Gianluigi Piludu 16/08/2017
The Los Angeles Anime Film Festival (LA-AFF) has prepared the screening list of the festival's animated films. Starting on the dates of September 15-17 in Downtown, the event will begin with the screening of the anime "No Game No Life Zero " - the much anticipated prequel film of the series "No Game No Life", by the animation studio Madhouse and director Ishizuka Atsuko - and will close with the screening of Katsuhiro Otomo's cyberpunk masterpiece" Akira ", in honor of the 30th anniversary of its film debut. LA-AFF will celebrate its centenary this year. Japanese animation.
Presented by Sentai Filmworks, "No Game No Life Zero" takes place six thousand years before the story of Sora and Shiro. War has consumed the earth, tore the skies apart and destroyed the stars, even threatening the extinction of the human race. Amidst chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity into the future it hopes for. One day, in the ruins of an Elven city, he meets Shuvi, an ex-machina android woman in exile who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart.
Here is the trailer
To celebrate anime's centenary, LA-AFF will present one of the first Japanese animated shorts, Junichi Kouichi's "Namakura Katana" (15), on September 1917 during the opening ceremony.
The event will also host "King of Prism"which has earned over $ 7 million in Japanese cinemas. One of the key characteristics that led to this film's great success is its unique" encouraging screening style ", which allows audiences to engage with the film just as they would during a live music event, bringing your own sticks and cheering the characters during the presentation.
The program list also includes screenings of "my neighbor Totoror "and"Red hog"by Hayao Miyazaki,"Ghost in Shell","Cowboy Bebop: The Movie"," Love Live! The school's Idol film, "Metropolis", "Paprika","The red turtle"and" Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day. "LA-AFF has planned a wide range of features - including new releases and fan favorites - as well as special events like Q&A sessions and a red carpet gala. of opening.
Source: http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/la-anime-fest-reveals-full-film-lineup/l
