| Anime Expo is the largest anime and manga convention in North America. It has been held in the past at the Anaheim Convention Center and the Long Beach Convention Center. Currently, it is at the Los Angeles Convention Center and continues to grow in size every year. Anime Expo official Web site. http://www.anime-expo.org/ Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation. http://www.spja.org/ AX 2007 Long Beach (June 29-July 2, 2007) photos copyright © 2007 Kat Avila. Camera: HP Photosmart M415 Notes: I saved at too low a resolution, so cropped close-ups are on the grainy side. Also, I would like to thank everyone who let me take their photographs so I could share their creativity and hard work with other people. |
"Anime Finds a Home in Mexico," by Kat Avila, LatinoLA, 12 July 2002 "Party at Anime Expo 2002," by Kat Avila, Jade Magazine, September-October 2002 "Anime Expo Tokyo 2004: A California Convention Visits Japan," by Kat Avila, Jade Magazine, February 2004 "Anime Expo 2005 Sets New Attendance Record," by Kat Avila, Sequential Tart, August 2005 "Anime Expo Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary," by Kat Avila, Sequential Tart, August 2006 "Bears and Bots and Anime Expo 2007," by Kat Avila, LatinoLA, 12 July 2007 |
 Long Beach Arena stage for concerts |
 David as Kuma/Jinnosuke from Afro Samurai |
 outside Long Beach Arena |
 outside Long Beach Arena |
 Long Beach Convention Center |
 Long Beach Convention Center |
 balcony above Artist Alley |
 Artist Alley |
 cosplayers |
 Jorge, Chief of Raccoon Police Dept. |
 Then why is there a panda on his cap? |
 Lauran |
 Lauran & Sheyne of visual-addicts.com |
 Artist Alley booth |
 Melissa Diaz booth |
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 Artist Alley |
 David Wong |
 Crystal Gronnestad |
 Long Beach Convention Center |
 AX sign on the side of Aquarium of the Pacific |
 AX sign |
 Gabriel as Kisuke Urahara from Bleach |
 cameras out to catch the show |
 Pandect Web comic booth and cosplayers |
 Artist Alley |
 cosplayers horsing around |
 You never know whom you're going to meet. |
 Exhibit Hall |
 Cup Noodles cosplayers |
 cosplayers |
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 Eureka Seven |
 ADV Films booth |
 showtime |
 Tea Club comic booth |
 VooDoo Baby booth |
 DrMaster Publications booth |
 Evan Lee's work at Gnome International booth |
 hentai sign |
 maneki-neko (beckoning cat) at Deux Press booth |
 I'm Godzilla! Hear me roar! |
