Otakuthon

Otakuthon
Status	Active
Genre	Anime
Venue	Palais des congrès de Montréal
Location(s)	Montreal, Quebec
Country	Canada
Inaugurated	2006
Most recent	August 5–7, 2016
Next event	August 4–6, 2017
Attendance	21,315 in 2016
Organized by	Otaku Anime of Concordia University (2006–2007) Quebec Anime Committee (2008–2013) Otakuthon Cultural Society (2014–present)
Filing status	Non-profit
Website
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). It is held annually for 3 days in downtown Montreal during a weekend in the summer months. 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. The first edition of Otakuthon was held in 2006 in mid June, but later moved to early-mid August / late July from 2007 onward. The most recent convention, Otakuthon 2016, was held on August 5-7, 2016 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The convention is the 11th largest anime convention in North America as of 2016.

As 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 and a manga library.

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