Wait wait... Archduke, you meant AX in 2012, right? That one always takes place in early summer. If someone like bought you a bus ticket to LA with promises of a convention this year, I'm afraid there will be more rape than anime. I mean, there will be anime and and anime rape but mostly live-action rape...
This year I think I'll go to Kawaii Kon.
Kawaii Kon: Why not experience the natural beauty of Hawaii indoors with a bunch of sweaty shut-ins?