Otakon

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Otakon is the convention of the otaku generation: by fans, for fans - and we're about to throw the best con yet. (Yes, we say that every year.) We believe Otakon to be the biggest and best celebration of Japanese animation, manga, J-pop, and east Asian culture in the world.

Attendance:
22,302 paid attendees (23,902 estimated warm bodies)

Attendees:
View 32 FanCons.com users in attendance

Advance Rates:
$50 by Jul 4; $60 by Jul 24; no group rates; cap of 25,000
At-Door Rates:
$60 weekend; no single day

Guests:
• Christine Auten (Voice Actress)
• Troy Baker (Voice Actor)
• Colleen Clinkenbeard (Voice Actress / Director / Line Producer)
• Richard Epcar (Voice Actor) cancelled
• Christian Fundin (Creator/Artist, Little Gamers)
• Lisa Furukawa (Singer / Pianist / Composer)
• Fred Gallagher (Comic Artist, Fredart)
• Caitlin Glass (Voice Actress)
• Yoshiki Hayashi (Songwriter / Drummer / Pianist, X Japan)
• Kate Higgins (Voice Actress)
• Kouta Hirano (Manga Artist)
• Hirotsugu Kawasaki (Animator / Writer / Director)
• Ayako Kawasumi (Voice Actress)
• Nana Kitade (Musician)
• Hidenobu Kiuchi (Voice Actor) cancelled
• Yuri Lowenthal (Voice Actor)
• Pontus Madsen (Little Gamers)
• Masao Maruyama (Producer)
• Mike McFarland (Voice Actor / Director / Line Producer)
• Mucc (Band)
• Kazuto Nakazawa
• Monica Rial (Voice Actress)
• Antimere Robinson (Voice Actor / Art Dept., FUNimation)
• Patrick Seitz (Voice Actor)
• Makoto Tateno (Manga Artist)
• Nobuteru Yuuki (Character Designer)
26 guests listed

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