Seminar Stage is open to the public. It features "Creator Workshop" and "Career Counseling Stage," in which you can take practical lessons from well-known creators.

These seminars will be provided only in Japanese language, and English translation will not be provided.

3/25（Sat）Program

11:50 〜 12:50

PWG Special Course

”Directing” for Anime

Open to Public

Speaker:: Kobun Shizuno [Director: “Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare”]
Description:: The course goes over Director Shizuno’s idea on “What is anime direction?”

Shizuno, who is also experienced in international projects, will explore his long career as a director.
Profile:: Evers since serving as the Chief Director of “G.I. Joe SIGMA6”, which aired in North America in 2005, Kobun Shizuno has been a globally active animation director.
He has continued to act as the director of the “Detective Conan” anime films since 2011, when he joined as the director of the 15th anniversary anime film “Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence”.
Shizuno’s major works are “G.I. Joe SIGMA6” (U.S TV Series), “ARMORED CORE FORT TOWER SONG”, “Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence”, as well as the upcoming “Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter” and the animated film “GODZILLA”.

15:20 〜 16:50

Career Counseling Stage

Stage for ”Animation jobs without drawing skills”

Open to Public

Guest:: Kazuya Narisawa (Bandai Visual)
Yosuke Fukui (Pierrot)
Namiko Ito (SuperGroupies)
Kei Sahashi (Lantis)
Description:: What exactly is an anime-related job you can do even without any drawing skills?
Your senpai will guide you into a career in anime production. This is something that they won't teach you in school!

3/26（Sun）Program

12:05 〜 13:35

Creator Workshop

“Project Planning” of Anime

Assignment Work Required

Instructor:: Katsuji Morishita
Description:: How is the “planning” for anime set up?

Focusing on making anime, Mr. Morishita from Production I.G will give a lecture on the “planning” aspect of visual production.
Profile:: Katsuji Morishita joined Production I.G in 2002 and was promoted to a chief of planning section a month after. In 2010, he became a board member.
Morishita also became the President & CEO of a group company "Signal-MD" founded in 2014.
He is primarily involved in "Attack on Titan," "Ghost in the Shell: Arise," "Kuroko's Basketball," "Haikyu!!," and "CYBORG009 CALL OF JUSTICE."
He is also credited as an associate producer in the Cannes nominated film "INNOCENCE."
His latest known works are "Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari," "Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game," "Atom: The Beginning," and the 3rd live in theater "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura."

15:00 〜 16:30

Creator Workshop

Let’s Experience “In-Between”

Assignment Work Required

Instructor:: Hitomi Tateno
Description:: A workshop for In-between Animation.

A “In-between” is both an entrance for animators into the industry, as well as what gave life to animation.
Ms. Tateno, a former In-between checker from Studio Ghibli, will instruct you on In-between making.
Profile:: From "My Neighbor Totoro" to "When Marnie Was There," Hitomi Tateno dedicated 27 years of her career since 1987 as In-between checker in Studio Ghibli.
Currently Tateno works as an owner-chef in a cafe in Nishi-Ogikubo.
Tateno has also published "Enpitsu Senki -Dare mo Shiranai Satajio Jiburi- (Commentaries of Pencil -Studio Ghibli No One Knew About-)"

To Participate the “Creator Workshop”

In order to reserve a seat to attend the following workshops, an “assignment” must be turned in, reviewed, and approved.
The number of available seats differ by the workshops. *No participation fee
*Depending on the number of participants in the workshop, the venue may open free to watch for attendees without the assignment.

Period for Submission: Wednesday, February 1st – Thursday, February 23rd
Announcement of Result: Friday, March 10th
*Applicants who passed the review will receive a notification from AnimeJapan Administrative Office.
*Successful applicants still have to purchase tickets to enter AnimeJapan 2017.

<“Project Planning” of Anime> - Katusji Morishita - 12:05-13:35, March 26 [Sun]

Assignment Description:: Describe your thoughts about one of the following works Mr. Morishita has been involved with. It has to be written in a single piece of paper and approximately 400 Japanese words.

●Assignment Topic Works *Choose one of the following works.
Anime
“Attack on Titan” / “Ghost in the Shell: Arise” series / “Kuroko’s Basketball” series / “Haikyu!!” series / “CYBORG009 CALL OF JUSTICE”
Live Theater
“Mitsuami no Kamisama” / “Relic? tale of the last ninja?”

Click here to apply

※The application of the pre-assignment has been closed.

※All of the application　Creator Workshop will be in Japanese only.

The number of available seats: 36

<Let’s Experian “In-Between”> - Hitomi Tateno - 15:00-16:30, March 26 [Sun]

Assignment Description:: Use a "background" and "situation" given to create a "hand-drawn illustration".
You can mix and match any combination as you please.
The purpose of this assignment is not to judge how good your drawing skills are. We are waiting for your original work.

●Background
1: Seaside 2: Residential neighborhood 3: Inside a room
●Situation
1: A child is going for a shopping. 2: A girl stops by somewhere on her way home from school. 3: A man is waiting for someone.

Click here to apply

※The application of the pre-assignment has been closed.

※All of the appSlication　Creator Workshop will be in Japanese only.

The number of the seats: 24
*During the workshop, you will draw the acted In-between animation.