Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival

03/09/2026

! Our long term partner the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival is celebrating their 15th anniversary in Cardiff and Aberystwyth this September and October! Booking for Cardiff open now below:

📍Chapter, Cardiff
📆 26-17 Sep
🔗https://www.chapter.cymru/whats-on

📍Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
📆 16-18 Oct
🔗 Coming soon!

With the rare opportunity to see titles ranging from the classic Dojoji Temple (1976) in celebration of director KAWAMOTO Kihachiro’s 101st birthday to the contemporary sci-fi All You Need is Kill (2025), discover an exciting range of animation from Japan.

Chapter Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival

28/08/2026

Tickets are now available for Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival's 15th anniversary at Chapter, Cardiff!
Get yours here: https://www.chapter.cymru/whats-on/film?page=3
Check out our website for full programming: https://kotatsufestival.com/

Aberystwyth Arts Center 16th-18th October We would love for you celebrate this special year, so be sure to mark your calendars.

16/08/2026

We are looking for a photographer to cover our 15th anniversary festival at Chapter.
Please get in touch!

13/08/2026

Be a part of the Kotatsu Film Festival's 15th Anniversary📽️
We're bringing Wales' only anime film festival back this year🐲

Chapter 26th – 27th September
Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre 16th-18th October

Along with fabulous anime films, we have a music performance, marketplace, short films, and an exclusive talk on CGI in anime.
Don't miss it 🌟

Art by

14/07/2026

On Monday 29 June, we were delighted to bring together regional Japan societies and community organisations from across the UK in Liverpool, with support from the Embassy of Japan in the UK.
Taking place alongside the Japanese Summer Festival organised by Japan Society North West and JETAA UK (JET Alumni Association United Kingdom) in Sefton Park, the meeting brought together groups including Japan Society North West, Bristol Japanese Cultural Society, Japan Society of Northern Ireland, The Japan Society of Scotland, Foyle Obon, Orkney Japan Association, Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival, JETAA UK, Japan in Devon and others.
It was a fantastic day of sharing ideas, building connections and celebrating the many ways Japanese culture connects communities across the UK.

14/07/2026

Back in 2019, Kenji Iwaisawa burst out of the blocks with anime directorial debut On-Gaku: Our Sound. An incredibly funny and raucous movie about a trio

23/05/2026

Don't miss the Kotatsu Festival's 15th anniversary🌟

We are bringing brilliant Japan anime films to two venues this year. Check the dates below and mark them on your calendars.

Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre
16th-18th Oct 2026

Chapter
26th Sept - 27th Sept 2026

Please remember to mark the dates!

We can't wait to celebrate our 15th year with you, and many more to come.

Chapter is a centre for the production and presentation of world-class, inventive and compelling work that is open and accessible to all.

25/04/2026

Don't forget that we're partnering with Cardiff Animation Festival to bring you two great anime films to Chapter this Sunday afternoon, April 26th.
Our market stalls will be there as usual too.

🌺 The Last Blossom - 3pm
https://www.chapter.org/whats-on/caf-2026-the-last-blossom

🏃‍♂️100 Meters - 4:50pm
https://www.chapter.org/whats-on/caf-2026-100-meters

♻️Help Us Be Sustainable and raise money

We accept donations of pre-loved DVDs and manga and other Japan/Anime/Manga related goods for our stalls and Manga Kissa (Manga Café). Let's work together to promote their reuse!

We also partner with Recycle4Charity to collect your used ink cartridges at our events. This helps to raise money for our festival to fund our future events. Please bring these if you have any.

Set up in 1971, we're an international centre for contemporary arts and culture.

17/04/2026

Save the Date!

We're pleased to confirm Kotatsu's dates at Chapter for our 15th anniversary festival this year.

Chapter

26th Sept - 27th Sept 2026

Other venues to be confirmed soon.