Anime Expo

Anime Expo (AX) is North America's largest celebration of Japanese pop culture, held annually downtown Los Angeles, California on 4th of July weekend.  Anime Expo features over 900 hours of panels, workshops, performances and more, along with over 500+ Artist Alley participants and an Exhibit Hall that's the size of six football fields! Anime Expo started in 1991 and is organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). 

For more info, visit http://www.anime-expo.org/