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Today Comic-Con 2009 in San Diego wraps up a week of wacky costumes, events, panels, and general fandemonium. This year the toy section has grown into a collectors wonderland. In addition to the exclusives by STRANGEco, Super7, and Pullip, Michele Reverte checked out merchandise by Gama-Go, Tokidoki, Kidrobot, and found a place to play Nintendo DS.

       

On Thursday when the doors open to Comic-Con 2009 (SDCC), toy collectors are going to rush in to snap up all of the exclusive toys companies are offering during the show. Last week LAist visited the Super7 store in San Francisco and previewed some of their SDCC toys. The Super7 store, on Post Street in SF's Japantown, is the closest thing to an authentic Tokyo toy store that we have seen in California. From their original characters, amazing collection of Neo-Kaiju, art, and t-shirts, Super7 is a must-see on any toy enthusiasts visit to SF.

All things super cute will be well represented at this year's Comic-Con this week in San Diego. Several companies are offering exclusive toys including Tokidoki cactus friends from STRANGEco. The Platinum Editions of Carina & Bruttino and Skeletrino & Skeletrina are sure to bring out the Tokidoki collectors. Only 250 of each pup is available for $15 each.

                          

Love it or leave it, you have to admit that the San Diego Comic Con brings out the ten year old kid in all of the attendees (including, this year, many entertainment types, who ran around the floor pleading, "I want it. I WANT IT.") Here are some pictures of life in and around last weekend's con, some great displays, awesome costumes, even a couple of panels. This year there were significantly fewer slave Leas, the female storm trooper was nowhere to be seen and there were a number of pirates and people wearing (inexplicably) their Ren Faire costumes. I guess the ten year old takes all forms!

G4's "Attack of the Show" crew is broadcasting live from Comic Con for the next couple days (see the listings below).

In what must surely be a blow to video gaming enthusiasts, scantily-clad women, fans of scantily-clad women and, of course, the City of Los Angeles, the Entertainment Software Association announced Monday that they are going to scale back the size and scope of E3 convention next year. In fact, the convention, the video gaming industry's largest, most-likely won't be at the LA Convention Center either. Instead, it will take place at various hotels around...

LAist loves it some comic books (and movies and TV shows and girls in costumes) so we, naturally, went to the San Diego Comic Con this year. Yes, as we've said before (many times), San Diego is not LA. Really, no place is LA. LA is the only LA. We know it and you know it. You just have to let that one go. Besides, that’s where the con is so that’s where we went.

Don't be alarmed at the loud title above. This is just a primer to get you in the mood for all the festivities, mayhem and otherwise cool stuff that will be happening at the Comic-Con in San Diego next week. If you don't already know, the San Diego Comic-Con is one of those events with humble roots that is now one of the premier happenings of the year, at least on this coast. However, it's not just comics and manga and people dressed in weird costumes (although there will be people dressed in weird costumes, no doubt). No, its about much more than comic books these days.

Ok, we admit, Anaheim isn't exactly LA. But tell that to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. So there. Anyway, if you are in the mood for some cool animation, comics or maybe even some cosplay, head on down to Anaheim (or over, or down and over) and check out the 15th Annual Anime Expo this weekend.