Anime Expo [visit site]

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Held annually in Los Angeles, Anime Expo is North America's largest anime and manga event. Anime Expo gives fans the rare opportunity to meet and hear from some of the most famous anime, manga and musical artists from Japan and get into the action through everything from costume play, karaoke and video competitions to exclusive screenings, non-stop video gaming competitions and the wildly popular Masquerade, in which fans transform themselves into their favorite characters through creative costuming, accessories and make-up and put on their own show before an audience of thousands.

Attendance:
47,000 warm bodies (estimated)

Attendees:
View 16 AnimeCons users in attendance

Advance Rates:
$45 through Jul 31; $50 through Nov 30; $55 through Jan 31; $65 through Apr 30; $75 through Jun 30
At-Door Rates:
$75 weekend; $45 Fri; $45 Sat; $45 Sun; $45 Mon

Guests:
• Takanori Aki (President, Good Smile Company)
• Tetsuo Araki (Director)
• Peter S. Beagle (Author / Screenwriter)
• Hiroyuki Birukawa (Producer)
• Koichi Chigira (Director)
• Danny Choo (Writer / Blogger)
• Danceroid (Dance Group)
• Dig Jelly (Band)
• Toshihiro Fukuoka (Editor in Chief, ASCII Media Works)
• Toshio Furukawa (Voice Actor)
• Fred Gallagher (Comic Artist, Fredart)
• Kentaro Hashimoto (Producer, Madhouse Studios)
• Hiroyuki Ito (CEO / Game Designer, Crypton Future Media)
• Hiroyuki Itoh (CEO / Media Creator, Crypton Future Media, Inc.)
• Taliesin Jaffe (Voice Actor / ADR Director)
• Kalafina (Band)
• Makoto Kobayashi (Director / Production Designer)
• Onyx Kobayashi (Singer)
• Maon Kurosaki (Singer)
• Izumi Matsumoto (Writer)
• Vic Mignogna (Voice Actor)
• Hatsune Miku (Virtual Singer)
• Jason Charles Miller (Songwriter)
• Seiji Mizushima (Director)
• Toshiyuki Morikawa (Voice Actor)
• Sohei Niikawa (President, Nippon Ichi Software)
• Nirgilis (Band)
• Wataru Sasaki (Planner / Producer, Crypton Future Media)
• Miyuki Sawashiro (Voice Actress / Singer)
• Takaaki Suzuki (Writer)
• Masayoshi Tanaka (Madhouse Studios)
• Tune in Tokyo (Disc Jockeys)
• Stephanie Yanez (Singer / Songwriter)
33 guests listed

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