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Otakon 2022 IS ALMOST HERE!
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Our time machines are all fired up, and we're ready to skip ahead to Friday. Like we do every year around this time, we asked our Guest and Programming teams to come up with a list of 25 awesome things they think you should know about Otakon 2022!
They had a tough time narrowing it down to just 25. So while we wait for our time machine's chrono-synchronizers to finish their final calibration, here are 25 Amazing Things to do at Otakon 2022!
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COVID Policies for Otakon 2022
Otakon will be verifying vaccination status upon check-in and badge pick-up. In addition to your badge, you will receive a wristband verifying that your vaccine or PCR test has been checked.
Masks will also be required to be worn in all convention areas in the Walter E Washington Convention Center and the Marriott Marquis.
KNOW WHAT TO BRING BEFORE YOU ARRIVE!
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View our schedule, convention maps and more on your mobile device using the Guidebook app. The guide for Otakon 2022 is now available for download!
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25 Amazing Things to do at OTAKON 2022!
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- Don’t miss out on the chance to meet the amazing English Veteran Voice Actors we’ve brought out this year! We’ve got industry veterans Steve Blum and Beau Billingslea! Who doesn’t want
the chance to hang with Spike and Jet at their panels all weekend?
- Come see the crew from Carole and Tuesday. Celeina Ann, the singing voice of Tuesday, and Motonobu Hori, the director, are both joining us this year. They’ll talk about their
time on Carole and Tuesday as well as their own panels on their careers.
- Rock and Roll with our Friday night K-pop concert! We have American Song Contest winner AleXa, K-Rock powerhouse Rolling Quartz, and K-pop stars PIXY! Hosted by the amazing journalist and producer Lai Frances!
- If video games are more your speed we have a pair of guests right up your alley! Video game composers Harumi Fujita and Takahiro Izutani will be joining us. You know Fujita-san for
her work on classics such as Megaman 3, Bionic Commando, and Ghosts n’Goblins. Izutani-san is best known for his work on music in the Metal Gear Solid Series, Bayonetta (1&2), and Yakuza 2!
- If you are the hardcore anime faithful we have some pretty cool guests from the My Teenage Romantic Comedy SNAFU. We are joined by Producer Masazumi Kato, Seiyuu Chado Horii
(Kakeru Tobe). We are especially excited to be joined by the award-winning series creator, Wataru Watari!
- If you are into the new CG anime wave then come see panels from Producer Yoshihiro Watanabe from Orange! You may know Orange from their work creating Beastars and the upcoming TRIGUN STAMPEDE!
- Maybe CG gets you excited in a different way and you’ve hopped on the Vtuber and holo avatar wave. Come and check out Kiral Poon and Masafumi Mikami from Gugenka as they talk
about creating the models behind all your favorite holo avatars and holo anime crossovers!
- In the realm of the internet, we are also joined by a few different content creators this year! We have 2 of the biggest anime TikTok creators out there, Jose Estrada and KingChris! Come
join their crazy antics in person at their panels and around the convention.
- While the TikTok guests are having fun maybe Twitch and Youtube are more your speed. Unless you’ve been under a rock marathoning One Piece, you’ve seen the wacky videos from Kaho Shibuya! Kaho has made a bunch of over-the-top videos delving into all of the goofy and different parts of Japanese Culture and is ready to meet all of
you in person!
- Maybe you are more into the K-pop side of Youtube. In which case make sure to check out the ZB label panel with Junhong Kim, Angelina Foss, and Jenny Zha as they talk about what goes into making Kpop music videos and the work that goes into showing off your favorite stars! Junhong Kim in particular you have seen his work with artists such as BTS, Psy, and Girls Generation among others!
- Some of you may have noticed that we have more voice actors! We are also joined by the amazing Zeno Robinson, Tiana Camacho, and Ricco Fajardo. Whether it’s Ricco outdoing all of Class A as Mirio in My Hero Academia, to Tiana Camacho’s antics as Ermes Costello in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, you have heard them all more than once. You may know Zeno for his role as Hawks in My Hero Academia, but did you also know he is Cyborg in Young Justice and
Hunter in The Owl House! Make sure to check out their panels and snag an autograph if you have time.
- Some of you may be saying that is great but I know you have Japanese Voice Actors as well. And you would be right! We are joined by some incredible veterans besides just Horii-san. We are joined by Mariya Ise, Toshio Furukawa, and Shino Kakinuma! Mariya Ise has many incredible roles but some of her biggest are Foo Fighers from JoJo's
Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, Hwan Paorin/Dragon Kid from TIGER & BUNNY, Yoshino Somei from Spriggan, Ray from The Promised Neverland, Killua Zoldyck from HUNTER x HUNTER, Reg from Made in Abyss.
- Since Ise-san took up a section all by herself we will give the Furukawa’s a slot of their own. This incredible Seiyuu couple has been knocking it out of the park with your favorite anime series for awhile. Furukawa-san is the voice of Piccolo in Dragonball and Ace in One Piece! Kakinuma-san you’ve heard as Videl in Dragonball and Molly in Sailor Moon!
- We’ve talked about voice work for a while and I think it’s time to go back to music. We have a visual kei treat with G.L.A.M.S! They have had incredible success in bringing Japanese music across Europe and now they are coming to Otakon!
- We have an incredible music treat Sunday as well! Come check out the Otakon Sun and Stars Concert! It will have music from our guest anime composers Kaoru Wada and Yuki Hayashi! You know their music from Inuyasha, Haikyu!!, and My Hero Academia. It will have a rock band and orchestra blowing everyone away for almost 2 hours!
- Maybe the new Cyberpunk anime has your interest or Star Wars: Visions! Studio TRIGGER will be joining us again this year. You Yoshinari and Hiromi Wakabayashi will be
talking about their work so far and projects on the horizon being one of Japan’s favorite anime studios!
- What anime con would we be with Bandai? Bandai Namco Filmworks and Producer Hiroyuki Kikukawa are excited to show off RWBY: ICE QUEENDOM and Yurei Deco!
- Don’t worry, what event would be complete without cosplay! We once again have the Hall Costume Contest with some amazing judges. This year we are joined by the incredibly talented Jessie Pridemore, ProfessorSensei, and Chiara Scuro.
- The Masquerade isn’t going anywhere either with some incredible new performances, a halftime show, and some soon-to-be-announced judges!
- If you want some late-night fun we also have Lyra’s Ball and the Saturday Dance! Come be formal at Lyra’s Ball and show off your fancy anime side Friday night. Also, feel free to be
the anime degen that exists in all of us and go hard at the dance on Saturday!
- We’ve talked about a lot of the super fun guests and events this weekend but we also have amazing exhibition halls that are packed to the gills! We have an incredibly full Dealers Hall to buy all of your favorite goods from figures and models to clothes and much more!
- Also if you want to really show off your fun side check out the Artists Alley! We have incredible works from dozens of artists with prints, accessories, and many more cool arts and crafts you never knew you needed in your life. They will have all the anime series and games in every art form imaginable.
- If you just wanna sit down and game for a bit we have you covered as well! We have a huge Gaming Hall filled with video games, board games, and arcades to have a blast with your friends without lugging your systems from home! You can find me on Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: All-Star Carnival.
- If you are about that hands-on craft life then the Makerspace is for you! Come and build tons of cool pieces from art to props and much more! There are plenty of incredibly talented people to guide you as well if you just want to give it a shot. (Or visit Ota-chan if you've got little ones!)
- Maybe after all of this stimulation, a nice book is just what you need to cool down. Catch up on that one volume you missed in the Manga Library! Maybe a guest interested you throughout the weekend and you can read the first volume from the show they were in.
- I lied there is one more thing. Have fun! It can be sitting with friends showing off all the stuff you bought or autographs you got signed to rocking out at a concert. You can go learn about the industry or hear from your favorite guest's experiences. Be friendly, and safe, and have a great time at Otakon 2022!
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