Otakon
Dates Location Attendance ( unique memberships ) Guests
July 29-31 , 1994 Days Inn Penn State , State College , Pennsylvania 350 Robert DeJesus , Dave Fleming , Jei Fubler Harvey , Bill Mayo , Neil Nadelman , Steve Pearl , Lorraine Savage , Sue Shambaugh , and Jeff Thompson
September 1-4 , 1995 Penn State Scanticon , State College , Pennsylvania 450 Steve Bennett , Robert DeJesus , Matt Greenfield , Teruo Kakuta , Trish Ledoux , Neil Nadelman , Toshio Okada , Steve Pearl , C. Scott Rider , Tomoko Saito , Lorraine Savage , Sue Shambaugh , Toren Smith , John Staton , Jeff Thompson , Adam Warren , and Robert Woodhead
August 9-11 , 1996 Marriott 's Hunt Valley Inn , Hunt Valley , Maryland 1,000 Steve Bennett , Robert DeJesus , Masaomi Kanzaki , Matt Lunsford , Neil Nadelman , Steve Pearl , Sue Shambaugh , Jeff Thompson , and Adam Warren
August 8-10 , 1997 Marriott 's Hunt Valley Inn , Hunt Valley , Maryland 1,750 Ippongi Bang , Kuni Kimura , Matt Lunsford , and Jan Scott-Frazier
August 7-9 , 1998 Hyatt Regency-Crystal City , Arlington , Virginia 2,500 Hiroshi Aro , Juliet Cesario , Robert DeJesus , Tiffany Grant , Scott Houle , Shoji Kawamori , Kuni Kimura , Trish Ledoux , Stuart Levy , Matt Lunsford , Tristan MacAvery , Neil Nadelman , Lisa Ortiz , Steve Pearl , Jan Scott-Frazier , Scott Simpson , John Staton , Jeff Thompson , and Amanda Winn-Lee
July 2-4 , 1999 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 4,500 Steve Bennett , Chris Beveridge , Michael Brady , Robert DeJesus , Robert Fenelon , Crispin Freeman , Tiffany Grant , Amy Howard-Wilson , Mari Iijima , Mitsuhisa Ishikawa , Yoko Kanno , Kuni Kimura , Hiroyuki Kitakubo , Shin Kurokawa , Rachael Lillis , Neil Nadelman , Kazuto Nakazawa , Lisa Ortiz , Steve Pearl , Fred Perry , Fred Schodt , Jan Scott-Frazier , John Staton , Jeff Thompson , Adam Warren , and Shinichiro Watanabe
August 4-6 , 2000 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 7,500 Yoshitoshi ABe , Bôa , Steve Bennett , Chris Beveridge , Mandy Bonhomme , Robert Fenelon , Michael Granberry , Shinya Hasegawa , Scott Houle , Amy Howard-Wilson , Kunihiko Ikuhara , Mitsuhisa Ishikawa , Ian Kim , Neil Nadelman , Steve Pearl , Gilles Poitras , Hiroaki Sakurai , Jan Scott-Frazier , John Staton , Jeff Thompson , Yasuyuki Ueda , Adam Warren , Pamela Weidner , and Simon Yam
August 10-12 , 2001 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 10,275 Steve Bennett , Rodney Largo Caston , Jo Chen , Colleen Doran , Fred Gallagher , Tiffany Grant , Scott Houle , Toshihiro Kawamoto , Ian Kim , Shin Kurokawa , Masao Maruyama , Hikaru Midorikawa , Fred Perry , Gilles Poitras , Jan Scott-Frazier , Kazuya Tsurumaki , Adam Warren , and Pamela Weidner
July 26-28 , 2002 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 12,880 Steve Bennett , Chris Beveridge , Rodney Largo Caston , Fred Gallagher , Yoko Ishida , Wendee Lee , Masao Maruyama , Yutaka Minowa , Kiroyuki Morioka , Neil Nadelman , Yasuhiro Nightow , Fred Perry , TW Crew , Gilles Poitras , Tatsuo Sato , Jan Scott-Frazier , and Lianne Sentar
August 8-10 , 2003 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 17,338 Steve Bennett , Mandy Bonhomme , Johnny Yong Bosch , Justin Cook , Julie Davis , Robert DeJesus , Brian Drummond , Fred Gallagher , Scott Houle , Yoshiaki Iwasaki , Toshihiro Kawamoto , Itsuro Kawasaki , Tsukasa Kotobuki , Pontus Madsen , Masao Maruyama , Rica Matsumoto , Dr. Susan Napier , Satoshi Nishimura , Kristine Sa , Fred Schodt , Jan Scott-Frazier , T.M.Revolution , and Pamela Weidner
July 30 - August 1 , 2004 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 20,899 angela , Matt Boyd , Siu-Tung Tony Ching , Luci Christian , Koge Donbo* , Richard Epcar , Christian Fundin , Mohammad Hawk Haque , Chuck Huber , L'Arc-en-Ciel , Pontus Madsen , Ian McConville , Yutaka Minowa , Ichiro Okouch , Ananth Panagariya , Chris Patton , Monica Rial , Chris Sabat , Tatsuo Sato , Yuzo Sato , Lianne Sentar , and Matt Thorn
August 19-21 , 2005 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 22,000 Greg Ayres , Katie Bair , Matt Boyd , Brian Carroll , Luci Christian , Justin Cook , Richard Ian Cox , Huw Lem Davies , Ben Dunn , Christian Fundin , Fred Gallagher , Michael Gluck , Mohammad Hawk Haque , the Indigo , Yoshinori Kanemori , Kumiko Kato , Toshihiro Kawamoto , Dave Lister , Pontus Madsen , Masao Maruyama , Ian McConville , Mike McFarland , Mary Elizabeth McGlynn , Scott McNeil , Vic Mignogna , Mitsukazu Mihara , Seiji Mizushima , Ananth Panagariya , Fred Perry , Puffy AmiYumi , Scott Ramsoomair , Xero Reynolds , Monica Rial , Michelle Ruff , Michael Mookie Terracciano , and Toshifumi Yoshida
August 4-6 , 2006 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 22,302 Christine Auten , Troy Baker , Colleen Clinkenbeard , Christian Fundin , Lisa Furukawa , Fred Gallagher , Caitlin Glass , Yoshiki Hayashi , Kate Higgins , Kouta Hirano , Hirotsugu Kawasaki , Ayako Kawasumi , Nana Kitade , Yuri Lowenthal , Pontus Madsen , Masao Maruyama , Mike McFarland , Mucc , Kazuto Nakazawa , Monica Rial , Antimere Robinson , Patrick Seitz , Makoto Tateno , and Nobuteru Yuuki
July 20-22 , 2007 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 22,852 AAA , Morio Asaka , Steve Blum , Colleen Clinkenbeard , Aaron Dismuke , Eminence , Christian Fundin , Fred Gallagher , Caitlin Glass , Ryuhei Kitamura , Kenji Kodama , Pontus Madsen , Vic Mignogna , Maki Murakami , Mamiko Noto , Hitoshi Sakimoto , Tomokazu Seki , Stephanie Sheh , Mike Sinterniklaas , Michihiko Suwa , and Steve Yun
August 8-10 , 2008 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 26,262 Laura Bailey , Peter S. Beagle , DaizyStripper , Richard Epcar , Peter Fernandez , Taliesin Jaffe , JAM Project , Willow Johnson , Kyoko Kano , Mika Kano , Mela Lee , Yuri Lowenthal , MarBell , Masao Maruyama , Hiromi Matsushita , Tony Oliver , Tara Platt , Derek Stephen Prince , Mike Sinterniklaas , Ellyn Stern , Kazuko Tadano , the Underneath , and Kappei Yamaguchi
July 17-19 , 2009 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 26,586 Becca , Crispin Freeman , Kikuko Inoue , Noboru Ishiguro , Yukio Kikukawa , Masao Maruyama , Hidenori Matsubara , Mike McFarland , Mary Elizabeth McGlynn , MELL , Misako Rocks ! , Tony Oliver , Fred Schodt , Naomi Tamura , VAMPS , Kanon Wakeshima , Travis Willingham , and Yutaka Yamamoto
July 30-August 1 , 2010 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 29,274 Peter S. Beagle , Chris Bevins , Maile Flanagan , Scott Freeman , Todd Haberkorn , Clarine Harp , Yoshiki Hayashi , Naoto Hirooka , Home Made Kazoku , Amy Howard-Wilson , Masashi Ishihama , Jerry Jewell , Kanon , Hiroki Kikuta , Hiroshi Koujina , Masao Maruyama , Koji Masunari , Vic Mignogna , Yuji Mitsuya , Tomonori Ochikoshi , Takamasa Sakurai , Patrick Seitz , Stephanie Sheh , Shihori , Mike Sinterniklaas , Felipe Smith , Sugizo , J. Michael Tatum , The Yoshida Brothers , and Hiroaki Yura
July 29-31 , 2011 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 29,337 Peter S. Beagle , Johnny Yong Bosch , Chemistry , Eyeshine , Scott Freeman , Toshihiro Fukuoka , Orine Fukushima , Noboru Ishiguro , Atsuhiro Iwakami , Masumi Kano , Roland Kelts , Kylee , Cassandra Lee , Shelby Lindley , Masao Maruyama , Mitsuba , Kazuya Murata , Momoka Ohara , Tony Oliver , Lisa Ortiz , Masayuki Ozaki , Scott Sager , Takamasa Sakurai , DJ Saolilith , Akira Sasanuma , Patrick Seitz , Stephanie Sheh , Chiaki Shimogama , Makoto Shinkai , Bob Shirohata , Sixh. , Synergy , J. Michael Tatum , Nobuo Uematsu , Cristina Vee , Tom Wayland , Mari Yoshida , and Hiroaki Yura
July 27-29 , 2012 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 30,785 Peter S. Beagle , Christine Marie Cabanos , Jason David Frank , Gashicon , Aya Hirano , Mikako Joho , Tetsuya Kakihara , Lauren Landa , Masao Maruyama , Yuuka Nanri , Trina Nishimura , Ai Nonaka , Brina Palencia , Shin Sasaki , Michael Sinterniklaas , J. Michael Tatum , Hidetaka Tenjin , Gen Urobuchi , VIXX , and Sarah Williams
August 9-11 , 2013 Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore , Maryland 34,211 Shingo Adachi , Peter S. Beagle , Maile Flanagan , Crispin Freeman , Tsukasa Fushimi , Todd Haberkorn , Kyle Hebert , Home Made Kazoku , Chiaki Ishikawa , Hiroyuki Kanbe , Yoko Kanno , Tetsuya Kawakami , Roland Kelts , Kaoru Kurosaki , Masao Maruyama , Mike McFarland , Vic Mignogna , Kazuma Miki , Masayuki Ozaki , Takamasa Sakurai , Jad B. Saxton , Tomokazu Seki , Micah Solusod , Michihiko Suwa , T.M.Revolution , Yuzuru Tachikawa , Cristina Vee and , Shinichiro Watanabe
History -- Event history
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.