Lim Duckyoung Added to Guest List for Otakon 2025
Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2025) – Lim Duckyoung will be a guest at Otakon 2025, according to Otakorp Inc. The founder of FlyingToon Studio, Lim is a Korean manhwaga, or comic artist.
Lim is the creative mind behind popular works including "My Boss is an Otaku," "Mission Kitman," "The Oddball Family," and "Kiki the Little Vampire," as well as other illustration and character designs.
As a pop culture and collectible enthusiast, he merged the two and created Toontoy, Korea's first platform-based figures inspired by comics. Offering interactive creative art experiences, Toontoy has been part of art exhibitions, pop-up stores, workshops, and classes in Korea, where everyone can create any character figure they imagine.
A former board member of the Korea Cartoonists Association and Bucheon International Comics Festival, Lim also teaches manhwa, webtoons, and character design at cultural institutions across Korea. He continues to spark creativity and inspire fans of all ages.
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.
For more information about Otakorp, Inc., see https://www.otakorp.org/
For more information and the latest news on Otakon 2025, see https://www.Otakon.com/
