Otakon
August 4-6, 2006
Baltimore Convention Center
Information:
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:
23,902 warm bodies (estimated)
22,302 paid attendees
66,000 turnstile attendance count (estimated)
Attendees:
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Advance Rates:
$50 through Jul 4, 2006 $60 through Jul 24, 2006 At-Door Rates:
All 3 days: $60 no group rates; cap of 25,000 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 / ADR Director)
• Yoshiki Hayashi (Musician, 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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Previous/Future Events:
Otakon 1994 | |
July 29-31, 1994 |
Otakon 1995 | |
September 1-4, 1995 |
Otakon 1996 | |
August 9-11, 1996 |
Otakon 1997 | |
August 8-10, 1997 |
Otakon 1998 | |
August 7-9, 1998 |
Otakon 1999 | |
July 2-4, 1999 |
Otakon 2000 | |
August 4-6, 2000 |
Otakon 2001 | |
August 10-12, 2001 |
Otakon 2002 | |
July 26-28, 2002 |
Otakon 2003 | |
August 8-10, 2003 |
Otakon 2004 | |
Jul 30 - Aug 1, 2004 |
Otakon 2005 | |
August 19-21, 2005 |
Otakon 2006 | |
August 4-6, 2006 |
Otakon 2007 | |
July 20-22, 2007 |
Otakon 2008 | |
August 8-10, 2008 |
Otakon 2009 | |
July 17-19, 2009 |
Otakon 2010 | |
Jul 30 - Aug 1, 2010 |
Otakon 2011 | |
July 29-31, 2011 |
Otakon 2012 | |
July 27-29, 2012 |
Otakon 2013 | |
August 9-11, 2013 |
Otakon 2014 | |
August 8-10, 2014 |
Otakon 2015 | |
July 24-26, 2015 |
Otakon 2016 | |
August 12-14, 2016 |
Otakon 2017 | |
August 11-13, 2017 |
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