Shinya Watada Added to Guest Roster for Otakon 2025
Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2025) – Animation director Shinya Watada will be a guest at Otakon 2025, according to Otakorp Inc. He worked on "Rock is a Lady's Modesty," which aired in April 2025.
Working as an episode director for multiple series, he made his directorial debut with the OVA “Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden.” Since then, he has worked as a director for shows such as “Gundam Build Fighters Try,” “Aikatsu Stars! the Movie,” and “Idolmaster: Million Live!”
Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
ABOUT OTAKON AND OTAKORP, INC.: Now entering its thirty-first year, Otakon is an annual celebration of Japanese and East Asian popular culture, and also one of the largest gatherings of fans in the United States. Otakon celebrates popular culture as a gateway to deeper understanding of Asian culture, and has grown along with the enthusiasm for anime, manga, video games, and music from the Far East. Historically, Otakon has drawn over 40,000 people for three days each year (for a paid attendance of over 100,000 turnstile attendees). Otakon is a membership-based convention sponsored by Otakorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based, 501(c)3 educational non-profit whose mission is to promote the appreciation of Asian culture, primarily through its media and entertainment. Otakorp, Inc. is directed by an all-volunteer, unpaid staff – we are run by fans, for fans.
For more information about Otakorp, Inc., see https://www.otakorp.org/
For more information and the latest news on Otakon 2025, see https://www.Otakon.com/
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