Getty Images actually sent a photographer to this year's Anime Expo convention in Los Angeles to take pictures of cosplayers, the photo gallery can be found in this news article: http://www.chron.com/entertainment/...-despite-few-reported-hiccups-at-11282763.php
Here's the Kotaku story that this story mentions: https://kotaku.com/anime-expo-2017-is-this-weekend-and-the-line-to-get-in-1796579356
According to Comicbook.com, the line just to get into Anime Expo this year was apparently two miles long and a picture of the line was shown to be stretching all the way to "under the 110 Highway.": http://comicbook.com/anime/2017/07/03/getting-into-anime-expo-2017-was-an-actual-nightmare
Anime Expo 2017 took off during the July 1 weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Prior to that, the facility was also the host of the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
There was some trouble getting in at the door, according to gaming blog Kotaku. Tight security at the facility meant big lines outside, and some impatient people getting feisty on social media.
Getty Images was on hand to take some spectacular photos of the event, including some far-out costume work from enthusiasts.
Here's the Kotaku story that this story mentions: https://kotaku.com/anime-expo-2017-is-this-weekend-and-the-line-to-get-in-1796579356
E3 was just a few weeks ago at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Open to the public for the first time this year, there were reports of people standing in line for hours just to demo games like Super Mario Odyssey. At this weekends Anime Expo 2017 being held at the same place, attendees are waiting in line for hours just to get in.
According to Comicbook.com, the line just to get into Anime Expo this year was apparently two miles long and a picture of the line was shown to be stretching all the way to "under the 110 Highway.": http://comicbook.com/anime/2017/07/03/getting-into-anime-expo-2017-was-an-actual-nightmare
Over on Twitter, fans illustrated just how unbelievable the line had gotten to enter Anime Expo. Attendees, who relabeled the event Line Con 2017, were livid over the events lacking staff and unorganized queuing. For many fans, they wait five hours or more to simply pick up their badges to the event.
LineCon 2017: AX gets too greedy, oversells passes and screws over its attendees, Twitter user @momochiyooo posted with a stunning photo. The tweet was accompanied by a picture of the line for Anime Expo which went all the way under the 110 Highway. The line for the convention wrapped around the event center a couple times and stretched out even further. From start to finish, reports claiming the line wound for over two miles definitely seem believable.