Vampire in the Garden: Feature Supercut with director Q&A at the Glasgow Film Theatre this November

Alongside our regular cinema releases to keep your local cinemas packed with anime over the course of the year, many of you will know that whenever the opportunity arises we love to bring you exciting special event screenings, giving you a chance to experience anime in a way you simply wouldn’t be able to anywhere else.

This November 3rd, we’re teaming up with our good friends at the Glasgow Film Theatre to bring you just such an opportunity – not only are we bringing the Netflix original title Vampire in the Garden to the big screen in a way that you won’t be able to see anywhere else, but we’re also doing so with the esteemed director of the series in attendance.

You can book tickets at the link above, and read on for the full details after the jump!

Vampire in the Garden: Feature Supercut

An original series from Wit Studio, Vampire in the Garden made its debut on Netflix in May of 2022 as a five-episode series. Now, in conjunction with the Glasgow Film Theatre, on Friday November 3rd from 5:10PM you’ll be able to see the story as you’ve never experienced it before, with this “Feature Supercut” special screening for the first time outside of Japan.

This edition of the film isn’t just the series in the cinema – the entire series is woven together into one seamless viewing experience, coupled with the full original 5.1 surround audio track to back up that big screen immersion. This edition also features restored textless sequences not present in the streaming presentation, to give you an unadulterated version of this intense and moving tale that you won’t want to miss.

Plus, as mentioned above, we’ll also have Ryotaro Makihara, the director of Vampire in the Garden, in attendance, where he’ll be both introducing the screening and sitting down for a Q&A session to discuss his work after – an exciting opportunity to explore the mind and work of a talented and award-winning director.

All in all, it’s all set to be a top-notch experience for anime fans, so if you’re in the Glasgow area (as doubtless many of you will be over this specific weekend) and want a post-Halloween treat then be sure to book your tickets now!

About Vampire in the Garden

 A vampire queen and a human girl join forces against all odds in search of the “Garden Eden” – a place where humans and vampires can live together in peace.

It’s been a long winter for mankind, overthrown from its place of dominance after being defeated in the great war against vampires. A small city-state protected by a massive wall of light has become one of the last strongholds of the human race -its leaders determined to regain control over the world they have lost. Tired with the oppressive life inside the city walls, young Momo dreams of a peaceful coexistence with humans’ greatest foe. On the other side, vampire queen Fine, who once loved a human, has decided to desert the battlefield. Seen as traitors by their own kind, the two have a fateful encounter during yet another savage battle. Together they start a journey in search of “Eden,” a utopic garden of peace that old stories are whispering about, but no-one has ever seen.

Director: Ryotaro Makihara (The Empire of Corpses)
Character Designer: Tetsuya Nishio (Naruto, The Sky Crawlers)
Music: Yoshihiro Ike (Blood: The Last Vampire)
Animation: WIT Studio (Attack on Titan, Spy x Family)
Running time: 122 minutes

About Ryotaro Makihara

Born in 1980 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Ryotaro Makihara started his career in the industry at Telecom Animation Film as an animator, then worked independently at several different studios. During this phase he contributed to projects such as Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd Gig and Paranoia Agent among others, but he then become interested in storyboarding. He accomplished his directorial debut in 2013 with the theatrical film Hal, the second ever title to come out from the at the time newly-established WIT Studio, followed in 2015 by his first full-length feature film, Empire of the Corpses, which was selected in competition at the Zagreb International Animation Film Festival. For Vampire in the Garden (2022), greeted with the Honorable Mention at the 1st Niigata International Animation Festival (2023), he contributed story, script and storyboards.