Mina Aoyama will be a guest at Otakon 2026. Aoyama is an independent English-language VTuber.
Aoyama focuses primarily on Gacha games like Honkai: Star Rail and Arknights: Enfield. She boasts more
than 268,000 subscribers on YouTube and 168,000 followers on Twitch.
At Otakon, she will host a panel and a meet and greet.
Otakon will be held from July 31 to August 2 in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Yuka Iguchi will be a guest at Otakon 2026. Iguchi is a Japanese voice actress.
Iguchi is a Tokyo‑born voice actor affiliated with Osawa Office. Her standout roles include Rozemyne in “Ascendance of a Bookworm,” Index in “A Certain Magical Index,” Kohinata Miku in “Symphogear,” Hinata Miyake in “A Place Further Than the Universe,” and Ran Hanamichi/Cure Yum‑Yum in “Delicious Party Precure” and many more.
Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Anime director Toshimasa Kuroyanagi will be a guest at Otakon 2026.
Kuroyanagi made his directorial debut with the TV anime series “Shonen Hollywood.” He has since directedseveral acclaimed titles, including the TV series “The Great Passage,” the feature film “Love Me, Love Me Not, and the “Bakuten!!” (“Backflip!!”) series, spanning both television and film.
Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Yoshiaki Iwasaki will be a guest at Otakon 2026. Iwasaki is an anime director.
Iwasaki has directed numerous anime series including “Love Hina,” “The Familiar of Zero,” “Miss Monochrome,” “Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers,” and “Kowloon Generic Romance.”
His latest is “Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke.”
Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Director Tetsuaki Watanabe will be a guest at Otakon 2026.
Watanabe is a freelance director whose major works include serving as director for “The Vermilion Mask,” “BLUE LOCK Season 1,” “Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 Mermaid Rhapsody,” and “Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 Nayuta: The Prophecy.” His additional credits include ending storyboard and unit director for “Flower and Asura” as well as music video production for “Neko Kaburi-Na” by Nekomata Okayu and more.
He is a former member of Production I.G, and trained under directors Goro Taniguchi and Susumu Mitsunaka.
Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Takanori Matsuoko will be a guest at Otakon 2026. He is a producer in the anime production department at PONY CANYON INC.
Matuoko has served as a producer on numerous anime projects, including “Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells,” “Loner Life in Another World,” “TOUGEN ANKI,” “Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed,” “So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power,” and “Petals of Reincarnation.”
Drawing on his extensive experience in anime production, he continues to work at the forefront of developing titles that attract audiences both in Japan and around the world. In October 2026, the highly anticipated sequel arc of “TOUGEN ANKIL Nikko Kegon Falls Arc” is scheduled to premiere.
Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Japanese voice actor Simba Tsuchiya will be a guest at Otakon 2026. His work spans original anime, sports drama, and ensemble casts beloved by fans around the world.
Across his career, he has built a reputation for bringing energy, warmth, and emotional range to leading and supporting characters alike. His major roles include Shotaro Futaba in “Backflip!!”; Shuji Ito in “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX”; and Tatara Fujita in “Welcome to the Ballroom.” He has also voiced Ryota Kuzuryu in “Shinkalion: Change the World”; Yosuke Ueno in “April Showers Bring May Flowers”; and Tsutomu Goshiki in the globally popular “Haikyu!!,” among many other titles that continue to win over audiences both in Japan and overseas.
Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Shogo Sakata, a Japanese voice actor, will be a guest at Otakon 2026. He will appear in the upcoming sequel to “TOUGEN ANKI.”
Sakata is from Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Since his debut, he has appeared in numerous anime productions. In October 2022, he gained international popularity for his leading role as Aki Hayakawa in the anime “Chainsaw Man.”
In 2025, he portrayed Ikari Yaoroshi, a classmate of protagonist Shiki Ichinose at Rasetsu Academy, in “TOUGEN ANKI.” The highly anticipated sequel, “TOUGEN ANKI: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc,” is set to premiere in October 2026.
His notable works include the “TOUGEN ANKI” series, in which he portrays Ikari Yaoroshi; “Chainsaw Man” (as Aki Hayakawa); “You and I Are Polar Opposites” (as Yusuke Tani); “Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle” (as Saku Chitose); “My Awkward Senpai” (as Yu Kamegawa); and “Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods” (as Minato Kusunoki), among others.
Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Producer Kozo Misawa will be a guest at Otakon 2026.
Misawa is chief producer of “Ascendance of a Bookworm,” “The Vermilion Mask,” “Araiguma Calcal-dan,” and “Blue Miburo.”
Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Keita Yoshinobu will be a guest at Otakon 2026. Yoshinobu is an animation producer.
Yoshinobu began his career at Answer Studio in 2015 and joined WIT STUDIO 2018, where he served as production desk on “Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song.” He currently produces “Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke” and “Love Through a Prism.”
Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
