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Further Details on Edinburgh Scotland Loves Anime
posted on by Andrew Osmond
The Loves Animation website has posted more details of the Edinburgh leg of October's Scotland Loves Anime festival. (It also repeats details of the GLASGOW leg, previously reported here).
The Edinburgh screenings will be at the Edinburgh Filmhouse cinema, although tickets are not available yet as of writing. The days, though not the times, of each screening are now confirmed.
In particular, the EU premiere of Makoto Shinkai's The Garden of Words (pictured), will take place on Thursday October 17, followed by a live stage discussion with Shinkai himself. Most of the other screenings will be on Friday to Sunday (October 18 to 20).
The Edinburgh schedule is as follows:
Monday October 14
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone
Wednesday October 16
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can [Not] Advance.
Thursday October 17
Makoto Shinkai's The Garden of Words, followed by a live Q&A with Shinkai himself.
Friday October 18
- Guskō Budori no Denki (The Life of Gusko Budori), a fantasy drama by veteran director Gisaburō Sugii);
- Fuse (a historical fantasy set in the Edo era).
Saturday October 19
- Mystery Film Screening, suitable for over-5s.
- Patema Inverted (an adventure film about a girl who lives underground by Time of Eve creator Yasuhiro Yoshiura)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
- the horror film Perfect Blue, first feature by Satoshi Kon
Sunday October 20
- Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai, a comedy romance by Seiji Kishi (Persona 4 The Animation, Angel Beats!)
- Steins;Gate Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu, the feature film sequel to the time-travel series Steins;Gate.
- A double bill containing the 50-minute robot drama Hal, showing in a double-bill with a 'mystery' OVA;
Image © Makoto Shinkai/CoMix Wave Films
