Focused on ANIME&MANGA

with All Japanese Culture

2024

on Sat 2nd March at Riccarton Park

Anime Movie Screening

Anime films are shown for free all day long on the big outdoor screen! Enjoy our selection of legendary masterpieces to your heart's content while eating street food or with your own picnic lunch!

Violet Evergarden: The Movie at 10:15am

Weathering with You: Screening starts at 2:30pm

Presented by

Violet Evergarden: The Movie -Kyoto Animation-

Several years have passed since the end of The Great War. As the radio tower in Leidenschaftlich continues to be built, telephones will soon become more relevant, leading to a decline in demand for "Auto Memory Dolls." Even so, Violet Evergarden continues to rise in fame after her constant success with writing letters. However, sometimes the one thing you long for is the one thing that does not appear.

The film received awards and nominations, including the awards at Tokyo Anime Awards Festival and Japan Media Arts Festival.

Weathering with You -A film by MAKOTO SHINKAI-

A 15-year-old boy, Hodaka, jumped on a ship bound for Tokyo in order to escape from his current life and the island. After arriving in Tokyo, Hodaka had nowhere to go, no money, no job. And it rained there every day. He is treated to a meal by Hina, a girl who works at the hamburger shop he stopped by. However, Hina was also in need to protect her life with her younger brother Nagi. While each was in danger of losing a job and place to live, Hodaka was informed that Hina had the power to temporarily bring "sunny" locally. Hodaka starts a business that provides "sunny" with Hina and Nagi. But she had to pay for her power.

Event Brief

Date: March 2nd, Saturday 2024 10am-6pm

Venue: Riccarton Park 

Organizer: Japan Fiesta NZ committee

Supporter: Consular Office of Japan in Christchurch / The Japanese Society of Canterbury / Crunchyroll

Event operation:  Japan Daisuki Ltd

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