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| name = Otakuthon | image = | caption = | status = Active | genre = Anime | venue = Palais des congrès de Montréal | location = Montreal, Quebec | country = Canada | first = 2006 | last = August 3–5, 2018[1] | next = August 16-18, 2019[2] | organizer = {{plainlist|
}} | filing = Non-profit | attendance = 23,226 in 2018[1] | website = {{URL|otakuthon.com/}} }}Otakuthon is Quebec's largest anime convention promoting Japanese animation (anime), Japanese graphic novels (manga), related gaming and Japanese pop-culture (music, cinema, television).[2] It is held annually for 3 days in downtown Montreal during a weekend in August. 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).[3] 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.[4] The first edition of Otakuthon was held in 2006 in mid-June, but later moved to early-mid August / late July from 2007 onward. This year's edition, Otakuthon 2018, will be held on August 3–5, 2018 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The convention is the 11th-largest anime convention in North America as of 2017.[5] ProgrammingAs with most other anime conventions, Otakuthon offers a wide range of programming, exhibits, and other events. Otakuthon's programming consists of cosplay events, a masquerade, vendors, an Artists' Area, panels and workshops, game shows, anime video screenings, dances, karaoke and music concerts. New to 2008 were photo booths, a garage sale[6] and a manga library.[7]
History{{multiple image|direction = vertical |width = |image1 = Otakuthon 2011 Main Hallway view.jpg |caption1 = View of the main hallway of the Palais des Congrès during Otakuthon 2011, with some attendees in cosplay |image2 = Otakuthon_2011_Masquerade.jpg |caption2 = 3 contestants perform a skit on stage during the Otakuthon 2011 Masquerade }} Otakuthon evolved from the annual Animethon[9] anime marathon presented by Otaku Anime of Concordia University, held at the Henry F. Hall Building on the Sir George Williams campus. The anime marathon had over the years, used one or several screening rooms, over the course of one[10] or two[11] days, and had included ancillary events. In 2005, the 10th edition of Animethon was renamed Otakuthon.[12] In 2006, Otaku Anime joined together with other local anime clubs and individuals to turn the annual anime marathon into a full blown convention. While convention membership at the 2006 edition was free, admission fees were introduced from 2007 and onwards.[16] There was a pre-registration option for the paid memberships, and attendees who pre-registered could arrive on Friday afternoon to receive their membership badges in order to gain instant access to all convention events on the same day at opening time.[17] Admissions for the Masquerade and J-pop concert were included in the membership fee.[13] The 2007 edition's outstanding success prompted Otakuthon to move its venue from Concordia University to the much larger Palais des congrès de Montréal convention center in summer 2008.[14] This allowed the convention to increase its capacity, concentrate the main attractions on a single floor instead of multiple floors at the university, as well as free itself from restrictions imposed upon by the institution. In the same year, Otaku Anime and the other anime clubs managing the convention formed the Quebec Anime Committee, Otakuthon's parent organization.[1] With a great number of out-of-province Guests invited in 2009, Otakuthon was upgraded from a regional-level convention to a national-level one.[15] 2010 introduced a Thursday evening badge pickup option for pre-registered attendees, which alleviated the long lineups on Friday as well as provided them immediate access to the convention area when the doors opened on Friday afternoon. Year after year, Otakuthon has occupied more and more conference spaces and hallways of the convention center following an annual progressive growth; while in 2008 less than half of the 5th and 7th floors were booked, in 2010 nearly 80% of those floors plus the main exhibition hall of the 2nd floor (for Registration) were open for the convention. In 2017, Registration was moved to Level 1 to make space for expansion of the Exhibition Hall on the 2nd floor. Expansion of exhibit and conference space is expected to continue in the upcoming years as the convention continues to maintain a strong growth rate. In 2014, the Quebec Anime Committee became the Otakuthon Cultural Society and continues to manage the convention to this day. In 2018, Otakuthon started offering VIP passes called Premium Badges. A badge mailout option was also introduced to attendees pre-registering for the convention.[16] Otakuthon has a relatively significant economic impact on Montreal, compared to other similar-sized national-level conventions held at the same location. In 2011, the convention generated an estimated $2,137,157 in economic spinoffs in the city,[17] while in 2010 it generated an estimated $1,606,076.[15] World Cosplay Summit Canadian PreliminariesIn 2014, the World Cosplay Summit (WCS) announced that Canada would join this international event as an Observer Nation in 2015. Otakuthon was selected as the convention to hold the Canadian Preliminaries for the WCS, starting in 2014.[8] Winners from the Preliminaries at Otakuthon 2014 traveled to Japan to participate in the WCS 2015 events, but not compete in the Cosplay Championship. This was the first time a Canadian cosplay delegation represented the country at this international event, which has been running yearly since 2003. Since 2016, Canada was eligible to compete in the Championship and earn awards. The Preliminaries to select the team to represent Canada as a full-participating nation were held at Otakuthon 2015, almost a full year in advance. The World Cosplay Summit is generally held from late July to early August, with the 2016 edition held from Sat, Jul 30, 2016 to Sun, Aug 7, 2016.[18] In 2017, the Preliminaries at Otakuthon were moved from Friday evening to Sunday mid-day, and the show was livestreamed to Team Canada's quarters in Nagoya; also that year, the Cosplay Championship was livestreamed to Otakuthon attendees in a special screening room. Event history
Sub-eventsYear after year, Otakuthon hosts a number of sub-events, a series of programming and activities based around specific passions.
Other eventsOtakuthon's staff and volunteers also organize events in Montreal other than the main annual convention. Most of the con's staff and volunteers are present at these events.
Additionally, they organize an [https://yatsumi.otakuthon.com/antrip/presentation/index.php annual trip] each May to Anime North (AN) in Toronto, Canada's largest anime convention. The travel group is open to anyone, not just Otakuthon attendees. The Otakuthon staff and volunteers assigned to this trip, which act as brokers, receive trip signups and trip money from travelers, which is used to reserve chartered buses, book hotel rooms and make group registrations for the con. This travel group from Montreal is the largest, single group registration for Anime North, at about 50 people. Otakuthon's annual Anime North trip provides a cost-effective, centrally-managed opportunity for Montrealers to attend AN without the hassle of figuring out every detail of the trip, competing for hotel room bookings, getting together a group large enough to qualify for Anime North's group rate, and determining an itinerary from Montreal to the con's area, which is outside of downtown Toronto, requiring commuting or a taxi ride if the method of transport chosen is by bus or train, which have their terminals downtown. (Car travelers can drive directly to the con, while air travelers can land at Toronto Pearson International Airport, which is next to the con.) Signups for the trip usually open in January of each year. MascotYurika (pictured on the right), a fictional blue-haired teenage girl, serves as Otakuthon's mascot.[16] She appears under many forms on Otakuthon booklets, badges, website, clothing and other wearables. She was originally created for the convention by local artist Jessie Rong.[44] Yurika has been drawn by various artists over the years and a mascot contest was even once held.[45] Véronique Thibault, Yinyin Liu, Sharyl Chow and Meryem Bahnini were credited in the Otakuthon 2010 program booklet for different versions of the mascot. In 2011, Yurika was joined by her brother Yatsumi, her cousin Yuki, and her friend Yumi.[46] Past anime conventions in MontrealThere has been 2 other anime conventions held in Montreal, in addition to Otakuthon. They were:
See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web | title = Otakuthon homepage | url = http://www.otakuthon.com/en/ | quote = The Quebec Anime Committee is a joint committee composed of Otaku Anime and other anime clubs and individuals. Incorporated with the Quebec government in January 2008 as a non-profit organization, it has been formed shortly after the decision to change the convention venue from Concordia University to the Palais des congrès. The "Quebec Anime Committee" name can be seen at the bottom (footer) of every page of the Otakuthon website.}} 2. ^{{cite web | url = http://protoculture-mag.blogspot.com/2006/05/protoculture-at-otakuthon.html | title = Protoculture at Otakuthon | date = 2006-05-30 | accessdate = 2007-02-02 | work = Protoculture News & Updates}} 3. ^{{cite web | url = http://cjournal.concordia.ca/journalarchives/2005-06/jun_1/007079.shtml | title = Otakuthon set for Hall Building | date = 2006-06-01 | accessdate = 2007-02-02 | work = Concordia Journal}} 4. ^Otakuthon English & Otakuthon français 5. ^{{cite web|last1=Delahanty|first1=Patrick|title=Largest North American Anime Conventions of 2017|url=https://animecons.ca/news/post/1516/largest-north-american-anime-conventions-of-2017|publisher=AnimeCons.ca|accessdate=4 June 2018|date=January 1, 2018}} 6. ^Attractions - Otakuthon 2008 7. ^Manga Library - Otakuthon 2008 8. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-05-22/canada-and-sweden-join-the-world-cosplay-summit/.74823 | title=Anime News Network| date=2014-05-22 | accessdate=2014-05-22}} 9. ^Not to be confused with Animethon, the Edmonton anime convention. 10. ^Animethon 1998 (Google Groups) 11. ^Animethon 1999 (Google Groups) 12. ^Otakuthon 2005 webpage 13. ^1 http://www.otakuthon.com/en/faq.php?view=reg 14. ^http://www.otakuthon.com/2008/pdf/Otakuthon-PR-2008-01-29.pdf 15. ^1 http://congresmtl.com/2010/05/le-palais-des-congres-conclut-des-ententes-pour-11-evenements-denvergure-qui-genereront-des-retombees-de-plus-de-23-millions-de-dollars-pour-montreal/ 16. ^http://www.otakuthon.com/2018/news/2018-04-23/otakuthon-pre-registration-is-now-open/ 17. ^http://congresmtl.com/2010/08/le-palais-des-congres-conclut-des-ententes-pour-12-evenements-denvergure-qui-genereront-des-retombees-de-pres-de-85-millions-de-dollars-pour-montreal/ 18. ^https://www.facebook.com/WorldCosplaySummit/videos/1072833376060724/ 19. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/997/otakuthon-2006 | title = Otakuthon 2006 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 20. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/1193/otakuthon-2007 | title = Otakuthon 2007 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 21. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/1519/otakuthon-2008 | title = Otakuthon 2008 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 22. ^{{cite web | url = http://teknews.net/otakuthon.php | title = Otakuthon Editions Information | publisher = TekNews.net | accessdate = 2008-11-03}} 23. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/1737/otakuthon-2009 | title = Otakuthon 2009 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 24. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.otakuthon.com/2009/home/ | title = First Round of Guests Announced! | publisher = Otakuthon 2009 | accessdate = 2009-05-25}} 25. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/2113/otakuthon-2010 | title = Otakuthon 2010 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 26. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/2411/otakuthon-2011 | title = Otakuthon 2011 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 27. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.otakuthon.com/2011/guests | title = Otakuthon 2011 Guests | publisher = Otakuthon 2011 | accessdate = 2011-08-05}} 28. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/2928/otakuthon-2012 | title = Otakuthon 2012 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 29. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/3538/otakuthon-2013 | title = Otakuthon 2013 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 30. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/4743/otakuthon-2014 | title = Otakuthon 2014 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 31. ^{{cite web | url = http://ffnewworld.com/concert/montreal-qc-2014/ | title = A New World: intimate music from FINAL FANTASY | publisher=ffnewworld.com | accessdate = 2014-03-08}} 32. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/5159/otakuthon-2015 | title = Otakuthon 2015 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 33. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/6123/otakuthon-2016 | title = Otakuthon 2016 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 34. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/7589/otakuthon-2017 | title = Otakuthon 2017 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 35. ^1 2 {{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/10109/otakuthon-2018 | title = Otakuthon 2018 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 36. ^1 {{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/11686/otakuthon-2019 | title = Otakuthon 2019 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 37. ^http://www.otakuthon.com/2015/programming/yaoithon/ 38. ^http://www.otakuthon.com/2015/programming/yurithon/ 39. ^http://www.otakuthon.com/2015/programming/dollfest/ 40. ^http://www.otakuthon.com/2015/programming/hakurei_shrine_festival/ 41. ^http://www.otakuthon.com/2014/programming/pokethon/ 42. ^http://www.otakuthon.com/2015/news/2015-10-18/sorry-no-halloween-party-this-year/ 43. ^https://www.facebook.com/events/290993924271563/ 44. ^1 2 Otakuthon 2007 :: FAQ 45. ^Otakuthon 2009 :: Mascot Contest 46. ^http://www.otakuthon.com/2011/general_info/faq/#26 47. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/357/montreal-comic-expo-2003 | title = Montreal Anime Expo 2003 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} 48. ^{{cite web | url = https://animecons.ca/events/info/2274/daikon-2010 | title = Daikon 2010 Information | publisher = AnimeCons.ca | accessdate = 2018-10-11}} External links
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