#AX2023

[alpaca-carlesi]

Virus to Senshi / ウイルス と 戦士

New T-Shirt design available at #AX2023 👾

[princessfetus]

Panty and Stocking art from the Trailer!

[haikaisenshi]

akiyama shun found dead at AX2023

[stupjam]

handing out korok seeds at AX 2023! but really the seeds were almond hersey's kisses LOL.

Met Zelda and Rauru! (IG: artemiscos)

[elyonholic]

Ichigo and Orihime Nyan cats have been spotted at Anime Expo at the MEGA CAT Dinner 🍓🍞

[munespice]

I’ll be at Anime Expo this weekend!! This is my exclusive sticker for the con! Come find me in the artist artist alley at table E10. Catalogue coming soon (hopefully 😂)!

[zancorvid]

Lucifer - Obey Me!/Obey Me Nightbringer @ Anime Expo 2023 (Tues 7/4)

[oatmealzz]

Link Click & AX

Was not able to go to AX but found this from someone who did on reddit.

This is one anecdote from the director regarding the show.

"...regarding the choice/dynamic of having 2 male MCs: having observed many other media, Haoling decided that splitting 1 protagonist into 2 characters would make for better storytelling. by giving the characters only half of what they need, their abilities are more grounded, they are forced to cooperate socially, it gives the audience more entertaining and dynamic banter, and they must build trust in order to effectively accomplish tasks."

Love this statement. When I would explain to my friends why people should watch LC, I would say its a time travel show with an unique premise. There are two main leads. Imagine both are trying to ace a midterm (you can pair up with a buddy lol). One person has the paper & pencil and the other has the answer key. They can't ace the midterm alone without the help of each other's resources - so they must to work together to ace the test because they can only do it once. What seems like a simple example gets applied to solving puzzles/mysteries and finding data.

The interesting part is that the main leads have very different approaches to accomplishing the tasks that they are given. Even though they were friends for a long time, when serious things happen like working a job together, they struggle with their different mindsets and it causes a lot of strife between them. Side note, don’t want to take sides here but I wouldn’t argue with the guy who has the literal answer key you know?

Anyway- Slowly, there became a lack of trust between the leads as both of them start to withhold info from the other. That makes it worse and it hits a boiling point.

Something so simple that happens all the time in real life yet is often never depicted in such a real sense, particularly in an animation format. I like the style of anime but I want my stories to be grounded. I want to see my struggles on the screen.

It's also kinda validating to see a friendship fall apart once you decide to become co workers with one another and realize that just because you two both like basketball, doesnt mean maybe you should run a high-stress somewhat illegal business together right after uni to pay off debt :/

[papricots]

my boy's been working his little booty to get tips for my table

[amanochii]

Congratulations to ATLUS for the Persona 5 Tactica Panel and Booth at Anime Expo 2023!

[graveweaver]

ANIME EXPO ARTIST ALLEY BOOTH E08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm hosting a FFXIV and Webtoon stamp rally, stop by any of the listed tables to pick up a rally sheet and play the game!

I'm also doing honkai star rail, chainsawman, hololive, and trigun stamp rallies, so any purchases at my table will also count for those! :3

Also prayer circle that the studio bones announcement is a soul eater reboot this yr 🙏 i drew a print to contribute

[freyalir-posting]

The Bandai Namco booth at Anime Expo was giving away these really nice quality Baten Kaitos bags and keychains. I love Baten Kaitos, especially since it was a huge part of my childhood, so my friends and I made it our mission to complete the set. This and the SMT concert were definitely the highlights of AX for me this year.

I'm really looking forward to when it finally releases in September. I still haven't seen anything about a physical release in the US, so I might bite the bullet and end up importing it from Japan or Europe. Regardless, I'm extremely excited...

[eel-soup]

📌ANIME EXPO CATALOG

my very first con ever in my life 🕺 terrified to meet you all!

[diastrons]

Hi everyone!!! Siobhan and I will be at anime expo this year!!! Come check us out and say hi!! We’re at table G2 by the entrance.

Here’s some of the stuff we’ll be having and a few more things!!

[kayo-min]

Anime Expo 2023 | BLEACH TYBW panel

Wow, what an experience! It was such a huge honor to be part of this panel by being on the stage with other cosplayers, Viz staff, and Ichigo's JP voice actor, Masakazu Morita!!

I wanted to write about my experience with it in case anyone is interested!

One of my best friends and I were cosplaying Rukia and Orihime (in a shihakusho) this day and we got in line early that was outside for the Bleach panel. As the line moved, we got stopped by Viz Media staff who handed us these numbers (7 and 8) and told us to enter to be part of the "Bankai Contest". At first, all of my friends and I thought it was a raffle because they first mentioned that we can win prizes. But when they told us that we get up on stage, I got nervous and was so hesitant that I almost said no, but thanks to my silly friends peer pressuring encouraging me, I chose to take it, thinking that if I changed my mind later I could just not go up.

The panel started and after about 3/4 of Morita's Q&A, there was a brief pause and the cosplayers who were given numbers were asked to come up to the front for the Bankai/Cosplay contest (There was a total of 11 of us). I thought, "Okay, I'll come up, I'm nervous as hell, but maybe I just stand there. I don't have my glasses on so I won't be able to see the audience's faces or see the sheer amount of people there, right?"

But we were told that the contest is more so who gives the best "Bankai!" shout and Morita will be the judge, and I was like oh no, I have to use my voice?! My mind was racing with how I should deliver my "bankai", trying to get a sense of how Rukia would say it. (Because well, we haven't heard it yet, but soon!)

At this point I think I astral projected because it was truly an out-of-body experience. After my silly and cringe "bankai" I stood next to my friend and the other cosplayers, as depicted in the photo above, while my brain and body were processing the shock of everything.

The Tosen cosplayer accidentally got chosen as being part of the Top 3 but to be fair he was really good so it wouldn't be surprising if he got chosen anyway! Morita then had to choose another cosplayer but when he said "Rukia", I physically turned my body slightly away from him because my brain was like DO NOT PERCEIVE ME, there are 3 Rukia's up here so surely I wouldn't be perceived, but he came up to me and picked me, and I was pretty much dying inside. ;;w;;

The winner out of the Top 3 was chosen out of audience applause, and the Tosen cosplayer won! The prizes were an autographed poster from Morita for each cosplayer, and the Top 3 received Bleach merchandise in a Bleach tote bag.

I didn't even realize I got 2nd place, I only found out about it when my friends told me after the panel ended LOL

Afterward, the panel showed 3 scene previews from Season 2 and they were phenomenal! Anime-only (new) scenes, the visuals, the sound design, it was so good! The cosplayers got front-row seats so my eyes got to drink it all up >:)

Sorry if this was too long of a post, but this was my experience at the Bleach TYBW panel at AX this year! It was absolutely crazy but a lot of fun, and it's crazier to think that I almost refused the number to get up on stage. Thank you so much for reading!!~

[mirshroom]

wheezes here's my AX catalog;;; am at table K45 near the back of the artist alley this year and will have honkai star rail, identity v, genshin, and more!

- will be handing out a free buff pompom sticker with any starrail merch! - i am in @/yokudraws 's trashrally as well! swing by to pick up a free stamp card to participate! heres a link for more info