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Otakon 2011 Dates Announced

The dates have been announced for next year’s Otakon: July 29-31 in Baltimore. It will be year eighteen for the convention. In 2010, Otakon had over 29,000 attendees.

UPDATED: Otakon 2010 Attendance Breaks 29k

Baltimore, MD (August 1, 2010) – For the 17th year, Otakon’s attendance grew, this year reaching a new milestone. As of 10:30 a.m., the head of Otakon Registration announced an unofficial headcount of 28,044 members from picked up pre-registration and at-con registration, or 29,274 including all staff and dealers. Usually, according to Otakon officials, ...

The Log – Otakon 2010 – Sunday

The Log – Otakon 2010 – Saturday

10:00am – its the big day of Otakon!  12:00pm – started taping our Saturday episode 1:30pm – we head to the the dealers room! 2:00pm – Fire alarm goes off. BCC evacuated. 3:30pm – Everyone and events were returned to convention centerm 4:00pm – dealers room is now open till 7, artist alley till 1am. 9:00pm – we arrived to the ...

HI-CHEW King will Entertain Attendees at Otakon 2010 with Japan’s #1 Selling Soft Candy in Morinaga America Booth #H-1

Los Angeles, California (July 30, 2010) – Morinaga America, Inc. (www.hi-chew.com), marketing and distribution channel for HI-CHEW Fruit Chews in the U.S., will delight convention goers with HI-CHEW Fruit Chews during the Otakon 2010 at the Baltimore Convention Center from July 30-August 1.  The HI-CHEW King will be featured in the Morinaga America Booth #H-1.

The Log – Otakon 2010 – Friday

12:00am – The register line for attendees who did not pre-reg has begun. 11:30am – Otakon 2011 date has been set for July 28 – 31. 1:00pm – we went to the dealers room. While Fred explores, Anthony (me) talked with MagFest, Setsucon, T-Mode, and Zenkaikon. 3:30pm – we started taping the show. We started late to allow ...

The Log – Otakon 2010 – Thursday

1:00 -It’s Thursday and we are on our way to Baltimore! This is the first installment of The Log, a way you can find out what we are doing! We will update this page throughout the day and you can always check it out on your phone! We are the service plaza on the Jersey ...

kanon to Demo Game at Otakon

Baltimore, MD (July 28, 2010) – Bassist kanon, one of the founders of the visual kei band An Cafe and currently a video game producer, will demo his mobile phone game Pinky Distortion at Otakon. The demo will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 31 in the Game Room.

Voice Actress/Director Stephanie Sheh to Appear at Otakon

Baltimore, MD (July 22, 2010) – Voice actress, voice director and ADR scriptwriter Stephanie Sheh will be a guest at Otakon. She is best known for her roles as Hinata in Naruto, Orihime in Bleach, Eureka in Eureka 7, and Mamimi in FLCL. Most recently she has worked on Monster, Slayers – Revolution, Kurokami, Sky Crawlers, ...

Opening Animation’s Hiroaki Yura, Hiroki Kikuta, and Shihori to be Guests at Otakon

Baltimore, MD (July 19, 2010) – As a special treat, Otakon is pleased to welcome the music supervisor, composer, and singer for our 2010 Opening Animation to this year’s convention.