Two new schools, the Kadokawa Manga Academy and the Kadokawa Anime and Voice Acting Academy, are slated to open in Tokyo and Osaka in April 2024. The two.
Niigata's competition lineup features 10 titles with producers from 12 countries. Japanese animation legend Mamoru Oshii is the jury president of the first edition.
The Niigata International Animation Film Festival is the first to take up popular full length works loved by audiences, such as those by Studio Ghibli.
Festival takes place on March 17-22, 2023 // Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Angel s Egg, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Blood: The Last Vampire, Vladlove) revealed.