Talking Anime Conventions, Anime Culture of the Year & Toxic Fandoms

Out here at Anime Los Angeles 2026 asking the REAL questions:
✨ What cons y’all hitting this year?
✨ What shows actually carried the YEAR?
✨ And WHY are some fandoms so toxic you gotta put on emotional armor just to log on 😭💀

Anime culture been WILD lately — between the drip, the discourse, the hot takes, and the never-ending shipping wars, the community stays chaotic and entertaining
But that’s what makes convention culture so fun: people actually get to talk face-to-face without starting World War III in the comments.