Anime Los Angeles facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Anime Los Angeles |
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| Status | Active |
| Venue | Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center |
| Location(s) | Long Beach, California |
| Coordinates | 33°45′53″N 118°11′26″W / 33.76472°N 118.19056°W |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2005 |
| Attendance | 12,961 total in 2020 |
Anime Los Angeles, also known as Animé Los Angeles, is a super fun four-day event that happens every January. It's an anime convention, which means it's a big gathering for fans of Japanese animation (anime) and comics (manga)! It takes place in Long Beach, California, at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center.
What Happens at Anime Los Angeles?
Anime Los Angeles is packed with cool activities! Here are some things you can usually find there:
- AMV Contest: AMV stands for Anime Music Video. Fans create awesome videos using clips from anime set to music.
- Artists' Alley: This is a special area where talented artists sell their original artwork, prints, and crafts inspired by anime and manga.
- Con Suite: A place where you can relax and sometimes grab a snack or drink.
- Cosplay Chess: Imagine a giant chess game where people dressed as anime characters are the chess pieces! It's super entertaining.
- Dealers Room: This is like a big marketplace where you can buy all sorts of anime and manga merchandise, figures, clothes, and more.
- Gaming Room: A spot to play video games, board games, and card games with other fans.
History of the Convention
Anime Los Angeles started in 2005. It has grown a lot since then!
- In 2016, the convention moved from the Los Angeles Airport Marriott to the Ontario Convention Center. This move helped make space for all the new attendees.
- Sadly, Anime Los Angeles 2021 had to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In 2022, the convention moved to its current home at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center.
Past Events and Guests
Here's a look at some of the past Anime Los Angeles events, including where they were held, how many people attended, and some of the special guests who joined the fun. Many famous voice actors and artists have visited the convention over the years.
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 28-30, 2005 | Airtel Plaza Hotel Van Nuys, California |
616 | Caroline "Carmen" Curtis, Jerry Koudelik, and Tadao Tomomatsu. |
| January 27-29, 2006 | Airtel Plaza Hotel Van Nuys, California |
1,346 | Phuong-Mai Blasich (PMBQ), Hiroaki Inoue, Karisu-sama, Richard Man, and Tadao Tomomatsu. |
| January 26-28, 2007 | Airtel Plaza Hotel Van Nuys, California |
1,875 | Svetlana Chmakova, J Dee DuPuy, and Tadao Tomomatsu. |
| January 4-6, 2008 | Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center Burbank, California |
2,509 | Darrel Guilbeau, Vic Mignogna, Tadao Tomomatsu, and Bryan Wong. |
| January 2-4, 2009 | Los Angeles Airport Marriott Burbank, California |
2,851 | Zac Bertschy, Johnny Yong Bosch, Darrel Guilbeau, Kevin Lillard, Scott Ramsoomair, Tadao Tomomatsu, and Cristina Valenzuela. |
| January 8-10, 2010 | Los Angeles Airport Marriott Burbank, California |
3,207 | Bekka the Alice, Jessica Gaona, Kyle Hebert, The Spoony Bards, and Tadao Tomomatsu. |
| January 29-30, 2011 | Los Angeles Airport Marriott Burbank, California |
3,598 | Gina Biggs, Taliesin Jaffe, Helen McCarthy, Jason Charles Miller, Patrick Seitz, and Tadao Tomomatsu. |
| January 6-8, 2012 | Los Angeles Airport Marriott Burbank, California |
4,211 | Jon Allen, Mark Allen, Jr., Chris Cason, Julie Rei Goldstein, Kyle Hebert, Lauren Landa, Danielle McRae, Dave Merrill, Craig Miller, Panda Cubed, Derek Stephen Prince, Stan Sakai, Jessica Straus, Kaiji Tang, Jonathan Tarbox, Tadao Tomomatsu, and Stephen Weese. |
| January 4-6, 2013 | Los Angeles Airport Marriott Burbank, California |
5,001 | Zac Bertschy, Johnny Yong Bosch, Edward Bosco, Kira Buckland, Eunyoung Choi, Meri Davis, Lucien Dodge, Tim Eldred, Richard Epcar, M. Alice LeGrow, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Danielle McRae, Panda Cubed, Laura Post, David Keith Riddick, Matt Schley, Patrick Seitz, Justin Sevakis, Kaiji Tang, Tadao Tomomatsu, Kimlinh Tran, Stephen Weese, Ezra Weisz, Sarah Anne Williams, and Masaaki Yuasa. |
| January 10-12, 2014 | Los Angeles Airport Marriott Burbank, California |
4,583 | Edward Bosco, Kira Buckland, Lucien Dodge, Erin Fitzgerald, Kyle Hebert, Natalie Hoover, Rai Kamishiro, Lolita Dark, Danielle McRae, Neil Nadelman, Panda Cubed, Parlé Productions, Laura Post, David Keith Riddick, Patrick Seitz, Christopher Smith, Aimee Major Steinberger, Kaiji Tang, Jonathan Tarbox, Tadao Tomomatsu, Kimlinh Tran, Ezra Weisz, Lisle Wilkerson, and Sarah Anne Williams. |
| January 9-11, 2015 | Los Angeles Airport Marriott Burbank, California |
4,702 | Edward Bosco, Kira Buckland, Christine Marie Cabanos, Jacob Grady, Natalie Hoover, Carl Gustav Horn, Taliesin Jaffe, Carrie Keranen, Erik Scott Kimerer, Danielle McRae, Erica Mendez, Matthew Mercer, Marianne Miller, Panda Cubed, Laura Post, Kaiji Tang, Jonathan Tarbox, Tadao Tomomatsu, David Vincent, Ezra Weisz, and Sarah Anne Williams. |
| January 29-31, 2016 | Ontario Convention Center Ontario, California |
8,098 | Edward Bosco, Chocolate Covered Cosplay, Les E. Claypool III, Lucien Dodge, Victor Frost, Caitlin Glass, Todd Haberkorn, Kyle Hebert, Erica Lindbeck, Lionel Lum, Danielle McRae, Erica Mendez, Cassandra Lee Morris, Panda Cubed, David Keith Riddick, Stephanie Sheh, Tadao Tomomatsu, Ezra Weisz, Lisle Wilkerson, and Sarah Anne Williams. |
| January 27-29, 2017 | Ontario Convention Center Ontario, California |
8,954 | Brian Beacock, Pierre Bernard Jr., Edward Bosco, Jeff Burns, Chocolate Covered Cosplay, Mary Claypool, Les E. Claypool III, Richard Epcar, Victor Frost, Darrel Guilbeau, Hiroaki Inoue, Lauren Landa, Mela Lee, Erica Lindbeck, Jason Charles Miller, Sean O'Mara, Cindy Robinson, Tara Sands, Christopher Smith, Ellyn Stern, Cristina Valenzuela, Stephen Weese, Ezra Weisz, and Jason Wishnov. |
| January 25-28, 2018 | Ontario Convention Center Ontario, California |
11,360 | Pierre Bernard Jr., Beau Billingslea, Steve Blum, Zach Callison, Chocolate Covered Cosplay, Mary Claypool, Les E. Claypool III, Fon Davis, Dustbunny, Melissa Fahn, Victor Frost, Bonnie Gordon, Jacob Grady, Marc Handler, Grant Imahara, Xander Jeanneret, Karisu-sama, Wendee Lee, Lolita Dark, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Danielle McRae, Midnight Shinigami, Jeff Nimoy, Derek Stephen Prince, Raj Ramayya, Lia Sargent, Paul St. Peter, Skip Stellrecht, Ezra Weisz, and Stephanie Yanez. |
| January 10-13, 2019 | Ontario Convention Center Ontario, California |
11,760 | Pierre Bernard Jr., Morgan Berry, Justin Briner, Leo Camacho, Clifford Chapin, Chocolate Covered Cosplay, Mary Claypool, Les E. Claypool III, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Fon Davis, Dorothy Fahn, Melissa Fahn, Bryan Forrest, Victor Frost, Todd Haberkorn, Roland Kelts, David Matranga, Kyle McCarley, Kristen McGuire, Joe Ochman, Skip Stellrecht, Chris Tergliafera, Eric Vale, Christopher Wehkamp, and Ezra Weisz. |
| January 9-12, 2020 | Ontario Convention Center DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Ontario Airport Ontario, California |
12,961 | Steve Bennett, Pierre Bernard Jr., Mary Claypool, Les E. Claypool III, Zack Davisson, FEMM, Dorah Fine, Lauren Landa, Jason Charles Miller, Hiroshi Nagahama, Tony Oliver, Evil Ted Smith, Skip Stellrecht, Chris Tergliafera, Ezra Weisz, and Robert Woodhead. |
| January 6-9, 2022 | Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center Long Beach, California |
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