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.