Status Active Inaugurated 2014 Location Las Vegas Valley | Country United States Attendance 2,243 | |
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Genre Anime, East Asian popular culture Venue Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino | ||
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Otakon Vegas (/ˈoʊtəkɒn/ OH-tə-kon) is a three-day anime convention held during January at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The convention is organized by Otakorp, the group behind Otakon.
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Programming
The convention typically offers an artist alley, concerts, dealer's room, and panels. One of the new programming experiments at Otakon Vegas demonstrated Sumo wrestling.
History
Otakorp announced in early 2013 a new convention would be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada where they hope to create a smaller convention and test new ideas. Otakon has had issues where new test content has been too successful such as the 2012 Maid Cafe. Representatives from Las Vegas first approached Otakorp about moving Otakon from Baltimore to Las Vegas. Expansion to Vegas was also chosen due to Otakon reaching capacity in Baltimore, along with Vegas being accessible with affordable transportation and several hotel/food options. January dates were chosen for the reason attendees should be less busy. Concerns were raised about the location due the existence of two conventions in the Las Vegas area.
The convention's first year in 2014 featured more than 70 hours of programming. JAM Project appeared at 2015's opening ceremony while on the ANISONG World Tour Lantis Festival in Las Vegas.