 It is a non-profit, fan-run anime convention that was initiated by Concordia University's anime club, named "Otaku Anime of Concordia University" ("Otaku Anime" for short).The name "Otakuthon" is a portmanteau of the Japanese word ""otaku"" and "marathon".Otakuthon strives to be a bilingual (French and English) event, having programming, the masquerade and the program book in both official languages.