Otakon

Otakon is an annual three-day anime convention held during July/August. From 1999 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.
==Gallery==
=== Otakon 2018 ===
A sketch of Constanze by Yoshinari during 2018 Otakon.jpg|A sketch of Constanze by Yoshinari during 2018 Otakon
Rough sketch of Shiny Chariot by Yoshinari to Katelyn from 2018 Washington D.C. Otakon.jpg|Rough sketch of Shiny Chariot by Yoshinari to Katelyn from 2018 Washington D.C. Otakon
Rough sketch of Atsuko Kagari by Yoshinari to Franklin from 2018 Washington D.C. Otakon.jpg|Rough sketch of Atsuko Kagari by Yoshinari to Franklin from 2018 Washington D.C. Otakon
=== Otakon 2022 ===
Otakon 2022 announcement welcoming Hiromi Wakabayashi.jpg|Otakon 2022 announcement welcoming Hiromi Wakabayashi
Otakon 2022 announcement welcoming Yoh Yoshinari.jpg|Otakon 2022 announcement welcoming Yoh Yoshinari
Yoshinari in the middle of drawing Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol during 2022 Otakon event.jpg|Yoshinari in the middle of drawing Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol during 2022 Otakon event
Yoshinari in the middle of drawing Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol during 2022 Otakon event 2.jpg|Ditto
Yoshinari in the middle of drawing Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol during 2022 Otakon event 3.jpg|Ditto
Yoshinari in the middle of drawing Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol during 2022 Otakon event 4.jpg|Ditto
Yoshinari in the middle of drawing Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol during 2022 Otakon event 5.jpg|Ditto
Yoshinari displaying his drawing of Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol for Otakon 2022.jpg|Yoshinari displaying his drawing of Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol for Otakon 2022
Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol by Yoshinari for Otakon 2022.jpg|Akko in David Martinez's outfit and pistol by Yoshinari for Otakon 2022
Akko doodle to PhilB by Yoh Yoshinari during Otakon 2022.jpg|Akko doodle to PhilB by Yoh Yoshinari during Otakon 2022
==History==
This is a table displaying a comprehensive timeline of various times Studio Trigger in-house staff and affiliates participated in this event. It is a nonexhaustive list as Studio Trigger might continue to partake in these events as time goes on, and the list might be missing past events due to lack of awareness or information availdable. Comment below the article if you know of any details that can be added to this table.
Events 	Start 	End 	Participated Members
Otakon 2022	Jul 29, 2022	Jul 31, 2022	Yoh Yoshinari, Hiromi Wakabayashi, Tatsuru Tatemoto
==Notes==
* As hinted in the interview with Michihiko Suwa and Yuzuru Tachikawa by Reverse Thieves during Otakon 2013, the success of the crowdfunding of Enchanted Parade via. Kickstarter further contributed to growing interest on said company.https://reversethieves.com/2013/08/19/otakon-2013-10-minutes-with-yuzuru-tachikawa-and-michihiko-suwa/ This also helped by the company's benefit of bypassing difficulties in content acquisition and provides the opportunity to be financed in potentially successful projects, as acknowledged by LeSean Thomas during an interview with Reverse Thieves in Otakon 2016.https://reversethieves.com/2016/09/05/otakon-2016-10-minutes-with-lesean-thomas/
*During Otakon 2022, the following tidbits were divulged by the Studio Trigger staff (Yoshinari and Wakabayashi) in attendance: 
**Wakabayashi confirmed that the studio had complete control over its works with Cyberpunk: Edgerunners being among few exceptionshttps://x.com/VamptVo/status/1553805077584003074.
** Yoshinari remarked that various mechas in Studio Trigger's works such as Stanship's Grand Charion configuration were slightly "organic" and "flexible" compared to the likes of Gundam, due to his past involvement with Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise in which the Evangelions are actually cyborgshttps://x.com/VamptVo/status/1553805808571392002 
**Yoshinari enlisted Hiroyuki Imaishi in working on Little Witch Academia so he could bring him to wider audience as the latter's works prior were aimed to specific type of fanshttps://x.com/VamptVo/status/1553807565464690689.
**When questioned about comparison between Ninja Slayer the Animation and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners in an interview, Yoshinari claimed to have watched the former and expressed his confidence in ensuring the latter had better lightinghttps://x.com/VamptVo/status/1553807929937117185.
**The primary inspirations of Lio and co.'s Burnish Armors are typical apparels of American Biker Gang, with helmets being based on motorcross as well as Fūjin and Raijin from Japanese mythologyhttps://x.com/VamptVo/status/1553809870788431872.
**Wakabayashi revealed in Otakon 2022 that the studio looked for new talents in directing new season of Inferno Cop (having drawn the characters' designs which included Hellfire Kid, the older version of Hellfire Boy) and majorities, if not all of his peers supported Keita Amemiya's Gridman Universe serieshttps://x.com/VamptVo/status/1553813462958096389.
**Kai Ikarashi is thought to be "an odd one" because he researched older animatorshttps://x.com/VamptVo/status/1553814067835437056.
**Wakabayashi expressed an interest in working on a Fast and Furious installment in addition of Star Wars.https://x.com/VamptVo/status/1553814632611151872 He also stressed aspiring artists who asked him for advice to take inspirations from diverse medias instead of anime alone https://x.com/VamptVo/status/1553817560885387267
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=== News=== 
*Anime News Network 
**Otakon 2022 Event Hosts Game Composer Harumi Fujita by Alex Mateo June 7, 2022
**Otakon 2022 Event Hosts Anime Composers Yuki Hayashi, Kaoru Wada by Alex Mateo July 7, 2022
**Otakon 2022 Event Hosts Voice Actress Mariya Ise by Adriana Hazra July 11, 2022
**Otakon 2022 Event Hosts My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Staff, Author, More Guests by Adriana Hazra July 17, 2022
**Hiromi Wakabayashi to Be Guest at Otakon 2022 July 18, 2022
**Otakon 2022 Event Hosts Yoh Yoshinari, Hiromi Wakabayashi by Adriana Hazra July 19, 2022
*Crunchyroll News
**Otakon 2022 Welcomes Bandai Namco's Hiroyuki Kikukawa, Trigger's Yoh Yoshinari and Hiromi Wakabayashi by Kara Dennison July 18, 2022
*Reverse Thieves 
**Otakon 2017: Artist Alley August 29, 2017
**Pre-Otakon 2018: Otakon EVOL and the Super Dimensional Mugen Attack August 8, 2018
===Interviews===
*Manga Mavericks 
**Hiromi Wakabayashi & Yoh Yoshinari From Studio Trigger Interview | Otakon 2022 by Varun Gupta September 16, 2022
==References==