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  • Raffle Cardiff 2018

    Raffle Cardiff 2018

    Below are the raffle prizes to be won. Raffle tickets are available at Chapter Box office from beginning of September for 50p each.

    STAR PRIZES

    Dwarf Studio Signed Goods

    Courtesy of Dwarf Studio

    T-shirt signed by Tsuneo Goda and Hirokazu Minegishi. Tsuneo Goda – creator of Domo-kun, established dwarf studios in 2003. His latest work is “Mogu & Perol”. Hiro Minegishi –  stop-motion animator, started work on “Domo” in 1998. Since then, he has been forming tag team with Goda on “Komaneko” series and “Makuma-kun” series and more.

    T-shirt shown may change without notice.

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  • Kotatsu Festival Launch 2017 Programme

    Kotatsu Festival Launch 2017 Programme

    The Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival starts on September 29th at Chapter Arts in Cardiff with the opening ceremony where festival director Eiko Meredith will introduce Wales to a selection of some of the best animated films to come from Japan over the course of the last year.

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  • Programme Aberystwyth 2017

    Programme Aberystwyth 2017

    Summary of Kotatsu Festival Aberystwyth 2017

    Saturday 28th October 2017
    11:00 Napping Princess
    13:15 Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale
    15:35 Genocidal Organ
    18:00 Raffle Draw
    18:15 Mind Game

    For ticket information please contact Aberystwyth Arts Centre on +44(0)1970 62 32 32

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  • Programme Cardiff 2017

    Programme Cardiff 2017

    Summary Kotatsu Festival Cardiff 2017

    Fri 29th Sept 2017
    18:00 The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl

    Sat 30th Sept 2017
    11:00 Napping Princess
    11:00 Manga Drawing Workshop
    13:30 Manga Drawing Workshop
    13:30 Neo-Craft Animation Masterclass
    16:00 Your Name
    18:20 Genocidal Organ
    20:50 Belladonna of Sadness
    All Day Japanese Marketplace

    Sun 1st Oct 2017
    11:00 A Silent Voice
    13:00 Manga Drawing Workshop
    14:00 Pigtails, and Production IG Shorts
    15:00 Japanese Calligraphy Workshop
    16:30 Raffle Draw
    17:30 Mind Game

    For ticket information please contact Chapter Box Office on +44(0)29 2030 4400

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  • Raffle Aberystwyth 2017

    Raffle Aberystwyth 2017

    Here are the raffle prizes to be won at Kotatsu Aberystwyth 2017. Raffle tickets will be available at the Box Office on the day of the event.

    Star Prize

    Harbor Tale DVD Cover

    Harbor Tale DVD – Signed by Yuichi Ito

    Courtesy of I.TOON

    This animation makes full use of the “neo-craft animation” technique of combining stop-motion animation with CGI. In the port town of “Y” (modelled on Yokohama), a piece of red brick in a western-styled building has been looking down on the town for 100 years. One day it finally slipped away from the building.

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  • Raffle Cardiff 2017

    Raffle Cardiff 2017

    Below are the raffle prizes to be won at Kotatsu Cardiff. Raffle tickets are available at Super Tomato and Chapter Box office from beginning of September for 50p each.

    Star Prizes

    DVD Cover - Case Closed (Detective Conan) Signed Flyers

    Yuichi Ito Goods

    Courtesy of I.TOON

    Various goods and a book signed by Yuichi Ito. Yuichi Ito is an award-winning animator and a professor in the department of animation at Tokyo National University of Arts Graduate School. His work spans TV animation, commercials, and music videos.

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  • Japan Day at Cardiff Central Library

    Japan Day Poster - English

    Cardiff Central Library will be hosting Japan Day to celebrate Japanese Culture and Literature on 27th May. Japan Day is organized in partnership with local Japanese community members.

    Lots of activities for all such as Calligraphy, Origami, Manga and Kimono Fashion Show, and much more.

    Please come and experience a taste of Japan!

  • Kotatsu Festival 2017

    Kotatsu Festival 2017

    We are happy to announce the dates for Kotatsu 2017! The Cardiff event will be held from 29th September to 1st October at Chapter. The date for Aberystwyth will be announced soon.

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  • Raffle Cardiff 2016

    Raffle Cardiff 2016

    Below are the raffle prizes to be won at Kotatsu Cardiff 2016. Raffle tickets are available at Super Tomato and Chapter Box office from beginning of September for 50p each.

    Star Prizes

    DVD Cover - Case Closed (Detective Conan) Signed Flyers

    Case Closed (Detective Conan) Signed Flyers

    Courtesy of Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

    The latest flyer for the Case Closed, Detective Conan film ‘The Darkest Nightmare’, signed by anime producer Michihiko SUWA, who also produced City Hunter, Inuyasya, Black Jack, and Ace Attorney.

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  • Raffle Aberystwyth 2016

    Raffle Aberystwyth 2016

    Below are the raffle prizes to be won at Kotatsu Aberystwyth 2016. Raffle tickets will be available at the Box Office on the day of the event.

    Star Prize

    DVD Cover - Case Closed (Detective Conan) Signed Flyers

    Case Closed (Detective Conan) Signed Flyers

    Courtesy of Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation.

    The latest flyer for the Case Closed, Detective Conan film ‘The Darkest Nightmare’, signed by anime producer Michihiko SUWA, who also produced City Hunter, Inuyasya, Black Jack, and Ace Attorney.

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