Anime · Cosplay · Kenya
The Communityis the whole point.
Nataka Inc directed and produced the promo film for Otamatsuri, an anime and otaku festival — shot in Kenya, with Kenyan cosplayers, prop-makers and creatives. This page is everything that came out of it, plus a running board of what else is happening in the scene. Take what you want. It's free.
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The NextBig Days.
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Otamatsuri 2026
Anime & manga convention · The Carnivore Grounds, Nairobi
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Kenya's anime festival goes fully outdoor — cosplay competitions, vendors, community meetups, and an afterparty from 7PM.
Get Tickets →The Drop Log
One ChapterAt a Time.
We release Otamatsuri in chapters instead of dumping everything at once. Each one gets announced here first. When a chapter says locked, it means locked — we don't post fake countdowns.
Film Two — Day 1 on Set
Out nowProduction diaryA new Otamatsuri film is in production, and this is day one — full Scout rig, smoke, and the first frames coming together. The community sees every day of this before the algorithm does. Full cut lands here first.
絵巻 · The cosplay scroll
Otamatsuri Cosplayin Nairobi.
Ten frames from the shoot, laid out as a Japanese scroll with the story behind every one of them. Kenyan cosplayers, handmade gear, real locations.
Open the scroll →Free · Take Them
OtamatsuriOn Your Lock Screen.
Six frames from the shoot, cut to 1080×1920 for phones. No email, no signup — tap, save, use. If someone asks where it's from, that's the whole point.
The Oath
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Standoff
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Crimson
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Skyward
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Golden Hour
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Windswept
Download ↓Shot and produced by Nataka Inc for the Otamatsuri festival. Personal use — repost them anywhere, just keep the credit on.
Make Yours · Free
Your Name.On a Photocard.
Pick a frame from the Otamatsuri shoot, put your name on it, and download your own collector card. Post it, set it as your status, trade it — it's yours.
1 · Pick your side
2 · Pick a frame
3 · Your name or handle
Made in your browser — your name never leaves your phone. Card frames are from the Otamatsuri shoot by Nataka Inc.
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The Fan Wall
Cosplayed?Get On The Wall.
Send us your cosplay and we'll put it on the wall with your handle on it — Kenyan cosplayers, prop-makers, dancers, artists. You keep the rights to your photo. We just want the scene to have somewhere to be seen.
Otamatsuri shoot · credit pending
Otamatsuri shoot · credit pending
Otamatsuri shoot · credit pending
Otamatsuri shoot · credit pendingScene Radar · Kenya
What's ActuallyHappening Here.
Kenya's anime and cosplay scene is real, and it's scattered across group chats. This is our running board of it. We only post dates once an organiser has actually confirmed them — everything else says so plainly.
Otamatsuri 2026
Sat 22 Aug 2026 · from 10AMAnimeThe Carnivore Grounds, NairobiKenya's anime and manga convention goes fully outdoor — cosplay competitions, anime vendors, community meetups, and an 18+ afterparty after 7PM.
◈ Nataka directed and produced the promo film.
Tickets →Comic Con
RecurringAnimeNairobiWhere a lot of Nairobi's cosplay and dance crews actually perform. Dates come from the organisers each year.
Running an anime or cosplay event we've missed?
Send it over and we'll add it to the board. Free — you don't have to be working with us for your event to be listed here.