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Otakon Vegas 2014 Attendee Registration Opens

Otakon Vegas Online Registration is officialy open!

Otakon 20 Welcomes Back Writer Peter S. Beagle

Otakon welcomes back writer Peter S. Beagle as a guest. Peter has written many teleplays and screenplays, including the animated versions of The Lord of the Rings and The Last Unicorn, plus the fan-favorite “Sarek” episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Otakon 20 to Feature Screenings of Evangelion 3.0 and Live Action Rurouni Kenshin

Otakon 20 will host a series of special screenings for its 20th year. Otakon will screen Evangelion 3.0: You Can (not) Redo, the third installment in the popular Rebuild of Evangelion series, in HD with English subtitles, and the live action Rurouni Kenshin film, which opened in 2012 to rave reviews in Japan.

Otakon 20 Welcomes Back Author Roland Kelts

We are pleased to announce that Roland Kelts will be returning to Otakon for our 20th show. He first appeared at Otakon in 2011.

Cristina Vee to Appear at Otakon 20

Otakon 20 welcomes back voice actress and director Cristina Vee. Cristina first appeared at Otakon in 2011.

Tiger & Bunny Producer Masayuki Ozaki to Appear at Otakon 20

Otakon is proud to welcome back Producer Masayuki Ozaki.

Otakon 20 to Feature Voice Actors Jād Saxton and Micah Solusod for the Wolf Children Dub Premiere

Otakorp is pleased to announce that the voice actors featured in the dub of Wolf Children, Jād Saxton and Micah Solusod, will be attending Otakon 20.

Sunday Without God: First Impressions

The premise of Sunday Without God is one of the more unique settings I’ve encountered – the world was created by God, who was present as a great light in the sky, but after resting upon completing the creation of the world, God declared it a failure and abandoned it.

The Eccentric Family: First Impressions

The city of Kyoto, from the days it was founded as the capital of Japan, has involved a mix of tanuki (racoon dogs), tengu (mystical crows), and humans. It is this mix and the way they interact with each other that has allowed the city to continue on as it has into modern day.

Il sole penetra le illusioni~ Day Break Illusion: First Impressions

Il sole penetra le illusioni~ Day Break Illusion is one of the latest additions to the mahou shoujo genre this summer. Despite how much I sometimes complain about this genre being one of the dominating forces in the anime world, I can’t argue that it also includes some fantastic series; Madoka Magica and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha come to mind for me.