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Otakon 2024 Hosts Haganai Editor Kentaro Iwaasa, Creator Yomi Hirasaka
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The staff for Yomi Hirasaka.
Iwasa is deputy editor-in-chief of Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko department. He has worked on Too Many Losing Heroines!, among other titles.
Iwasa also worked at MF Bunko J's editorial department, where he worked on Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends. He has since been the editor for Hirasaka's works for over a decade.
Hirasaka began his career in 2004 by winning the Excellence Award at the 0th MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Award. His notable works include Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends, A Sister's All You Need, and A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics (Henjin no Salad Bowl).
Otakon is also hosting Kiyotaka Waki.
Otakon 2024 is scheduled for August 2-4 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Last year's event took place in July 2023.
Source: Press release
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