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Anime Pasadena

From November 4, 2023 through November 5, 2023
  • Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena
$30 - $45. Children 12 and younger get in free.
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A crowd in front of the Pasadena Convention Center. Some are in cosplay. There's a large, yellow Pikachu inflatable in front of the building.
Anime Pasadena returns to the Pasadena Convention Center this weekend.
(Courtesy of Visit Pasadena)

Anime Pasadena returns for its fifth annual anime and cosplay convention, which includes more than 350 vendors, celebrity guests, music, games, panels and other activities. Scheduled panels feature the casts from global hit anime series and gaming such as One Piece, My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family, Hunter x Hunter, Sailor Moon, Naruto, Persona 5, Kingdom Hearts, Genshin Impact and others. The two-day event also includes an artists' alley, anime karaoke, scavenger hunt, and Dragon Hall Z with a free arcade zone, free professional photo rooms, a maid café, Anime Fire giveaways and main stage entertainment.