
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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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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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.

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.

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.

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.


Set in 1814, Miss Hokusai focuses on O-Ei, the daughter of famed artist Tetsuzo, better known by his pen name Hokusai, as she tries to navigate the various aspects of her life. O-Ei spends the bulk of her time assisting her divorced father who cares about his art and not much else.
Director: Keiichi Hara
Duration: 98m (90 + 8)
Released: 2015
Rating: 12a
For ticket information please contact Taliesin Arts Centre on +44(0)1792 602060

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

In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast… and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossomed, striving to overcome language barriers and the waves of history. Inspired by true events.
Director: Mizuho Nishikubo
Duration: 102m
Released: 2014
Rating: PG

14 year-old Tetsuko (Alice) moves with her mother to a new town in what she calls “The Boonies” and must enrol as a transfer student in a new middle school. She immediately finds herself bullied due to being assigned the seat of “Judas” who is said to have been murdered over a year before. She is told that if anybody knows his fate it would be Hana, the recluse in the house next door, who has been unable to bring herself to attend class since “Judas” disappeared.
Director: Shunji Iwai
Duration: 110m
Released: 2015
Rating: PG

In an utopian, futuristic world, where humanity has acquired eternal life, a young high ranked agent of the world’s leading health company investigates a wave of suicides.
Director: Michael Arias, Takashi Nakamura
Duration: 119m
Released: 2015
Rating: 12a
Make sure you get your tickets in advance to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes. You may want to check out the raffle page to see what’s on offer.

In this science fiction crime film by Production I.G, Inspector Tsunemori is sent to a neighbouring war-torn nation, where the Sibyl System is being introduced as an experiment, to find Shinya Kogami, her former enforcer who went rogue three years ago.
Directors: Katsuyuki Motohiro, Naoyoshi Shiotani
Duration: 113m
Released: 2015
Rating: 15

10.30 Miss Hokusai & Kitsune Tsuki
12:50 The Murder Case of Hana & Alice
13:30 Manga Drawing Workshop
17:30 Live Music: Tsukumogami
18:20 Genius Party + 4 Short Films
20:50 Psycho-Pass: The Movie
11:00 The Anthem of the Heart
13:30 Manga Drawing Workshop
14:00 Raffle Prize Draw
15:15 Harmony
17:45 The Empire of Corpses
For ticket information please contact
Chapter Box Office on +44(0)29 2030 4400

We are happy to announce the dates for Kotatsu 2016! The events will be held on 24th and 25th September at Chapter and 29th October at Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
The festival will be screening lots of Welsh Premiere films. Also our market place will be open to the public for 2 days, with our favourite stalls offering a taste of Japan including manga, toys and authentic food Bento box.
Please note the marketplace will be held only at Chapter.
Festival Raffle will be held again at the end of the event with lots of exciting prizes on offer. From this year raffle will be taken place at both venues. Tickets will be made available nearer the festival.
We hope everyone will come and enjoy the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2016.

10:25am Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
12:45pm A Letter To Momo
3:00pm Tiger & Bunny: The Rising
5:05pm Short Peace & Short Film Programme
For ticket information please contact
Aberystwyth Arts Centre on +44(0)1970 62 32 32

26th September 2015
From 11:00am Japanese Marketplace
11:00am A Letter To Momo
1:15pm Short Peace
4:00pm Tiger & Bunny: The Rising
6pm Raffle Prize Draw
6:30pm Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
8:45pm Perfect Blue
For ticket information please contact
Chapter Box Office on +44(0)29 2030 4400



Courtesy of Kiriko Kubo
Kiriko Kubo is a very famous Japanese cartoonist living in London. She recently published e-books of ‘Cynical Hysterie Hour’ in English. Her comics are available on Amazon.

Courtesy of MVM Entertainment
“To protect the school we love so much,
we have to do all we can…
We have to become school idols!
By becoming idols and advertising how great our school is to the world, more students will want to apply!”
This collector’s edition includes a 28-page, full-color, paperback artbook with episode guides, character info, and illustrations!

Courtesy of Calon TV
Have fun watching 8 Episodes of the fun loving cave girl Igam Ogam !

Courtesy of Cosmic Anvil
In a world not unlike our own, the forces of Magic and Science are waging war. Families are being torn apart. The laws of nature are being corrupted. The future seems uncertain. Can an unlikely group of talented heroes bring about peace?

Courtesy of New Welsh Review
Memoir/Travel book written by Eluned Gramich, winner of the New Welsh Writing Awards 2015.
This is available as an E-book, for use with E-reader devices.

Courtesy of Calon TV
Hana’s Helpline DOUGLAS: The Duck who Wanted to Swim

Courtesy of Calon TV
Hana’s Helpline FFION: The Frog who Couldn’t Tell the Truth

Courtesy of The Japanese Shop
Exclusive to The Japanese Shop, the Aizome Japanese Bowl Gift Set contains five stylish ceramic Japanese bowls with a smart contemporary blue and white design. These authentic Japanese bowls are ideal for all types of western or oriental dipping sauces. Whether you are looking for a gift for a loved one or a special treat for yourself, the Aizome Japanese Bowl Gift Set is perfect for modern, casual but very stylish home dining!

Courtesy of Saemi Takahashi

Courtesy of Saemi Takahashi

Courtesy of Saemi Takahashi

Courtesy of Saemi Takahashi

Courtesy of Saemi Takahashi

Courtesy of Bolso
These dolls are based on characters from the successful anime Attack On Titan, which started as out as shonen manga, but has since inspired books, anime series, video games and a soon-to-be-released live-action film.

Courtesy of Ommy Stickers
46 stickers in a cute little chest with a voucher for 30% off the winner’s next purchase from the Ommy website.

Courtesy of Cherry Slug
Miniature ink paintings suspended in resin.
Cherry Slug are currently running a Kickstarter campaign, so if you’d like to support them please visit their page.

Courtesy of The SHO Gallery
Limited edition Jinny 6-inch Bigtop, Jinny Series Zero and a Notebook.

Courtesy of Tamashii
Contemporary Japanese Taiko Music. With Joji Hirota, Naomi Maki, Mark Alcock, Emi Watanabe and Liz Walters.


Courtesy of Seoul House Restaurant
Treat yourself to some excellent cuisine at the reknowned Japanese and Korean restaurant on the east side of Cardiff.

Courtesy of Major Brushes
This painting set comes complete with paints, brushes and canvas.