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Otakon Vegas

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Otakon Vegas
Official Otakon Vegas Logo.
StatusActive
GenreAnime, East Asian popular culture[1]
VenuePlanet Hollywood Resort and Casino
Location(s)Las Vegas, Nevada
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2014
Organized byOtakorp, Inc.
Filing status501(c)(3)
WebsiteOtakon Vegas

Otakon Vegas (/ˈtəkɒn/ OH-tə-kon) is an upcoming 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.[2]

Programming

One of the new programming experiments at Otakon Vegas will demonstrate Sumo wrestling.[3]

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.[2][4] Otakon has had issues where new test content has been too successful such as the 2012 Maid Cafe.[5] Representatives from Las Vegas first approached Otakorp about moving Otakon from Baltimore to Las Vegas.[5] 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.[5][6] January dates were chosen for the reason attendees should be less busy, but the 2015 convention has different dates.[5] Concerns were raised about the location due the existence of two conventions in the Las Vegas area.[7]

Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
January 3–5, 2014 Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
2006Masahiro 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.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Labrador, Jorge (2013-02-25). "Otakon to bring anime fans to Vegas in 2014". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  2. ^ a b "Otakon Spin-Off Convention in Vegas Planned for January". Anime News Network. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2013-08-12). "Otakon 2013 Closing Ceremonies". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  4. ^ "Baltimore's Otakon to host Otakon Vegas in January 2014". The Asahi Shimbun. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  5. ^ a b c d "ANNCast Bro-takon". Anime News Network. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  6. ^ Noorinejad, Florence (2013-02-21). "Otakon goes Vegas, adding festival outside Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  7. ^ "AnimeCons TV - February 2013 Feedback". AnimeCons.com. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
  8. ^ "Otakon Vegas 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-01-01.

36°06′36″N 115°10′15.45″W / 36.11000°N 115.1709583°W / 36.11000; -115.1709583