Otakon 2023 reflection!
Otakon 2023 has come and gone and it was fun to return to such a positive convention. We go over initial thoughts and show off what we grabbed at the show!
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Otakon Attendance Grows to 42,000
Otakon 2023 exceeded the previous year’s record-breaking number, coming in at about 42,000, according to Otakorp.
Last year’s number of 40,466 astounded many by being the largest event in Washington, D.C., of the postpandemic era. That number broke a previous record that had been set in 2013.
Brian Cutler, the president of Otakorp, said:
We were excited to have so many new and returning friends attend this year, and we cannot wait for next year to celebrate our 30th anniversary!
The attendance number includes total memberships/attendees, both pre-registered and at-door, as well as staff, dealers, artists, industry, contractors, guests, and members of the 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.
Otakon 2024 will be held from August 2 to 4 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Yuya Matsuda will be at Otakon 2023
Yuya Matsuda will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. He is an editor of the weekly “Shonen Magazine” by Kodansha.
Matsuda is the editor of “Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse,” as well as other titles such as “Irregulars,” and “Jujika no Rokunin” (“Cross of the Six People”). The upcoming anime adaptation of “Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse” will be screened at Otakon.
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Wataru Watari is coming to Otakon 2023
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.
Takuma Kishida is an Otakon 2023 Guest
Takuma Kishida will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. He is a producer with the animation company TMS.
Kishida has worked on several titles, such as “I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too,” “Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro,” “Shenmue: The Animation,” and more. He is the producer of “Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse,” which will be screened at Otakon.
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Shou Komura will be at Otakon 2023
Shou Komura will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc.
Komura’s first anime role as a main character will be as Percival in the upcoming title “Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse,” which will be screened at Otakon.
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Shingou Nishikawa has been added to Otakon 2023 Guest Roster
Shingou Nishikawa will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. He is the setting producer for the animated film, “The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes.” The subtitled version of the film will premiere at Otakon.
Nishikawa is Assistant Producer at CLAP Animation Studio. He joined Madhouse in 2001 and worked on “Black Lagoon” and “Mai Mai Miracle” alongside Ryoichiro Matsuo, the current President of CLAP. When CLAP was created in 2016, he joined as a founding member and has worked on a number of projects such as “Pompo: The Cinéphile” and “The Tunnel to Summer, The Exit of Goodbyes.”
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Michael Vescera to Perform at Otakon 2023
American heavy metal singer Michael Vescera will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. He will be a guest singer at the Yaiba concert.
Vescera has been a singer for various bands and projects, such as Loudness, Obsession, Yngwie Malmsteen, Animetal USA, D-Metal Stars and presently AniMaze X.
In 2011 Mike started ANIMETAL USA (Sony Music), playing heavy metal versions of Japanese anime theme songs (following in the steps of the Japanese project Animetal). This project features Rudy Sarzo on bass, Scott Travis on drums (later, Jon Dette on drums), and Chris Impelliterri on guitar. “Animetal USA 1” and “Animetal W” both charted at number one In Japan. Two successful tours of Japan followed, sharing the bill with Jam Project, along with an appearance at “LoudPark” and Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Animetal USA also collaborated and recorded the theme song for the Naruto spin-off, “Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals” as well as a song for Ressha Sentai ToQger 2 mini album – 2014 (Columbia), “I’ve been working on the railroad” (metal version), Animetal USA with Shogo
Kamata (Japanese vocal).
In mid-2016, in a spin-off of the Animetal USA project, Vescera with Rudy Sarzo on bass, John Bruno (Obsession) on guitar, and BJ Zampa (House of Lords) on drums, recorded a new project. This project, D-Metal Stars, “Metal Disney” was released in October 2016 on Walt Disney Records in the Japanese market. It reached No. 3 on the Amazon Japan Hard Rock / Metal Best Sellers chart, and No. 2 on the Children’s Chart. The album was then released for the U.S. market in March 2017 by Universal Music Group, landing on the Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon charts.
In 2018, Vescera produced and arranged a rock guitar project called “Disney Super Guitar” (titled “Super Guitar Disney” in Japanese market). This is an instrumental release featuring a guest lead guitarist on each song, featuring Zakk Wylde, Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Richie Kotzen, Orianthi, Ron Thal, Mike Orlando, Phil X, Jeff Watson, and Tak Matsumoto. Super Guitar Disney became a No.
1 Best Seller on the Amazon Japan Anime Chart, and No. 3 Best Seller on Amazon Japan Rock Chart.
Mid-2018, Michael launched a new project called AniMaze X. This is a project started by the members of D-Metal Stars that encompasses a wider variety of music themes, such as superheroes, popular cartoons, Broadway musicals and movie soundtracks, all played in the metal style.
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Kanna Nakamura is coming to Otakon 2023
Kanna Nakamura will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. She is a seiyuu (voice actress).
Nakamura is playing Anne in the upcoming title, “Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse,” which will be screened at Otakon.
You may also know her for her work as Hazelita in “Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence,” Narita Top Road in “Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the TOP,” and Urushi Yaotome in “When Will Ayumu Make His Move?”
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Kevin Bolk is an Otakon 2023 guest
Kevin Bolk will be a guest at Otakon 2023, according to Otakorp Inc. He is an artist, designer, and writer.
Bolk (K-Bo to his fans) has had work featured in Marvel Comics, Nickelodeon, Udon Entertainment, Oxford University Press, Tokyopop, MTV.com, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Cracked, Cosmo, Buzzfeed, and more.
These days he produces his own comics and art with a retro childhood flair.
Otakon 2023 will be held from July 28 to July 30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
