TOKYO -- March is a major month for Japan's anime industry. Last weekend, the warrens of Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood hosted the 12th annual Tokyo Anime Award Festival, whose boastful theme, "Tokyo is the HUB of contemporary ANIMATION!," draws filmmakers from Japan and elsewhere to compete in feature and short-film categories.
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A still from award-winning animated film "Clarice's Dream," which is being screened at this year's edition of the Niigata International Animation Film Festival. (Courtesy of Fernando Gutierrez and Guto Bicalho)
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