It’s OtaRockman 2011! Learn How You Can Be a Part!

It’s that time of year again!
Next weekend, from July 29th to 31st, Otakon returns to the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and as always, the Mega Man fan gathering “OtaRockman” will be there as well!

Events kick off with the annual panel, “Mega Man: Made in Japan,” a co-production of The Mega Man Network, Rockman.EXE Online, and Stardroids.net. It is currently scheduled to be held from 6:30 to 7:30pm on Friday in Panel 5. Two things about this one: the first is that panels are often subject to change in both time and the room in which they are held, so make sure to keep tabs at the convention in case it is moved or rescheduled.

The second thing is that, despite coming close to filling a room capable of holding 690 people last year, Panel 5 is only capable of holding 375 people. So if you want in, you need to make sure you arrive in time to line up before things get too busy. But then, who knows? Maybe a panel occupying a bigger room will open up and they’ll move us? You never know with these things.

In addition, we hope to give Capcom a good showing of solidarity among those attending the panel. To be a part, of this, click on the Servbot mask above to get a full-size version to bring out and use at the panel as we express our desire for Mega Man Legends 3, as well as Mega Man in general. Thanks to Servbot X for the contribution!

Oh, and as ever, there will be our annual raffle for lots of fun prizes!

On Saturday, the OtaRockman cosplay gathering will be held at 11am, behind the Starbucks on the second floor, near the main entrance. Following that, a Mega Man 10 “Endless Run” tournament will be held at noon this year. Sadly, there won’t be any trophies this time, but at least the winner will have bragging rights, and be able to gloat until they are pelted with foam Mega Buster bullets and swarmed by Servbot mask-wearing cosplayers (ideally led by a Tron cosplayer).

And the fun need not end there; Panel 5 will later play host to an unrelated Capcom fan panel from 11pm to 12am on Saturday night. While we encourage attending, and even bringing your Mega Man cosplay and Servbot masks, please don’t be unruly or disruptive; sure, there are a lot of hard feelings about Capcom right now, but given it says “fan panel,” we’re assuming that they are not actually affiliated with Capcom, and are not deserving of having their weekend ruined.

Those who enjoy the musical stylings of Brentalfloss will be pleased to know that he will be holding a live FAQ at Panel 6 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm on Sunday.

And finally, former Black Ranger and current voice of Zero, Johnny Yong Bosch, will be a guest at the convention with his band, Eyeshine. Plus, UDON’s Mega Man Tribute cover artist Jeffrey “Chamba” Cruz will be in the Artist’s Alley, so stop by if you get a chance!

It’s shaping up to be a great weekend, and we hope to see you all there!

LanceHeart