Otakon (2017)

After 18 years in Baltimore, Md., Otakon, the three-day anime convention celebrating Japanese and East Asian pop culture, moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., August 11-13, 2017. Many of those in attendance dressed up as thier favorite anime and comic book characters in a hobby known as 'cosplay'.

Otakon 2017
Raven Thatcher of Raleigh, N.C. is "The Riddler" from the Batman Series at Otakon 2017 on Saturday August 12, 2017. After 18 years in Baltimore, Md., Otakon, the three-day anime convention celebrating Japanese and East Asian pop culture, moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., August 11-13, 2017. Many of those in attendance dressed up as their favorite anime and comic book characters in a hobby known as 'cosplay'. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Otakon 2017
Raven Thatcher of Raleigh, N.C. is "The Riddler" from the Batman Series at Otakon 2017 on Saturday August 12, 2017. After 18 years in Baltimore, Md., Otakon, the three-day anime convention celebrating Japanese and East Asian pop culture, moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., August 11-13, 2017. Many of those in attendance dressed up as their favorite anime and comic book characters in a hobby known as 'cosplay'. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Otakon 2017
Gregory Daconto of Rockville, Md. as comic villain Harley Quinn at Otakon 2017 on Saturday August 12, 2017 . After 18 years in Baltimore, Md., Otakon, the three-day anime convention celebrating Japanese and East Asian pop culture, moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., August 11-13, 2017. Many of those in attendance dressed up as their favorite anime and comic book characters in a hobby known as 'cosplay'. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Otakon 2017
Gregory Daconto of Rockville, Md. as comic villain Harley Quinn at Otakon 2017 on Saturday August 12, 2017 . After 18 years in Baltimore, Md., Otakon, the three-day anime convention celebrating Japanese and East Asian pop culture, moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., August 11-13, 2017. Many of those in attendance dressed up as their favorite anime and comic book characters in a hobby known as 'cosplay'. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Otakon 2017
Cosplayer Crimsyn as HIM at Otakon 2017 on Saturday August 12, 2017. HIM is a sinister, demonic villain who loves nothing more than chaos and destruction and is an archenemy of the Powerpuff Girls. After 18 years in Baltimore, Md., Otakon, the three-day anime convention celebrating Japanese and East Asian pop culture, moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., August 11-13, 2017. Many of those in attendance dressed up as their favorite anime and comic book characters in a hobby known as 'cosplay'. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Otakon 2017
Cosplayer Crimsyn as HIM at Otakon 2017 on Saturday August 12, 2017. HIM is a sinister, demonic villain who loves nothing more than chaos and destruction and is an archenemy of the Powerpuff Girls. After 18 years in Baltimore, Md., Otakon, the three-day anime convention celebrating Japanese and East Asian pop culture, moved to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., August 11-13, 2017. Many of those in attendance dressed up as their favorite anime and comic book characters in a hobby known as 'cosplay'. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

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