Otakon

July 30 - August 1, 2004
Baltimore Convention Center

Organized by Otakorp, Inc.

Attendance:
20,899 warm bodies
55,000 turnstile attendance count (estimated)

Attendees:
View 33 AnimeCons.co.uk users in attendance

Overall Rating: 4.2 stars (based on less than ten member ratings)

Advance Rates:
$40 through Mar 15, 2004
$45 through Apr 30, 2004
$50 through Jun 15, 2004
$55 through Jun 30, 2004

At-Door Rates:
All 3 days: $55
$20 to $40 per day

Guests:
• Angela (Musicians)
• Matt Boyd (Webcomic Writer, Mac Hall)
• ~~John Burgmeier (Voice Actor)~~ cancelled
• Siu-Tung "Tony" Ching (Choreographer / Action Director)
• Luci Christian (Voice Actress)
• Koge Donbo* (Artist)
• Richard Epcar (Voice Actor)
• Christian Fundin (Creator/Artist, Little Gamers)
• Mohammad "Hawk" Haque (Artist, Applegeeks)
• Chuck Huber (Voice Actor)
• Koge-Donbo (Manga Artist)
• L'Arc~en~Ciel (Band)
• Pontus Madsen (Little Gamers)
• Ian McConville (Web Comic Artist / Game Developer, Mac Hall Productions)
• Yutaka Minowa (Director)
• ~~Kirby Morrow (Voice Actor, Ocean Studios)~~ cancelled
• Ichiro Okouchi (Screenwriter)
• Ananth Panagariya (Writer, Applegeeks)
• Chris Patton (Voice Actor)
• ~~Fred Perry (Artist / Writer, Gold Digger)~~ cancelled
• Monica Rial (Voice Actress)
• Chris Sabat (Voice Actor)
• Tatsuo Sato (Screenwriter)
• Yuzo Sato (Animation Director)
• Lianne Sentar (Writer)
• Matt Thorn (Cultural Anthropologist, School of Cartoon & Comic Art at Kyoto Seika University)
26 guests listed

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Press Releases and News:

Jun 11, 2004 -	Otakon announces additional guests
Jun 16, 2004 -	Otakon hotels are all sold out
Jun 27, 2004 -	L'Arc~en~Ciel to perform at Otakon
Jan 01, 2005 -	Largest anime conventions of 2004

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