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Virtual anime convention experience at home!
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
AUGUST 15-16, 2020
11:00 AM EDT
11:00 PM EDT
ONLINE
NO TRAVEL NEEDED
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11:00 | Opening Ceremony Kick off the convention weekend with performances from various talented artists! You might even catch a little preview of what the weekend has in store for you! Starts at: 11:00 Duration: 60 min English & French Event 11:00 (60 min) | Noob - Olydri Starts at: 11:00 Duration: 60 min French Live 11:00 (60 min) | Chibi 101 Starts at: 11:00 Duration: 45 min French Panel 11:00 (45 min) |
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11:45 | Hirokatsu Kihara (FR) Kihara-san returns to Otakuthon again and will walk you through how Ghibli made their significant movie “My Neighbour Totoro”. Do you know who was the model of the cat bus? Check out his panel to find out as an introduction for his next visit to Montreal! Starts at: 11:45 Duration: 15 min Japanese with French subtitles Panel 11:45 (15 min) | ||
12:00 | at-home cafe Come join the at-home cafe maids for a virtual tour of their Akihabara maid service and famous music clips! Starts at: 12:00 Duration: 45 min Japanese with FR/EN subtitles Event 12:00 (45 min) | Crunchyroll: Anime Chat and Trailers Join Crunchyroll and let’s chat anime. What are you watching? What do you love, hate, hate to love? Maybe we will even watch some anime trailers and a special announcement about special online merch only available during online panels and events! Starts at: 12:00 Duration: 60 min English Live 12:00 (60 min) | Introduction to Quebec-Japan Relations: How to find Japan here in Quebec Introduction to Quebec-Japan Relations: How to find Japan here in Quebec, and how to go discover Japan! (Videoconference in French) You already know Japanese pop culture inside and out and want to explore other facets of Japan? Consul General of Japan in Montreal Osamu Izawa has grouped all the ways you can participate in the strengthening of Japan-Quebec relations into one presentation! Whether you are looking to start a business venture, learn a new cultural discipline, or take part in an exchange, this brief overview will walk you through the main options you have linked to Japan! Let’s team up to help the friendship between Japan and Quebec flourish! Starts at: 12:00 Duration: 30 min French Panel 12:00 (30 min) |
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12:30 | Rakugo : Amabié Starts at: 12:30 Duration: 30 min French Panel 12:30 (30 min) | ||
12:45 | Rica Matsumoto Q&A Rica Matsumoto is a seiyuu (voice actress), a singer, and a multi-talent actress best known for her role as young boys such as Satoshi (Ash Ketchum) in Pokémon, Ryo Bakura and Yami Bakura in Yu-Gi-Oh. She was one of the founders of the Anison band JAM Project and will reveal interesting information about her works in this exclusive Q&A panel. Starts at: 12:45 Duration: 75 min Japanese with FR/EN subtitles Event 12:45 (75 min) | ||
13:00 | Hanging out with Crunchyroll Got questions? Here is the place to ask them. get ready for an AMA style from the current seasonal anime to questions about what it’s like to work for Crunchyroll. Starts at: 13:00 Duration: 60 min English Live 13:00 (60 min) | Calligraphie You will discover the beauty of Japan with Shoho Teramoto, master of Japanese calligraphy. Starts at: 13:00 Duration: 15 min Japanese with French subtitles Panel 13:00 (15 min) | |
13:15 | Rakugo : Le jugement du tengu Starts at: 13:15 Duration: 30 min French Panel 13:15 (30 min) | ||
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13:45 | Calligraphy You will discover the beauty of Japan with Shoho Teramoto, master of Japanese calligraphy. Starts at: 13:45 Duration: 15 min Japanese with English subtitles Panel 13:45 (15 min) | ||
14:00 | Laurence Manning Concert Specializing in video game music, the pianist, arranger, and composer Laurence Manning will be holding a concert for the Otakuthon at Home!! The concert will be recorded on her faithful Young Chang piano in her home studio. You can expect arrangements from Zelda, Mario, Final Fantasy, Metroid, Monkey Island and many more. Starts at: 14:00 Duration: 60 min English Event 14:00 (60 min) | Games with Crunchyroll! Come hang out with a member of the Crunchyroll Games team and ask all those burning questions you may have about Crunchyroll games while they play one of their favorite games. Starts at: 14:00 Duration: 60 min English Live 14:00 (60 min) | Japanime Games Industry Panel Starts at: 14:00 Duration: 60 min English Panel 14:00 (60 min) |
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15:00 | Shu Takada Born on October 7, 1996, from Shizuoka, Japan Shu Takada has been participating in the national contests since age 7 and has won the first title as a World Champion at 16. Ever since, he has become a 6-time World Champion. Shu’s astonishing performance of fusing yo-yo moves and dance music has attracted an audience of all ages at various festivals and club events throughout Japan. Starts at: 15:00 Duration: 30 min Japanese with English subtitles Event 15:00 (30 min) | QR en direct de Wakanim Starts at: 15:00 Duration: 45 min French Live 15:00 (45 min) | CyberConnect 2 Game Industry Panel Truth Behind Japanese Games What determines a successful game? How have the trends in the video game industry changed game creators’ approach in making a popular game? What are the harsh realities that game makers worry about constantly, but that most players don’t realize? In this special seminar, Hiroshi Matsuyama, the CEO of renowned Japanese game developer CyberConnect2, gives you a raw look at the truth behind video game productions, using many world-popular Japanese-made game titles as examples. An interesting comparison between game production and manga/anime production will provide insights to the making of anime games. This panel will be in Japanese, with English subtitles. Moderators from CyberConnect2 Montreal Studio will be answering questions in the live chat. CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. is a Japanese game developer based in Fukuoka, Japan. It is most renowned as the creators of the .hack series, and as the developers of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. The CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama spearheads many of CC2’s developments as the Executive Director. He is also the author of manga series, Chaser Game, and the book Digital Daydreams, a recount of the Japanese game industry as Matsuyama saw it. Starts at: 15:00 Duration: 60 min Japanese with English subtitles Panel 15:00 (60 min) |
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15:30 | Video Game Orchestra From their homes in Boston and LA, the band will deliver a special performance featuring new arrangements of music from games like NieR, Animal Crossing, Castlevania, and many more. Starts at: 15:30 Duration: 30 min English Event 15:30 (30 min) | ||
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16:00 | Sora Tokui Q&A Sora Tokui is a voice actress and mangaka well known for portraying Nero Yuzurizaki from “Tantei Opera Milky Holmes”, Nico Yazawa from “Love Live”, and Maya Jouga from “Is the Order a Rabbit?” among many other roles. As a Mangaka, her work “Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!” has 2 volumes serialized, as well as been made into an anime. Starts at: 16:00 Duration: 60 min Japanese with FR/EN subtitles Event 16:00 (60 min) | Défi Pokémon Starts at: 16:00 Duration: 75 min French Live 16:00 (75 min) | Ubisoft Montréal Want to know how we make games even better for gamers like you?
The Montreal Ubisoft User Research Lab is here to explain the magic and wonder behind Playtests!
Come join Marie Roman and Kelsey Hlavaty to hear about how your impact helps create our most famous games like Rainbow Six Siege and Assassin’s Creed. Starts at: 16:00 Duration: 30 min English & French Panel 16:00 (30 min) |
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16:30 | CyberConnect2 Q&A CC2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama answers all the burning questions that were sent to him about CyberConnect2. Starts at: 16:30 Duration: 30 min English Panel 16:30 (30 min) | ||
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17:00 | WASUTA Concert & Q&A The World Standard (WASUTA) is an idol group formed in 2015 with members from a digital native generation. As their name The World Standard implies, the members study world languages including English, Spanish and Chinese. To date, they have performed in 11 countries to become global level artists. Starts at: 17:00 Duration: 60 min Japanese with FR/EN subtitles Event 17:00 (60 min) | CyberConnect 2 Recruitment Panel Do you want to be a game creator? Do you like anime games? Do you want to work in Japan? Japanese video game developer CyberConnect2 is looking for artists, designers, programmers, and more to join its teams on its many exciting anime game projects! In this Otaktuhon panel, CC2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama will personally introduce the company to our future recruits, and talk about what it is like working at CyberConnect2. You will learn about the three studios, Fukuoka, Tokyo, and Montreal, and the various open positions. You will hear about the support the company provides for foreign staff CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. is a Japanese game developer based in Fukuoka, Japan. It is most renowned as the creators of the .hack series, and as the developers of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. The CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama spearheads many of CC2’s developments as the Executive Director. He is also the author of manga series, Chaser Game, and the book Digital Daydreams, a recount of the Japanese game industry as Matsuyama saw it. Starts at: 17:00 Duration: 60 min Japanese with English subtitles Panel 17:00 (60 min) | |
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17:30 | Nomme-moi la chanson d’anime Starts at: 17:30 Duration: 90 min French Live 17:30 (90 min) | ||
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18:00 | Otakuthon Masquerade The Otakuthon Masquerade is an amateur costuming competition for anime, manga and gaming-related costumes as well as costumes inspired by such works. It is an opportunity to see cosplayers show off their superb costumes, craftsmanship and creativity. Starts at: 18:00 Duration: 30 min English & French Event 18:00 (30 min) | RightStuf Industry Panel Right Stuf Anime is the largest anime specific retail and distribution company in North America, currently offering more than 22,000 products via RightStufAnime.com. Celebrating our 33rd year in the industry, our unique position as a publisher, distributor and retailer gives us a distinct advantage in the marketplace and the confidence to proclaim “We know anime!” Join our panel at Otakuthon Online to find out about the latest Right Stuf Anime store exclusives, new Nozomi Entertainment announcements, and upcoming Gundam releases! And of course, we’ll be giving away a gift card or two! Starts at: 18:00 Duration: 60 min English Panel 18:00 (60 min) | |
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18:30 | IA‘s PARTY A GO-GO - SUPER EDITION PARTY A GO-GO is a world tour, which started out as virtual artist IA’s first solo performance in Los Angeles (2015). IA toured in 12 cities, performed 14 shows in 3 years with a total attendance of 30,000. The show screenings took place in 300 cities with a total attendance of 90,000 and was highly received. The tour ended in Madrid following the Tokyo encore live. PARTY A GO-GO -SUPER EDITION-： To celebrate IA’s MUSICAL & LIVE SHOW ARIA in Tokyo on November 2019, a special 2-day limited show was held, the PARTY A GO-GO -SUPER EDITION-. This show took place on a holographic stage, and the set list included songs chosen by fan votes, which made it unique from the other world tour shows. Starts at: 18:30 Duration: 90 min Japanese with English subtitles Event 18:30 (90 min) | ||
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19:00 | Arranging and orchestration for live concerts and recordings Join Eric Roth for a discussion of topics related to his career creating arrangements and orchestrations for Distant Worlds, A New World and many other artists and productions. Starts at: 19:00 Duration: 45 min English Live 19:00 (45 min) | Manga Planet Industry Panel In 2012, Manga Planet started as a joint project between Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. and FANTASISTA, INC. to research and explore the ways manga is read throughout the world. Aiming to bring new manga to fans from all over the world and support artists and the industry, Manga Planet pushes for affordability and access to manga through a subscription-based service. Readers who subscribe to Manga Planet and pay a flat monthly fee of $6.99 will have access to our expanding library of English-language manga. To subscribe, please go to read.mangaplanet.com and create an account. Official Blog: https://mangaplanet.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MangaPlanet.jp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MangaPlanet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manga_planet_official/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgsPqgKpsr87XRw87nwVvUg Starts at: 19:00 Duration: 60 min English Panel 19:00 (60 min) | |
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20:00 | OtakuRock ft. Tortuga OtakuRock’s goal is to feature local bands and musicians who want to perform in front of those who want to dance, head bang or sing along! For this fifth edition of Otakurock, Tortuga will knock your socks off with their interpretations inspired by some of your favorite video games! Who’s ready to rock? Come have a blast! Starts at: 20:00 Duration: 60 min Not applicable Event 20:00 (60 min) | J-Novel Industry Panel J-Novel Club’s Industry panel to catch up on the latest news with live Q&A session! Starts at: 20:00 Duration: 60 min English Live 20:00 (60 min) | Cosplay Panel Starts at: 20:00 Duration: 60 min French Panel 20:00 (60 min) |
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21:00 | Lumica Panel Starts at: 21:00 Duration: 90 min English Live 21:00 (90 min) | futekiya Industry Panel “In 2018, futekiya began as a Boys’ Love manga news and culture website operated by FANTASISTA, INC., a CG/VR production studio based in Tokyo, Japan. futekiya transformed into a budding global distributor of officially licensed BL manga in 2019. futekiya launched as an online subscription service for officially licensed BL manga on July 8, 2019. Determined to connect fans around the world with English-translated BL legally and conveniently, futekiya empowers readers to support creators and the manga industry. Readers who subscribe to futekiya and pay a flat monthly fee of $6.99 will have access to our expanding library of English-language manga. To subscribe, please go to read.futekiya.com and create an account. Official Blog: https://futekiya.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/futekiya/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/futekiya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futekiya/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-gn8-LSdZdRRWDeDe520A " Starts at: 21:00 Duration: 60 min English Panel 21:00 (60 min) | |
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21:30 | OtakuDance The Otakudance is not about to let a virtual edition drag it down! Join your hostess The PinkPopo and her special guest for an hour of party! Starts at: 21:30 Duration: 90 min Not applicable Event 21:30 (90 min) | ||
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22:00 | Histoire de la pornographie japonaise imagée Starts at: 22:00 Duration: 60 min French Panel 22:00 (60 min) | ||
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11:00 | IA Dance Workshop Starts at: 11:00 Duration: 30 min English Event 11:00 (30 min) | King of the Hat Panel Starts at: 11:00 Duration: 45 min English Live 11:00 (45 min) | BANQ Origami and manga review Origami workshop: Learn the basics of origami. Jennifer, a librarian at the Grande Bibliothèque, will teach you to make a crane, a frog and a butterfly, step by step. The traditional Japanese art of paper folding will hold no more secrets for you! The manga library: Two manga obsessed librarians introduce you to some of their favorite titles. Discover new series that you can borrow at the library! Starts at: 11:00 Duration: 60 min English & French Panel 11:00 (60 min) |
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11:30 | Good Smile Company Good Smile Company presents.. GSC Cribs: Tokyo! Watch as we take you on a tour of our Tokyo headquarters. See the quirks that make our office special, behind-the-scenes of our figure-making, and some of the cool Good Smile Racing cars in our garage! Starts at: 11:30 Duration: 30 min Japanese with English subtitles Event 11:30 (30 min) | ||
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12:00 | Love Live Sunrise Panel Let’s all get a little exercise in while we’re all stuck at home!! Come join LoveLive Sunrise and learn a cute little dance from the anime LoveLive!! Sunshine! Starts at: 12:00 Duration: 60 min English & French Event 12:00 (60 min) | Sounds of Square Do you love Final Fantasy music? Do you love Kingdom Hearts music? Well if you do, this contest is probably right for you!
Sounds of Square is a contest that tests how well you know the OST of Square developped games. But this isn’t a simple FF and KH music quiz… We are going to test you on all Square developped JRPGs. So if you think you’re ready, then let me take you on a journey… A journey inside the Sounds of Square. Starts at: 12:00 Duration: 75 min English Live 12:00 (75 min) | Hanami 2022: voyage au Japon Starts at: 12:00 Duration: 60 min French Panel 12:00 (60 min) |
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13:00 | Kiyono Yasuno Q&A Kiyono Yasuno is most well known for portraying Megumi Kato in “Saekano, How to raise a boring girlfriend”, Kaname Buccaneer in “Macross Delta” and Elena Amamiya/Cure Soleil in “Star☆Twinkle PreCure” among many other roles. In July of 2017, she debuted as a solo artist with the release of her mini-album “Namida”, which includes the Ending Theme of TV anime series “Isekai Shokudou”, “Chiisana Hitotsubu”. Starts at: 13:00 Duration: 60 min Japanese with FR/EN subtitles Event 13:00 (60 min) | Dans les coulisses de l’organisation des conventions! Starts at: 13:00 Duration: 45 min French Panel 13:00 (45 min) | |
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13:30 | Pokémon Challenge Come have fun with two types of challenges: Pokémon Trivia and with “Who’s that Pokémon?” You will need to know the Pokémon names and be able to recognize the Pokémon from all 8 generations before attempting this challenge! We will use the American names. Starts at: 13:30 Duration: 75 min English Live 13:30 (75 min) | ||
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14:00 | Otakuthon Idol Otakuthon Idol is a contest which is looking to bring out the next Gackt or KOTOKO sleeping inside you! Come join the participants for the virtual finals! Starts at: 14:00 Duration: 45 min English & French Event 14:00 (45 min) | How to Write Relatable Characters Characters are the most important aspect of literature. We connect with them, we relate to them, we sympathize with them, and we are always eager to see where their personal stories take us. Join author Michelle Franklin for a writing workshop all about characters and what makes them interesting and individual. Starts at: 14:00 Duration: 45 min English Panel 14:00 (45 min) | |
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14:45 | Masquerade Awards The winners of the masquerade At Home Edition will be announced! Starts at: 14:45 Duration: 15 min English & French Event 14:45 (15 min) | ||
15:00 | How to Draw Anime! Hiroshi Shimizu - Master Class How to Draw Anime! Hiroshi Shimizu - Master Class featured at Crunchyroll Expo 2017. This panel was never seen outside of when it was done at Crunchyroll Expo in 2017. Starts at: 15:00 Duration: 45 min English Event 15:00 (45 min) | Fire Emblem Voice Actor All-Star Panel An Otakuthon exclusive live panel with the English voices from Fire Emblem: Three Houses featuring Zach Aguilar (Byleth), Chris Hackney (Dimitri), Erica Mendez (Bernadetta), Abby Trott (Annette) and moderated by Patrick Seitz (ADR director from Fire Emblem: Awakening)! Starts at: 15:00 Duration: 60 min English Live 15:00 (60 min) | Pokémon Central The Pokémon craze has taken the world by storm, and some pretty zany stuff has come out of it! Loaded with pics and clips, we’ll explore Pokémon fun facts, weird products, ridiculous live events, and more! Starts at: 15:00 Duration: 60 min English Panel 15:00 (60 min) |
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15:45 | Orchestre Portable de Jeux Vidéos Are you a fan of video game music? L’Orchestre portable de jeux video, (OPJV), conducted and cofounded by Sebastien Wall-Lacelle, is proud to stage a new concert dedicated to the flamboyant video franchise of Final Fantasy. Starts at: 15:45 Duration: 75 min Not applicable Event 15:45 (75 min) | ||
16:00 | Sekai Project Industry Panel Join Sekai Project ( www.sekaiproject.com ) as we unveil our latest visual novel projects, talk about some past favorites and discuss the current industry trends
in the visual novel market. Starts at: 16:00 Duration: 60 min English Panel 16:00 (60 min) | ||
16:15 | Anime Name That Tune In this popular contest, players must guess the name of the anime title of the tune being played. They must give the right answer in 15 seconds or less to gain a point. The player with the highest score at the end wins. Starts at: 16:15 Duration: 90 min English Live 16:15 (90 min) | ||
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17:00 | Love Live Sunrise Show Starts at: 17:00 Duration: 60 min English Event 17:00 (60 min) | Hisayuki Tabata (Animator/Character Designer) Hisayuki Tabata started his career as an animator in Tokyo. A twenty year veteran of the industry, Mr. Tabata has worked on some big projects over the years . He has contributed to Chrono Crusade(2004), Code Geass (2008), Accel World (2012), and the promotional video for the Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: Re LIVE mobile game (2018). He is best known for his character designs in Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works, Qualidea Code, and Yuyushiki. Recently, he has been working on the Fate/Stay Night movie project based on the Heaven’s Feel story in addition to his illustration work. He also provided character design and directed the Canadian promotional video Attakai, Fuyu Canada. (Warm, Winter Canada) When he isn’t working hard, he enjoys travelling and finding good food to eat. Mr. Tabata is excited to be in Canada, virtually, for Otakuthon at Home 2020 and hopes to share a special “Drawing and Talk Session” with all of you Starts at: 17:00 Duration: 60 min Japanese with English subtitles Panel 17:00 (60 min) | |
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18:00 | Orchestre d’Anime de Montréal This year, since L’OAM will be unable to meet in person, we have prepared an at-home variety show featuring solo, small ensemble and full orchestra covers of your favorite anime OST’s! Starts at: 18:00 Duration: 45 min English & French Event 18:00 (45 min) | Super Smash Bros Voice Actors Tournament Watch Zach Aguilar, Chris Hackney, Erica Mendez and Abby Trott play Super Smash Brothers live as the voice actors compete in a tournament together! Starts at: 18:00 Duration: 60 min English Live 18:00 (60 min) | Aniplex USA Industry Panel Do titles like Sword Art Online, The Promised Neverland, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba or the Fate series make your otaku heart skip a beat? Then you don’t want to miss the Aniplex of America Virtual Industry Panel! Join Anthony and Rose as we bring you the latest news on all your favorite Aniplex shows, from the comfort of your home – and ours! Starts at: 18:00 Duration: 90 min English Panel 18:00 (90 min) |
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18:45 | Hirokatsu Kihara (EN) Kihara-san returns to Otakuthon again and will walk you through how Ghibli made their significant movie “My Neighbour Totoro”. Do you know who was the model of the cat bus? Check out his panel to find out as an introduction for his next visit to Montreal! Starts at: 18:45 Duration: 15 min Japanese with English subtitles Event 18:45 (15 min) | ||
19:00 | BACK-ON Concert BACK-ON, is a two-member hybrid rock band formed in Japan in 2002 featuring KENJI03 who sings and plays guitar and TEEDA who raps. They have been around the world performing for audiences in various conventions and events, from Canada, the USA to Asia, Europe to South America. With catchy rhythms and memorable melodies, this music strongly resonates with audiences far and wide. Starts at: 19:00 Duration: 60 min Japanese with FR/EN subtitles Event 19:00 (60 min) | ||
19:15 | Video game music concerts and recordings - business insights Join Eric Roth for a discussion of topics related to Video game music productions and moving forward in Fall 2020 and beyond. Starts at: 19:15 Duration: 45 min English Live 19:15 (45 min) | ||
19:30 | Collection de Figurines Starts at: 19:30 Duration: 60 min French Panel 19:30 (60 min) | ||
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20:00 | BACK-ON Q&A BACK-ON are most known for creating anime, and game-opening themes as well as ending themes. Some of their Anime Theme performances include Air Gear (TV OP1), Eyeshield 21 (TV OP4, ED5, ED6), Fairy Tail (TV 2 OP2), Gundam Build Fighters (TV OP1, OP2), Gundam Build Fighters Try (TV 2 OP), Murder Princess (OP), and One Piece (TV OP19). Their Q&A panel will focus on questions about them and their works. Starts at: 20:00 Duration: 30 min Japanese with FR/EN subtitles Event 20:00 (30 min) | ||
20:15 | Feedback Panel Live session with the Otakuthon chairpersons for feedback regarding how to learn and improve for future editions of Otakuthon. Starts at: 20:15 Duration: 60 min English & French Live 20:15 (60 min) | ||
20:30 | Cyril Coppini Rakugo Conference Starts at: 20:30 Duration: 45 min French Event 20:30 (45 min) | TEAM SHACHI SPECIAL LIVE Team Shachi is a member of Stardust Planet in Stardust Promotion. They are a loud pop unit from Nagoya consisting of Honoka Akimoto, Sakura Nao, Oguro Yuzuki, and Sakamoto Haruna. Renamed on October 23, 2018 from its predecessor group “Team Shachihoko”. With the “super tough strong energy positive exciting soul from Nagoya”, they made their first live performance with a free live performance at Zepp Nagoya. Their first mini album “TEAM SHACHI” released in February 2019 recorded 5th place on the Oricon Weekly Chart on their first try! It is accelerating its momentum with different activities such as advertisements for Komeda coffee shop, Chunichi NewsPaper, Nagoya Port Aquarium and appearances on drama and stages. In the summer of last year, they made their first appearance at SUMMER SONIC, and also participated in large festivals around the world! They dominate the scene with a loud, pop sound and a band sound featuring six brass instrument players. On October 2, 2019, they released their first single and recorded 3rd place on the Oricon! Starts at: 20:30 Duration: 150 min Japanese with English subtitles Panel 20:30 (150 min) | |
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21:15 | Cyril Coppini Rakugo Performance Starts at: 21:15 Duration: 15 min French Event 21:15 (15 min) | ||
21:30 | Waifu Wars Every serious anime fan has their own personal waifu (or husbando!) But do you know who is the most popular? We’re polling the audience as to which waifu (or husbando) reigns supreme, and players must correctly predict the results! Each poll will be themed! Starts at: 21:30 Duration: 90 min English Live 21:30 (90 min) | ||
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22:00 | Closing Ceremony Thank you for participating to this year’s special edition of Otakuthon! Join us for one last goodbye ‘till next year! Starts at: 22:00 Duration: 60 min English & French Event 22:00 (60 min) | ||
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All times are in Montreal timezone (GMT-4).