Scotland Loves Anime 2025 - Education Day

NOTE - THIS IS A DIFFERENT VENUE ON CAMPUS TO USUAL - THE HUNTER BUILDING LECTURE THEATRE!

Scotland Loves Animation is excited to announce the 2025 education day - open to any students of animation or related fields. Thanks to Anime Limited and Shout Studio's sponsorship we were able to make the Education Day possible this year.

This year's education day features another world-class lineup of guests from the world of Japanese animation - first up is Baku Kinoshita (The Last Blossom), winner of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards for his original anime "Odd Taxi" previously. Next up is Henry Wong - a Visual Development Artist whose work you will have seen in a wide range of works including more recently, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and has worked with familiar names such as Disney, TGC, Sony, Paramount, Aardman.

All of these guests will offer up their own experiences from their time and unique perspectives working within animation, overseen by and in discussion with author of Anime: A History Jonathan Clements and Jack Liang of Polygon Pictures.

The provisional schedule for the education day can be found below:

09:45 - 10:00: Arrivals

10:00 - 10:05: A brief welcome & safety talk.

10:05 - 11:35: Behind the Scenes: Housenka with Baku Kinoshita

11:35 - 11:45: Break

11:45 - 13:00: Visual Development Artist: Talk from Henry Wong

Tickets available free of charge if you are a student of animation at a further education institution or related subject (sound design, music etc).

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

Behind the Scenes: The Last Blossom

Join Baku Kinoshita, director of The Last Blossom as he discusses his first foray into original theatrical film.

Baku Kinoshita (Director & Character Design)

https://www.pics.tokyo/member/baku-kinoshita/

Born in 1990. Active as an illustrator and animator since his time at Tama Art University. After joining P.I.C.S., he worked as an animator and assistant director on commercials and music videos. In 2021, he made his directorial debut and handled character design for the TV anime ODDTAXI, which gained significant attention. The Last Blossom (HOUSENKA) marks his first foray into directing a feature-length film. Currently affiliated with P.I.C.S. Management.

Visual Development Artist: Talk from Henry Wong

Henry Wong
Senior Visual Development/Concept Artist

Henry is a Visual Development/Concept Artist based in the UK he currently works for indie game company ThatGameCompany, which is responsible for Journey (2012) & Sky (2019). He has worked in both the game and animation industry for over 11 years working for a variety of studios including Sony Pictures Animation, Paramount, Polygon Pictures, Aardman, Disney TV, Netflix, Wizards of the Coasts and many more. Projects include: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), K-Pop Demon Hunters (2025), Mech Cadets (2023), Blue Eyes Samurai (2023), LEO (2023) and more!TE THIS i

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