Over 1,000 people attend Kochi creator development event! Kochi Anikuri Summer Camp Kochi Shinkin Bank Press Release: October 16, 2025 Over 1,000 people attend Kochi’s creator development event! Kochi AniCli Summer Camp A gathering of anime and design professionals! A gathering of aspiring creators from Kochi ready to take flight into the world
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-b296b28232ac0416eef5312eebef0bba-1200×800.jpg Participants visiting the venue 【Creative Experience Discovery Area】 Talk shows featuring professionals working at the forefront of the anime and figure industries were held every day, discussing
behind-the-scenes production and industry trends.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-8d622e444e057e8fa320f67bd4468afa-1200×800.jpg Digital Video Inspection: Mayuko Kano (Studio Eight Colors) Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-cd613cf0d86ab3bf06baddce33f0c8d9-781×521.jpg Onishi, Hiroshi Katayama, Owner of Atelier Shimane Anime Director Kensuke Yamamoto In addition, a public information session for the Kochi Anime Creator Award 2026, which aims to discover new talent from Kochi, was held, and last year’s Grand Prix winner Shuzuku took the stage. He spoke passionately about his experiences as a student and his thoughts on the award, inspiring attendees to create their own work.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-e54f9930cfd556d5b5f20be391d7f251-1200×800.jpg Scenes from the “Kochi Anime Creator Award 2026” public information session
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-93a0559d17508f0153b3bc4a78ada256-1200×800.jpg “Kochi Anime Creator Award 2025” Grand Prize Winner: Shuzuku In addition to the talk show, mini workshops were also popular. Visitors were able to try their hand at creative activities, such as the anime digital drawing experience by Studio Eight Colors, the figure/soft vinyl painting experience by Kaiyodo Kochi, and the stop-motion animation workshop by Masaki Mayuko. In addition, a special
mini-exhibition of Kaiyodo Kochi’s precious figures and soft vinyl figures, a 3D printer demonstration, and “3D Figure Land,” where visitors could create their own figure through a full-body 3D scan, were also popular, allowing visitors to enjoy the appeal of anime and design from a variety of angles.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-67b7c7a190b96d42a07d7aa00bea6347-1200×800.jpg “3D Figure Land” 【Creator Skill Improvement Area】 The event offered authentic creative experiences not normally available, including 2D and 3D animation and modeling. In particular, young people and children aspiring to become professionals were seen enthusiastically working on their creations.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-1d1f53126bbc57510d07611cdeaf2233-2048×1365.png Yamazaki Takuya, Kaiyodo Kochi Co., Ltd.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-4082eb5387e094dd4720c69e669a8be0-2048×1365.png Kaiyodo Kochi Co., Ltd., Modeling Supporter, Head of the Tropical Modeling Department Yoshito Kawai
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-6712df8f2a087b71a6de481784c8e7f0-2048×1365.jpg Commemorative photo with the badges they created themselves Students from schools competing in the 34th National High School Manga Championship (Manga Koshien) also took part in the “Sasayuri Kochi Special Workshop” taught by Hitomi Tateno, president of Sasayuri Animation Training Institute, who has worked on numerous classic animations. It was a valuable opportunity for the next generation of creators to receive direct instruction from a professional. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-6e3e04e55d28bcd187ead923f1f82641-1200×800.jpg Scenes from the “Sasayuri Kochi Special Workshop”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-586bc664d1eeba5c70eea2290b504dbc-2048×1365.jpg Animation production experience Comments from visitors to “Kochi AniCli Summer Camp 2025” We received the following warm comments from visitors to “Kochi AniCli Summer Camp 2025.” • “I’ve always loved drawing, so I was glad I was able to participate in the event.” • “It was my first time creating an animation. It was difficult, but fun. I realized once again how hard it is to create animation.” • “I’m currently trying to create an animation, and this was very helpful in learning how to structure the story.” • “I learned a lot from listening to valuable talks from famous people active in the anime industry.” • “I’ve never been good at drawing faces from various angles, but the class where we looked at animations in 3D from above was very informative and I want to use that knowledge in both animation and illustration.” Thanks to all attendees, speakers, and everyone involved who helped make this event a success, we were able to complete it without a hitch. We would like to express our sincere gratitude. The Kochi Anime Creator Holy Land Project Executive Committee will continue to provide opportunities for creative experiences through events like this one, in order to produce anime and visual creators from Kochi who will take flight into the world.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/110845/39/110845-39-0b7668219d1b102b9a17ee21d93ee294-1200×800.jpg Event Overview Event Name: Kochi AniCli Summer Camp 2025 Dates: Saturday, August 2nd – Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 (4 days) Time: 11:00 – 16:00 Venue: Dotcom Plaza Obiyacho (1st – 2nd floors) 780-0841 2-1-28 Obiya-cho, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture Organizer: Kochi Anime Creator Holy Land Project Executive Committee Co-organizer: Kochi Prefecture, Kochi Shinkin Bank Planning and Management: Studio Eight Colors, Yoshimoto 3D Factory, Kaiyodo Kochi About the Kochi Anime Creator Holy Land Project The Kochi Anime Creator Holy Land Project began as a humble dream for a small anime production company established in Kochi and the Kochi Shinkin Bank, which supported the company’s founding. Launched in January 2022, this project is now in its fourth year. Thanks to overwhelming support from the anime industry, the support of the Kochi Prefecture Anime Project Promotion Council, which brings together industry, academia, government, and financial institutions as part of the Kochi Prefecture Industrial Revitalization Plan Collaboration, and support from Shinkin Central Bank and many other credit unions in the financial industry, anime has fostered encounters and exchanges in Kochi. The number of young people working in the anime industry in Kochi is also steadily increasing. We owe this entirely to all of you who sympathize with and support our small initiative in Kochi, and we are deeply grateful. We hope that each and every one of you will continue to support our dream. Initiatives of Kochi Shinkin Bank and the Regional Future Foundation Kochi Shinkin Bank is working on the Kochi Anime Creator Holy Land Project as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations, based on the “Agreement on Collaboration to Promote the Kochi Anime Creator Holy Land Project” concluded with Kochi Prefecture, Kochi City, Nankoku City, and Susaki City. By bringing together the power of anime in Kochi and creating connections among anime creators, we are doing our utmost to contribute, even if only slightly, to resolving Kochi’s regional issues. The Regional Future Foundation is a public interest incorporated foundation whose purpose is to support business activities recognized as having public benefit, conducted by Kochi Prefecture, municipalities within the prefecture, and organizations, and to contribute to the promotion and development of the local community, in accordance with the management philosophy of Kochi Shinkin Bank Honorary Chairman Masao Yamamoto: “Developing People, Creating Profits, and Giving Back to Society.” Information about the Kochi Anime Creator Award, Kochi AniCreator Festival, and Kochi Anime Creator Holy Land Project is also posted on social media. Please follow us and show your support. X https://twitter.com/kochi_anikuri Instagram https://www.instagram.com/anicre_kochi/
