Manga Mavericks Goes to Washington! We headed down to our nation’s capital to congregate with our fellow weebs at the one-and-only otaku convention, Otakon! Was making Otakon our first convention to attend since the pandemic began a wise decision? Was attending a convention while we’re still in a global pandemic a good idea to begin with? Probably not, but we went as press, and we’re obligated to talk about in another one of our signature overly long and needlessly meticulous convention podcasts that comes out a month after the convention is over baybee!!!

Con you believe it? Well, you Ota!!

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PODCAST BREAKDOWN:

00:00 – In Memoriam: Masami Suda and Fredd Ladd

03:00 – Intro

News:

04:11 – Otakon 2021 Attendance
05:11 – Anime Expo plans 2022 Event
05:38 – Anime NYC News

06:58 – Community Shout-Outs:

Otakon 2021 Con Report!:

14:20 – Introducing Otakon

16:07 – First Impressions and Previous Experiences with Otakon
17:59 – Day 0 in Maryland
19:07 – Overall Thoughts on Otakon 2021
27:08 – COVID-19 Precautions & Procedures
37:10 – Otakon Staff
39:00 – Thoughts on The Suicide Squad
43:27 – Travel & Con Fatigue

Day 1:

44:55 – Food Offerings at Otakon
52:41 – The Best Openings for Shows You Probably Didn’t See
57:10 – The Art of the Eyecatch
1:02:38 – DENPA Manga Industry Panel
1:08:55 – Sakura Wars Retrospective Panel
1:10:24 – Dealers Room
1:28:45 – The Art of Voice Over with Laura Post
1:34:50 – Japanese Conversations with Abby Trott
1:42:43 – Interview Cancellations
1:44:06 – Day 1 Wrap-Up & Leto’s Pizza

Day 2:

1:47:06 – DC Metro Transit
1:48:17 – Artist Alley
1:55:50 – Dealers Room Part 2
2:00:41 – Manga Masters: Kentaro Miura
2:02:44 – AnimEigo Panel
2:09:01 – Project A-ko Remastered Screening
2:15:47 – Skin-Deep: Diversity in Japanese Culture
2:21:01 – Discotek Industry Panel
2:36:06 – Dinner at Nando’s & Day 2 Wrap-Up

Day 3: 

2:40:45 – Otakon Exhibits
2:42:34 – Otakon Cosplay
2:48:35 – Intro to Josei
2:52:07 – Industry Roundup Panel
2:55:10 – Dealers Room Part 3
2:58:45 – The Wonderful World of Yaz
3:01:30 – Companies That Knew Nothing of Anime Fan Wants
3:07:43 – Orange’s “Home” Screening & Making-Of Panel
3:12:04 – Post-Con Dinner at Bon-chan’s

3:12:46 – Final Thoughts on Otakon 2021
3:17:57 – Wrap-Up 

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About The Author Siddharth Gupta

Siddharth Gupta is an illustrator, animator, and writer based in Minnesota. They graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Animation from the School of Visual Arts, and have worked on projects for the University of Minnesota and the Shreya R. Dixit Foundation. An avid animation and comics fan since childhood, they've turned their passion towards being both a creator and a critic. They credit their love for both mediums to Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball, which has also defined their artistic and comedic sensibilities. A frequent visitor to their local comic book shop, they are an avid reader and collector, particularly fond of manga. Their favorite comics include The Adventures of Tintin by Herge, Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed, and pretty much anything and everything by Rumiko Takahashi.

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