Otakuthon
Anime convention in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Otakuthon | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Anime |
Venue | Palais des congrès de Montréal |
Location(s) | Montreal, Quebec |
Country | Canada |
Inaugurated | 2006 |
Most recent | August 11–13, 2023[1] |
Next event | August 02–04, 2024[2] |
Attendance | 35,309 in 2023[3] |
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Filing status | Non-profit |
Website | otakuthon |