Casablanca welcomes the Japanese Anime & Manga Festival at the Complexe Culturel d’Anfa on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 18:00 to 20:00. This free cultural gathering celebrates the worlds of anime and manga during the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Morocco; the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is featured on the promotional poster.
Special guests include Hidetoshi Omori, a Japanese animator and director associated with Gundam, Naruto and Dragon Ball, and Japanese manga creator Yuko Sugiyama. The programme offers an introduction to anime production, a presentation of Sugiyama’s Morocco-inspired short manga and a practical drawing workshop.
Program: 18:00–18:15, opening remarks; 18:15–19:00, Hidetoshi Omori discusses Japanese anime production, with behind-the-scenes excerpts and manga demonstrations; 19:00–19:20, Yuko Sugiyama presents a short manga inspired by Morocco; 19:20–20:00, manga drawing workshop led by Yuko Sugiyama.
Free entry, open to all ages. Venue: Complexe Culturel d’Anfa, Casablanca, Morocco.
