Otakon Vegas
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 |
Organized by | Otakorp, Inc. |
Filing status | 501(c)(3) |
Website | Otakon Vegas |
Otakon Vegas (/ˈoʊtəkɒn/ 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 |
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January 3–5, 2014 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | 2006 | 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.[8] |
See also
References
- ^ Labrador, Jorge (2013-02-25). "Otakon to bring anime fans to Vegas in 2014". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ a b "Otakon Spin-Off Convention in Vegas Planned for January". Anime News Network. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2013-08-12). "Otakon 2013 Closing Ceremonies". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ "Baltimore's Otakon to host Otakon Vegas in January 2014". The Asahi Shimbun. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ a b c d "ANNCast Bro-takon". Anime News Network. 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Noorinejad, Florence (2013-02-21). "Otakon goes Vegas, adding festival outside Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ "AnimeCons TV - February 2013 Feedback". AnimeCons.com. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ "Otakon Vegas 2014 Information". AnimeCons.com. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
External links
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