The exhibition "Japanese Manga, Anime, and Games" will run from June 24th to August 31st at the National Art Center, Tokyo, and from September 19th to November 23rd at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.

The exhibition focuses on manga, anime, and games created over the approximately 25 years from 1989 to the present. Divided into eight chapters, it explores the relationships between each work and their relationship to contemporary society and technology.

Chapter 1 serves as a prologue to the exhibition, touching on heroes and heroines born after 1989, such as "NARUTO" and "Sailor Moon," while introducing works with passionate themes that have long been a staple of manga, anime, and games.

Chapter 2 focuses on works such as "GANTZ" and "Resident Evil," which have a worldview based on technology and networked society, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and robots, as well as works that make full use of digital imaging technology such as 3D CG. Chapter 3 focuses on works born out of new creative processes, such as individual/doujinshi productions and derivative works. Chapter 4 focuses on games, which have become a platform for communication. Chapter 5 introduces works such as "Hatsune Miku" and "Love Plus," which express worlds inhabited by characters who are no longer necessarily subordinate to a story. Chapter 6 features works that blend the everyday and the extraordinary with various narrative structures, such as "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" and "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day." Chapter 7 focuses on manga works with themes linked to reality, such as "Sweet Say I Love You." Finally, the final chapter, Chapter 8, focuses on the creators of the works, showcasing their craft through their works. The exhibition also includes a book titled "Nippon's Manga, Anime, and Games from 1989," which provides an overview of the context of Japanese manga, anime, and games from 1989 to the present. The book will include expert discussions on the trends and interrelationships of the three genres since 1989, commentary on works that symbolize the era, and a timeline.
【Event Information】
"Japanese Manga * Anime * Games" Exhibition
Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo
Address: 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Dates: June 24th - August 31st
Hours: 10:00 - 18:00, until 20:00 on Fridays (last admission 30 minutes before closing)
Closed: Tuesdays
Admission: 1,000 yen for adults, 500 yen for university students
Free for high school students and those under 18 *Student ID or proof of age required (advance tickets: 800 yen for adults, 300 yen for university students)
Venue: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
Address: 1-1-1 Wakinohama Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
Dates: September 19th - November 23rd
Closed: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday)