Botswana: Young Creator Pushes Boundaries and Earns Recognition

Gaborone — Taboka Tshane’s animé Legend of the Cursed Knight has earned international recognition at the World University Animation Awards (WUAA) in Hong Kong after it won the prestigious Rainbow Horizon Award.

Japan, the birthplace of animé, continues to inspire young creators like 19 year-old Tshane, whose production marks a breakthrough for Botswana’s emerging animation industry.

Set in a fictional Botswana known as the Kingdom of Crimson, the fantasy-adventure-comedy series follows Setso,…