Produced by Takemiya Keiko
GENGA'(DASH) EXHIBITION SERIES
Watanabe Masako & Kai Yukiko, Fantastic Journey
Kyoto International Manga Museum has been working on a project called Genga'(Dash), in which we reproduce manga as faithfully to the original as possible in order to convey the appeal of these influential manga to the world. The museum holds exhibitions every year in Kyoto, and every summer at the Kinokuniya Gallery in Shinjuku, Tokyo, making sure to do so without any loss or damage to the original works.
This time, our Genga'Dash project features two new artists with contrasting styles. One is Watanabe Masako, who became successful in the early days of Shojo manga with her flashy style and tough, dramatic stories. The other is Kai Yukiko, who created a variety of work in her relatively short five-year career as an artist. We will exhibit Genga'(Dash) reproductions of these artists' works.
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2nd Floor, Gallery 6 |
| Period | February 27 - May 15, 2011 10am - 6pm (The last entrance is at 5:30pm.) In addition to regularly scheduled closures every Wednesday * However, the museum will be open on Wednesday March 30th, and May 4th * In response to the many requests from fans, the duration of the show has been extended longer than originally planned! |
| Admission fee |
Free *However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
A Fantastic Journey that Will Take You Somewhere Far, Far Away...
Watanabe Masako has been drawing for more than 50 years since she became popular in the early days of Shojo manga. She created dramas about girls with unfortunate fates, drawn in an alluring, expressive style. Readers were excited by her stories with their interesting plot twists, full of suspense and horror. However, she is now working on a fantasy world for adults by adapting the Chinese novel "Jin Ping Mei" into manga form.
Compared to Watanabe Masako, Kai Yukiko didn't stay in the manga industry very long, but during her five years as a manga author she worked in a variety of styles, from fantasy to human drama. Her detailed and colorful work has never ceased to interest readers, even thirty years after her death.
We are exhibiting about sixty works by these artists as a part of Genga'(Dash). You will be able to see the detail of their lines as well as their exquisite use of color. All of these details would be impossible to truly appreciate if they were copied by conventional means.
We will also exhibit a few works by the Genga'(Dash) project leader, Takemiya Keiko. We hope you enjoy the exhibition.
Related Event
Hatsu Akiko × Takemiya Keiko:
Special Panel Discussion
Hatsu Akiko is Kai Yukiko's sister and an active manga artist herself, while Takemiya Keiko is the project leader of Genga'(Dash). Together, they will candidly talk about their works, recollect what they were going through while creating them, and tell the inside story of the world of shojo manga (girls' manga).
| Date | May 1, 2011, 2-3:30pm |
| Venue |
Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1st Floor, Multi-Purpose Room |
| Fee | Free *However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required. |
| Capacity | 250 people (Tickets will be distributed from 10AM, in order of arrival.) |
*This event will be in Japanese only. No English translation will be available.
<< Additional Information >>
"Wind," an exhibition by Takemiya Keiko, is coming to Kyoto!
Professor Takemiya's much-praised work will be shown in a personal exhibition in Kyoto. Please stop by and see it on your way to the Manga Museum.
Please click here for more information (Tra-Pro.com)
Period: March 23 - 30, 2011
Venue: Gallie Yamashita
(Kyoto-shi, Nakagyou-ku, Teramachi-dori, Sanjo-agaru, Tenshojimae-machi 537)＜Google Map＞
What is a "Genga'Dash" ?
A Genga'(Dash) is the digital duplication of an original manga manuscript though the use of color tone control and printing. It reproduces subtle differences in line shades and color gradation with such precision that the reproduction is almost indistinguishable from the original,even when they are beside one another.
The Genga'(Dash) research project leader is Takemiya Keiko, a professor in the department of manga at Kyoto Seika University and the author/artist of manga titles such as Kaze to ki no uta (Poem of Wind and Trees) and Terra e (To Terra) . The projecto is continuing to be developed in collaboration with the Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center in order to aid in the preservation and public exhibition of manga manuscripts,which are delicate and easily fade.
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*Report of last summer's exhibition at the Kinokuniya Gallery in Shinjuku, Tokyo, 2010.
English translation is at the bottom
≫ 原画ダッシュ展「わたなべまさこと花郁悠紀子 幻想の旅」 今週末から開催！ （2010/8/17）
≫ 原画ダッシュ展「わたなべまさこと花郁悠紀子 幻想の旅」ただいま開催中！（レポート１） （2010/8/25）
≫ 原画ダッシュ展「わたなべまさこと花郁悠紀子 幻想の旅」ただいま開催中！（レポート２） （2010/8/27）
