Otakon

Otakon
Otakon 2020 logo
Cosplayers at Otakon 2016
StatusActive
GenreAnime, East Asian popular culture
VenueWalter E. Washington Convention Center
Location(s)Washington, D.C.
CountryUnited States
InauguratedJuly 29, 1994; 30 years ago (1994-07-29)
Attendance42,101 in 2023[1]
Organized byOtakorp, Inc.[2]
Filing status501(c)(3)
WebsiteOtakon.com

Otakon (/ˈtəkɒn/ OH-tə-kon) is an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. From 1999 to 2016, it took place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor district; in 2017, it moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The convention focuses on East Asian popular culture (primarily anime, manga, music, and cinema) and its fandom. The name is a portmanteau derived from convention and the Japanese word otaku.

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