On February 13, 2025, master kamishibai storytellers from Japan—Mimoto Fumiyo,  Araki Fumiko—kamishibai pioneer from Peru, Pepe Cabana-Kojachi, and WKF co-founders Tara McGowan and Donna Tamaki all converged in San Diego, CA, the home of our host and sponsor, Walter Ritter, co-founder of the WKF and executive director of the theater troupe Write Out Loud, to take part in the first LIVE World Kamishibai Forum festival. More Information