Photos from Otakon 2016

by Shawn O'Malley, Aug 18th 2016

Anime News Network's New York Comic-Con 2016 news coverage sponsored by Yen Press.

Otakon 2016 was held at the Baltimore Convention Center August 12-14, 2016.

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