We are happy to announce that tickets for the upcoming Otakukon Anime Festival 2026 are now available! Otaku Konnect announced through the official Otakukon pages that phase one of ticket sales is now open and attendees have access to some sweet discounts. For those who may not know, Otakukon Anime Festival is Zimbabwe’s largest Anime convention, appreciate multiple nerd culture elements and Japanese Culture.
The Otakukon Anime Festival is Zimbabwe’s biggest anime focused event. The next event will be the 4th iteration of the event. In 4 events, this event has marked it’s place as a home for anime, manga and Japanese pop-culture event. A great event that focuses on giving attendees an amazing experience and partners great value.
OKAF 2026 promises to be an upgrade on last year’s event, with the Embassy of Japan in Zimbabwe returning to breath life into the Japan Culture Corner. This is a section of the event that is managed by the Embassy during the event and allows attendees to step into Japan by experiencing traditional Japanese games, caligraphy. This year the embassy has promised two addition really interactive activities that you can read about here.
We also expect the colourful cosplay competitions to take over for August with the Otakukon Cosplay Championship taking place at OKAF 2026. The Championship is Zimbabwe’s largest cosplay competition and Otakukon will be announcing a special partnership to make the competition even better than past competitions. At Button Bash 2026, we saw the Otaku Konnect team awarding more prizes in the DIY cosplay segment with a new appreciation going directly to Best Armor, Best Needlework and Best Prop. This marked an intentional shift by Otaku Konnect to positively impact the cosplay segment in Zimbabwe. We are excited to bring the next phase.
The super discounted phase one ticket comes back offering discounts of up to 50% for both the standard and the cosplay tickets. Cosplay tickets are just $3 while the standard ticket is a sweet $5! A half price discount has never looked this good. The phase one tickets are only available until 15 June 2026 so attendees need to act fast.
Phase 2 opens on the 16th of June 2026 and will be open until 5 August 2026. During this phase the tickets will be $5 for the cosplay and $8 for the standard ticket, offering a 20% discount on the standard tickets. This gives a window of 50 days to get the tickets at a 20% discount.
From the the 6 August, we enter phase 3 where the tickets are the same price as the gate. Advance ticket purchases at this point will be to take advantage of the benefits of advance tickets that include free entry into the raffle and getting a physical ticket that’s a collector’s item.
See you at Otakukon Anime Festival 2026
📅 Sunday 23 August 2026
📍 Moto Republik, 3 Allan Wilson Avenue
⌚ 10am – 9pm
🎟️ Available from Click n Pay and The Fan Club
Click n Pay Tickets
📞Dial *788# and follow the prompts
💬Buy your tickets via WhatsApp by sending “Hi” to +263785552326
🌐Buy your tickets online via
https://ticketing.clicknpay.co.uk/#/event-details/946