day event. Anime Expo has grown in scale dramatically, and is currently the largest anime and manga convention in North America. It is the second longest running anime convention (after A-kon in Texas) starting in 1992.

Popular large events include the Masquerade, Anime Music Video Contest, Concerts, Battle of the Bands, and the AX Fashion Show. Anime Expo is a 24-hour convention that offers late-night dances, all night video programming, tabletop gaming rooms, and open-mic Karaoke in the late evening/early morning hours. Many of the attendees cosplay while attending the convention, and there are many gatherings for fans of different anime and manga series.

Renowned for its ability to bring famous guests to America for panels and concerts, Anime Expo has been the site of many U.S. premiers of shows, movies, and bands.

Join us July 4 ~ July 7, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Date
July 4 - 7, 2013

Concerts
Anime Expo presents the best in Japanese music entertainment, featuring concerts from major J-Pop, Ani-Song, Japanese rock, and Idol Performers. Attendees have the opportunity to see the hottest acts straight from Japan in the Main Events hall in the company of thousands of enthusiastic fans. Previous headliners have included AKB48, Hatsune Miku, LiSA, Yuki Kajiura and Fiction Junction, Kalafina, Sophia, May'n, Megumi Nakajima,Yoko Kanno, Morning Musume, Beni, LM.C., Oreskaband, Anna Tsuchiya, Shoko Nakagawa, and S.K.I.N. featuring Yoshiki, Gackt, Miyavi and Sugizo.

Panels
AX live programming events come in three flavors, Live Panels, Workshops & Guest of Honor Panels.

Live Panels are put on by industry companies as well as attendees of Anime Expo, and range from announcements directly from the industry to fan discussions of "Who is the Greatest Mecha Ever?". Live Panels are a great way for the industry to connect to the public and for attendees to gather with fellow fans to share topics they enjoy.

Workshops are hands-on, interactive sessions that provide an opportunity to learn new skills, such as sewing, orgami, dancing, and even glowsticking.

Guest of Honor Panels are specific panels for our amazing Guests to address the public, which then lead into 'Question and Answer' sessions for the general public to get to know the Guests.

Exhibit Hall
Our Exhibit Hall offers the largest selection of Japanese culture goods in North America! Featuring over 240 vendors and exhibitors, Anime Expo's massive exhibit hall floor is a marketplace showcasing amazing merchandise straight from Japan. Attendees will discover thousands of unique items including anime, manga, figures and models, cosplay goods, Japanese fashion, accessories, games, music and more. Leading anime, manga, gaming, fashion companies will also be previewing upcoming releases and connecting with fans at their industry booths! If you are looking for the most exclusive and latest goods, our exhibit hall is the place!