Maki Otsuki and DJ Sameshima brought several fantastic performances to Naka-Kon 2026 on both Friday and Saturday.
Maki Otsuki is an artist who has been part of the ONE PIECE franchise from the beginning. She debuted with ""memories"", the ED theme song for the TV anime ""ONE PIECE"". The second ending song ""RUN !RUN!RUN!"" followed and was also a smash hit. As the first ED-singer for ""ONE PIECE,"" Maki Otsuki has participated in various live events at ONE PIECE related events.
DJ Sameshima is part of the group called BAN BAN BAN, who were guests at Naka-Kon 2025. This year, he’s joined us as a solo Anison DJ and provided a chill start to the convention on Friday night with city pop. City pop is a genre of Japanese pop music that emerged in the mid-1970s and peaked in the 1980s, reflecting the optimism and economic prosperity of Japan's bubble era. He followed it up with an energetic set of Anison Disco on Saturday. Anison Disco is a fun, interactive event open to all ages and fandoms, where attendees can enjoy dancing (otagei) to their favorite anime songs (anison).
