{"id":252,"date":"2023-07-14T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animatsuri.baka.ee\/2023\/?page_id=252"},"modified":"2023-11-20T13:30:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T10:30:49","slug":"what-is-animatsuri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2023\/?page_id=252&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"What is AniMatsuri?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"252\" class=\"elementor elementor-252\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62a4dae elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62a4dae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f2e4ffc\" data-id=\"6f2e4ffc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b28d88 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33b28d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cosplayers.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-389\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cosplayers.png 1800w, https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cosplayers-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cosplayers-1024x337.png 1024w, https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cosplayers-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cosplayers-1536x505.png 1536w, https:\/\/animatsuri.eu\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cosplayers-1200x395.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aa4241 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4aa4241\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59320aa7\" data-id=\"59320aa7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3379e55e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3379e55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"entry-cover\"><div class=\"entry-info\"><div class=\"inner-wrap\"><h1 class=\"entry-title\">What is AniMatsuri?<\/h1><p>Simply put, AniMatsuri is a festival for those interested in the Japanese culture. The emphasis is on the Japanese pop culture \u2013 anime, manga (Japanese comic), music, video games, fashion, etc. This is a two-day festival organized and run by volunteers with the goal to bring together Japanese culture enthusiasts from Estonia, its neighbors, and even farther. During this weekend the visitors can listen to presentations, take part in various workshops, witness or even participate in multiple competitions and most important, interact with other culture enthusiasts. The organizers are all fans of the Japanese culture and want to provide a safe and cozy place for others like them, be they just started anime fans or serious japanophiles. While the event is mainly aimed at teens, even adults will have something to enjoy in the programme. The goal of AniMatsuri is to provide entertainment and fun activities to the awesome community without whom the festival would not be happening.<\/p><p>And as two days are clearly not enough to introduce the Japanese culture, a new festival has emerged in the past few years \u2013 Momiji festival (formerly known as Japan Month). For four weeks in September and October we organize interesting events in Tartu and Tallinn for Japanese culture enthusiasts of all ages. There will be presentations, workshops, movie nights, video game and board game evenings, demonstrations and concerts.<\/p><p>Us on social media:<br \/>Facebook page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/AniMatsuri\/193470314017309?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AniMatsuri<\/a><br \/>Facebook group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1411873838869530\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AniMatsuri Estonia<\/a><br \/>Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/animatsuri_est\">@animatsuri_est<\/a><br \/>Twitter\/X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/animatsuri_est\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@animatsuri_est<\/a><br \/>BlueSky\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/animatsuri.bsky.social\">@animatsuri.bsky.socia<\/a><\/p><p>Facebook page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/momijifestival\">Momiji Festival<\/a><br \/>Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/momijifestival\/\">@momijifestival<\/a><\/p><p>What is anime and what is manga?<\/p><p>Anime (animation) and manga (comics) are a few of the most well-known terms one could use to describe the contemporary Japanese youth culture. What differentiates these two definitions from the animations or comics produced in the west is a broader selection of genres (from kids\u2019 shows to science fiction, from comedy to martial arts), a beautiful and detailed visual side, and the versatility of the characters (the world is not always a black and white battle between good and evil). Such versatility has also inspired Hollywood. The creators of the famous\u00a0Matrix\u00a0movie trilogy, The Wachowski Brothers have said that a huge inspiration for the movie series has been Mamoru Oshii\u2019s cult anime\u00a0Ghost in the Shell\u00a0released in 1995.<\/p><p>As a result of the cooperation between Hollywood and the Japanese animators, a number of works based on the heroes of DC and Marvel comics have been brought to the audiences, for example\u00a0Batman,\u00a0Wolverine, and\u00a0Iron Man, to name a few. Japan is also one of the largest and most successful animation producers in the world. The commercial value of the anime in USA alone is estimated to be 334 million euros. The mangas are on a similar position, although less popular. In Japan, however, the manga market is considerably broader, in 2007 being 3,2 billion euros.<\/p><p>In addition to anime and manga, the Japanese game developers also have a remarkable influence. Many are familiar with game consoles like Sony PlayStation or Nintendo Wii, and games such as\u00a0Super Mario,\u00a0Final Fantasy\u00a0(one of the most successful standard setters in the fantasy genre),\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon,\u00a0Resident Evil,\u00a0MegaMan, and many others.<\/p><p>The organizer of AniMatsuri is <a href=\"http:\/\/asashio.anime.ee\/\">NPO Japanese Culture Club\u00a0Asashio<\/a> founded in 2005 in Tartu.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is AniMatsuri? 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