ANIMARKETPLACE
Fandom’s One Stop Shop!
Community. Creativity. Culture.
Founded in Little Tokyo in 2019, AniMarketplace has remained rooted in the district ever since!
All photography provided by Edgar Hernandez
AniMarketplace 2026 Stamp Rallies!
This year, AniMarketplace will be hosting 16 Stamp Rallies! These rallies all have various prizes and themes and all organized by the artists! Feel free to participate in as many as you’d like!
AniMarketplace 2026 Layout
AniMarketplace 2026 Cosplay Contest!
AniMarketplace will be hosting a cosplay contest!
Signs ups will be on site!
Your local anime market returns! AniMarketplace is proud to back in Little Tokyo! Come join us for a fun day of activities, an outdoor artist alley, vendors, performances, cosplay and more!
We are now offering free attendance!
🔔 12:00pm to 8:00PM - October 18th, 2026
📍 244 San Pedro St., Los Angeles. CA 90012
Cosplay Guest Judges
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Cosplay Guest Judges *
Anarkee is a VTuber, cosplayer, and content creator who brings characters to life both on and off the screen. A passionate fan of anime, gaming, and all things fandom, she creates cosplay, streams, and chaotic cozy content. Her mission is to make cosplay a welcoming and inclusive space where everyone can express themselves, get creative, and celebrate the characters they love.
Anarkee
Melon Moonbeam
Ari AKA "Melon_moonbeam" is a cosplayer local to the LA area. She cosplays mostly video game and characters. Some of her favorite characters to dress up as include Hornet from Hollow Knight, Anthy Himemiya from Revolutionary Girl Utena, The Clicker from The Last of Us and Taokaka from the Blazblue series. Ari has spent the last 17 years sewing and making her own cosplay. Her love of sewing derives from a want to create art . Ari enjoys cosplay as a form of self expression and creativity because there is so much freedom that comes with it. She is always happy talk about sewing with friends and other people. When she is out of cosplay, Ari enjoys hobbies such as visiting museums, Magic the Gathering, playing table top RPG's and video games
Beanandcheese
Beanandcheese.burrito (Katie) is a Los Angeles-based cosplay maker and content creator whose work focuses on clean sewing and wig styling. Her work has been awarded by Anime Expo, Anime Los Angeles, LA Comic Con, and more. She strives to uplift the cosplay community by making informative crafting videos, teaching panels, creating a welcoming atmosphere in the judging room, and performing academic research in her recent undergraduate thesis. She can also be found in the arcade playing rhythm games (usually while in cosplay)!
Ailiinii is a cosplayer and model from Orange County with around 5 years of cosplay experience and 6 years of professional modeling. She's modeled, guested, hosted and competed at multiple conventions and placed at various local events in the SoCal area. She's excited to see all the stunning cosplays coming to the event, the vendors, guests and she's honored to be a part of it!
Ailiinii
What is the AMP Organization?
The AMP Organization is the event production group behind AniMarketplace and many other events including TouhouFest, WeebMart, LA Idol Matsuri and Little Tokyo Zine Fest. Established in 2018, AMP is rooted in the Little Tokyo District of Los Angeles and strives to keep its events community-focused and grassroots.
Our Supporters
AniMarketplace would like to thank our amazing community and supporters! Without them, we would not be here today!
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Anime Los Angeles
Bowers Museum
Tsunscoops
Asia Pacific Culture Identity
Community Testimonials
“AniMarketplace was SUCH a good time!! Huge thanks to the AMP team for organizing and running such a safe and fun community event! We can't stop gushing about how much we love all the staff and admin 💖 Talking and connecting with people was what I missed most about these kinds of events so it was great to get a sense of that yesterday. Thank you to all of our friends and family that came out to support @ev_133 and @aquariusca.alt the performances went great and were SOOOO FUN!! We had a blast performing and can't wait for the next one.”
- Brandon Chun, Lead Guitarist of EV133
“This was an amazing event! i cosplayed as the RED soldier and went with my two friends, one of them being the RED heavy !! looking forward to more conventions like this! met some amazing people who recognized our cosplays and bought some nice stuff over here.”
- Kuwagannou
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