Manga -- Japanese comics and graphic novels -- have become a global phenomenon. Featuring rarely presented original drawings by major artists, this exhibition traces manga's evolution from the 1970s to today. The exhibition explores manga as a powerful medium for visual storytelling, highlighting themes across genres, from friendship to sexuality to the human condition. Looking closely at each artist's narrative worlds and creative processes, the exhibition also spotlights manga's cultural impact on the world today and possibilities for the future.
Image credits: © Fujio Akatsuka; "Hinemosu notari nikki" © Tetsuya Chiba/Big Comic (Shogakukan); © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan; © PAPIER/Jiro Taniguchi, Masayuki Qusumi, FUSOSHA; © Mari Yamazaki, Tori Miki/Shinchosha; © Hirohiko Araki & LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS/Shueisha; © Kazumi Yamashita/KODANSHA LTD.; © Gengoroh Tagame/Futabasha Publishers Ltd.; © Fumi Yoshinaga/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.; © Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha
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Image credits: © Fujio Akatsuka; "Hinemosu notari nikki" © Tetsuya Chiba/Big Comic (Shogakukan); © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan; © PAPIER/Jiro Taniguchi, Masayuki Qusumi, FUSOSHA; © Mari Yamazaki, Tori Miki/Shinchosha; © Hirohiko Araki & LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS/Shueisha; © Kazumi Yamashita/KODANSHA LTD.; © Gengoroh Tagame/Futabasha Publishers Ltd.; © Fumi Yoshinaga/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.; © Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha
Manga -- Japanese comics and graphic novels -- have become a global phenomenon. Featuring rarely presented original drawings by major artists, this exhibition traces manga's evolution from the 1970s to today. The exhibition explores manga as a powerful medium for visual storytelling, highlighting themes across genres, from friendship to sexuality to the human condition. Looking closely at each artist's narrative worlds and creative processes, the exhibition also spotlights manga's cultural impact on the world today and possibilities for the future.
Image credits: © Fujio Akatsuka; "Hinemosu notari nikki" © Tetsuya Chiba/Big Comic (Shogakukan); © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan; © PAPIER/Jiro Taniguchi, Masayuki Qusumi, FUSOSHA; © Mari Yamazaki, Tori Miki/Shinchosha; © Hirohiko Araki & LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS/Shueisha; © Kazumi Yamashita/KODANSHA LTD.; © Gengoroh Tagame/Futabasha Publishers Ltd.; © Fumi Yoshinaga/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.; © Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha
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Image credits: © Fujio Akatsuka; "Hinemosu notari nikki" © Tetsuya Chiba/Big Comic (Shogakukan); © Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan; © PAPIER/Jiro Taniguchi, Masayuki Qusumi, FUSOSHA; © Mari Yamazaki, Tori Miki/Shinchosha; © Hirohiko Araki & LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS/Shueisha; © Kazumi Yamashita/KODANSHA LTD.; © Gengoroh Tagame/Futabasha Publishers Ltd.; © Fumi Yoshinaga/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.; © Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha
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