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 »
As gripping as the stories may be, series like Death Note and Bakuman. just wouldn’t be the same without the incredible art of Takeshi Obata. That art is going on display at the creator’s first art exhibit—Artist Activity 20th Anniversary Takeshi Obata Exhibition NEVER COMPLETE—which is set to run …Read more »
A special exhibition is on the way to the Tokyo Anime Center, and this one is all about Tsukasa Fushimi’s Eromanga Sensei series. To be even more specific, the event is on the way to celebrate and promote the two-episode OVA, which just launched in …Read more »
Angelinos have all the luck. Seriously, with all the great Japan-related content it gets, Los Angeles may the best place in the world to live if you’re a Japanophile (er, except Japan, that is). The latest get for LA is This is MANGA – The …Read more »
Those who watched JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable will remember the convenience store in Morioh called Owson—and Japan fans will recognize it as the JoJo’s take on Lawson, a real life convenience store chain. Now Owson is set to appear in real life. From …Read more »
Over his decades making iconic anime films, Studio Ghibli director and frequent unretirer Hayao Miyazaki has inspired more than a few artists. Some of those artists (over 130, in fact) will pay tribute to Miyazaki at an exhibition in Los Angeles August 17-19. The exhibition, …Read more »
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