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Otakon 2025 Sees a Slight Dip Form Last Year’s Record Setting Attendance

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Attendance for this year’s Otakon came in at about 43,000 people, according to Otakorp.

While the number dipped a bit from last year’s record-setting 46,000, last year’s attendance numbers were likely helped by the Otakon 30th anniversary celebration that took place then. This year’s number is slightly up from the last comparable year, Otakon 2023, where 42,101 people attended.

The attendance number includes total memberships/attendees, both pre-registered and at-door, as well as staff, dealers, artists, industry, contractors, guests, and registered press.

The final number may be adjusted slightly after audits are conducted to ensure accuracy. Updated numbers, when completed, will appear on the Events Statistics page on the official Otakon website.

Next year’s Otakon will be held from July 31 to August 2, 2026, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The theme will be Swords and Sorcery.

Koutara Nishiyama is coming to Otakon 2025 as a Guest

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Voice actor Koutara Nishiyama will be a guest at Otakon 2025. He has appeared in numerous titles across various media.

In 2018, Nishiyama won the Best New Actor Award at the 12th Seiyu Awards. In 2020, he made his debut as an artist and has been actively pursuing his music career. In “TOUGEN ANKI,” set to premiere in July 2025, he will play Jin Kougasaki, a classmate of the protagonist.

His notable roles include Kentarou Momose in “My New Boss Is Goofy”; Koji Tatsuishi in “My Happy Marriage”; Minami Natsume in the “IDOLiSH7” series; Kiritaka Muse in “Re:Zero—Starting Life in Another World,” Season 3; Hikaru Sakaguchi in “Major 2nd”; and Ryuuichi Kashima in “School Babysitters,” among others.

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Koutara Nishiyama

Hiroshi Kamiya Has Been Added to the Guest Roster for Otakon 2025

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Voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya will be a guest at Otakon 2025. This will be Kamiya’s first appearance outside of Japan.

In “TOUGEN ANKI,” set to premiere in July 2025, Kamiya will play Naito Mudano. He is also widely recognized for his roles in numerous popular anime series, including Trafalgar Law in “ONE PIECE,” Levi in “Attack on Titan,” Choromatsu in “Mr. Osomatsu,” Yato in “Noragami,” and Ataru Moroboshi in “URUSEI YATSURA” among others.

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Hiroshi Kamiya

Big Ocean to Perform at Otakon 2025

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K-POP three-member group Big Ocean will be performing at Otakon 2025.

Big Ocean is a groundbreaking K-pop group that is redefining the global music scene with their powerful performances, emotional depth, and bold artistry. Debuting in 2024 under Parastar Entertainment, the trio made headlines as the first K-pop group composed entirely of hearing-impaired members, breaking barriers and reshaping perceptions of what it means to be an idol.

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Jong Hoon Chae will be an Otakon 2025 Guest

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Jong Hoon Chae will be a guest at Otakon 2025.

Chae is a music industry veteran in Korea specialized in publishing, master recording, and licensing. Previous projects include Taeyeon, Baekhyun, Chung Ha, IVE, NCT 127, BTS, IU, Red Velvet, etc. He is the founder of Plum Tree Songs, a music publishing company primarily focused on K-Pop, and he was the marketing manager at Universal Music Korea’s west coast labels including Interscope, Capitol, and Disney.

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Jong Hoon Chae

Miyuri Shimabukuro is coming to Otakon 2025 as a Guest

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Voice actress Miyuri Shimabukuro will be a guest at Otakon 2025. She has played numerous roles in her career.

Among her roles are Yuuna Yunohara from “Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Spring” and Carole from “Carole and Tuesday.” Recently, she voiced Otoha Kurogane from “Rock is a Lady’s Modesty” which aired in April 2025.

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Miyuri Shimabukuro

Shinya Watada is an Otakon 2025 Guest

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Animation director Shinya Watada will be a guest at Otakon 2025. He worked on “Rock is a Lady’s Modesty,” which aired in April 2025.

Working as an episode director for multiple series, he made his directorial debut with the OVA “Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden.” Since then, he has worked as a director for shows such as “Gundam Build Fighters Try,” “Aikatsu Stars! the Movie,” and “Idolmaster: Million Live!”

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Hidetake Nishigaya is coming to Otakon 2025

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Hidetake Nishigaya will be a guest at Otakon 2025. He is an anime producer at TBS Television who worked on “Rock is a Lady’s Modesty,” which aired in April 2025.

Other shows he has worked on are “The Idaten Dieties Know Only Peace” (2021), “Mononogatari” (2023), and “Handyman Saito in Another World” (2023).

In addition to anime, Nishigaya has also worked on the overseas release of video games related to titles such as “Saint Seiya,” “Bleach,” and “Naruto.”

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Shuichiro Umeda is an Otakon 2025 Guest

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Voice actor Shuichiro Umeda will be a guest at Otakon 2025. He is affiliated with Ken Production and is known for various roles in anime productions.

Some of his notable roles include Chirinu Nio in “Blue Miburo”; Kazuhiko Nukumizu in “Too Many Losing Heroines!”; Jogoro Kobato in “Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary”; Koichi Himawari in “My Hero Academia: Vigilantes”; and for the Summer 2025 anime season, he is set to voice Hikaru in “The Summer Hikaru Died” and Naoto Watari in “Watari-kun’s Is About to Collapse.”

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Shuichiro Umeda

Sora Tokui Joins Guest Roster for Otakon 2025

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Sora Tokui will be a guest at Otakon 2025. She is a Japanese voice actress, manga artist, and VTuber.

She made her voice acting debut in 2009 in the series “Weiß Survive R” and landed her first lead role in the following year as Nero Yuzurizaki in “Tantei Opera Milky Holmes.”

Most fans around the world know her as the iconic voice of Nico Yazawa from the “Love Live!” series and the group μ’s. As part of her work on “Love Live!” she has released numerous character songs, as well as unit songs under the subgroup BiBi. She has also performed on stage at concerts as a part of the series, culminating in the group’s final performance at Tokyo Dome in 2016.

Additionally, Tokui has also played several fan favorite characters including Hideri Kanzaki from “Blend S”; Maya Jouga
from “GochiUsa: Is the Order a Rabbit?”; Reina in “Noukin: Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!”; Akari Nitta in “Jujutsu Kaisen”; Uzuki Nakano in “Danchigai”; Nijukki Hinako in “BanG Dream!” and more. She has also been cast in the January 2025 series “I Have a Crush at Work” and the April 2025 series “The Too-Perfect Saint.”

In games, you may know her as Hook from “Honkai Star Rail”; T.M. Opera O from “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby”; Blanc from “Goddess of Victory: Nikke,” and others.

Tokui is also a manga artist, having written works such as “Mahou Shoujo Jitaku-chan,” and her work “Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!,” which later got adapted into an anime.

In 2020, she also started a YouTube channel, and she streams on occasion with a Virtual YouTuber avatar.

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

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