This month, we have the pleasure of tagging along with the amazing director Naoko Yamada, whose new movie The Colors Within (GKIDS) is generating early award season buzz. She has been very busy traveling the world to promote her special film, but she was kind enough to send us some of the fun pictures taken on her whirlwind tour:
During my recent trip to L.A. for the Animation Is Film festival premiere of the movie, I got the chance to visit the Griffith Observatory.
We had a live drawing day at Japan House Los Angeles.
During our L.A. promo day, I visited Freakbeat Records, where I got to go crate digging while talking about my favorite music. Of course, I also had to buy couple of records.
We held a Reddit AMA this day. The team put together a lot of snacks to have while answering everyone’s questions. I had to try some Takis and Hot Cheetos!
In November, I also went on a press trip to London and Glasgow, and I took some photos with a classic disposable camera. (These cameras are very popular again in Japan because of their retro look.)
We had a full-house screening of The Colors Within at the Scotland Loves Anime festival. Composer Kensuke Ushio and I enjoyed a wonderful Q&A with the audience.
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I had a great day of sightseeing at the Glasgow Necropolis.
I met some new friends during a visit to the Pollock Country Park in Glasgow! So lucky to have made so many amazing memories.
