Yoshiko Watanabe | Illustration and Animation

KEYNOTE | Illustration and Animation – Yoshiko Watanabe (Astro Boy, La Principessa Zaffiro, Kimba - Il Leone Bianco, Rocky Joe)

Japanese illustrator, animator, and cartoonist Yoshiko Watanabe is one of the figures who have contributed to the history of Japanese animation, taking part in the creation of some of the most iconic and beloved series for entire generations.
Having trained artistically in the environment of Mushi Production, the studio founded by Osamu Tezuka, she has worked on legendary productions such as Astro Boy, Princess Sapphire, Kimba: The White Lion and Rocky Joe, contributing to the birth and affirmation of a visual language destined to profoundly influence the imagination of international animation.
Throughout her career, he has traversed the world of illustration, comics, and animation, developing a personal style that combines Japanese artistic sensibility with the tradition of narrative drawing.
In the meeting “Illustration and Animation”, Yoshiko Watanabe will retrace her artistic and professional experience, recounting the work behind the great productions of Japanese animation, the relationship between illustration and movement, and the evolution of the techniques and languages that gave birth to some of the most famous characters in anime history.
An opportunity to discover, through the direct testimony of one of its protagonists, the origins and legacy of a fundamental season of Japanese animation, capable of crossing generations and cultural boundaries.