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5:00 PM on 05.15.2013

Rejoice! Yoko Kanno to bless Otakon 2013 with her music

Every time I hear about an announcement related to a major con, I begin to think that the gods of fate are planning to bring despair upon me. But mark my words, I will find a way to break this curse, so that I can travel to ...

Salvador G-Rodiles



Otakon announces Otakon Vegas in 2014 photo
Otakon announces Otakon Vegas in 2014
by Brad Rice




Otakon '12: Gen Urobuchi interview photo
Otakon '12: Gen Urobuchi interview
by Jeff Chuang


10:01 AM on 07.31.2012

Otakon '12: Aya Hirano solo live

One of the biggest draw at this year's Otakon down in Baltimore is Aya Hirano. The singer-personality-seiyuu talent showed off her renewed poise and mesmerized the masses this past weekend, and part of that is her very first ...

Jeff Chuang

12:00 PM on 07.28.2012

Licensing GET: Aquarion EVOL and Umineko go west

It seems the folk at Otakon have been busy nattering away at the panels, as we've got word of two new acquisitions. The first, and perhaps less exciting of the two, is that Aquarion EVOL has been licensed by Funimation. ...

Chris Walden

8:05 AM on 07.22.2012

Otakon 2012 brings Kpop, Urobuchi, Aya Hirano and more

Otakon is right around the corner. This year the con management began its guest announcement back in April, but the guest list didn't begin to fill until June and it only finished last week. Thankfully, this year's guest list...

Jeff Chuang

9:00 PM on 06.06.2012

Otakon announces Aya Hirano as first big guest

It's summer con season, which means in addition to the never-ending slew of events, there's a bombardment of announcements regarding con guest after con guest. Anime Expo has announced most of their big guns, so it's up to Ot...

Brad Rice

6:00 PM on 04.25.2012

Dragon Zord! Jason David Frank will morph at Otakon 2012

Otakon better have their construction team ready, because the Green Ranger and the Dragon Zord are going to tear up Otakon this year. Super Sentai and Power Rangers may have their differences, but Sentai has never had a recur...

Salvador G-Rodiles

10:01 AM on 08.24.2011

Otakon 11: Makoto Shinkai press panel interview

Long delayed, but nonetheless, here is the first part of a series of write-up promised about a man who waxed poetic about loving at a distance in anime film. You might know him as Makoto Shinkai, but I know him as a humble gu...

Jeff Chuang



Otakon 11: a foray into Artist Alley  photo
Otakon 11: a foray into Artist Alley
by Pedro Cortes




Otakon 11: Cosplay extravaganza photo
Otakon 11: Cosplay extravaganza
by Pedro Cortes




Otakon 11: Cosplay Burlesque photo
Otakon 11: Cosplay Burlesque
by Pedro Cortes