23 Awesome Things to Do at Otakon 2023

Published: Sat, 07/15/23

Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC

July 28-30, 2023

23 AWESOME THINGS TO DO AT OTAKON 2023

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23 Awesome Things to do at Otakon 2023

Whether it's your first time to Otakon or you're a convention veteran,
Otakon 2023 has something for you!

Check out our Friday Rock Concert with Yasuharu Takanashi and Yaiba! Join us as we rock out live to the music from Naruto, Fairy Tail, Sailor Moon Crystal, and much more! The concert starts in the Main Events Room at 7 PM.
Check out the subtitled premiere of the Quintessential Quintuplet Specials in Panel 1 on Friday in Panel 1 at 4:15-5:45 PM.
If you’re a Macross fan, don’t miss out on the Macross Exhibit down in the Dealer’s Room in the Industry Section. Take a picture with the Valkyrie and see a ton of stuff from the franchise!
Want to become a seiyuu or try learning about voice acting from a Japanese perspective? Join Seiyuu Haruna Ikezawa in Panel 7 on Friday at 5:45-6:45 PM.
Are you a Trigun fan, or do you just have a 60,000,000,000 $$ bounty? Join the team from Studio Orange behind Trigun Stampede in Featured Events on Saturday from 4-5 PM.
Want more movie premieres? Come see the subtitled premiere of The Tunnel to Summer, Exit of Goodbyes with the author Mei Hichimoku, Composer Harumi Fuuki, Setting Producer Shingou Nichikawa, and Producer Naoki Koyama on Saturday from 5:30-8:00 PM in Featured
Programming!
Perhaps you’re more of a fan of revived anime classics like Bastard!! We have a panel with the creators of the new Netflix version, who are excited to talk about season 2 coming out! Come check out Director Takaharu Ozaki, Composer Yasuharu Takanashi, and Producer Shinya Tsuruoka as they discuss working on Bastard!! Get excited for Season 2!
Did you miss out on Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festa? Well, come join Bethan Walker (Alisaie) and Colin Ryan (Alphinaud), as well as panel host Ricco Fajardo as they discuss working on FFXIV and answer some of your questions live in Panel 1 on Saturday from 4:30-5:30 PM!
Try mixing it up with our Telemundo! Anime in Latin America Panel with Mario Castaneda,
Romulo A Bernal, and Juan Felipe Sierra Cortes! See your favorite Spanish voice actors in Panel 7 at 4:30-5:30 PM on Friday!
How to go from Youtube to Voice Acting to Vtubing and beyond? Check out the panel: “YouTube to the Recording Booth: Meet AmaLee!” in Panel 1 on Saturday from 7-8 PM!
Are you more of a Kpop fan, perhaps? Make sure to attend the JUST B concert on Sunday at 1 PM in Main Events! There are still a couple of VIP tickets left, and they’ll be doing events and signings throughout the weekend!
Ride or die with Isekai? See the premiere of Episodes 3 and 4 of My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1 with Director Yuji Yanase!
Check out the incredible Ikebana Flower arrangements and demonstrations throughout the
convention center and weekend by Ichiyo School Headmaster Naohiro Kasuya! He came from Tokyo to get as many people as possible into the incredible art of Ikebana!
Are content creators more your jam? Come see Kaho Shibuya at her panel “Catchin' Up with Kaho Shibuya” in Panel 1 on Friday 8:15-9:15 PM.
Are you a Manwha fan?! We have a Manwha Panel Saturday from 5:45-6:45 PM with an
incredible cast of Kim Hanjae, Kim Jongik, Park Kyungran, Choi In Sun, and Dokkotak.
Do you spend the first or last hour of your day scrolling through anime TikToks? Come check out King Chris, BrownBakugo, Seto Snooplong, Kawiwiiii live at their panel: “The Worst Trends: TikTok Improv” in panel 1 on Saturday from 2-3 PM.
If you’re a member of the anime LGBT community, then you can join J Michael Tatum, Brandon McInnis, and Natalie Van Sistine as they talk about working in the industry and being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community in Panel 7 at 4:30-5:30 PM!
Everyone loves Jazz in anime and games! Join Seiyuu Junko Iwao and Ryu Kawamura as they talk about making music from series such as Nier Automata in their panels!
Excited about Armored Core 6 and everything, Mecha? Join the incredible panel “Mecha Video Games W/ Mecha Designers and Mecha Game Designers” with Hidetaka Tenjin, Shoji Kawamori, Shinji Aramaki, Takenobu Terada, and Ollie Barder.
We didn’t forget BL! Check out the famed Mangaka Kyoko Aiba in her live drawing session in
Panel 7 from 2-3 PM Friday and ask your questions live, and she sketches away!
Wanna jam out Saturday night?! Come check out the new and improved Neon Crabby Dance in Club Ota! Doors open at 8:30 PM and jam until 2 AM!
Wanna Rock Out to some Visual Kei! Make sure to see Kouki live as well as Senanan’s Fashion Show! All of these incredible events and more will be in Featured Events!
Whether you are slugging it out in Night City in Cyberpunk or Piercing the Heavens in Gurren
Lagann, we are all fans of Studio Trigger! Join them as they bring over some of their rising
animation talents for the first time! Their Live Drawing Panel will be at 9-10 AM in Panel 1 on
Saturday!
We lied, and there was one more thing! Stay safe, and have a ton of fun over the weekend!

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	Walter E. Washington Convention Center
	Washington, DC

	July 28-30, 2023

961 Mercantile Drive
Suite E
Hanover MD 21076
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