Otakon 1999
July 2-4, 1999
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
Anime Convention
Organized by Otakorp, Inc.
The time has come for last OTAKON of the '90s and we are pulling out all the stops. The anime beast of the east has moved to a full-fledged convention center and we've taken two hotels hostage. It's been six years since the first OTAKON and we're still having fun, doing everything we can to otakunize the world. We are looking to gather thousands of otaku to enjoy our 6 video theaters, a 2000 seat main event room, artists alley, a new second workshop track, and one of the largest dealers' rooms you can find (size does matter). If it's related to anime, we're into it and we're going to do it at OTAKON 1999. So sit down, strap in, and hang on, the fireworks are about to start.
Otakon 1999 Guests
- Steve Bennett - Co-Founder - Studio Ironcat
- Chris Beveridge - Webmaster - The Fandom Post
- Michael Brady - Voice Actor
- Robert DeJesus - Artist / Writer / Character Designer - Studio Capsule
- Robert Fenelon - Founding Editor - Anime-Zine
- Crispin Freeman - Actor
- Tiffany Grant - Actor / Writer
- Amy Howard-Wilson - Actor
- Mari Iijima - Actor / Singer
- Mitsuhisa Ishikawa - President - Production I.G.
- Yoko Kanno - Composer
- Kuni Kimura - Translator
- Hiroyuki Kitakubo - Director
- Shin Kurokawa - Producer / Translator / Developer
- Rachael Lillis - Actor
- Neil Nadelman - Translator
- Kazuto Nakazawa - Director
- Lisa Ortiz - Actor
- Steve Pearl - American Otaking - NuTech Digital
- Fred Perry - Artist / Writer
- Frederik L. Schodt - Author
- Jan Scott-Frazier - Director / Translator / Jane-of-all-trades
- John Staton - Artist
- Jeff Thompson - ADR Director / Producer - The Right Stuf International
- Adam Warren - Comic Artist / Writer
- Shinichiro Watanabe - Director
Otakon 1999 Reports and Photos
Previous/Future Events
Otakon 2025 — August 8-10, 2025
Otakon 2024 — August 2-4, 2024
Otakon 2023 — July 28-30, 2023
Otakon 2022 — July 29-31, 2022
Otakon 2021 — August 6-8, 2021
Otakon 2018 — August 10-12, 2018
Otakon 2017 — August 11-13, 2017
Otakon 2016 — August 12-14, 2016
Otakon 2015 — July 24-26, 2015
Otakon 2014 — August 8-10, 2014
Otakon 2013 — August 9-11, 2013
Otakon 2012 — July 27-29, 2012
Otakon 2011 — July 29-31, 2011
Otakon 2010 — July 30 - August 1, 2010
Otakon 2009 — July 17-19, 2009
Otakon 2008 — August 8-10, 2008
Otakon 2007 — July 20-22, 2007
Otakon 2006 — August 4-6, 2006
Otakon 2005 — August 19-21, 2005
Otakon 2004 — July 30 - August 1, 2004
Otakon 2003 — August 8-10, 2003
Otakon 2002 — July 26-28, 2002
Otakon 2001 — August 10-12, 2001
Otakon 2000 — August 4-6, 2000
Otakon 1999 — July 2-4, 1999
Otakon 1998 — August 7-9, 1998
Otakon 1997 — August 8-10, 1997
Otakon 1996 — August 9-11, 1996
Otakon 1995 — September 1-4, 1995
Otakon 1994 — July 29-31, 1994