Photos: Anime Expo 2015

Jenna Pachal of Long Beach, dressed as Luka Megurine, touches up her makeup at the Anime Expo 2015 at the Convention Center in Los Angeles.

Ari Valladares of Orange County works at the “Rilakkuma” booth at the Anime Expo 2015 at the Convention Center in Los Angeles.

The dining area is a popular spot at the Anime Expo 2015 at the Convention Center in Los Angeles.

Attendees dressed in costumes ride the escalator at the Anime Expo 2015 at the Convention Center in Los Angeles.

Attendees take photographs of anime characters at the Anime Expo 2015 at the Convention Center in Los Angeles.

Vincent Trejo of Mira Loma dressed as “Pein,” from the anime “Naruto,” for the Anime Expo 2015 at the Convention Center in Los Angeles.

A girl takes a nap in a hallway at the Anime Expo 2015 at the Convention Center in Los Angeles.

Members of the Japanese music group Momoiro Clover Z strike a pose during the opening ceremony of the Anime 2015 Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center on July 2. The anime, manga and Japanese pop culture convention continues through Sunday and expects more than 100,000 attendees.

Aidee Gutierrez, left, Salma Guiterrez, Yannin Guiterrez and Tina Aguinao look at photos they took together earlier in the day.

Matthew Lee, cosplaying as the Digimon character Omnimon, navigates through the Convention Center.

People rush up escalators to the exhibition hall right after the convention opened.

Elissa Perrin, dressed as Sora from the video game series “Kingdom Hearts,” admires the animatronic wings that Oliver “Kohalu” Holmes built.

Emily Nelson, cosplaying as Leone from the anime “Akame ga Kill!,” poses for people taking photos.

People pack into the South Lobby of the Convention Center.

Arsene Leng films Joseline Franco and Ana Morningstar Cisneros, who are cosplaying as characters from the anime “Sailor Moon.”

J. Centeno cosplays as the character Kamina from “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.”