Las Vegas 2012 - 18 August

The convention was held at the hotel that used to be the Las Vegas Hilton, which is where Elvis Presley had a great number of performances. Today was near the 35th anniversary of Presley’s death, so the statue had floral tributes to “The King.”

Statue of Elvis Presley, draped with leis

Here are some pictures of people at the Anime convention.

Man in orange jumpsuit and polar bear head costume Man in all-white body suit wearing business suit. Woman in victorian dress Group of warriors surrounding man in white body suit who is wearing a business suit Two men in drag as female anime characters Man in blue costume with spiky blonde hair Anime character in sleeveless black shirt with spiky blue hair Person dressed as robot (costume made of red-painted cardboard boxes)

The masquerade was in the afternoon; this was where people who have really amazing costumes do a skit based on the theme of their costumes. Given my distance from the stage, these are the best pictures I could get.

Woman in flowing black dress and long turquoise hair Woman in white formal dress Man in metal armor with horned helmet Woman in white dress with translucent “wings” Woman in armor wearing hood Person in white costume with red cape Person in Red suit Man and woman in white outfits Woman in flowered dress with red striped top Person in an immense robot costume Two warriors with tusks on their costumes