TRIGUN – Creating a Movie from a TV Series

2.00pm-4.00pm, Friday 8th October 2010
Lecture Theatre (ground floor), Hugh Robson Building
Followed by a reception afterwards.

This will be a brilliant opportunity to talk to two Japanese creatives about the animation industry in Japan as well as the themes behind their works. This creative talk includes screening of one episode of Trigun (25 minutes).

Scotland Loves Anime, runs from the 8th-10th at the GFT and then concludes from the 15-17 October at the Filmhouse Cinema, and will bring prominent Japanese creatives – Satoshi Nishimura (Director of ‘Trigun Badlands Rumble’ and Trigun the TV series) and Shigeru Kitayama (the producer of the two series) to the University of Edinburgh.

This event (in Japanese with professional interpreting) is free and open to the public.

To reserve a place for this talk please email Dr Yoko Sturt at ysturt AT staffmail DOT ed DOT ac DOT uk (removing the DOTs and spaces where appropriate) with the subject heading as‘Trigun talk reservation’ by Wednesday, 6 October 2010. (No reservation required for staff and students of Asian Studies)

Venue information:
Address: George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD.
Campus map: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/hugh-robson-building

FIVE GIRLS NAMED MOE: The Anime Erotic

1.30pm-3.00pm, Wednesday 13th October 2010
F.21 (first floor), 7GS (Psychology Building)
Followed by a reception afterwards.

Jonathan Clements examines the history and development of erotic animation in Japan: business practises, technology, censorship and market forces. How can we criticise the Japanese for the “perversion” of their media, when much of the industry is now driven by American demand?

Jonathan Clement’s talk will be preceded by a talk from Professor Mizue Sasaki on ‘Rediscovering and Recreating Gendered Words in Japanese’

This event is free and open to the public.

To reserve a place for this talk please email Dr Yoko Sturt ysturt AT staffmail DOT ed DOT ac DOT uk (replace DOTs with . and AT with @ where appropriate and remove spaces) with the subject heading as ‘FIVE GIRLS NAMED MOE’ by Wednesday, 6 October 2010. (No reservation required for staff and students of Asian Studies)

Venue information:
Room 1.21 (F.21) is a Lecture Room located on the first floor of the Psychology Building.
Address: 7 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD.

From Scotland Loves Animation website