We are sad to share that the previously announced guest, Spark Speaker, has announced that they are disbanding in May 2021. As a result, they will not be able to appear as planned at Otakon 2021.
We are exploring other guests, and hope to continue with the fashion show and a concert as planned.
Join Otakon this Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14 at 7pm Eastern time, for an all-new Otakon Connection livestream!
Romance will be in the air as we play the most excellent pigeon-dating sim game, Hatoful Boyfriend, followed by a very special Otakon Makerspace craft presentation.
See you at Twitch.tv/Otakon on Sunday!
Annoucment Video
Please join Otakon in welcoming Spark Speaker to Otakon 2021.
Spark Speaker will be having their debut United States concert at Otakon 2021.
See our entire guest line up here.
Concert details will be available on the concerts page here once they are finalized.
With Otakon.Online fast approaching, the programming schedule is now available on the Otakon.Online website! With over 45 hours of content accross 6 channels, we have aimed to provide an event that conveys the spirt of Otakon in this new online format.
The Otakon.Online schedule can be found here for all six channels content. Events will kick off with Opening Ceremonies at 9:45 am eastern time and the day will wrap up with our Closing Ceremonies at 05:45 PM eastern time.
As a part of Otakon.Online, variety of workshops will presented during the day where you can learn to do yoga, …
The Marriott Marquis will become available in the official Otakon 2021 Experient hotel block on Monday, June 22, 2020, at 9am eastern. To book your room, visit the Otakon 2021 Hotels page to acces the Experient Booking portal here.
For a full list of hotels available for Otakon 2021, please visit our hotels page here to learn more.
While we still sad we won't be able to see everyone in person for Otakon this year, we are working hard to bring a little bit of that Otakon magic to you all in the form of Otakon.Online! We'll be streaming live on Saturday, August 1st, 2020!
This will be a full day of interviews, panels, builder workshops, music, and gaming events across multiple channels. We'll have special appearances from some of our guests who were scheduled to be with us in DC this year, and we'll have lots oppurtunities for you to participate as well!
We've re-opend submissions for …
We were excited to announce that the Hotel Block for Otakon 2021 would be opening on June 8th at Noon and we got a little ahead of ourselves. The previous announcement as a whole was mostly wrong. We apologize of any confusion and panic it might have caused.
To clarify again the Otakon 2021 Hotel Block will open for booking on June 8th at Noon through our hotel partner Experient. To find out more information about the Hotel Block for Otakon 2021 please visit our official hotel page here.
The Otakon 2020 Hotel Room Block is now Open! Reserve your room today and stay closer to the action. Find out more on the Otakon Hotels page here.
The HELLCATPUNKS fashion brand takes inspiration from the 1970s London fashion scene, including punk rocker styles like bondage pants, and resizes them into a more modern style. HELLCATPUNKS went international with an exhibition of their girly-punk style in London in 2008. Since then, the brand has expanded far beyond Japan, and their clothes are now available in 30 international stores.
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Mary Elizabeth started as a voice director of Anime dubs with Cowboy Bebop, Digimon Tamers, Wolf’s Rain, Naruto and Naruto Shippuden and Glitter Force. She then moved on to dialogue directing for original animation and is currently voice directing She-Ra: Princesses of Power, Star Wars Resistance, Tangled: The Series and Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz as well as 4 new shows that have yet to be announced. She also directed the VO on Billy Dilley’s Super Subterranean Summer and Penn Zero: Part Time Hero for Disney. She has directed the 6 Naruto Movies and received the SPJA award for …