This year saw a wide selection of animes and movies to catch for free. Many of the Japanese films shown have not come to the American market yet, including Ace Attorney which I'll be reviewing later.
There was plenty of merch booths with so many fine wares. If you needed a hard to find Pokemon plush, a key chain from Macross or a DVD for Full Metal Alchemist it was there. Art books, swords, manga, t-shirts with Internet speak on them, it was all there. The layout in my opinion should have been more spread out or at least easier to navigate, maybe next year in a oval, so you might see all the shops.
The strangest product that was selling well was the Neknomi cat ears that can move based on your emotions. Sounds weird, but looks very fun and not the worse thing for a young lady whose into cosplay to be wearing. If you own a cat, you might be able to communicate better.
If you enjoy My Little Pony, it had its own section called Equestria LA, it was one of the substructures that made up AM2 including a Maid Cafe and console game area. A little bit of everything for everyone. We Love Fine purveyors of all things pop culture were giving away some very large Pony bags though.
There was a carnival game area again this year, though you can win some really great donated prizes the game still aren't that innovative or funny. I don't know why they can't incorporate some anime jokes in or use some good art to promote each game. Like fire your energy blast and knock down enemies could be any type of game.
What I see is room for improvement, but there are some great must go to events every year. The best part is it is free to attend and with so many things to try out and people to meet it's quite cost effective. I hope to see more great things from the event next year as it continues to grow.
more pics after the jump.