Otakuthon

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Otakuthon
Status Active
Venue Concordia University
Location Montreal, Quebec
Country Flag of Canada Canada
First held 2006
Attendance est. 1800 in 2006
Official website

Otakuthon is Quebec's only anime festival promoting Japanese animation (anime), Japanese graphic novels (manga), related gaming and Japanese pop-culture.[1] It is held annually in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a non-profit, fan run anime convention that was intiated by Concordia University's anime club, named "Otaku Anime of Concordia University" (Otaku Anime for short).[2] Otakuthon strives to be a bilingual (French and English) event; having programming, the masquerade, and the program book in both official languages.[3]

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[edit] History

Otakuthon evolved from the annual Animethon anime marathon presented by Otaku Anime of Concordia University. The anime marathon had over the years, used one or several screening rooms, over the course of one [4] or two [5] days, and had included ancillary events. In 2005, the 10th edition of Animethon was renamed Otakuthon.[6] In 2006, Otaku Anime joined together with other anime clubs and individuals to turn the annual anime marathon into a full blown convention.

[edit] Event history

Dates Location Atten. Guests
June 10–11, 2006 Concordia University
Montreal, Quebec		 1,872 Boxed Rice Productions, Joany Dubé-Leblanc, Matt Hill, Irulanne, Gisèle Lagacé, Delphine Levesque Demers, Christopher Macdonald, Sara E. Mayhew, Claude J. Pelletier, Emru Townsend, and Tamu Townsend.[7]
August 4–5, 2007 Concordia University
Montreal, Quebec		 1,946 The 404s, Arashi Daiko, Boxed Rice Productions, Sébastien Fréchette, Irulanne, Christopher Macdonald, Les Major, Dawn "Kaijugal" McKechnie, Tim Park, Claude J. Pelletier, Scott Ramsoomair, Lucien Soulban, Mark Sprague, Mandy St. Jean, Sukoshi Yoshi, and Venus Terzo.[8]
July 26–27, 2008 Palais des congrès
Montreal, Quebec		 The 404s, Maral Agnerian, David Coacci, Disorder, Sébastien Fréchette, D.S. Gannon, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Gisèle Lagacé, Delphine Levesque Demers, Les Major, Dawn "Kaijugal" McKechnie, Neurose?, Tim Park, Claude J. Pelletier, Lucien Soulban, Spike Spencer, Mark Sprague, and Mandy St. Jean.[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Protoculture at Otakuthon. Protoculture News & Updates (2006-05-30). Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
  2. ^ Otakuthon set for Hall Building. Concordia Journal (2006-06-01). Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
  3. ^ Otakuthon English & Otakuthon francais
  4. ^ Animethon 1998 (Google Groups)
  5. ^ Animethon 1999 (Google Groups)
  6. ^ Otakuthon 2005 webpage
  7. ^ Otakuthon 2006 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
  8. ^ Otakuthon 2007 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
  9. ^ Otakuthon 2008 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.

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Anime Conventions in Canada

Anime Evolution (Vancouver) • Animethon (Edmonton) • Otafest (Calgary) • Ai-Kon (Winnipeg) • Anime North (Toronto) • AC-cubed (Ottawa)• Otakuthon (Montreal) • Animaritime (Sackville)