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SUMMARY:Anime Screening: Flying Witch
DESCRIPTION:Nerman • Hudson Auditorium • Second Floor\nAnime Screening: Flying Witch\nFlying Witch is a gentle\, supernatural\, slice-of-life anime and manga about 15-year-old witch Makoto Kowata\, who moves from the city to the Japanese countryside of Aomori Prefecture to live with her cousins and train as a full-fledged witch. The story focuses on Makoto’s everyday experiences\, her relationships with her family and friends\, and the subtle\, hidden magic within the natural world\, rather than flashy spellcasting. It is known for its beautiful\, realistic animation\, charming characters\, and relaxing\, heartwarming atmosphere\, with a core theme of finding wonder in the ordinary
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/anime-screening-flying-witch/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Anime Screenings
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SUMMARY:Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging
DESCRIPTION:NMOCA 212 • Nerman • Second Floor\nIkebana: Japanese Flower Arranging\nAnalise Todd-Colum and Sue Looney\nLean about Ikebana\, the art of Japanese flower arrangement.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/ikebana-japanese-flower-arranging/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Cultural Presentations
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SUMMARY:Feature Film Anime Screening: A Letter to Momo
DESCRIPTION:Nerman • Hudson Auditorium • Second Floor\nFeature Film Anime Screening: A Letter to Momo\nA Letter to Momo is a Japanese anime drama film about 11-year-old Momo\, who moves to a remote island after her father’s death and discovers she is being watched by three hungry\, visible-only-to-her goblins\, leading to an adventure that helps her cope with grief and her mother’s absence. The film beautifully blends lighthearted humor\, drama\, and the spiritual themes of Japanese folklore\, with stunning hand-drawn animation and a focus on emotional depth.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/anime-screening-a-letter-to-momo/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Anime Screenings
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SUMMARY:Influence of Western Fantasy Gaming on Japanese Anime\, Novels & Manga
DESCRIPTION:NMOA 212 • Nerman • Second Floor\nInfluence of Western Fantasy Gaming on Japanese Anime\, Novels & Manga\nTalk by Ai Namima-Davison & Shawn Davison\nJoin Ai Namima-Davison & Shawn Davison from Level One Game shop as they cover the introduction of Dungeons and Dragons into Japan\, leading to the creation of the Record of Lodoss War novelization\, Anime\, and then Sword World and how these early influences have affected modern anime world-building\, writing\, and style.\n  \n\nImage: Main characters for the novel Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch. Illustrated by Yutaka Izubuchi.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/influence-of-western-fantasy-gaming/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Cultural Presentations
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SUMMARY:Screening: JCCC Japanese Shorts Festival
DESCRIPTION:Nerman • Hudson Auditorium • Second Floor\nScreening: JCCC Japanese Shorts Festival\nThe JCCC Japanese Shorts Festival (JSF) gives Japanese language students the chance to use the Japanese they’ve learned to express themselves creatively in a 3- to 5-minute original video short. Students at all schools in Kansas and Missouri that currently offer Japanese language classes are invited to form teams of up to four members\, and to write their original scripts\, cast the roles\, choose their music\, sound effects and location\, then start filming! \nFourteen original Japanese-language shorts were submitted for judgment this year\, representing the work of thirty-six students from JCCC\, the University of Kansas\, the Kansas City Art Institute\, and Wichita State University. Topics of the shorts included a historically factual samurai assassination\, the adventures of a team of ghost hunters\, an unsuccessful cloning experiment\, magical teleporting bedroom slippers\, an illustration of Kawaii girl culture\, the renewed inspiration of a music student\, a murder by a demon cat\, the guilt of a careless pet sitter\, talking horses in the news\, a magical teleporting doorway\, a skeletal clothes salesman who upsets a witch\, a parody of the JSF itself\, an original love song\, and a philosophical lesson about stoicism. \nLearn more about the JCCC Japanese Short’s Festival.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/screening-jccc-japanese-shorts-festival/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Anime Screenings
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SUMMARY:Anime Screening: Shirobako
DESCRIPTION:Nerman • Hudson Auditorium • Second Floor\nAnime Screening: Shirobako\nShirobako is an anime series centered on five ambitious high school friends who vow to work in the anime industry together\, only to find the reality of the business challenging and stressful. The story follows Aoi Miyamori as a production assistant at the fictional Musashino Animation\, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the anime production process through a comedic and dramatic lens. The title “Shirobako” refers to the “white box” containing pre-release videos distributed to the production staff.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/anime-screening-shirobako/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Anime Screenings
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SUMMARY:Furoshiki Gift Wrapping Workshop
DESCRIPTION:NMOCA 212 • Nerman Museum • 2nd Floor\nFuroshiki Gift Wrapping Workshop\nInstructed by Keiko Kira\nFuroshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth used to wrap gifts and everyday objects for transportation. Furoshiki originated in Japan\, and was originally used to wrap and transport clothes to the public baths — or furo.\nKeiko uses recycled polyester furoshiki that are a beautiful\, fun\, and sustainable alternative to disposable wrapping paper. With multiple uses beyond gift wrapping\, it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Learn to wrap\, tie\, and repurpose a furoshiki in this informative and fun workshop.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/furoshiki-gift-wrapping-workshop/2025-10-04/2/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Anime Screening: Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
DESCRIPTION:Nerman • Hudson Auditorium • Second Floor\nAnime Screening: Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night\nJellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night is an anime about four young women — an artist who gave up drawing\, a retired idol\, a VTuber\, and a composer — who form an anonymous art group in the bustling Shibuya district of Tokyo. The group\, called JELEE\, creates music and content to become a global phenomenon\, with the story exploring their personal struggles with past traumas\, identities\, and finding their place in the world.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/anime-screening-jellyfish-cant-swim-in-the-night/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Anime Screenings
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SUMMARY:Anime Screening: Senryu Girl
DESCRIPTION:Nerman • Hudson Auditorium • Second Floor\nAnime Screening: Senryu Girl\nSenryu Girl is a Japanese comedy anime and manga series about Nanako Yukishiro\, a cheerful high school girl who communicates solely through written senryu poems (5-7-5 syllable poems focused on people and emotions) instead of speaking\, and her budding romance with an ex-delinquent best friend\, Eiji Busujima\, as they navigate their school life and literature club activities.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/anime-screening-senryu-girl/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Anime Screenings
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SUMMARY:Anime Screening: Princess Tutu
DESCRIPTION:Nerman • Hudson Auditorium • Second Floor\nAnime Screening: Princess Tutu\nPrincess Tutu is a dark\, metaphorical fairy tale and magical girl anime about a duck named Ahiru who\, granted a pendant by the mysterious Drosselmeyer\, can transform into the ballerina Princess Tutu. Tasked with collecting the scattered shards of Prince Muto’s broken heart to restore his emotions\, Ahiru discovers she is a character trapped in an unfinished story. The series uses ballet\, classical music\, and themes of fate\, free will\, and self-discovery to tell a complex story about characters who struggle against their predetermined roles and seek to define their own destinies.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/anime-screening-princess-tutu/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Anime Screenings
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SUMMARY:Furoshiki Gift Wrapping Workshop
DESCRIPTION:NMOCA 212 • Nerman Museum • 2nd Floor\nFuroshiki Gift Wrapping Workshop\nInstructed by Keiko Kira\nFuroshiki is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth used to wrap gifts and everyday objects for transportation. Furoshiki originated in Japan\, and was originally used to wrap and transport clothes to the public baths — or furo.\nKeiko uses recycled polyester furoshiki that are a beautiful\, fun\, and sustainable alternative to disposable wrapping paper. With multiple uses beyond gift wrapping\, it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Learn to wrap\, tie\, and repurpose a furoshiki in this informative and fun workshop.
URL:https://www.kcjapanfestival.org/event/furoshiki-gift-wrapping-workshop/2025-10-04/1/
LOCATION:Nerman: 2nd Floor
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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