In this new online series, the World Kamishibai Forum will focus on comparing kamishibai to other multimodal media to understand the different possibilities (affordances) and limitations of each and consider such questions as: Why use kamishibai to tell certain stories and not others? What kinds of stories is kamishibai particularly effective at telling? How can kamishibai be combined with other media to create exciting new media hybrids? Topics to be covered include Kamishibai vs Crankies, Kamishibai vs Picture Books, Kamishibai vs Cartoneras, Kamishibai vs Puppetry, Kamishibai vs Film, and Kamishibai vs Magic.

We have an exciting line-up of topics and presenters:

1. Crankies vs Kamishibai–Jill Webster (Australia) February 21 7:00 pm ET
2. Picture books vs Kamishibai—Tara McGowan (United States) April 25 1:00 pm ET
3. Cartoneras vs Kamishibai–Jesse Gainer (United States) June 20^th 7:00 pm ET
4. Puppetry vs Kamishibai–Mary Sharp (France) August 22 1:00 pm
5. Film vs Kamishibai–Natsu Onoda Power (United States) October 24^th 7:00 pm ET
6. Magic vs Kamishibai–Yasu Ishida (United States) December 19^th 1:00 pm