Anime Los Angeles 18 Cosplay Gatherings

Anime Los Angeles is back for its 18th anime convention! The four-day event will take place at the Long Beach Convention Center during the weekend of January 5-8, 2023. For cosplayers attending the convention, Anime Los Angeles 18 (ALA) offers a schedule of cosplay gatherings happening throughout the weekend.

Anime Los Angeles 18 Cosplay Gatherings

Cosplay, or “costume play,” is a way for fans to portray their love and passion for their favorite fandoms through costuming. Going to a convention in cosplay is in no way mandatory, and cosplay looks different for everyone. Anime Los Angeles cosplay gatherings are scheduled by attendees and are a great way to meet others in the same fandom. Both times and locations of the gatherings are listed.

Thursday (1/5) Gatherings:

12:00 PM:

• Fire Emblem – Hyatt Sign

1:00 PM:

• Fruits Basket – Hyatt Sign
• Dead by Daylight/Horror – Hyatt Sign
• Twisted Wonderland – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion

1:30 PM:

• Genshin Impact – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Miraculous Ladybug – The Roundabout

2:00 PM:

• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

2:30 PM:

• 07th Expansion – Hyatt Sign

3:00 PM:

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Hyatt Sign
• Sailor Moon – Hyatt Sign
• Bleach – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Promare – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

3:30 PM:

• Cookie Run – The Roundabout

4:30 PM:

• Haikyuu!! – Hyatt Sign

5:00 PM:

• Macross! – Hyatt Sign

Friday (1/6) Gatherings:

12:00 PM:

• RWBY – Hyatt Sign
• My Hero Academia – Hyatt Sign
• The Owl House – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Attack on Titan – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Danganronpa – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion
• Sonic the Hedgehog – The Roundabout

1:00 PM:

• Tokyo Revengers – Hyatt Sign
• Our Flag Means Death – Hyatt Sign*
• Jujutsu Kaisen – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• The Magnus Archives…Statement Remains – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion
• Project Sekai – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion
• Girls’ Frontline – The Roundabout
• Madoka Magica – The Cove
• IDOLiSH7 – The Cove

1:30 PM:

• Nijisanji – Hyatt Sign
• NieR/Drakengard – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

2:00 PM:

• Fate/Type-Moon – Hyatt Sign
• Obey Me! – Hyatt Sign
• Arknights – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Persona/Megami Tensei – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion

2:30 PM:

• Blue Archive – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

3:00 PM:

• Genshin Impact – Hyatt Sign
• Chainsaw Man – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion
• from ARGONAVIS – The Roundabout

3:30 PM:

• Fairies of Fiore – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

4:00 PM:

• Hypnosis Mic – Hyatt Sign
• Idolm@ster Gacha Parade – Ocean Boulevard Pavilion
• MXTX Multiverse – The Roundabout

Saturday (1/7) Gatherings:

11:00 AM:

• Vocaloid – Hyatt Sign
• Legend of Zelda – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

12:00 PM:

• Bleach – Hyatt Sign
• Tenchi Muyo – Hyatt Sign
• BanG Dream – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• League of Legends/Valorant/Arcane – The Roundabout
• Serial Experiments Lain – The Roundabout
• Resident Evil – The Cove

1:00 PM:

• Touhou Project – Hyatt Sign
• Demon Slayer – Hyatt Sign
• Hypnosis Mic – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Good Omens – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion
• Super Smash Bros. Ribbon Group – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion
• Final Fantasy – The Cove

1:30 PM:

• Moomins – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

2:00 PM:

• Devil May Cry – Hyatt Sign
• Miraculous Ladybug – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• One Piece – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Pokémon – The Cove

2:30 PM:

• Mob Psycho 100 – Hyatt Sign
• Persona/SMT/Catherine – Hyatt Sign
• Hololive – The Roundabout

3:00 PM:

• Twisted Wonderlands – Hyatt Sign
• JuJutsu Kaisen – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure – The Cove

3:30 PM:

• Xenoblade Chronicles – Hyatt Sign
• Lycoris Recoil – Hyatt Sign

4:00 PM:

• Maid & Butler Gathering – Hyatt Sign
• Spy x Family – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Dream SMP (DSMP) – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Five Nights at Freddy’s – The Cove

4:30 PM:

• The Owl House – Hyatt Sign

5:00 PM:

• Critical Role – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Nijisanji – The Roundabout
• South Park – The Cove

Sunday (1/8) Gatherings:

11:00 AM:

• Bungo Stray Dogs – The Roundabout

11:30 AM:

• J-Fashion Meet – The Roundabout
• Inside Job – The Cove

12:00 PM:

• Undertale/Deltarune – Hyatt Sign
• Monster Hunter – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Ensemble Stars – The Roundabout

1:00 PM:

• Identity V – Hyatt Sign
• Obey Me! – Hyatt Sign
• Mystic Messenger Resurrection – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn
• Black Butler – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion
• Encanto – Ocean Boulevard Pavillion
• Arknights – The Roundabout

2:00 PM:

• Genshin Impact – Hyatt Sign
• Love Live! – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

3:00 PM:

• Nitro + CHiRAL – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

4:30 PM:

• The Owl House – Rainbow Lagoon Lawn

The full schedule can be found on their website and is subject to change at any time. A map of each location is also provided within the schedule. There is still time to submit a gathering, and attendees can do so on ALA’s website. And cosplayers can share their cosplay lineup on social media using ALA’s lineup graphics!

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*Updated as of 12/27/2022.

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Maddie Morrow

Maddie (she/they) is the Chief Creative Officer for Temple of Geek. She has been a cosplayer since 2014 and has a passion for fandoms and geek community. Find her on Instagram and TikTok @maddie_whovian and Twitter @mad_whovian

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