Pacific Media Expo

Pacific Media Expo

Pacific Media Expo logo
Status Active
Genre Anime, Manga, Japanese rock and pop, Gothic Lolita, Japanese drama/Korean drama, Asian Cinema, East Asian/Pacific Rim Pop Cultures
Venue Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Location Los Angeles, California
Country United States
First held 2004
Organizer Pacific Media Association
Official website http://www.pacificmediaexpo.com/

The Pacific Media Expo (PMX) is a multi-genre convention in California that focuses on anime and manga, Japanese rock and pop, Gothic Lolita, Japanese drama/Korean drama, Asian cinema and East Asian/Pacific Rim pop cultures. It was started in 2003 in by Mike Tatsugawa, one of the founders of Anime Expo.

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History

Previous conventions

Dates Location Atten. Guests
May 29–31, 2004 Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, California
est. 3,000 Daisuke Moriyama, Yasuhiro Nightow, Psycho Le Cému, Secret Secret, T.M.Revolution, Nami Tamaki, and Takahiro Yoshimatsu.[1]
September 3–5, 2005 Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, California
Masaki Asai, Kumiko Kato, Naoko Matsui, Seiji Mizushima, Daisuke Moriyama, Rex Navarrete, Koichi Ohata, and Random Ninjas.[2]
October 28–29, 2006 Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, California
Michael DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Olivia Lufkin, MECHANiCAL PANDA, Novala Takemoto, and UchuSentai NOIZ.[3]
November 9–11, 2007 Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, California
D&L, The Candy Spooky Theater, Head Phones President, James Kyson Lee, LiN Clover, Yukana Nogami, The Slants, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Thee Out Mods,Tomo Asaha and Takahiro Umehara.[4]
November 7–9, 2008 Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, California
Kaya, Suicide Ali, VAEDIOS, Vamp Star, Nylon Pink, Heday, and Stephanie Yanez.
November 6–8, 2009 Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, California
Shinichi Watanabe, Aoi Kidokoro, Ai Cherie, USA Musume, Maki & Asuka of Angelic Pretty, Takuya Sawada of Takuya Angel, Gashikon of h.NAOTO, Papillon, and UchuSentai NOIZ.
November 12–14, 2010 Hilton Pasadena Hotel
Pasadena, California
Yumi Fujiwara of Innocent World, Miki Nohmoto of Alice and the Pirates, Akinori and Fumiyo Isobe of Baby, The Stars Shine Bright, Hiromi Kato, Amy Okuda, Stephanie Sheh, Kaiji Tang, Mike Reynolds, Michael Sorich, Jang Dong-Gun, Lemon Drop Kick, Tanuki Suit Riot, Dig Jelly
November 11-13, 2011 Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Los Angeles, California
Cyril Lumboy of DollDelight, Rebecca Forstadt, Yasuhiro Imagawa, Suzumi Atsushi, Sherry Lynn, Cristina Vee

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