Otakon Vegas
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Anime, East Asian popular culture[1] |
| Venue | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino |
| Location(s) | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2014 |
| Attendance | 2,401 (paid)[2] |
| Organized by | Otakorp, Inc. |
| Filing status | 501(c)(3) |
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Otakon Vegas (/ˈoʊtəkɒn/ OH-tə-kon) is an three-day anime convention held during January at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The convention is organized by Otakorp, the group behind Otakon.[3]
Programming
The convention typically offers an artist alley, concerts, dealer's room, and panels.[4] One of the new programming experiments at Otakon Vegas demonstrated Sumo wrestling.[4][5]
History
Otakorp announced in early 2013 a new convention would be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada where they hope to create a smaller convention and test new ideas.[3][6] Otakon has had issues where new test content has been too successful such as the 2012 Maid Cafe.[7] Representatives from Las Vegas first approached Otakorp about moving Otakon from Baltimore to Las Vegas.[7] Expansion to Vegas was also chosen due to Otakon reaching capacity in Baltimore, along with Vegas being accessible with affordable transportation and several hotel/food options.[7][8] January dates were chosen for the reason attendees should be less busy.[7] Concerns were raised about the location due the existence of two conventions in the Las Vegas area.[9]
The convention's first year in 2014 featured more than 70 hours of programming.[4] JAM Project appeared at 2015's opening ceremony while on the ANISONG World Tour Lantis Festival in Las Vegas.[10]
Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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| January 3–5, 2014 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada |
2,006 (unique)[11] |
Masahiro Ando, Zach Bolton, Richard Epcar, Kelly Gneiting, Riichiro Inagaki, Kaoru Kurosaki, Jamie Marchi, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Sayaka Sasaki, Frederik L. Schodt, Ian Sinclair, Ellyn Stern, and Byambajav Ulambayaryn.[12] |
| January 16–18, 2015[11][13] | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada |
2,100 (est)[14] |
Steven Blum, Toshio Furukawa, JAM Project, Shino Kakinuma, Wendee Lee, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Lisa Ortiz, and Sushio.[14] |
| January 15–17, 2016 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada |
2,401 (paid)[2] |
Sandy Fox, Todd Haberkorn, Lex Lang, Vic Mignogna, and Jason Charles Miller.[2] |
See also
References
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External links
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