Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2016 in Cardiff this weekend

Written by A. H. on 21 Sep 2016

This coming weekend - September 24th and 25th - sees the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival for 2016 kick off in Cardiff, and boasting a number of film screenings at the city's Chapter cinema.

If you're in the area and want to attend, here's the timetable of screenings for the weekend:

Saturday, 24th September
10:30 - Miss Hokusai + Kitsune Tsuki short film
12:50 - The Murder Case of Hana & Alice
13:30 - Manga Drawing Workshop
17:30 - Live Music: Tsukumogami
18:20 - Genius Party + four short films
20:50 - Psycho-Pass: The Movie

Sunday, 25th September
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

The event also features a Japanese marketplace, withstands offering food and other goodies to purchase.

For more information or to book tickets to screenings, you can head over to the Kotatsu Festival web site. The festival also has dates at Taliesin Arts Centre on October 18th and Aberystwyth Arts Centre on the 29th October.