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Anime Expo 2018 was a hot one both literally and figuratively! Temperatures this weekend reached over 100 degrees but that didn't stop cosplayers from showing up with their best! Anime Expo is North America's largest Japanese pop culture convention. This weekend we met people who flew in from all over the country to share their love for Anime, Manga, and other aspects of Japanese Otaku, or nerd, culture! You can always tell what Anime is most popular based on what cosplays you see most at AX so we went on the hunt for this year's best anime and cosplay trends!

As summer winds down, Halloween fanatics everywhere are itching to break out their decorations and costumes for the spookiest time of year! Luckily, ScareLA exists to get everyone in the Halloween spirit! ScareLA is the first convention of it kind, centering around Halloween and the fans who love it! There you'll find industry panels, performances, horror mazes, workshops, and live make-up demos!

The Labyrinth of Jareth Masquerade Ball is a yearly event unlike any other. Inspired by the masquerade scene in the classic 80's movie "Labyrinth", LOJ Masquerade is all about fantasy...

Summer is slowly creeping up which means it's Ren Faire season! If you've never been to a Renaissance Faire, imagine your local County Fair full of fun foods, carnival games...

Con season in Southern California is over! We wrapped up our convention season with Los Angeles Comic Con back in October! LA Comic Comic Con, formerly known as Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo, took over the LA Convention Center for it's 8th year! I headed out with my Super Mario crew to hunt down the coolest cosplays!

A couple of weeks ago, Pure Costumes decided to take a trip to our local Renaissance Fair. You can read Alia's recap of our trip here. The weekend we visited happened to be Time Traveler's Weeked so we decided to break out our best Steampunk looks. Amy went with a cute Steampunk Ariel outfit while I went with a more general Steampunk Renaissance look. Let me take you on a journey of how I created my outfit.

If you are a SoCal resident, you may be familiar with the different themed days at Disneyland. Such themes include Dapper Day, Bats Day, Tiki Day, and many more. Although these planned "days" are not associated with the park, people from all over the globe love to dress up and participate if they happen to be in the area at that time.

Con season is fast approaching! If you're new to the world of nerdy conventions, con season refers to the time of year when most Comic and Pop Culture conventions occur. Although there is no official start and end to con season, most of the major cons happen from May to October. Here is a list of the major cons you will hear about all season!

This past weekend tens of thousands of people headed to Anaheim, CA but they weren't there for Disneyland! Once a year the Anaheim convention center holds WonderCon, a 3 Day...

Tomorrow the Jewish celebration of Purim begins. So what is Purim? For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Jewish holiday, here's a brief history.

October is here! With thousands of costume events going on all over the city, it can be hard to decide what to attend! We've rounded up fun and unique events that you're sure to love! We've found something for all ages!

It's time for your monthly round-up of costume events in the LA area! With Halloween approaching, the number of chances for you to have some fun in costume is increasing! We;ve gathered some information on a few of the coolest events happening this month!