Scotland Loves Anime 2014

With Scotland Loves Anime coming into it’s fifth year, it is kicking off with showing some surprising titles, and huge guests.
Scotland Loves Anime is a charity, raising awareness of Japanese Animation worldwide.

A charity well worthwhile for all those in countries that don’t seem to see the appeal of Anime.

With people calling Anime simply Cartoons and for children, it’s difficult to admit that you really enjoy watching these as person who is over roughly 20.

Fans of Anime will get defensive when people refer to it as ‘Cartoon’

However, if you look at it on face value, it is Cartoon; Japanese Cartoon. However, just as with American Cartoons it isn’t really restricted to the younger ages. There are plenty of American Cartoons that are for adults and still popular after over ten seasons.
Anime in Japan is huge and they cater to children and adults of all ages.

Scotland Loves Anime holds events every October to raise awareness of Japanese Animation and to foster links between students and the animation industry.

At this years festival in Glasgow and Edinburgh they will be screening the following films:
Dragonball Z Battle of the Gods
Giovanni’s Island
Appleseed Alpha
Royal Space Force Honneamise
Ghost in the Shell
K-The Movie
Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan the Movie

Additionally in Edinburgh only, they will be showing the following films.
Time of Eve
Sword of the Stranger
Studio Bones Talk Show

Edinburgh will also be showing a Mystery Film, and they guarantee that it’s a UK Theatrical Premier.

Check out The trailers for  Some of the highlights of the festival

Along with showing the films they will also be playing host to Nathan Clements who writes opinion articles in the popular NEO Magazine and he co-authored encyclopedias on Anime and Japanese Television Dramas.

Their second guest is Masahiko Minami, who is an Anime Producer, Co-Founder, and President of BONES; an extremely popular Animation Studio responsible for bringing us a plethora of titles such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Space Dandy, Soul Eater and many more.

With the films being shown and the guests that will be turning up, it is an unmissable event.

In Edinburgh, Scotland Loves Anime will be taking place at the Filmhouse Cinema on October 13th – 19th, 2014

In Glasgow it will be taking place at the Glasgow Film Theatre on the October 10th – 13th, 2014

For more information on the event you can visit their website at: www.lovesanimation.com