Leiji Matsumoto, who died two years ago, was the creative force between some of manga and anime’s most famous space epics, from Galaxy Express 999 to Captain Harlock to Interstella 5555. Now a large-scale exhibition celebrating the work of Matsumoto is set to kick off …Read more »
If you’re headed to Tokyo this fall, here’s one exhibition to check out. Gallery AaMo, which is located in the Tokyo Dome City complex, is holding an exhibition dedicated to Naoya Matsumoto’s Kaiju No. 8 manga. The exhibition runs from September 13 to November 10. …Read more »
The slice of life romance manga Kimi ni Todoke will be the subject of a exhibition in Tokyo and Osaka featuring over 250 pieces of artwork this fall. The exhibition is entitled Kimi no Todoke: The Shape of Love, and it’ll be held from September …Read more »
The hugely popular manga and anime SPY x FAMILY is getting its first exhibition, and it’s set to open in Tokyo from July 20 to August 13 of this year. Afterward, the exhibition will head to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. Celebrating the announcement of the …Read more »
Shuichi Shigeno, the creator of Initial D, Sailor Ace, MF Ghost and more, is getting an exhibition dedicated to his art this November. The exhibition will run at the Seibu department store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo from November 18 to 30. It celebrates 40 years (give …Read more »
Rent-a-Girlfriend is doing so well it’s gotten its own exhibition. The exhibition is currently in Tokyo until Monday, October 26, and after that it goes to Osaka for a December 24-January 4 run. As Japanese site grape reports, the exhibition opens with an autographed message …Read more »
The long awaited Inuyasha spinoff anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon debuted on Saturday, and Japan is celebrating. Next month a whole retrospective exhibition on Inuyasha will be up and running in Tokyo, and they’ll be offering fans a lot of Inuyasha merchandise while they’re at it. …Read more »
The 20th anniversary celebration continues for Hiroyuki Takei’s Shaman King series, and one of the big aspects of the milestone party involves an original art exhibition in Tokyo. Original manga art—both black and white and color drawings—and other items will be on display when the event kicks …Read more »
Believe it or not, Shaman King is 20 years old. The manga-turned-anime by Hiroyuki Takei about the adventures of Yoh Asakura is celebrating its 20th with an exhibition that’ll hit Tokyo, Osaka and Aomori over the course of the next few months. The exhibition will feature original illustrations by …Read more »
Since the July 18 arson at Kyoto Animation, various events and crowdfunding efforts have been set up to help the studio financially and show support. The latest is an exhibition of key art in Matsue, a city on the coast of western Japan. The fire destroyed the …Read more »
SMALL WORLDS TOKYO is holding a special exhibition next spring in Ariake, Tokyo, and the star of this one is a miniature reproduction of Tokyo-3 from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The model recreates the area where Unit-01 is stored within NERV along with the above ground New …Read more »
The Museum of Kyoto, a museum right in the middle of downtown Kyoto, has opened an exhibition dedicated to the works of Kyoto Animation. This follows the July 18 arson attack on the studio that killed 35 employees and injured 33. The exhibition, which displays posters of KyoAni’s …Read more »
Anime and manga have inspired countless works of art and merchandise, but there aren’t many as pricey as some of the items on display at The World’s Only Jewelry Art Exhibition, which will be held in Tokyo’s Ginza district this weekend. Among the 80 works …Read more »
Fans of Negi Haruba’s The Quintessential Quintuplets manga—which inspired a 12-episode TV anime adaptation earlier this year and has a second season in production—are in for a treat. The series is getting its very first solo exhibition in Japan, with the event set to kick off at …Read more »
One-of-a-kind director Kunihiko Ikuhara is back in the spotlight again thanks to the recent debut of his latest TV anime, Sarazanmai. The stars of that show are now playing nice with Ikuhara’s other works in a new key visual for an upcoming exhibition of the director’s …Read more »
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