Montreal, Canada, is gearing up for its 2009 Otakuthon, which promises to be a fantastic event full of dealers, cosplayers and Japan enthusiasts. It runs July 31-Aug. 2 in the Palais des Congres, one of the city's largest convention venues. Although Otakuthon only gets a fraction of the attendance of Tokyo's Comiket, Otakuthon is only three years old, but growing!

I'm going to be discussing robots at Otakuthon. I hope to see some of you there!