A Conversation with SHIRAHAMA Kamome

This event is now fully booked and registration is closed. There will be no waiting list. However, on the day of the event, we will have an in-person waiting line starting 30 minutes before the event on a first-come, first-served basis for cancelled/no-show seats. We cannot guarantee your admittance, but if you are willing to take a chance, please join the line.

Join us to welcome SHIRAHAMA Kamome, an esteemed manga artist of the award-winning series, Witch Hat Atelier! Ms. Shirahama is stopping by JFT on May 12 as a featured guest of Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2024 (May 11-12, 2024).

Date/Time: Sunday, May 12 1:30 – 2:30 PM

Venue: The Japan Foundation, Toronto Event Hall (Suite 300, 2 Bloor Street East, Toronto M4W 1A8)

Admission: Free – RSVP required

*The event has a strict NO PHOTO / NO VIDEO / NO RECORDING policy. Please refrain from using any recording devices, including cameras and smartphones during the event.

[UPDATE on May 6: Signing]

Shirahama-sensei will have two public programs and two signings at TCAF 2024. As you get ready to attend these programs, please note:

For all of Shirahama's public appearances, she will be wearing a self-made mask to protect her privacy.
Similarly, none of Shirahama's events will allow for recording of any type or photography.
Unlike most TCAF signings, we will require a purchase at the time of signing. The TCAF 2024 poster By Shirahama will be available for $10 CAD, along with a selection of the sensei's work.

As we expect there to be very strong demand, Shirahama will likely be unable to sign for all attendees looking for a signature. To ensure an equitable distribution of spots, and to avoid overnight lines or a resale market, we will be running a lottery on both days to get a signature.

On Saturday, May 11 from 11am-12pm, we will be handing out tickets for your chance to win a signing in the Basement Signing Area of the Toronto Reference Library. The draw of successful signing lottery winners will happen at 12pm. You will need to return at 12pm to see if your ticket is called. The signing will follow at 1pm-2:30pm.
On Sunday, May 12 from 11am-12pm in the Basement Signing Area of the Toronto Reference Library, we will hand out lottery tickets for the Sunday signing, which will happen at the Japan Foundation (2 Bloor St E, Unit 300, Toronto, ON M4W 1A8) following her 2:30pm Q&A. Like Saturday, we'll announce winners in the basement signing area at 12pm, and you will need to be present.

Please check the details :Shirahama @ TCAF (torontocomics.com)

Kamome Shirahama

Kamome Shirahama is the author of the fan-favorite and critically acclaimed manga series Witch Hat Atelier, serialized beginning in 2016 and published in English and Japanese by Kodansha. Witch Hat Atelier won the 2020 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, and in 2020, the series won the Harvey Award for the Best Manga category . A food-focused spin-off series, Witch Hat Atelier Kitchen, by Hiromi Sato and created by Kamome Shirahama began English-language publication in 2023. A graduate of the design department of the Tokyo University of the Arts, Shirahama lives in Tokyo, Japan. As a freelance illustrator, Shirahama has created numerous cover illustrations for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, including Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Star Wars: The last Jedi, Batgirl and the Birds of Prey.

For Kamoke Shirahama's full schedule at TCAF 2024, visit https://www.torontocomics.com/

Q&A with Manga Artist SHIRAHAMA Kamome @Japan Foundation Toronto – TCAF2024