Otakuthon
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Otakuthon is Canada's largest anime convention promoting Japanese animation (anime), Japanese graphic novels (manga), related gaming and Japanese pop-culture (music, cinema, television).[4] 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).[5] 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.[6] 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 most recent edition, Otakuthon 2023, was held on August 11–13, 2023 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. As of 2023, Otakuthon surpassed Toronto's Anime North to become Canada's largest Anime convention. [7]
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[citation needed] |
Attendance | 35,309 in 2023[2] |
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Filing status | Non-profit |
Website | otakuthon |