Otakuthon

Otakuthon
StatusActive
GenreAnime
VenuePalais des congrès de Montréal
Location(s)Montreal, Quebec
CountryCanada
Inaugurated2006
Most recentAugust 11–13, 2023[1]
Next eventAugust 02–04, 2024[2]
Attendance35,309 in 2023[3]
Organized by
  • Otaku Anime of Concordia University (2006–2007)
  • Quebec Anime Committee (2008–2013)[4]
  • Otakuthon Cultural Society (2014–present)
Filing statusNon-profit
Websiteotakuthon.com

Otakuthon is a Canadian anime convention promoting Japanese animation (anime), Japanese graphic novels (manga), related gaming and Japanese pop-culture (music, cinema, television).[5] It is held annually for 3 days in downtown Montreal during a weekend in August. It is a non-profit, fan-run anime convention that was initiated by Concordia University's anime club, named Otaku Anime of Concordia University (Otaku Anime for short).[6] The name "Otakuthon" is a portmanteau of the Japanese word "otaku" and "marathon". Otakuthon strives to be a bilingual (French and English) event, having programming, the masquerade and the program book in both official languages.[7] The first edition of Otakuthon was held in 2006 in mid-June, but later moved to early-mid August / late July from 2007 onward. The current edition, Otakuthon 2024, is being held on August 2-4, 2024 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.

  1. ^ Otakuthon 2023
  2. ^ Otakuthon 2024
  3. ^ "Otakuthon 2023 Information". Animecons.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  4. ^ "Otakuthon homepage". Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2007-07-11. The Quebec Anime Committee is a joint committee composed of Otaku Anime and other anime clubs and individuals. Incorporated with the Quebec government in January 2008 as a non-profit organization, it has been formed shortly after the decision to change the convention venue from Concordia University to the Palais des congrès. The "Quebec Anime Committee" name can be seen at the bottom (footer) of every page of the Otakuthon website.
  5. ^ "Protoculture at Otakuthon". Protoculture News & Updates. 2006-05-30. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  6. ^ "Otakuthon set for Hall Building". Concordia Journal. 2006-06-01. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  7. ^ Otakuthon English Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine & Otakuthon français Archived 2010-09-26 at the Wayback Machine