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Otakon
Sign in to saveOtakon ( ) is an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. From 1994 to 2016, it took place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor district; in 2017, it moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The convention focuses on East Asian popular culture (primarily anime, manga, music, and cinema) and its fandom. The name is a portmanteau derived from convention and the Japanese word otaku.
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otakon.com →Founded in 1994, Otakon is an annual convention held in the summer months to celebrate Asian pop culture (anime, manga, music, movies, video games, etc) and its fandom. The event runs from Friday to Sunday and is packed with a schedule that has tons to do. “For fans, by fans”, Otakon is run all by volunteers under the non-profit organization Otakorp, Inc . 50.5% of Attendees prefer Chicken Nuggies over the 49.5% who prefer Chicken Tendys 74.6% of Attendee source their food for Otakon from local sources outside the convention center. 50.5% of Attendees prefer Chicken Nuggies over the 49.5% who prefer Chicken Tendys
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- www.otakon.com
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- 1994-00-00
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11 sectionsContents
- Otakorp
- Programming
- History
- Event history
- Locations
- Baltimore
- Washington, DC
- Las Vegas
- Notes
- References
- External links
Otakon ( ) is an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. From 1994 to 2016, it took place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland's Inner Harbor district; in 2017, it moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The convention focuses on East Asian popular culture (primarily anime, manga, music, and cinema) and its fandom. The name is a portmanteau derived from convention and the Japanese word otaku.
==Otakorp== Otakon is run by the Pennsylvania-based non-profit organization Otakorp, Inc. whose primary purpose "is to promote the appreciation of Asian culture, primarily through its media and entertainment".
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