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Otakon is proud to announce our first guest for 2019, Hirokatsu Kihara. Formerly involved with the production desk at Studio Ghibli, Hirokatsu Kihara was involved in the hit anime Laputa: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service. Nowadays he writes ghost stories and MCs at monster conventions. His most famous work is Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment, and has been a crucial contributor to many other hits in this genre. We are pleased to welcome Kihara-san back as the comminity celebrates the 30th anniversary of Kiki's Delivery Studio. Previously, he was a guest at Otakon 2018 and spoke at the Library of Congress last summer. Don't miss out on seeing Hirokatsu Kihara at Otakon this year.

Good news everyone! Registration for Otakon 2019 is now open! Register early to lock in the special "early bird" discount rate. Learn more at our website and join us July 26-28, 2019!

Still looking for that perfect gift for that hard to shop for Otaku, or maybe a little something special for yourself? Well good news! Our volunteer Ota-elves have been scrambling and we're excited to be able to open member registration for Otakon 2019 this Wednesday, December 19th at 11am Eastern. Register early to lock in the special "early bird" discount rate. Learn more at our website and join us July 26-28, 2019!