Fanime 2026: A Much-Needed Escape

There’s something about a convention providing a much-needed break from real life, and for me, this year’s Fanime was exactly that. Yeah, this recap is about a month late, but let’s just say life has been a little challenging lately…the details aren’t important.

After taking last year off, I returned to Fanime with a full schedule…who am I kidding? Much like most conventions these days, my plan was to wing it and see what looked fun. My main goal was to spend time with friends I don’t get to see often and maybe enjoy a few adult beverages (narrator: many adult beverages were consumed).

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Anime Los Angeles 21 – A belated recap

If I told you I went to an anime convention for four days and barely attended any programming, you’d probably assume it was a terrible con.

Honestly? Fair.

But that’s the thing about Anime Los Angeles (ALA)—it’s not the kind of convention where your weekend lives and dies by how many panels you hit. ALA has programming (mostly fan-run, aside from guest events), but for me, it’s always been about something else entirely: the people.

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