I had my angle all figured out. After attending the third edition of Otakuthon, Quebec’s convention dedicated to Japanese animation, I was going to blow the lid off the city’s underground anime ...

One of the main reasons I attended Otakuthon was to gain a better understanding of anime. My appreciation of Japanese animation goes deeper than most, in as much as I understand that it’s not all ...

When Amanda Arrizza (BEng, 2007) joined the Concordia anime club in 2002, she didn’t think she’d end up starting one of the top 10 conventions in North America. “We were building a community and it ...

WATCH ABOVE: It started out as a small university film club. Now 10 years later, the anime convention “Otakuthon” has grown into the province’s largest festival of its kind. Billy Shields reports.

2:03 Anime and manga fans unite for Otakuthon Montreal’s anime convention Otakuthon is back at the Palais des Congrès for three days of cosplay, video games, loads of shopping and more. With over ...