Atsuhiro Iwakami to Premiere Puella Magi Madoka Magica at Otakon
Baltimore, MD (July 13, 2011) – Atsuhiro Iwakami travels from Japan to present his latest work Puella Magi Madoka Magica at Otakon 2011.
She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time...
Madoka Kaname is an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school who lived a normal life
One day, she had a very magical encounter
She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet.
This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny-
This is a beginning of a new story of the world of magical girls and witches.
In addition to Madoka Magica, producer Atsuhiro Iwakami has worked on many hit Aniplex titles including The Garden of Sinner, Bakemonogatari, Oreimo, Kannagi just to name a few. He is currently working on the new series Fate/Zero which will be premiered in October in Japan. After the Madoka Magica premiere screening on Friday, he will speak in person about the show and behind the scenes.
Otakon 2011 will be held July 29 – 31 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
ABOUT OTAKON AND OTAKORP, INC.: Now entering its eighteenth 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. Since 1999, Otakon has been held in Baltimore, Maryland; currently, Otakon is one of Baltimore's few large, city-wide events, drawing over 29,000 individual members for three days each year (for a paid attendance of over 80,000 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.
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