Otakon is proud to announce X Japan, Japan’s biggest rock band, will be part of Otakon in two ways this year! Led by Yoshiki (www.yoshiki.net), composer, classically-trained pianist, and rock drummer, X Japan has sold 30 million singles and albums combined and sold-out the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome a record 18 times.  Further, Yoshiki and X Japan have contributed music to several historic anime titles, including X, X – X2 Double X, Buddha: The Great Departure, and Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary.

Now the band's popularity is spreading throughout the world, with a sold-out World Tour, performances in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, and you can get a glimpse of X Japan on Saturday, August 12th at Otakon!

Otakon is very pleased to announce that, in collaboration with Bandi Visual Co., Ltd., we will be hosting a special World Premiere screening of EUREKA SEVEN HI-EVOLUTION!  The screening will feature a special discussion with Director Tomoki Kyoda after the showing.

Saturday, August 12, 2017 from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM in the Marquis Ballroom

We are pleased to announce that, in collaboration with TMS Entertainment USA, Inc, we will have a special screening of Lupin the 3rd: Italian Game as part of the 50^th anniversary celebration of Lupin. In keeping with the theme of 50, the first fifty attendees to the screening will get a limited edition T-shirt specificaly designed for the 50^th anniversary.

See all the special screenings on our website.

The Programming Schedule for Otakon 2017 has been released on our website.  Just click on the "Schedule" button on the top of any page or follow this link: https://www.otakon.com/schedule/.

As with previous years, we will also be making the schedule available on the Guidebook application.  We'll announce on our website when the download for Guidebook is available.