Scrapbook: Anime Expo 2019

See the best cosplay from LA’s biggest anime convention HYPEBEAST Features - Go in-depth and learn more about the culture. [HYPEBEAST]( [Features]( July 19, 2019 [Scrapbook: Anime Expo 2019]( See the best cosplay from LA’s biggest anime convention. Nathan Chen/HYPEBEAST [Scrapbook]( is HYPEBEAST’s new series that documents the best festivals, events, activations and experiences. Using film photography, we’ll give you an inside look into events from around the globe. Los Angeles' [Anime Expo]( is the country’s biggest anime convention, and each year sees fans cosplay as their favorite characters. [Anime]( has continued to grow its American audience in the past few years, with big franchises like [Dragon Ball]( making [$7 million USD on its opening day]( in theaters and shows like [Attack on Titan]( [One Punch Man]( and [Mob Psycho 100]( pushing the envelope on well-known tropes and genres. As we usher into a new era of anime and fan communities, conventions like Anime Expo continue to serve as the groundswell of fandom, and this year HYPEBEAST paid a visit to the see fans turn out their best cosplay. Check out our scrapbook to see all the cosplayers, vendors and installations at Anime Expo 2019, and to find out what goers were excited for, how cosplayers construct their costumes and what they do to fund their cosplay habit. I'm just here to see the other cosplayers, man. People do impressive costumes and I love seeing them. I love seeing the creativity. Nathan Chen/HYPEBEAST How did you create your costume? Sasha: I'm cosplaying as Tokoyami Fumikage from My Hero Academia. Mine was a little more involved. I couldn't find any patterns to make the head so I looked at a lot of turnarounds and footage from the cartoon and stuff and just made a cardboard version and then did the final version in EVA foam. Looked at a lot of tutorials online, which anyone can do. It's pretty easy, yeah. Nathan Chen/HYPEBEAST Tell us about your costume. Michael: I was really inspired to wear this character. I always feel as that character was really appealing to me while I was a kid watching [Naruto]. So as the Fourth Hokage, the leader of the village, I wanted to be inspired by that. What’s your day job? Michelle: So my job is not that sexy. I’m actually a housing counselor and a program manager in Chicago. So, yeah I'm far from here. [READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON HYPEBEAST →]( [banner]( [banner](   [More HYPEBEAST Features]( [[FASHION]( [8 Drops You Don't Want to Miss This Week]( [[TRAVEL]( [Book Your Next Vacation at These Fashion Hotels and Suites]( [Get The App Free on iOS and Android]( Follow --------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 HYPEBEAST Limited. All Rights Reserved [Manage Subscriptions]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to HYPEBEAST's marketing emails. You can unsubscribe from us any time by clicking [here](. It may take 48 hours to complete the unsubscribe process. Contact subscription@hypebeast.com for assistance on any enquiries. Our Mailing Address: HYPEBEAST, 10F, KC 100, 100 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong