Author Wataru Watari will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. He debuted as an author by winning the third Shogakkan Light Novel Gagaga Grand Prize with “Ayakashigatari.”

Watari has authored a number of titles, including the “Qualidea Code” series, and “Girlish Number,” but his most well-known work as an author is the series “My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected,” which has been made into an anime under the title of “My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU.”

He has also worked on numerous other titles as a script writer and in other roles, such as “Domestic Girlfriend,” “GET UP! GET LIVE!,” “The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent” series, and “Isekai Yakkyoku.”

Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.