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Los Angeles Convention Center · 2026

Anime Expo 2026

Four days, a convention center floor, and no controlled light anywhere in it. Covered as three different problems: the room at scale, the stage program, and the people who built the costumes.

Organizer
SPJA
Basis
Independent
Frames
18 published
Coverage
Stills
Two cosplayers in red and armored gray against a graphic orange and yellow activation wall

Cyberpunk activation — full-body armor build with practical optics · Anime Expo 2026

The edit

Crowded convention center concourse under a Beyblade X banner, attendees filling the walkway between booths
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Panel in progress on the main stage, four speakers in director chairs against a lit blue screen
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Cosplayer with fox ears and a red paper parasol, in a white and navy uniform with a fur tail
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Cosplayer in blue and white armor seated on a yellow equipment case in front of a wall of stacked vintage televisions
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Cosplayer with pink hair and layered white feathered wings against a dark cluttered set
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Close portrait of a cosplayer with white hair and small horns holding a red-wrapped sword hilt
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Cosplayer with long blue hair kneeling in front of illuminated letters at a brand activation
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Four cosplayers outdoors in daylight beside the convention center, in teal, red and white uniforms
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Closing ceremony stage, the Anime Expo mark on the main screen above a lit auditorium
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Full-height Punishing: Gray Raven statue lit from above, the game wordmark reading across the floor plinth beneath it
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Cosplayer in a white winged costume standing before a wall of stacked vintage televisions
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Cosplayer in a black school uniform drawing a long blade, painted sky backdrop behind her
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Cosplayer posing in front of a UGREEN x Honkai Star Rail activation wall, sponsor branding legible above her
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Two cosplayers seated at a themed cafe activation with a tiered stand and teapot on the table between them
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Two cosplayers taking a selfie in front of a bright yellow FIELD booth wall
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Close portrait of a cosplayer in blue and white armor against the wall of vintage televisions
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SPJA ran Anime Expo 2026. This coverage was produced independently and is published as a record of how we work.

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Anime Expo main branding wall · Anime Expo 2026