Tetsuaki Watanabe is coming to Otakon 2026

Director Tetsuaki Watanabe will be a guest at Otakon 2026.

Watanabe is a freelance director whose major works include serving as director for “The Vermilion Mask,” “BLUE LOCK Season 1,” “Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 Mermaid Rhapsody,” and “Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26 Nayuta: The Prophecy.” His additional credits include ending storyboard and unit director for “Flower and Asura” as well as music video production for “Neko Kaburi-Na” by Nekomata Okayu and more.

He is a former member of Production I.G, and trained under directors Goro Taniguchi and Susumu Mitsunaka.

Otakon 2026 takes place July 31 to August 3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.