Afternoon of Meditation on Japanese Animation
Details
For this meetup, we will spend an afternoon to check out following two exhibitions.
- YASUHIKO Yoshikazu: Divine Animator and Draftsman
- ALL OF EVANGELION
Meeting Time: 1:00PM (13:00)
Meeting Spot: The Shoto Museum of Art
(https://shoto-museum.jp/wp-content/user-data/access/access_en.pdf)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You are required to make an advanced booking for the second show, and information to do so is provided around the middle of this page.
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First Exhibition
YASUHIKO Yoshikazu: Divine Animator and Draftsman
Venue
The Shoto Museum of Art
(https://shoto-museum.jp/en/information/)
Admission Fee
¥1,000
Information about the Exhibition
"This is a retrospective exhibition exploring the creative activities of YASUHIKO Yoshikazu (1947 – present), who has been successfully working as a character designer and animation director of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM, a director of several anime including NEO HEROIC FANTASIA ARION, and an author of historical manga such as NAMUJI and INUI and TATSUMI－THE RECORD of TRANSBAIKAL－. Born in Engaru, Hokkaido, as a third-generation settler, he participated in the students’ protests during his university years, and then, after moving to Tokyo, joined anime production and made a decision to work as a manga artist. YASUHIKO’s turbulent early life highlights the society and culture of postwar Japan.
The present exhibition introduces YASUHIKO’s almost 50-year-long career through numerous exhibits, including valuable documents related to the anime production, some publicly displayed for the first time, stunning color illustrations, and manga manuscripts from his debut until the most recent works. The exhibition follows the creative path of YASUHIKO Yoshikazu, a “drawing human” blessed with a talent, who possesses an overwhelming artistic skill, grand-scale storytelling, and sharp insight into time and history." [from the Museum Website]
Official Website
https://shoto-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/210yasuhiko/
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Second Exhibition
ALL OF EVANGELION
Venue
Tokyo City View
(https://tcv.roppongihills.com/en/index.html)
Admission Fee
¥2,200
Important Information
You are required to make an advance booking. Please purchase your ticket for the time slot of 16:00 on January 10th with the link below.
https://visit.mam-tcv-macg-hills.com/moriart50_ticket_inventory.html?CATEGORY_CD=0156
Information about the exhibition
"This exhibition begins at the entrance where a large figure of Evangelion EVA-01 is impressively displayed against the backdrop of the spectacular view from the observation deck.
Also on display at an unprecedented scale are the production materials of the videos that were actually broadcast, such as the settings of the animated TV show, the origin of the series, and the original drawings of the new movie series, giving you a glimpse of how the magnificent world view was created." [from Tokyo City View Website]
Official Website
https://allofevangelion-ex.roppongihills.com/
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Chat session
We will take a coffee break between the first and second show to have a chat session.