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Details of Guest at Edinburgh Scotland Loves Anime Festival in November

Anime Limited has posted on X/Twitter that there will be a guest at the Scotland Loves Anime screening in Edinburgh of Suzume on Friday November 8 (at 5.45 p.m.) The guests will be from Suzume's studio, CoMix Wave Films. Maho Takagi will be presenting a short film she has directed, The Scent of Love ("Hatsukoi no Nioi").

She will also participate in a live Q&A, accompanied by the President of CoMix Wave. The announcement did not include the President's name, but Tomohiro Tokunaga was promoted to the position of the company's President in May 2024.

The short animation was made in collaboration with singer-songwriter Sakura Fujiwara, who composed and performed the song of the same title for the short animation. The video premiered on Fujiwara's YouTube channel on Monday.

The film tells the simple story of a girl who is reminded of the memories of her first love that will never return, through nostalgic smells in her daily life. The work is based on the theme of perfectly expressing the coquettish charm of a woman through animation. Takagi, a fan of Sakura Fujiwara, personally asked her to produce the song for the short animation. CoMix Wave Films employed a small number of elite members and adopted independent production methods that do not adhere to a section system.

Takagi was a key animator for Makoto Shinkai's Weathering With You and Suzume films, and for the Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time anime film.

Fujiwara has performed the theme song for the second movie of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion movie series, and the Okko's Inn anime film. She also performed the second ending theme song for the Lupin the 3rd Part 6 anime series.

Tickets for the 2024 Scotland Loves Anime screenings in Edinburgh, including the Suzume screening, can be booked here. The screenings are listed below.

This year, the festival will take place in Glasgow, Edinburgh and also in London. The screenings will include Naoko Yamada's new feature film, The Colors Within, pictured left.

Monday November 4

Promare at 8.30 p.m.

Tuesday November 5

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, 4K edition at 6 p.m.

Wednesday November 6

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Parts 1&2 at 8 p.m. (150 minutes)

Thursday November 7

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Parts 3&4 at 8 p.m. (150 minutes)

Friday November 8

The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo) at 3.30 p.m.

Suzume, together with short film The Scent of Love at 5.45 p.m.

A Few Moments of Cheers plus recorded Q&A at 9 p.m.

Saturday November 9

Kurayukaba and Short at 2.30 p.m.

The Colors Within at 4.15 p.m.

Look Back at 7.15 p.m.

Sand Land at 8.45 p.m.

Sunday November 10

Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window at 1.15 p.m.

Kuramerukagari (sequel to Kurayukaba), and Short at 4.15 p.m.

Ghost Cat Anzu at 6 p.m.

trapezium at 8.15 p.m.