The Biggest Celebration
of Japanese Culture in India

Animathon: The Anime quiz

A Japan Habba x Pravega Event.

• Think you know it all when it comes to anime, manga and Japanese pop culture? Participate in India's biggest anime quiz, organized by IISc's own anime club, Animaniax, and take home prizes worth 15K (cash prize pool of 5+4+3K, licensed anime keychains worth 2K, fanart posters by Sobascape, and more)!
• Performance by Daisuki cosplay band
• Anime fanart store by artists group Art Hot Pot
• Anime fanart store by artists group Sobascape

Animathon

Prelims

Daisuki - Cosplay Band Performance

Anushruti Saha, Abhishek Harish, Shrey Sinha, Sougata Hari, Doulalsang Phaipi

Daisuki is a "cosplay band" based out of Bangalore founded by Abhishek Harish and Anushruti Saha. Performing in full cosplay, Daisuki brings your favourite anime characters to life right on stage in a way you've never seen before.

Animathon

Finals

Japan Habba Main Stage Program

The main cultural on-stage program.

Is There Still Anything That Love Can Do? 愛にできることはまだあるかい (Song)

🇮🇳 Samannay Majumder

Samannay will perform the beautiful song "Ai Ni Dekiru Koto wa Mada Aru Kai" By Radwimps from the movie Weathering With You (Tenki no ko).

Hyakunen Yakou (Dance)

🇮🇳 Ranita Saha

This is a Japanese dance featuring a Japanese fox. In Japan,foxes are considered as magical creatures who can shape shift. The performance includes traditional Japanese dance steps as well as modern moves with personal props like Japanese fan and umbrella. The song for this dance shall be Hyakunen Yakou.

Sukiyaki

🇮🇳 Ganesh Babu

Ganesh Babu will be singing the song Sukiyaki with karaoke.

Tokyo Bon 東京盆踊り 2020 (Makudonarudo)

🇮🇳 Hryday

7 year old Indian boy inspired by Japanese culture singing the Japaenglish Song, "Tokyo Bon 東京盆踊り2020 Makudonarudo".

Haikei

🇮🇳 Students of SNRC

The group will be singing the song Tegamii>. This Japanese song is the letter of a 15 years old girl, who writes to her future self about the struggles and pain of her life. But still believes in her dreams and wishes happiness for everyone.

Plastic Love & Spitz

🇮🇳 Kalyani Jadhav, Danny Mathew, Geo Peter

We will be performing covers of two of the most iconic songs – Plastic Love by Mariya Takeuchi and Robinson by Spitz – from the early 80s and 90s that captured the hearts of Japanese and international fans with their captivating melodies and lyrics.

Bridge between Indo-Japan

🇯🇵🇮🇳 Rapper Big Deal, DJ Gnosis

Rapper Big Deal is the result of when Japan met India. Born to a Japanese mother and an Indian father, he's one of the most renowned rappers out of India at the moment. His brand of rap is, as he would like to call it, lyrically entertaining.

Ramp Walk

🇮🇳 Students of SNRC

Walk on stage wearing beautiful kimono using props.

Inauguration

Japan Quiz (Finals)

🇮🇳 School students

The Japan Quiz is conducted every year during Japan Habba with participants from various schools in Bangalore. It is conducted by the Indo Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and supported by the University of Tokyo - India Office. The purpose of the quiz is to make students aware of Japanese culture, interest in higher education in Japan and experience it at the venue. The finals of the quiz programme will be held on the stage and winners from the prelims will compete to be crowned the best!

Group Dance

🇮🇳 Employees of Nichi-In Software Solutions

Performing the Japanese folk dance (soran bushii) in combination with Indian folk.

Kannada Song

🇯🇵 Kuboky Jr. (Shino, Mayumi, Yukimori, Kome)

The group will be singing three Kannada songs: 1. Ondu Malebilu 2. Joteyali jote joteyali 3. Marethuhoyithe

Kids' Dance Performance

🇯🇵 SPICE

The kids dance group SPICE learns dance every Friday at POBW (One Bangalore West). It is currently composed of children between the ages of 5 and 7 and enjoys dancing HIP HOP and Bollywood songs.

Bollywood Dance Performance (by Japanese Dancers)

🇯🇵 Kawaii Kalakar

We are a Japanese expat wives bollywood dance team. Kawaii denotes a Japanese artistic and cultural style that emphasizes the quality of cuteness. Kalakar means artists in Kannada. So, we are cute artists. For expat wives, it's important to create a fulfilling, rewarding life abroad. Bollywood dance is the one we found so attractive and enjoyable. Its dance and music are so Indian specific that we are addicted to it. Please enjoy our kawaii performance!

Special Performer

🇯🇵 Shukou Tsuchiya

Born 1974 in Japan, Shukou Tsuchiya, an award-winning Master of Nanboku Suiboku ink painting (traditional Japanese ink painting) and a stain artist, embarked on a journey as an ink painting artist when he was 18. In 2019, he won the grand prize awarded by the prestigious organization, All Japan Suiboku Painting Association, for his outstanding achievements, contribution to ink paint culture and for his astonishing creative artworks. Please enjpy a live performance of his art as he brings the graceful strokes to life during Japan Habba.

Hana wa Saku with Indian musical instruments

🇮🇳 Shashidhara, Arun, Aditi, Ritambhara, Ramya, Geetha Menon

This is fusion of Indian Music based on the song Hanawa saku, we will try to showcase the intricacies of Indian music using traditional instruments like the Veena which is one of the oldest traditional instruments of India that resembles the shamisen or the koto of Japan and also the Western instruments like the harmonium and Violin which are an integral part of Indian music now.

Mixed Choir

🇯🇵 Royal Echo

Royal Echo is a Japanese Choir established in 1999. About 20 members of Japanese and non-Japanese are practicing every week. They will sing a selection of popular Japanese and Indian songs today.

Blessings of Jizo

🇮🇳 Employees of QuEST Global

A Japanese family wanted to show their devotion towards god of good fortune during new year. They had to sell their kimono to afford the things like rice cake, sweet ,.etc. for the prayer. They were ready to sacrifice the dress for poor girl whole heartedly, Shown their devotion towards the god with whatever they had. To their astonishment, the 5 gods appeared in front of them and showered them blessings and gifts.

Muse Choir and Dancers

🇯🇵 Muse Creation

Muse Creation will perform chorus and dance. 1) Muse Choir/ Lavender's Blue, 365 Nichi no Kamihikouki 2) Muse Dancers/UFO+Southpaw.

Group Song - Minna ga Minna Eiyuu

🇮🇳 Students of SNRC

Minna ga Minna Eiyuu is a famous song in Japan. Listen to the music, and the song that makes everyone happy and overwhelmed.

Bharatanatyam

🇮🇳 Alapadma

A group of housewives began learning Bharatnatyam from Mandakini-san. They orginally wanted to learn Bharatnatyam to wear the traditional costumes. Now they want to perform a wonderful dance that they have learned for the audience.

Binks no Sake

🇮🇳 Students of Silverpeak Global

Binks no Sake is a song from the anime, One Piece, and very popular among Anime lovers. It is a song that was commonly sung amongst the pirates of old — a jolly song meant to lift the spirits of those who sing or listen to it.

A Capella

🇯🇵 Bangalore A Cappella Club

We are the Bangalore A Cappella club. We sing songs that are familiar in Japan and abroad with a cappella. This time we will perform, "Lupin III's Theme" and "A Whole New World".

Japan Habba Cosplay Contest 2020 (Finals)

🇮🇳🇯🇵 Consulate-General of Japan in Bengaluru

The finalists of the cosplay prelims will be showcasing their costumes on stage. The winner will be crowned in this exciting finale!

Huttidare

🇯🇵 Royal Echo

Huttidare Kannada Nadal Huttabeku is the most famous Kannada song depicting the pride of being a Kannadiga. The Royal Echo Choir would like to close the Japan Habba cultural activies of the day by performing this evergreen song.

Closing Ceremony

🇮🇳🇯🇵 Japan Habba committee

Vote of thanks by the Japan Habba committee.