Los Angeles recently hosted Anime Expo, drawing over 422,000 attendees to the Los Angeles Convention Center for the annual Japanese pop culture event. During the four-day convention, photographers from Mineralblu were present to document the impressive cosplay creations.
Anime Expo, often styled as AX, saw nearly half a million visitors engaging with 1,400 hours of programming. The event also featured notable voice actors such as Abby Trott (Dan Da Dan, Demon Slayer), Adam McArthur (Jujutsu Kaisen), and Brianna Knickerbocker (Genshin Impact).
The convention floor was alive with a diverse array of cosplayers, presenting a rich collection of characters from both anime and video games. Highlights included detailed renditions from Cyberpunk 2077 and Resident Evil 8, as well as a particularly striking version of Pokémon's Gardevoir. The gallery also featured an early appearance of Esquie from Expedition 33, noted for its impressive design.
Mentioned cosplays included Maxtac from Cyberpunk 2077, Starfire from Teen Titans, characters from Blue Archive, Chaos Zero Nightmare, Wing Zero Custom from Gundam Wing Endless Waltz, Cinderella from Silver Palace, Link from Breath of the Wild, characters from Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Griffith from Berserk, Gundam Heavyarms Custom from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Rikku, Mutated Mother Miranda from Resident Evil 8, Project RX, Ren & Nana, Super Saiyan Vegeta from Dragon Ball Z, Undertaker from Elden Ring Nightreign, Rococo Gardevoir from Pokémon, and Esquie from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.