Kyoto International Manga Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Kyoto International Manga Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
Do You Know Quebec Comics? 25 Significant Moments and 7 Authors
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[0]- Media: Manga
- 2017-12-09 - 2018-02-13
The museum is delighted to hold an exhibition of French-language comics (bande dessinée) made in Quebec, Canada. In recent years, bande dessinée have become popular in Japan, but little is known about...More »
Cooking Papa
[0] [0]- Media: Manga
- 2017-11-23 - 2018-01-14
Serialized in the Kodansha manga anthology Weekly Morning since 1985, “Cooking Papa” is a seinen manga series written and illustrated by Tochi Ueyama. As well as introducing his original works, this exhibition...More »
Nuit Blanche Kyoto 2017: A Bridge to Nuit Blanche Paris – Spending a Night with Contemporary Art
[0] [1]- Media: Installation
- 2017-10-06 - 2017-10-06
Every autumn, Paris stages Nuit Blanche (“White Night”), a one-night festival celebrating contemporary art. Kyoto, a sister city of Paris, holds the companion event “Nuit Blanche Kyoto” in various locations...More »
Love, Ribbon, Furoku
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Manga - Product
- 2016-12-08 - 2017-02-05
Japanese young girl’s comic magazine “Ribbon” achieved an astounding 2,550,000 sales in 1994 - a record which is yet to be broken. This success can be attributed in large part to “furoku,” bags of goodies...More »
Whose Manga Is It?
[0] [0]- Media: Manga
- 2016-11-23 - 2017-02-07
This exhibition asks “Who is manga for?” with works from three genres: study manga, satirical manga, and illustrations of moe bijin shojo (beautiful young girls). In addition to orthodox interpretations...More »
Yukiko Tani Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2016-10-27 - 2017-01-31
A mini exhibition to commemorate the publication of “Cho Tenkai Ballet Manga Tani Yukiko no Sekai,” a popular ballet manga which was released in the 60s. With hardly any original illustrations remaining,...More »
Dagashikashi Exhibition - Kyoto Store
[0] [0]- Media: Manga
- 2016-09-17 - 2016-10-16
This year the Kyoto International Manga Museum is again hosting content as the secondary venue for the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair, and presents an exhibition of the comedy manga Dagashikashi,...More »
Hisashi Eguchi “King of Pop: Kyoto Edition”
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2016-06-11 - 2016-09-04
The Kyoto International Manga Museum looks back on the 38-year career of manga artist Hisashi Eguchi, who brought innovation to the gag-manga genre in works such as his 1977 debut series “Susume!! Pirates”...More »
Mikiya Mochizuki “Wild 7 Original Drawings” 55th Anniversary Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Drawing
- 2016-01-14 - 2016-02-09
Celebrating 55 years of his career as a manga artist, dynamic drawings from Mikiya Mochizuki’s “Wild 7” action manga series are on display.More »
The World of Manga for Men
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration
- 2015-11-21 - 2016-02-09
This exhibition in the series showcases Genga’ (Dash) artwork by the three artists Hiroshi Hirata, Takumi Nagayasu, and Motoka Murakami, alongside those of Keiko Takemiya. A further highlight on display...More »
Great Manga History Traces from Edo – Toba-e, Punch, Manga
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Prints
- 2015-11-14 - 2016-02-07
There are various theories about the origin of Japanese manga, however, this exhibition approaches manga as a mass media and considers its starting point to be giga (comical woodblock prints) from the...More »
Nuit Blanche Kyoto 2015
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Video and Film
- 2015-10-03 - 2015-10-03
Every autumn, Paris stages a one-night festival called Nuit Blanche (“White Night”) celebrating modern art. Kyoto, a sister city of Paris, holds the companion event “Nuit Blanche Kyoto” in various spots...More »
Homage of Rinpa : Exhibition Rimp-A Nimation
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Crafts
- 2015-09-19 - 2015-11-03
This year celebrates 400th since Hon-ami Koetsu, one of the founders of the Rinpa school of painting, built an Art Village in Takagamine Kyoto. In celebration Kyoto International Manga Museum hold a collaborative...More »
The World of Mud Men - Exhibition of Original Hand-Drawn Pieces by Morohoshi Daijiro
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2015-07-16 - 2015-08-04
The Kyoto International Manga Museum proudly presents an exhibition of original drawings by Morohoshi Daijiro, a manga artist who continues to earn devout fans with his pieces that project unique worldviews...More »
Ghost Tales at the Museum - An Exhibition by Iris de Mouy
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2015-06-27 - 2015-08-31
An exhibition introducing pieces by a new and upcoming illustrator/children’s book author Iris de Mouy from France. Iris has been a resident at Villa Kujoyama, an artist residence, one of the five branches...More »
Hagio Moto “Silver Ship & Blue Sea”
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2015-06-18 - 2015-07-14
In celebrating the publication of “Gin no Fune to Aoi Umi (Silver Ship and the Blue Sea),” The Kyoto International Manga Museum will host the exhibition of selected original drawings by manga artist Hagio...More »
Manga and War
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2015-06-06 - 2015-09-06
This year marks a turning point as the 70th year since Japan was defeated in the Pacific War. The manga that blossomed in post-war culture was strongly influenced by personal war experiences and depicts...More »
Lianhuanhua: China’s Unknown Manga?
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2015-04-25 - 2015-07-05
Though most likely not well known in Japan, “lianhuanhua” are pocket-sized Chinese publications that are basically composed of one image and a paragraph of text on each page. They emerged in China in the...More »
Yuichi Yokoyama “This is Neo Wall - Gathering Celebrities and Beasts”
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2015-03-07 - 2015-05-31
Unconventional manga artist and modern art creator, Yuichi Yokoyama, currently gaining praise in the international manga and art world, continues to put out manga pieces with characters in strange outfits...More »
Black Jack Stories: Doctors’ Choice
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- 2015-02-28 - 2015-05-10
Beginning its run on the weekly Shonen Champion in 1973, Black Jack, known as the quintessential medical manga series ― where author Tezuka Osamu poured his knowledge of being a holder of a medical degree...More »
Kyoto Seika University Graduation Exhibition - Seika Week 2015 -
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- 2015-02-18 - 2015-02-22
A final exhibition by undergraduates and graduates of Kyoto Seika University at various locations. A shuttle bus is in operation between three venues - Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto International...More »
Crossing Borders: Mahler’s Manga Park
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- 2014-12-02 - 2015-02-08
An exhibition presenting comic artist Nicolas Mahler from Vienna, Austria, who has gained international renown with his multifaceted work, stretching from humorous depictions of social issues to comics...More »
Yasuko Aoike “A World of Beautiful Artwork from ‘Eroica’ to ‘Falco’”
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2014-11-01 - 2015-02-01
From Eroica with Love, Sons of Eve, Royal Castle Alcazar, Brother Falco… from serious historical romances to action comedies studded with beautiful men, Yasuko Aoike is a ground breaking manga artist who...More »
Nuit Blanche Kyoto 2014
[0] [0]- Media: Performance Art
- 2014-10-04 - 2014-10-04
[Oct.4 (Sat) 18:00-22:00] 18:00-18:30 Opening Act: Performance by tap dancing duo Puspa, who won first prize at the “Dance World Cup 2014” competition in Portugal. 18:30-18:50 Opening Ceremony: Greeting...More »
18,000 Original Manga Drawings by Seiki Tsuchida
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2014-05-31 - 2014-08-31
Introducing some 18,000 original illustrations by Seiki Tsuchida, known as a genius for continuously releasing many brilliant works such as “Orebushi”, “Henshuo” and “Onajitsuki wo Miteiru” (Under The...More »
Nakayoshi Fest - Magical Girls Forever
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2014-05-24 - 2014-09-28
An exhibition, event and workshop programmed in collaboration with “Nakayoshi”, a girl’s manga magazine celebrating its 60th anniversary next year. [Related Events] Workshop Participants will be...More »
“Kyoto MaGiC = Cuteness Magic Spells From Shojo Manga”
[0] [0]- Media: Fashion - Talks
- 2014-03-23 - 2014-06-08
With the aim of developing a new industry in Kyoto, the shojo (girls’) manga and fashion-themed project “Kyoto Manga Girls Collection” (Kyoto MaGiC) first created clothing inspired by shojo manga in 2011. For...More »
“Nouvelle Bande Dessinée Exhibition Artists Connected by French Comics”
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2014-03-15 - 2014-05-25
French comics, bande dessinée (BD), are surging in popularity even in Japan, yet the full extent of their appeal has yet to be widely recognized. Many BD artists also work across diverse genres and this...More »
From Hand to Hand: Picture Book Authors’ Messages for Children— Remembering 3.11
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2014-03-01 - 2014-05-18
This exhibition shows a collection of works gathered by Japanese picture book artists who have asked their colleagues to draw illustrations based on the theme of “thinking about our future in a world after...More »
2013 Kyoto Seika University Manga Course Graduation Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Illustration - Talks
- 2014-02-19 - 2014-02-23
Presenting the latest works from graduates of the Kyoto Seika University Manga Course. [Related Event] Workshop - Drawing 4 Framed Manga Date: 2/22(Sat) 13:00-14:00 Venue: Kyoto International Manga...More »
“Eshi 100 Part 3 Contemporary Japanese Illustration in Kyoto”
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2013-12-07 - 2014-02-11
Since the ukiyo-e artists of the Edo period, illustrators active in fields as varied as manga, anime and games, and illustrations for novellas have been called “Eshi”. The style they have created is part...More »
Saseo Ono “The Modern Girl, the Southern Belle, and the Bicycle Girl”
[0] [2]- Media: Illustration - Painting - Prints
- 2013-10-31 - 2014-02-11
From the 1930s to the 1950s, painter and manga artist Saseo Ono was active in a great variety of media, creating cartoons for manga magazines, illustrations for serial novels in the newspapers, while...More »
“Eshi 100 Part 2 Contemporary Japanese Illustration in Kyoto”
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2013-09-28 - 2013-12-01
Since the ukiyo-e artists of the Edo period, illustrators active in fields as varied as manga, anime and games, and illustrations for novellas have been called “Eshi”. The style they have created is part...More »
Ballet Manga - Leap above the beauty
[0] [2]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2013-07-13 - 2013-09-23
Exhibition of ballet-themed, Shojo manga (or manga aimed at women) by twelve post-war artists. Ballet was a popular subject in manga that played a major role in influencing how Japanese perspectives on...More »
Daijiro Morohoshi “1970-2012 Genga”
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2013-06-29 - 2013-09-29
A series of three exhibitions introducing the works of three renowned manga artists. 「海の女」© 諸星大二郎／河出書房新社 [Exhibition Dates] Part 1: Selections from Yosuke Takahashi (including “Mugen Shinshi”) 6/29...More »
The Genga’ (Dash) Exhibition Series “With Valor and Cuteness”
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2013-06-22 - 2013-10-22
Exhibition as part of a Genga’ (Dash) project that has the aim of preserving and exhibiting original art at risk of fading, displaying reproductions of works of several renowned manga artists including...More »
Katsuya Terada “10 Year Retrospective”
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Illustration - Talks
- 2013-03-16 - 2013-06-30
An exhibition of artwork by manga artist and illustrator Katsuya Terada. 300 of his works created over the past ten years, including manga, illustrations, game and character design artwork along with a...More »
"Kyoto International Manga" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2008-06-01 - 2008-07-06
Under the theme of the prevention of global warming, satiric comics aimed at children have been gathered and carefully selected from around the world. Over two hundred pieces of professional manga writers'...More »
"Heisei Year One" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2008-05-23 - 2008-07-27
This exhibition will focus on the year 1989. This was a year in which one felt the social changes that happened alongside the changing of the era name to Heisei, and with the death of Osamu Tezuka, the...More »
Art Talk "Contemporary Japanese Anime and the Evolution of Personal CG Animation"
[0] [2]- Media: Talks
- 2008-04-19 - 2008-04-19
*For more information please visit the URL belowMore »
"Kyoto International Manga Exhibition 2006 Selections" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Art Competition
- 2008-04-17 - 2008-06-08
This is a selections exhibition from the Kyoto International Manga Exhibition, an exhibition that has been gaining attention since its launch in 1991. In Japan cartoons are not so familiar but globally...More »
Kyosai Exhibition
[0] [3]- Media: Graphics
- 2008-04-08 - 2008-05-11
The end of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration was a turbulent time in Japan. In the world of manga, many artists incorporated the European satire found in illustrations. During this period, Kyosai...More »
Kyoto Manga Festa 2008
[0] [3]- Media: Graphics - Party - Talks
- 2008-03-22 - 2008-05-06
Kyoto Manga Festa is an event that aims to promote manga not only as a paper-based medium, but a culture in itself. Through a collaboration between manga and art, as well as manga and life, the event hopes...More »
"Chinese and Hong Kong Manga" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Illustration
- 2008-03-15 - 2008-06-29
While China has a long history of manga comics, Japanese-style graphic novels have only entered the culture since the middle of the 1990s, meaning that China is a country with a newly found interest in...More »
Canada-Japan Short Animation Exchange
[0] [0]- Media: Video and Film - Talks
- 2008-02-16 - 2008-02-16
CJax (Canada-Japan Short Animation Exchange) is a project of exchange of art and culture between Canada and Japan. This event consists of two parts: lectures and film screening (21 works from Japan, 14...More »
Hiroshi Ousaka Memorial Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2008-02-09 - 2008-03-09
This memorial exhibition features works by the famous cartoonist, Hiroshi Ousaka, who passed away at the young age of 45 in September 2007. The exhibition traces his career through his accomplishments...More »
"Turkey Through the Eyes of Japanese Cartoonists" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration
- 2008-02-07 - 2008-04-08
This exhibition features comics that focus on the theme of Turkey by cartoonists who have participated in FECO (Federation of European Cartoonists Organizations). These works were initially created for...More »
"Fukujiro Yokoi: The Forerunner of the Post-war Comic Culture" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2008-02-02 - 2008-05-18
This exhibition features works by the sci-fi cartoonist Fukujiro Yokoi, commemorating 60 years since his death. In December of 2007, a book was released documenting his works and its power of how it...More »
Movie "Naoko" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing - Photography - Video and Film
- 2008-02-01 - 2008-02-29
This exhibition features original storyboards, photography panels and other items used in movie "Naoko". The movie has been made based on a comic that was published in the magazine "Big Comic Spirits". *Exhibiting...More »
"100 Years of Kamishibai" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Talks - Performance Art
- 2008-01-26 - 2008-04-01
Since the Edo period, Kamishibai (Japanese story-telling performance accompanied by illustrated prints) has developed different styles and an established history. Today, the Kamishibai is well-known both...More »
Original Drawings From Movie "Franz Kafka: Ein Landarzt" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-12-24 - 2008-01-31
*Exhibiting at 1F entrance.More »
"Tonari no Yaoi-Chan" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Product
- 2007-12-22 - 2008-02-03
"Tonari no Yaoi-Chan" is an original character and open entry contest held during the Gion Festival in 2005. Since then, its popularity has risen and in 2006, a comic book was released. As a result, the...More »
"Japan Through the Eyes of Turkish Cartoonists" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-12-13 - 2008-01-27
This exhibition features rare Turkish comics that focus on the theme of "Japan". These works were part of the previous exhibition "Turkish Eye, Japanese Eye" that featured cartoonists of FECO (Federation...More »
Studio Macoto Takahashi Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Performance Art
- 2007-12-13 - 2007-12-29
The Kyoto International Manga Museum will hold an exhibition and live drawing event featuring painter and cartoonist Macoto Takahashi in conjunction with the "Original Illustrations' (Apostrophe) Kyoto"...More »
"Taiwan: A Country of Manga Close and Far From Japan" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-12-06 - 2008-03-09
Manga in Taiwan, where Japanese manga has been introduced most in the world, has developed with magazines created by young cartoonists with large influence of Japanese pre-war comics. Manga boom in Taiwan...More »
1-Year Anniversary Lecture with Motoka Murakami and Takeshi Yoro "Anatomy of Medical Manga"
[0] [0]- Media: Talks
- 2007-11-25 - 2007-11-25
Lecturers: Motoka Murakami, Takeshi Yoro Seats: 250 (Reservation required by November 19th) *at 1F Multi-purpose video hall *For more information, visit the URL below. [Image: (c) Motoka Murakami,...More »
"Anke Feuchtenberger and Alternative Comics in Germany" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2007-11-24 - 2007-12-09
Alternative comics are experimental comics that transcend the framework of traditional comic's images and format. The German comic scene has produced many alternative cartoonists. Compared to Japan, the...More »
"Original Illustrations' (Apostrophe) Kyoto" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Talks - Performance Art
- 2007-11-23 - 2008-01-14
"Original Illustrations' (Apostrophe)" are highly elaborate computer reproductions of the cartoonist's original hand-drawn illustrations. Keiko Takemiya, cartoonist and professor at Kyoto Seika University...More »
"Akiryuzan's Report" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-11-08 - 2007-12-02
This exhibition features the great nonsense cartoonist, Akiryuzan's "personal reports" that have been shared only with his close people. He has won the 35th Japan Cartoonists Association's best award for...More »
"The Adolescence of Contemporary Manga: Com" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2007-10-13 - 2008-01-27
This exhibition features the manga magazine "Com", which was published in 1967 by Osamu Tezuka's company. "Com" presented works by artists who were not afraid of experimenting with forms of expression....More »
"Manga in Japan and Korea" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Talks
- 2007-10-11 - 2007-11-04
This exhibition offers the rare opportunity to enjoy Korean manga and selected Japanese manga from the Japan Cartoonist Association's Kansai branch. *Exhibiting at 2F gallery 3 Lecture: October 12th...More »
"Samurai Kyoto: From the Sengoku to the Bakumatsu" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-09-22 - 2007-11-11
[Image: (c) Yoshisuke Yamada/Kodansha]More »
Kim Seong-Hwan "Sketching the War"
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing - Talks
- 2007-09-07 - 2007-09-17
This exhibition features unpublished sketches about the Korean War by Kim Seong-Hwan, one of the greatest Korean newspaper cartoonists. Although Korean culture is currently a trend in Japan, the sketches...More »
"Masahiro Yamazaki's Witty Illustrations" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-09-07 - 2007-10-06
Masahiro Yamazaki is an illustrator regularly featured on Yomiuri Shimbun's evening newspaper. The popular column, "you you you" featured Yamazaki's "Picture Quiz Adventures" in March 1996. By April 2001,...More »
"Seeking Possibilities of Manga in Korea" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-07-28 - 2007-11-11
The development of Korean manga culture has developed uniquely, using expressions that are somewhat similar to that of the Japanese style. Korea's manga industry is prominent and many universities have...More »
"Toward the Terra" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Drawing
- 2007-07-27 - 2007-09-02
*Exhibiting at Gallery 4/2F [Image: (c) Keiko Takemiya Mainichi Broadcasting, SKY Perfect Well Think, Co. Ltd., Aniplex Inc., Dentsu]More »
"The 30th Anniversary of Corocorocomic" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-07-20 - 2007-08-27
With the slogan of "big laughs and action," Corocorocomic has attracted children for thirty years. Although manga remains crucial in children's lives, Corocorocomic has also caused much influence to youth...More »
"Manga from the Showa Period" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2007-06-22 - 2007-10-07
After WWII, Japanese manga changed drastically and began with a new start. Events such as Osamu Tezuka starting his career and the revival and birth of magazines that had stopped during the war brought...More »
"Kaiyodo Figure Museum" Exhibition
[0] [4]- Media: Product
- 2007-05-18 - 2007-07-08
A toy production company, Kaiyodo has created many popular toys including the "Choco-egg," "Komekko Kuroshio" and "Time Slip Glico." With the cooperation of Kaiyodo Figure Museum, the exhibition will have...More »
KYOTO MANGA FESTA 2007
[0] [1]- Media: Performance Art
- 2007-03-31 - 2007-05-06
The Kyoto Manga Festa 2007 will feature performances of various genres, live music, symposium and "CosPlay" (dressing up) that people of all ages can enjoy. Related Events: "Animation Studio" Workshop Dates:...More »
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