Anime Conji turns 16 in 2026. The San Diego anime and Japanese pop culture convention that started in a single hotel ballroom now fills its venue with 16 years of community behind it. That longevity means something: the people who come to Anime Conji are the ones who kept showing up. Panels, cosplay, gaming, screenings, and the convention-floor energy that is hard to manufacture and impossible to replicate online. May 30-June 1 in San Diego. This is the one the locals have been attending since before it was this big.