The convention draws tens of thousands each year, offering panels, artist booths and more, celebrating fan culture in all forms. However, FanX shows the paradox of fan culture: simultaneously inclusive and celebratory, while also reproducing misogyny, fetishization and cultural commodification. The blame for this uncomfortable element of fan culture cannot be solely placed on fans. Rather than questioning or pushing back against the overt sexualization of minors, Western fan culture seems to only recycle and reinforce stereotypes. A deeper problem within fandom culture is commodifying and decontextualizing Japanese culture, transforming it into fandom aesthetic rather than recognizing Japan as a living culture where real people exist.