This year’s GataFes (the Niigata Anime and Manga Festival) will be held at various venues in Niigata City on October 21 and 22.
In addition to a guest appearance by the three members of Doubutsu Biscuits and the five of PPP for a talk show and live concert, Yoshizaki Mine, the concept designer of the Kemono Friends franchise, draws a key visual for the event featuring Bandai City commercial district’s famous landmark Rainbow Tower, and even offers a newly-designed Friends, Kurotoki/Black-headed ibis. characters including this new one. the opening ceremony for the cosplay parade at 13:00 on the second day.