SoCal Anime Club

Hentai Matsuri 2026
2026-06-12 - 2026-06-14 | Handlery Hotel San Diego, 950 Hotel Cir N, San Diego, CA, CA, 92108, United States
Presenting the RETURN of HENTAI MATSURI, the exciting 18+ anime convention in San Diego, California. Three days of degenerate fun!

HENTAI MATSURI is San Diego’s most exciting adult-only (18+) event celebrating the mature side of anime and pop-culture! This will be taking place at the Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley San Diego! Get your tickets now!
HENTAI MATSURI will feature three days of programming, panels, entertainment, and more, celebrating hentai and mature art forms.
This will be a secure, inclusive, and educational space for open-minded people looking to meet other like-minded people. HENTAI MATSURI will have a “No Tolerance” policy for harassment and other nonconsensual violations. Any attendees harassing or violating other guests will have their badges/passes revoked and will be evicted from the event and potentially banned from all future events.
Single day tickets and weekend passes are now available – all tickets will be more expensive at the door! Also, ALL discount codes expire at 12:00am on 6/10/26 – absolutely no exceptions to this. This means your last opportunity to use one is 11:59pm on June 11.

Idolish 7 Anni Cupsleeve event
2026-06-07 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Dol Coffee House, 2021 W Redondo Beach Blvd UNIT A, Gardena, CA, 90247, United States
Join us for our next group cupsleeve: Idolish7!!!! WAHOO!!! It will be on Sunday 6/7 from 1-5 pm at Dol Cafe (2021 W Redondo Beach Bvld Unit A, Gardena CA)
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Thank you to our venue host and once again we appreciate your guys’ responses on the interest form, your input is valuable in planning the event :))
Here is a little sneak peak of @akiko_141 ‘s art for the event 🥹🥹
LETS GET CRACKING 💪👹✌️
-Banri’s minions 👹👹👹

Milkyway Marketplace Vol. 7
2026-06-07 11:00 - 18:00
Our next Milkyway Marketplace Vol. 7 with @atlantictimessquare is on June 7th…! What an auspicious day 😌 tag your favorite vendors and performers to join us! Applications open now until May 10th, please check the link in our bio~

NIGHT ON THE GALACTIC RAILROAD (1985) — A Celestial Anime Masterpiece!
2026-06-07
A *very rare* screening of Gisaburō Sugii’s anime classic — a gorgeous, strange, quietly ambient, and deeply philosophical work of art!

This program is part of 7th House’s OUT THERE: FAR-OUT INTERGALACTIC ANIMATION series. Series info below and series passes available!
7th House’s Out There: Far-Out Intergalactic Animation series approaches re-entry with perhaps its most quietly philosophical and dreamlike offering: an incredibly rare screening of Gisaburō Sugii’s NIGHT ON THE GALACTIC RAILROAD (1985). A singular achievement in animated cinema, Sugii’s meditative adaptation of the beloved and hugely influential unfinished novel by Kenji Miyazawa transforms a fable-like tale into something at once cosmic and deeply intimate.
Set in a dreamlike, vaguely European town populated by anthropomorphic felines, the film follows Giovanni, a poor young boy navigating schoolyard cruelty, family hardship, and the quiet weight of responsibility at home. On the night of the Milky Way Festival, he finds himself aboard a mysterious train that carries him across the stars, joined by his only friend, Campanella. As the train moves through constellations and strange, symbolic landscapes, they encounter a series of fleeting figures and moments, some beautiful, some quietly unsettling, that gradually take on deeper emotional and spiritual resonance.
Recalling the philosophical sensitivity of Hayao Miyazaki and the spiritual, contemplative stillness of Andrei Tarkovsky in equal measure, Night on the Galactic Railroad unfolds with a deliberately patient, almost hypnotic rhythm, allowing its images and atmosphere to emerge with quiet precision. Its beauty is unmistakable: Sugii conjures an ethereal, often surreal world of softly glowing skies, mesmeric liminal spaces, and half-remembered dream logic, where even its earthbound, everyday spaces take on a strange, suspended quality. The film’s otherworldly atmosphere is further elevated by a shimmering electronic score from Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder Haruomi Hosono, whose melancholic, pastoral synthesizer compositions drift through the film like a distant signal echoing its existential and spiritual concerns. Beneath its gentle surface lies a profoundly philosophical and spiritual core, shaped by Miyazawa’s reflections on loss, faith, and our place within a vast and unknowable universe.
Very rarely screened theatrically, Night on the Galactic Railroad reveals its full power on the big screen, where its stillness, scale, and ambient, dreamlike beauty can fully take hold.
Dir. Gisaburō Sugii, 1985, 113 mins, Japan, Japanese w/ English subtitles, Unrated (All Ages), Digital.

Unofficial Holostars
2026-06-06 13:00 - 17:00
Hello! It is my honor to announce I will be hosting the Fullerton location in SoCal for the global Holostars JP cupsleeve!
We will have a LOT to do and give away. I’m super excited to host with the other host 🙂
If you aren’t in SoCal, we have other locations in America AND worldwide. More info to come REALLY soon.

Love and Deepsea
2026-06-06 13:00 - 17:00 | St Felix Hollywood, 1602 N Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, CA, 90028, United States
All aboard Hunters! Love and Deepsea will be arriving on Saturday, June 6, 2026 🛥
Join us at @stfelixhwd for an intimate brunch-style event inspired by Love and Deepspace, themed around a yacht club! (and before you ask, NO, we’re not actually on a boat… but it’s cute right? 😅)
Expect a curated brunch menu inspired by our favorite LIs, games and entertainment (maybe even featured performances from the boys! 👀), and an artist alley on deck!
Like our previous event, this will be a paid, ticketed event—all ticket sales go purely towards paying for the venue, materials, decorations, and so forth! We hope you’ll be in attendance 🌊
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Love and Deepsea | June 6, 2026 1-5PM
1602 N. Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90026
(Note: This is a 21+ event—valid forms of IDs will be checked upon arrival. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be served in the premises.)

Stitch's Topical Turbulance
2026-06-06
Surf on over to our next Cupsleeve celebration! 🌊 Stitch is throwing a Summer party, and you’re invited! ☀️ 🏖️
We hope to see you at @4seasonsteacafe on June 6th! 🏝️
If you are interested in volunteering or vending, please reach out in DMS!

Weeb Fest Collectable Market - Sonic Edition
2026-06-06 | Riverside Game Lab, 3633 Market St,, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
weebfestnightmarket

Live and Learn 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
Our Applications for Weeb Fest Collectable Market – Sonic Edition is now live! Sign up now with the link in our Bio!
📆 June 6th, 2026
⏰ 3-10 PM
📍 Inside @riversidegamelab and Outside @riversidefoodlab

Anifest 2026
2026-06-06 | Torrance Cultural Center, 3330 Civic Center Dr,, Torrance, CA, 90503, United States
AniFest is back on June 6th this year! ☀️
Your beloved anime festival is returning to the Torrance Cultural Arts Center with a fresh look! Stay tuned for more announcements coming up soon!

Goth Hooters
2026-06-06
Early bird tickets:
https://www.kimochiicon.com/product-page/goth-hooters-admission
Stay tuned for more details
DM to apply for staff/waitress

Chiikawa-Inspired RAVE IN LA
2026-06-05 19:00 - 23:30 | the compound, 2909 Supply Ave, Commerce, CA, 90040, United States
🎉✨ MAW: PAJAMA PARTY RAVE🌟🐾‼️✨ UNA~
📅 FRIDAY, JUNE 05, 2026 | 🕗 7PM –2AM | 🔞 Must be 18yrs+ to attend!
📍 The Compound by Dirt Dog, Commerce
🌮🌭 Chiikawa-Inspired RAVE IN LA~ Join in the fun for fandom-themed Night Art Market, Various Festival-Style DJs, Cosplay Contest, & so much more at the Pajama Party Rave! 🔊Our Guest of Honor @joapplesauce will be displaying their Chiikawa-themed Itasha & Vending at the Main Event Area!!!🔊 Cooling Lounge with Free Waters & Fans available for our costumed guests, store cosplays, fursuits, and cool off throughout the night!
🎟️ 🎟️ Early Bird Tickets on sale NOW! Grab them before they sell out or general admission prices go up on MAY 30TH, IT IS ONLY $18 RIGHT NOW!! At-the-door tickets will be available at full price ✅
🎟️ Tickets , DJ & Art Market Sign Ups, & Group Chat Links: LINK IN BIO
Poster Art: @chompthreads
MAW Logo by @revelionart

Ouran Academy’s Host Club tea party!
2026-05-31 | McKenna’s Tea Cottage, 237 Main St, Seal Beach, CA, 90740, United States
Hello Princesses, Princes, and Nobles alike! ✨
Ouran Academy’s Host Club humbly invites you to their afternoon tea party!
Enjoy tea and light bites, fun activities, and time spent with our hosts who are all ready to welcome you in true Ouran fashion. We hope to see you there! 🌹
📍McKenna’s Tea Cottage
237 Main St
Seal Beach, CA 90740
🎟️ Ticketed Event
🗓️ May 31st

Echoes of the Stars Wuthering Waves
2026-05-30 - 2026-05-31
As echoes from the stars resonate across our shared journey, join us in celebrating this special anniversary together.
“Echoes of the Stars” Wuthering Waves 2nd Anniversary Party is now underway!
✦ Event Date & Time ✦
May 30–31, 2026
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (PT)
*Online reservation for an entry time slot is required in advance.
✦ Event Location ✦
Mica Studios, 356 S Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Stay tuned! More event details and reservation information will be revealed soon.

Anime Riverside 2026
2026-05-30 - 2026-05-31 | riverside convention center, 3637 5th St, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
YEAR 5 IS HERE… and Anime Riverside 2026 is going BIGGER than ever!
Over 40 celebrity guests
Over 300 vendors
2 stages
Live entertainment
Free activities
Tons of giveaways
Cast panels and so much more!
This is not just another con. This is a full weekend experience.
Saturday and Sunday
May 30 and 31, 2026
Riverside Convention Center
Grab your passes now and don’t miss it:
AnimeRiverside.com

Kiki’s Birthday Live
2026-05-30
Kiki’s Birthday Live Announcement! ✨
Let‘s turn our penlights yellow and celebrate the most important day of the year for Kiki! This day also marks the 1st idol debut anniversary of this little yellow-and-pink bunny. 🐰💖 I am beyond thrilled and can’t wait to see you all. Let‘s make this sparkling night unforgettable together! ✨

TK from Ling tosite sigure
2026-05-29 19:00 | The Belasco, 1050 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
TK from Ling tosite sigure – TOUR 2026 NORTH AMERICA

Saiyan Paint Night
2026-05-28 19:00
Anime-inspired paint night meets brewery hangout ✨ Join us for a fun, relaxed night of painting, drinks, and Saiyan energy.

Join us for an anime-inspired paint night at Ambitious Ales in Long Beach.
Whether you’re a longtime anime fan or just looking for a fun night out, Saiyan Paint Night is all about creativity, good energy, and a relaxed social atmosphere.
All painting materials will be provided while you sip drinks, meet new people, and create your own canvas to take home.
No painting experience needed, just come ready to have fun!

"Dance with The Devil
2026-05-24 14:00 - 20:00 | Stages Bar, 604 E Dyer Rd, Santa Ana, CA, 92705, United States
Please join us on May 24th for “Dance with The Devil
😈TICKETS will be going live on our website TOMORROW at 12PM 😈
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📌 Event: Zoyo’s Birthday Event!
📅 Date: Sunday, May 24th, 2026
🕥Duration: 2:00PM – 8:00PM
📍Location: Stages Bar 604 E Dryer Rd, Santa Ana, CA 92705

Umamusume fans at Requiem Cafe
2026-05-24 | Requiem Cafe, 280 S Clementine St, Anaheim, CA, 92805, United States
We are looking for a couple more artists to participate- if interested, please reach out to requiemartistalley@gmail.com ASAP 🥰

JJK NIGHT
2026-05-23 | Cinkuni, 3025 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, CA, 92104, United States
JJK NIGHT is calling 👀🔥
Join us Saturday, May 23rd at 6:30 PM for an anime night full of episodes, themed bites & drinks, and all the good vibes!
Pull up in cosplay with your crew, hang out, and shop some amazing anime goodies from our friend @wiccanweeb 🖤
Don’t miss it—we’ll see you here!!
We’ve been feeling all the love lately—thank you for showing up and supporting these anime nights with us 🥹✨

Honkai: Star Rail x Round1 USA Collaboration in California
2026-05-23 | Round 1 AMC Burbank, 201 E Magnolia Blvd Suite 145, Burbank, CA, 91502, United States
CALIFORNIA | Round1 Bowling & Arcade – Burbank
💫VA Signings: Get your HSR x Round1 merch signed by the English voices of Silver Wolf, Firefly, and Kafka
💫Photo Ops: Snap photos with cosplayers
💫Exclusive Swag: RSVP for the event and receive Blade and Silver Wolf collab folders (limited while supplies last)
📅 May 23, 2026 (2PM – 6PM)
📍 201 E Magnolia Blvd Suite 145, Burbank, CA 91502
🔗California Event RSVP: LINK IN BIO!
RSVP is not required for entry but is required to receive the Blade and Silver Wolf collab folders!
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NEW YORK | Round1 Bowling & Arcade – Hicksville
💫Photo Ops: Snap photos with cosplayers
💫Exclusive Swag: RSVP for the event and receive Blade and Silver Wolf collab folders (limited while supplies last)
📅 May 23, 2026 (2PM – 6PM)
📍 358 N Broadway, Hicksville, NY 11801
🔗New York Event RSVP: LINK IN BIO!
RSVP is not required for entry but will be required to receive the Blade and Silver Wolf collab folders!

The Nerd Market
2026-05-21 18:00 - 22:00
🚨 Thursday, May 21st The Nerd Market Trade Night is Back!!
Join us at The GameCraft Brewery for an evening of trading, collecting, and connecting with fellow fans! 🔥
VENDORS WANTED: LORCANA, SPORTS-CARDS, ONE PIECE & POKEMON
📍 1884 S Santa Cruz St, Anaheim, CA 92805
📅 Thursday, April 16th
🕔 6PM-10PM
Bring your binders, cards, and good vibes — let’s make some awesome trades! 🙌
🍻 Hosted by @gamecraftbrewing — grab a drink and enjoy the night!

THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
2026-05-19
Re-Release in most theaters

Attack On Titan Last Attack Returns
2026-05-18 - 2026-05-19
Returns to the big screen

OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM
2026-05-17 18:30 | TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA, 90028, United States
OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM
LIVE at STADIUM 2025
🎬 Special Screening
📅 May 17, 6:30PM
📍 TCL Chinese 6 Theatres
🎟 $25.99 + fees
🎁 Exclusive sticker included
Tickets →

F/ACE: Sweet Magic themed : Tamon B Side
2026-05-17 13:00 - 18:00 | Dol Coffee House, 2021 W Redondo Beach Blvd UNIT A, Gardena, CA, 90247, United States
Hey! It’s like Sweet Magic🍬✨💖!!!
Hello, hello, hello! ✨ We are pleased to announce the FIRST EVER F/ACE EVENT! ✨🎉 Let’s hear it for F/ACE!! 💌
We invite you to join us for our F/ACE: Sweet Magic themed event on Sunday, May 17th, from 1-6PM at DOL CAFE in Gardena, CA! We’re starting things off with a party at a groovy venue so please, please, please come on down!💖✨
There will be lots of fun activities to do for everyone’s favorite F/ACE bias and plenty of opportunities to talk with fellow Tamon’s B-Side fans!!!
Stay tuned for more news (artist/vendor apps) coming soon! Feel free to DM if you have any questions!!! FIRST EVER F/ACE EVENT! Hope to see you there! Keep your E/YES on us!! 🍬✨

AIM Sessions
2026-05-16 12:30 - 13:30
For our first session, we’re joined by Godswill Ugwa Jr. (Viz Media), with over a decade of experience in the anime space.
This is an intimate workshop (12–15 people) where you’ll be able to:
-Learn how the industry actually works
-Ask direct questions
-Connect with the speaker and build real relationships
📍 Gardena, CA
🗓 May 16th, 2026
🕒 12:30 PM
👇🏻Register now:
AIM: Godswill Ugwa Jr. Session

Le Petit Cafe de Touhou, a Touhou fan event!
2026-05-16 12:00 - 19:00 | 4 seasons cafe, 720 N Brookhurst St, Anaheim, Fullerton, CA, 92801, United States
B-Side Events is proud to announce our next event: Le Petit Cafe de Touhou, a Touhou fan event!
This event will take place on May 16th, from 12PM-7PM at 4 Seasons TEA CAFE! More details to come.

AniPop
2026-05-16 10:00 - 18:00 | California Center for Arts, Escondido, CA, 92025, United States
💖Save The Date: May 16, 2026 💖
AniPop is back to make it ✨POP✨ as San Diego’s North County kawaii convention 🌈
Year 2 returns with all things kawaii and then some of👇🏾
🎨 Local+SoCal artists+vendors
🎙️ Panels
🎵 RPD
👗 Kawaii fashion
🌷 Cosplay contest
📸 Photoshoots
And so much more cuteness coming your way 💞
Early bird Tickets now available via link in bio 🌸
Kids under 8 are FREE with a paid parent 👉👈
⬇️ IMPORTANT DEETS ⬇️
🗓️ 5/16 from 10AM to 6 PM
📍340 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido 92025 @theccae
🚗 Parking available

Anime marvel ANIMATRIX @ the Million Dollar Theater
2026-05-16
The best MATRIX sequel? 9 anime shorts in the MATRIX universe. Prequels, histories, speculations. A rare big screen movie theater event.

Part of our Let’s Go Back to the Movies series
Saturday, May 16, 2026, Million Dollar Theater
LOCATION: The Million Dollar Theater, 307 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013
11a THE ANIMATRIX (2003, dir by Andy Jones, Mahiro Maeda, Shinichiro Watanabe, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Koji Morimoto, Peter Chung, Produced by the Wachowskis, animation by Square Pictures, Madhouse, Studio 4C, DNA Productions, Warner Brothers, 102mns, USA, digital presentation)
You can get tickets to THE ANIMATRIX or get the entire ANIME + SPEED TRILOGY All-Day pass (all movies-11a ANIMATRIX 2p REDLINE 5p SPEED RACER best deal).
11a THE ANIMATRIX Ahead of its time like many things the Wachowskis have done, The Animatrix is a 2003 anime anthology movie of 9 shorts from visionary anime directors. Each short tells a prologue or connected story to the original Matrix trilogy and accompanying video games. The Wachowskis understood the interconnectedness of narrative across movies, television, streaming, video games years before everyone else did. Many people consider The Animatrix, though originally made more for the home video market, as the best sequel to the original movie. It’s a thrilling 100+ minutes of anime styles, approaches, narratives. We get shorts that fill us in on the war of the machines that lead to how the Matrix was created. We get a story where Keanu Reeve’s Neo appears (albeit as a shadow) in between the first and second Matrix movies. We also get stories that hint at the rebel city of Zion we’ll learn about in upcoming Matrix movies. The Animatrix rarely gets the big screen treatment it deserves. So we’re giving it that treatment. Come watch one a visionary cult favorite in a movie palace.
Today, we screen three visionary anime and anime inspired 21st century works. You can get tickets to any individual movie or get the ANIME + SPEED TRILOGY All-Day pass (all movies, best deal). Go to next door’s historic Grand Central Market for breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks as we take in what an art form can do and inspire.
