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Cosplayers & cartoon fans spend Valentine's Day at AnimeFest
Death Note proves popular at UCSD's Price Center in La Jolla
Multiple attendees cosplayed as characters from Death Note
I took the trolley to AnimeFest 2026, taking place on Saturday, February 14 - Valentine's Day - at UCSD's Price Center in La Jolla. At the Old Town trolley station, there were two people in costume, so I asked if they were on the way to the anime convention. They confirmed their destination and posed for photos, marking the first of many cosplayers I'd meet that day dressed as characters from Death Note.
The event, run by SDSU students, included an artist alley, live performances, game shows, a voice actor panel, and various themed group discussions and workshops, as well as a vendor room with individuals and companies selling and promoting their products.
Among the convention guests were voice actress Tara Sands (known for Hunter x Hunter, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Jujutsu Kaisen) and Kayli Mills (from Genshin Impact and RE:Zero), as well as Singaporean-Taiwanese voice actress Lauren Choo (known for video games like Goddess of Victory: Nikke and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth) and Chilean voice actor Ben Balmaceda (Genshin Impact, Undead Unluck).
The company Anime Coast is a frequent exhibitor at local conventions. The anime-focused brand sells merchandise and apparel, often featuring custom, fan-inspired designs. They primarily operate as an e-commerce store showcasing clothing items on social media platforms
Anime Fest has been taking place at UCSD for years. This was my first time going to a UCSD convention. When I was a young adult, I left flyers flyers for a comic book convention at a UCSD anime club. One time, I went with my mother to a showing of anime that the club was presenting Dirty Pair cartoons from the 1980s. My mother was annoyed at what she was watching. Dirty Pair did not appeal to me either. I wished my mother's first exposure to anime would have shown how appealing it can be.
As a child, it was a challenge to find anime in the U.S. I loved watching Speed Racer, it still holds up for me today. The animation was not as detailed as American cartoons, but the show paved the way for the mass expansion of anime throughout the world.
In the late 70s and early 80s, U.S. television viewers who stumbled onto rarities like Star Blazers (AKA Space Battleship Yamato in Japan) and Battle of the Planets (retitled in the U.S. from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman) would have no idea how much Japanese animation would eventually be released in our country over the coming decades.
The above Death Note cosplayer was holding a notebook similar to the one seen in the cartoons and other media. A psychological thriller about a high school student who finds a supernatural notebook dropped by a Shinigami (death god), Death Note started as a manga publication (printed comics) but expanded into a TV series, video games, and feature films.
Above cosplayer attended as the Nico Robin character from the One Piece anime, an action-adventure following Monkey D. Luffy, a young man with rubber powers who sets sail with his "Straw Hat Pirates" crew to find the legendary "One Piece" treasure, and (hopefully) become the Pirate King.
Zero from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, which follows exiled prince Lelouch vi Britannia as he gains the "Geass," a power of absolute obedience, and leads a masked rebellion as "Zero" against the tyranical Holy Britannian Empire.
Above cosplayer is the Robin character from Honkai: Star Rail, a free-to-play, space-fantasy turn-based RPG from HoYoverse. The game concerns a powerful "Trailblazer" who who travels across the universe aboard the Astral Express train, fixing planetary disasters, uncovering lost memories, and battling cosmic entities.
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Cosplayers & cartoon fans spend Valentine's Day at AnimeFest
Death Note proves popular at UCSD's Price Center in La Jolla
Cosplayers & cartoon fans spend Valentine's Day at AnimeFest
Death Note proves popular at UCSD's Price Center in La Jolla
Multiple attendees cosplayed as characters from Death Note
I took the trolley to AnimeFest 2026, taking place on Saturday, February 14 - Valentine's Day - at UCSD's Price Center in La Jolla. At the Old Town trolley station, there were two people in costume, so I asked if they were on the way to the anime convention. They confirmed their destination and posed for photos, marking the first of many cosplayers I'd meet that day dressed as characters from Death Note.
The event, run by SDSU students, included an artist alley, live performances, game shows, a voice actor panel, and various themed group discussions and workshops, as well as a vendor room with individuals and companies selling and promoting their products.
Among the convention guests were voice actress Tara Sands (known for Hunter x Hunter, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Jujutsu Kaisen) and Kayli Mills (from Genshin Impact and RE:Zero), as well as Singaporean-Taiwanese voice actress Lauren Choo (known for video games like Goddess of Victory: Nikke and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth) and Chilean voice actor Ben Balmaceda (Genshin Impact, Undead Unluck).
The company Anime Coast is a frequent exhibitor at local conventions. The anime-focused brand sells merchandise and apparel, often featuring custom, fan-inspired designs. They primarily operate as an e-commerce store showcasing clothing items on social media platforms
Anime Fest has been taking place at UCSD for years. This was my first time going to a UCSD convention. When I was a young adult, I left flyers flyers for a comic book convention at a UCSD anime club. One time, I went with my mother to a showing of anime that the club was presenting Dirty Pair cartoons from the 1980s. My mother was annoyed at what she was watching. Dirty Pair did not appeal to me either. I wished my mother's first exposure to anime would have shown how appealing it can be.
As a child, it was a challenge to find anime in the U.S. I loved watching Speed Racer, it still holds up for me today. The animation was not as detailed as American cartoons, but the show paved the way for the mass expansion of anime throughout the world.
In the late 70s and early 80s, U.S. television viewers who stumbled onto rarities like Star Blazers (AKA Space Battleship Yamato in Japan) and Battle of the Planets (retitled in the U.S. from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman) would have no idea how much Japanese animation would eventually be released in our country over the coming decades.
The above Death Note cosplayer was holding a notebook similar to the one seen in the cartoons and other media. A psychological thriller about a high school student who finds a supernatural notebook dropped by a Shinigami (death god), Death Note started as a manga publication (printed comics) but expanded into a TV series, video games, and feature films.
Above cosplayer attended as the Nico Robin character from the One Piece anime, an action-adventure following Monkey D. Luffy, a young man with rubber powers who sets sail with his "Straw Hat Pirates" crew to find the legendary "One Piece" treasure, and (hopefully) become the Pirate King.
Zero from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, which follows exiled prince Lelouch vi Britannia as he gains the "Geass," a power of absolute obedience, and leads a masked rebellion as "Zero" against the tyranical Holy Britannian Empire.
Above cosplayer is the Robin character from Honkai: Star Rail, a free-to-play, space-fantasy turn-based RPG from HoYoverse. The game concerns a powerful "Trailblazer" who who travels across the universe aboard the Astral Express train, fixing planetary disasters, uncovering lost memories, and battling cosmic entities.