Summer Explorers! Free Anime Screenings at the Japan Foundation (July 2015)

This summer the Japan Foundation have organised a day packed full of special anime film screenings, all of which can be enjoyed on the big screen! 

11:30am: Anime for Everyone! (Recommended for ages 2+)KOMANEKO – The Curious Cat

1:00pm: Anime Goes Underground (Recommended for ages 8+)SOS! TOKYO METRO EXPLORERS: THE NEXT

2:10pm: Anime Meets (Recommended for ages 10+)Negadon: The Monster from Mars
Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek
Planzet

4:15pm: Retro Anime (Recommended for ages 8+)Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The Movie
Featuring an intro by Japanese anime expert Helen McCarthy.

Date:	1 August 2015 from 11.30am
Venue:	BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LN Nearest tube station: Piccadilly Circus or Green Park Other anime's shown by Japan Foundation have been -  Colorful A Letter to Momo Barefoot Gen (which will be showing again check website for more details) For more news on anime, cosplay, games and Japanese culture follow me on Twitter and Facebook. Aisha Anime ^_^

Free Anime Screening or April Fools Joke? Anna Pacquin voicing a Manchurian, that must a joke

Overall a great experience! The cinema itself was hidden away in some seedy alleyway passed some funky industrial estate and dodgey graffiti but after realising the owner was late to open the premises rather than it being an April Fools prank. We all enjoyed wondering around the Cinema.

A friend came across a free anime screening near Loughbourgh Junction station!I have no idea where it is and due to the victoria line being closed and South Eastern trains being non-exsistant but thanks to a friend and her kind dad I got a lift there today and got to enjoy a great anime movie called Steam boy.

The story was a little confusing but loved the basis of it being in London and the awful Manchurian accents. Patrick Stewat did us proud! Liked the silly British humour added in too.

Amongst people mingling, playing on DS’s and drinking at the bar, you even had card games, free popcorn and a raffle (no i didn’t win :( epic fail)

The only thing I didn’t like about this event was Anna Paquin’s voice acting and that ain’t Mayamada’s fault XD There next event will be a picnic in Hyde Park, check out their blog for more details but dodge ball in cosplay sounds good to me. For more photos of this event check out my tumblr!