Kurata Minoji Added to Otakon 2025 Guest Roster

Washington, D.C. (April 23, 2025) – Manga artist Kurata Minoji will be a guest at Otakon 2025, according to Otakorp Inc. Minoji is best known for her work on "The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao's Notes from the Inner Palace," which has been serialized since 2017.

Minoji made her debut in 2010 with "Daily Life of Scholar Shinjiro Katsuragi." She is also an enthusiastic video gamer, with her love of the Assassin's Creed series leading to her involvement with the manga adaptation of "Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China."

Otakon 2025 will be held from August 8-10, 2025 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

ABOUT OTAKON AND OTAKORP, INC.: Now entering its thirty-first 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. Historically, Otakon has drawn over 40,000 people for three days each year (for a paid attendance of over 100,000 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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