Otakon Vegas | |
---|---|
Status | Inactive |
Genre | Anime, East Asian popular culture [1] |
Venue | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino |
Location(s) | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2014 |
Attendance | 2,243 [2] |
Organized by | Otakorp, Inc. [3] |
Filing status | 501(c)(3) |
Website | Otakon Vegas |
Otakon Vegas ( /ˈoʊtəkɒn/ OH-tə-kon) was a three-day anime convention held during January at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The convention was organized by Otakorp, the group behind Otakon. [3] [4]
The convention typically offered an artist alley, concerts, dealer's room, masquerade, and panels. [5] [6] One of the new programming experiments at Otakon Vegas demonstrated Sumo wrestling. [5] [7]
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. [4] [8] Otakon has had issues where new test content has been too successful such as the 2012 Maid Cafe. [9] Representatives from Las Vegas first approached Otakorp about moving Otakon from Baltimore to Las Vegas. [9] 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. [9] [10] January dates were chosen for the reason attendees should be less busy. [9] Concerns were raised about the location due to the existence of two conventions in the Las Vegas area. [11]
The convention's first year in 2014 featured more than 70 hours of programming. [5] JAM Project appeared at 2015's opening ceremony while on the ANISONG World Tour Lantis Festival in Las Vegas. [12] Otakon Vegas went on hiatus after 2018's event. [13]
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
---|---|---|---|
January 3–5, 2014 |
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | 2,006 (unique) [14] | 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 Ulambayar. [15] |
January 16–18, 2015 [14] [16] | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | 2,100 (est) [17] | Steve Blum, Toshio Furukawa, JAM Project, Shino Kakinuma, Wendee Lee, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Lisa Ortiz, and Sushio. [17] |
January 15–17, 2016 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | 2,243 [2] | Sandy Fox, Todd Haberkorn, Lex Lang, Erica Mendez, Vic Mignogna, and Jason Charles Miller. [2] |
January 13–15, 2017 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | Colleen Clinkenbeard, Yasuhiro Imagawa, Hiroshi Kitadani, Lauren Landa, Erica Mendez, Byambajav Ulambayar, and Ryuichi Yamamoto. [18] | |
January 19-21, 2018 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | SungWon Cho, Erica Lindbeck, Keith Silverstein, and Kiyotaka Waki. [19] |
Otakon Vegas | |
---|---|
Status | Inactive |
Genre | Anime, East Asian popular culture [1] |
Venue | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino |
Location(s) | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Country | United States |
Inaugurated | 2014 |
Attendance | 2,243 [2] |
Organized by | Otakorp, Inc. [3] |
Filing status | 501(c)(3) |
Website | Otakon Vegas |
Otakon Vegas ( /ˈoʊtəkɒn/ OH-tə-kon) was a three-day anime convention held during January at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The convention was organized by Otakorp, the group behind Otakon. [3] [4]
The convention typically offered an artist alley, concerts, dealer's room, masquerade, and panels. [5] [6] One of the new programming experiments at Otakon Vegas demonstrated Sumo wrestling. [5] [7]
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. [4] [8] Otakon has had issues where new test content has been too successful such as the 2012 Maid Cafe. [9] Representatives from Las Vegas first approached Otakorp about moving Otakon from Baltimore to Las Vegas. [9] 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. [9] [10] January dates were chosen for the reason attendees should be less busy. [9] Concerns were raised about the location due to the existence of two conventions in the Las Vegas area. [11]
The convention's first year in 2014 featured more than 70 hours of programming. [5] JAM Project appeared at 2015's opening ceremony while on the ANISONG World Tour Lantis Festival in Las Vegas. [12] Otakon Vegas went on hiatus after 2018's event. [13]
Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
---|---|---|---|
January 3–5, 2014 |
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | 2,006 (unique) [14] | 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 Ulambayar. [15] |
January 16–18, 2015 [14] [16] | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | 2,100 (est) [17] | Steve Blum, Toshio Furukawa, JAM Project, Shino Kakinuma, Wendee Lee, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Lisa Ortiz, and Sushio. [17] |
January 15–17, 2016 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | 2,243 [2] | Sandy Fox, Todd Haberkorn, Lex Lang, Erica Mendez, Vic Mignogna, and Jason Charles Miller. [2] |
January 13–15, 2017 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | Colleen Clinkenbeard, Yasuhiro Imagawa, Hiroshi Kitadani, Lauren Landa, Erica Mendez, Byambajav Ulambayar, and Ryuichi Yamamoto. [18] | |
January 19-21, 2018 | Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada | SungWon Cho, Erica Lindbeck, Keith Silverstein, and Kiyotaka Waki. [19] |