Los Angeles has a hundred anime communities. Most of them exist online. Little Tokyo is where they come to exist in person. The neighborhood has been the physical home of Japanese American culture since the early 1900s, which means it has something most anime meetup spaces don't: real infrastructure. Kinokuniya's two-story bookstore stocks manga series before they're licensed in English. Anime Jungle carries figurines, doujinshi, and cosplay supplies that you can't find at major retailers. The izakayas on 1st Street stay open late enough that conversations about what you watched can run until midnight. The informal gatherings here — watch parties in restaurant back rooms, group meetups before conventions, cosplay …